I know Michael Jordan, obviously. But who else is known to not make their High School team?
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I know Michael Jordan, obviously. But who else is known to not make their High School team?
Allen Iverson didn't play his senior year. I know that has nothing to do with MAKING the team, but still interesting.
Anyways, sorry no answer to the original question.
[QUOTE=H2whoa]Allen Iverson didn't play his senior year. I know that has nothing to do with MAKING the team, but still interesting.
Anyways, sorry no answer to the original question.[/QUOTE]
his high school team probably asked him to sit out just like his last three pro teams have decided.......
this guy needs to go to europe...seriously
[QUOTE=ClutchCover]Tyrus Thomas up until junior year and David Robinson up until Senior Year.[/QUOTE]
Did they not try out, or just didn't make it?
well supposedly its not that MJ didnt make the team in High school, its that he tried out for varsity as a freshman, they said no, and then either there was no JV or he didnt wna play in it... so ya he didnt make the team as a freshman
[QUOTE=MeLO MvP 15]well supposedly its not that MJ didnt make the team in High school, its that he tried out for varsity as a freshman, they said no, and then either there was no JV or he didnt wna play in it... so ya he didnt make the team as a freshman[/QUOTE]
Michael Jordan did make his high school team in his senior year though
[QUOTE=MeLO MvP 15]well supposedly its not that MJ didnt make the team in High school, its that he tried out for varsity as a freshman, they said no, and then either there was no JV or he didnt wna play in it... so ya he didnt make the team as a freshman[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure he played JV.
[QUOTE=mattevans11]his high school team probably asked him to sit out just like his last three pro teams have decided.......
this guy needs to go to europe...seriously[/QUOTE]
if i remember correctly, he didn't play because he got arrested in highschool, it was a big racial issue as well, and so the governor of virginia granted him clemency, but said he couldn't play any sports in his senior year.
nice try though.
[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]I'm pretty sure he played JV.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I'm pretty sure he did and he averaged a triple while playing on the JV team.
[QUOTE=STATmanLAKERFAN]Yes, I'm pretty sure he did and he averaged a triple while playing on the JV team.[/QUOTE]
He even mentioned it in his hall of fame speech. Saying he wanted to show that he deserved that spot on varsity.
Jordan made the junior team when he was a junior and the senior team when he was a senior. It's supposed to be a big deal that he didn't make the senior team when he was a junior.
... Isn't that the way it went?
[QUOTE=Bodin]Jordan made the junior team when he was a junior and the senior team when he was a senior. It's supposed to be a big deal that he didn't make the senior team when he was a junior.
... Isn't that the way it went?[/QUOTE]
No, he was cut by varsity freshman year and played JV. Then played varsity every year after that.
hakeem olajuwon didn't pick up a basketball until he was 16. does that count?