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McDonalds 1985 HS BB Game - Tito Horford
Posted on 2/22/23 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 2/22/23 at 4:38 pm
What could have been. Tito Horford, father of Al Horford, was registered to play at LSU, even had his picture taken with the team at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season. I'd never seen him play until finding this game. He started for the West, no. 34. He was a 7'0" athletic center. He came out fast scoring on a jumper, getting an offensive rebound/dunk. We went to the final four that year with 6'6" Ricky Blanton as center. Even with Nikita Wilson ineligible and Zoran Jovanovich injured we would have had a starting lineup of:
Taylor - 6'0" PG
A Wilson - 6'4" SG
D Redden - 6'6" SF
J Williams - 6'8" PF
T Horford - 7'0" C
We would have had Blanton, O Brown, B Woodside, and J Vargas coming off the bench. We may have taken it all that year.
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Taylor - 6'0" PG
A Wilson - 6'4" SG
D Redden - 6'6" SF
J Williams - 6'8" PF
T Horford - 7'0" C
We would have had Blanton, O Brown, B Woodside, and J Vargas coming off the bench. We may have taken it all that year.
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Posted on 2/22/23 at 4:41 pm to Manswers
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was registered to play at LSU
So uhh how did he end up at Miami?
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Already, the University of Houston has been punished for violating two NCAA rules in recruiting Horford. Now the storm has moved to Baton Rouge, La. According to a source familiar with the investigation, Baltazar and her son Tony told the NCAA that Eduardo Gomez, a friend of LSU Coach Dale Brown, offered their family an unspecified amount of beef, food, medicine and money if Tito signed with the Tigers. Gomez, a former Dominican basketball star, was Horford's first coach.
Wow Daddy Dale getting creative....
This post was edited on 2/22/23 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 2/22/23 at 4:46 pm to Manswers
He was AT LSU .. If this would have happened, there would not have been any controversy naming the court after Daddy Dale.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 5:00 pm to Manswers
Nikita Wilson was an academic casualty. Best turnaround jumper in school history.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 6:15 pm to Manswers
I heard the check bounced like a basketball
Posted on 2/22/23 at 7:44 pm to Manswers
God Bless Don Redden.
Posted on 2/22/23 at 11:59 pm to Manswers
I wondered why in the tournament that year we saw John Williams bringing the ball up the court and then I looked at the roster. They had no depth at guard. After Taylor and A Wilson, they didn't seem to have anyone SEC caliber. I recall Nebosha Bukimirovich playing as a backup in several games in the tourney.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 12:36 am to Manswers
Bf
Posted on 2/23/23 at 9:40 am to Manswers
Dale would have found a way to F it up.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 10:28 am to Manswers
Late in the game Pervis Ellison was guarding Horford. Ellison looked more polished and was more effective. Recall Ellison was the center on Louisville who beat LSU in the Final Four and went on to win it all.
Posted on 2/23/23 at 1:48 pm to Manswers
Tito was the subject of Dale's greatest recruiting visit. They were in a "dead period" in which coaches could only speak to recruits over the phone. Dale's fix was to place the hotel telephone in between he and Tito while they both sat on the bed and talked shop.
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