Words. Patrick Cassidy
In honor of Andre Iguodala‘s stellar game against the Chicago Bulls last night, we decided to take a look back at some of the best highlights of ‘Dre’s Chicago high school career.
The footage isn’t very crisp, but the foundation of Iguodala’s athleticism and multi-faceted game is clearly there. Check it out: MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
Some very sad news for the high school basketball world came out this holiday weekend – Chicago basketball legend Mac Irvin passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 74 after complications from diabetes.
Known in the city as “The Godfather,” Mac built and ran the Mac Irvin Fire. Started in the early 1990′s the Fire have always one of the country’s top AAU programs. Pretty much any Midwest high school basketball player of any notoriety has worked with Mac or one of his programs over the past several decades. Check out this news piece on Irvin that aired after his passing this weekend. MORE >
Words. Patrick Cassidy
If you haven’t have the chance to see Kentucky’s Anthony Davis play ball yet, he’ll be on TV destroying St. John’s on Thursday night from Lexington, Ky.
The likely No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft when he comes out is a freak of nature. He’s 6-10, with an absurd wingspan, hops and has a flair for the dramatic. Case in point: Watch what he did in his final game at Chicago Perspectives: MORE >
Words. Solomon Lieberman
Just before the Northwestern Wildcats stomped the No. 6 ranked Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday in Evanston, Ill., the local high school squad – the Evanston Township Wildkits – had an upset of their own to attempt. At about 7:00 p.m. on Friday, the Waukegan Bulldogs strutted into Evanston Township’s Beardsley Gymnasium looking like they owned the joint, and with good reason, as they are a state-championship contender led by 6-7, 195-pound phenom Jereme Richmond, “an Illinois-bound senior who generally is considered the best player in the state,” according to the Chicago Tribune. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
Before Will Bynum was collecting checks from the League, and Sean Dockery was doing damage at Duke, the two used to battle in their native Chicago. The other day someone unearthed footage from the 2001 reality series, “PREPS: Chicago Hoops,” which documented the life of basketball stars (including Eddy Curry) in the Chicago area. Though he’s not one of the featured players, Bynum is presented as Dockery’s main rival in the Chicago Public League – Dockery, the floor general at southside’s Julian High School, while Bynum was the PG at westside’s Crane High School. Make sure you check out all three videos.
Words. dimemag
Occasionally on HighSchoolHoop, we like to check in with NBA and college stars to get some of their best memories of playing high school ball. From monster games to heated rivalries to recruiting chases, every elite player has a high school story to share.
Today we check in with the Heat’s Quentin Richardson, a one-time high school prodigy at Whitney Young in Chicago. Here is Q’s story… MORE >
