Words. Andrew Katz

Alonzo Mourning is arguably the most dominant high school basketball player to be ranked No. 1. His accomplishments in high school are simply ridiculous – averaging a triple-double (points, boards, blocks), rattling off a 51-game win streak, and being a monster at every playground in Chesapeake, Va. We got up with ‘Zo about his run through Virginia in high school before sizing up the competition at the 1988 McDonald’s Game.

HSH: You had some amazing accomplishments during your high school career. Can you share some memories from the senior year in which you averaged a triple-double? Alonzo Mourning: The game came very easy to me at that level at that particular time. MORE >