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... Tracy McGrady was a good athlete during his high school days.1 Aside from being good in basketball, he was also a good baseball pitcher. ... He invited Tracy to attend a North Carolina school. ... 2
During his high school days, Tracy was studying at Mt. ... In that school players are not allowed to curse, listen to rap, wear jewelry, have girlfriends, or miss Church service. ... He finished his senior year by receiving the High School player of the year by USA Today. Kentucky was Tracys choice for his college education but, instead Tracy went a head and entered the NBA Draft. ... Tracy became the fourth high schooler in three years to bypass college and jump directly into the NBA following Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, and Jermaine ONeal. ... In the 2000-2001 season, Orlando Magic reached he playoffs but they were eliminated in the 1st round, but Tracy was named the NBA most improved player, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team in the 2000-2001 season, and he was also voted as an All- Star starter.
Tracy is continuing to be a great success in the NBA. Though he has not gotten a NBA championship he is still consider one of the top five players in the NBA. ... Not all decision to jump to the NBA turn out well. ... The son of famed NBA star Joe "Jellybean" Bryant (of 76ers, Clippers and Rockets fame), Kobe has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya. ...
With the power to dunk, shoot and dribble in his genes, Bryant attended Lower Merion High School, after having spent a part of his childhood in Italy. While in high school, Bryant proved to be a star player on the courts, and earned enough honors and triumphs to make up for his lack of college basketball experience.4
The senior was voted USA Today and Parade Magazines National High School Player of the Year. ... 8 blocked shots per game, and a total of 2,883 points, Bryant became the leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania history -- beating out previous records set by NBA great Wilt Chamberlain and Carlin Warley.4
A four-year starter, Bryant was recognized for his innate basketball skills by being named Naismith Player of the Year, Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year, and became a McDonalds All-America Team member.4
Going straight from high school to professional basketball (the only Los Angeles player to have bypassed college), Bryant was picked 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets, in the first round of the 1996 NBA draft.
Approximate Word count = 2003
Approximate Pages = 8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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