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DEL.ICIO.USPop Quiz: From HS to NBA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There have been 85 former Georgia high school basketball players to play in the NBA. Of those, a surprisingly high number - 30 - were first-round picks. Three were No. 1 overall picks. Test your knowledge of former Georgia high school hoops stars with this quick quiz.
1: Which Georgia high school has the most alumni in the NBA?
a: Cedar Grove
b: Douglass
c: Marietta
d: Southwest Macon
e: Washington
2: Which Georgia high school player was not selected in the first round?
a: Kelvin Cato, Lithonia
b: Alec Kessler, Roswell
c: Brook Steppe, North Springs
d: Sedale Threatt, Therrell
e: Charlie Ward, Central Thomasville
3: Which Georgia high school alumnus has averaged the most points for his career?
a: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Wheeler
b: Dale Ellis, Marietta
c: Walt Frazier, Howard
d: Jeff Malone, Southwest Macon
e: Norm Nixon, Southwest Macon
4: Which of these former Georgia high school players never played in an NBA All-Star Game?
a: Willie Anderson, East Atlanta
b: Dale Davis, Stephens County
c: Mike Mitchell, Price
d: Chris Morris, Douglass
e: Tree Rollins, Crisp County
5: Dwight Howard of SW Atlanta Christian in 2004 and Kwame Brown of Brunswick Academy in 2001 were Georgia high school players who were selected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Who is the only other former Georgia high school player to be selected with the first pick in the NBA draft?
a: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Wheeler
b: Pervis Ellison, Savannah
c: Walt Frazier, Howard
d: Elmore Smith, Ballard-Hudson
e: Al Wood, Jones County
Answers
1: D — Southwest Macon, with six. No other school has more than three. Southwest’s NBA alumni are Jeff Malone, Ivano Newbill, Norm Nixon, Myles Patrick, Chris Robinson and Sharone Wright. Douglass has three (Harold Ellis, Jarvis Hayes and Chris Morris). So does Washington (Lanard Copeland, Jabari Smith and Spencer Elmore).
2: D — Sedale Threatt, Therrell. Threatt played 14 seasons in the NBA after being picked as the last player in the last round (sixth) in 1983. I know, you picked Brook Steppe. Who knew?
3: A — Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Wheeler. The former Hawks center, now with the Warriors, is averaging 19.1 points for his career. Jeff Malone averaged 19.0 points, and Walt Frazier averaged 18.9. Most surprising might be Mays alum Gerald Wilkins’ 13.0. Not bad, little brother.
4: A, D, E — Anderson, Morris and Rollins never played in an All-Star Game. Mike Mitchell did for the Cavaliers in 1981. Dale Davis made it with the Pacers in 2000.
5: B — Pervis Ellison, Savannah. “Never Nervous” went to the Sacramento Kings in 1989. Abdur-Rahim went No. 3, Frazier No. 5, Smith No. 3 and Wood No. 4.
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By Big Man
January 16, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this
Interesting facts. I remember Southwest Macon was always a force to be reckoned with. I knew that Never Nervous Pervis was the #1 pick. I didn’t know that Sedale Threatt was from Atlanta. He was one of my favorite 80’s role players that I loved to emulate.