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    Default Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    I know Michael Jordan, obviously. But who else is known to not make their High School team?

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did 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.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by ClutchCover
    Tyrus Thomas up until junior year and David Robinson up until Senior Year.
    Did they not try out, or just didn't make it?

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    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

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    Michael Jordan did make his high school team in his senior year though

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    I'm pretty sure he played JV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    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.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
    I'm pretty sure he played JV.
    Yes, I'm pretty sure he did and he averaged a triple while playing on the JV team.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by STATmanLAKERFAN
    Yes, I'm pretty sure he did and he averaged a triple while playing on the JV team.
    He even mentioned it in his hall of fame speech. Saying he wanted to show that he deserved that spot on varsity.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    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?

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by 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?
    No, he was cut by varsity freshman year and played JV. Then played varsity every year after that.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    hakeem olajuwon didn't pick up a basketball until he was 16. does that count?

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by DOMINATOR
    hakeem olajuwon didn't pick up a basketball until he was 16. does that count?
    Mutombo didn't play until he was 17.

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    Default Re: Which NBA players did not make their High School team?

    Quote Originally Posted by ClutchCover
    actually jordan played on JV as a sophomore as well.
    My bad.

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