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Camden HS
Named the All-USA boys player of the year by USA Today ... recipient of the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Naismith Award for the male prep player of the year ... first-team pick on The Sporting News High School All-American Basketball Team ... averaged 42.5 points and became New Jersey's all-time scoring leader with 3,462 points ... scored 50 or more points in nine games ... named the New Jersey Star-Ledger's Player of the Year as well as an all-South Jersey selection by the paper ... also a first-team all-state pick by the AP ... scored 25 points, had four rebounds and four assists for the East in the annual McDonald's All America high school game ... became the first son of a former McDonald's All-American to play in the game (father played in the 1981 game).
Already owns The Pyramid scoring record, having finished with 50 points in a 78-63 win over Memphis's Hamilton High School in the gomemphis.com Christmas Shootout ... scored 100 points in win over Gloucester Tech, converting on 70 percent of his 60 shots ... one of his biggest outings was a 55-point game (20-of-29 from the field) in a win over Camden Catholic ... scored 22 third-quarter points in a comeback win over Camden Catholic and finished with 41 in rematch with crosstown rival.
Averaged 31.9 points, 7 asssits, 6 rebounds and 3 steals as a junior when he led Camden to both the state Group 3 championship and Tournament of Champions title ... named the New Jersey player of the year as well as the state championship and T of C MVP ... high school coach was Glen Jackson.