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Post 10 » by Goudelock » Tue Jul 21, pm. Post 12 » by DaddyCool19 » Tue Jul 21, pm. Post 13 » by Kabookalu » Tue Jul 21, pm. Since the beginning of basketball history, coaches at all levels have preferred taller players on their teams over those who might be more talented. Yet while his height may be in question, his track record on the court is cemented in basketball legend. Iverson played two years at Georgetown, racking up virtually every collegiate accolade along the way.
What AI lacked in height, he had to make up for in skill; because he played every game so hard, it led to injuries and an earlier retirement than fans would have hoped for. He was a basketball standout in his hometown of Hartford before playing four years at Boston College.
More recently, this one-time NBA All Star has returned to his home state of Connecticut, where he works as a basketball referee. As a high school senior in New Orleans, Avery Johnson led his team to a perfect record, and a state championship. He later played in junior college before transferring to Cameron University and then Southern University, where he still holds an all-time NCAA record of averaging Johnson was not drafted by any team in the draft; most teams passed on him because of his height.
He played five seasons for various teams at the start of his career, often on temporary contracts. When he returned to San Antonio to join the Spurs for the season, he flourished, beginning a seven-year stay that culminated with an NBA championship in At Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Damon Stoudamire led his team to a record and state championship, while racking up two national high school All-American awards.
He starred as a point guard for the University of Arizona before being drafted as the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft. He went on to have an impressive NBA career that spanned 13 years. His lifetime averages of Growing up in Northern California, Eddie House transferred high schools to play four years of varsity basketball his local school did not allow freshmen to play varsity.
He is known for being a highly effective three-point shooter, and an explosive scorer. Today, he works as on-screen analyst for Fox Sports. Barea made a name for himself during international competition which earned him the eye of college scouts.
He attended Northeastern University, where he absolutely dominated competition. At the end of his senior year, he ranked eighth in the nation in points per game, and third in assists. Barea proved a valuable resource as a backup, eventually starting point guard for several of their teams that went deep into the Western Conference playoffs. To the joy of Dallas fans, he was recently re-signed by the team after a brief two-year stint in Minnesota. Kemba Walker has been a basketball prodigy since his time growing up in the Bronx.
He earned All-American honors and was a top recruit coming out of Rice High School in Harlem, which eventually led him to the University of Connecticut, taking his career aspirations way up a notch.
Since stepping foot on campus at UConn, Kemba played in every game for the Huskies, filling the starting point guard spot and leadership role that resulted in an NCAA Championship his junior year. For the past four years, he has been a perennial NBA All-Star and one of the best point guards in the league.
But Amin did make the league, and was selected over many players much bigger than he was. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls and played in fifty games for them before taking his talents overseas. He played 13 seasons internationally, and earned an MVP honor and league championship playing in Ukraine during Currently, he serves as a high school coach in his hometown of Minneapolis.
Adams had career averages of He was drafted 87th by the Detroit Pistons in large part because of his stellar junior college performance, but played his first six seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. In the junior college national title game of , Spud scored 36 points to lead his Midland College team to victory in double overtime. Spud Webb scored a respectable 8, points 9.
Most notably, Spud won the Sprite Slam Dunk contest in , defeating teammate and defending champion Dominique Wilkins. He remains the shortest contestant and winner in NBA history. Make no mistake, Robinson still has above-the-rim capabilities.
He is a three-time Sprite Slam Dunk Champion, winning in , and He most notably jumped over Dwight Howard for a slam-dunk clinching victory.
Fittingly, Spud Webb coached Robinson for his first dunk championship. He has proven to be a capable back-up point guard, with career averages of Drafted by the Rockets 18th overall, at the time based in San Diego, Murphy remained a Rocket for his entire playing career. He scored a career 17, points Murphy was a phenomenal free-throw shooter. His season is the second highest percentage all time He also has the third longest free-throw streak at As the height shrinks, the rankings rise.
Although not the shortest, Boykins was the lightest at a mere pounds. Never drafted, Boykins spent his years journeying from team to team. His longest stint was with the Denver Nuggets, with whom he played for from to
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