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re: Was Louisiana's greatest high school BB player
Posted on 1/4/09 at 3:15 am to jaybirdlsu
Posted on 1/4/09 at 3:15 am to jaybirdlsu
Bob Pettit.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:48 am to Zach
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rocell played against very weak competition in a small school classification. His mediocrity as a player is evidenced by the fact that no decent colleges wanted him.
Robert Parish played in the largest school classification and dominated. Every college in the US offered him a scholarship. The ABA also wanted him to sign right out of HS. When the NCAA put Centenary on probation they offered Parish the opportunity to transfer anywhere without losing a year. Bobby Knight begged him to come to Indiana (yep the team that went undefeated). Parish declined.
The Negreet tournament used to be a huge event back then. My old man tells me all the time about how these big schools, including Robert Parish and Woodlawn, came down to play in the Negreet tournament. Greg Procell and Ebarb sent their asses packing and back home.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 7:33 am to Old Smokey
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Greg Procell
Yeah a small school legend, procell and tootsie Roll.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 7:38 am to Old Smokey
Bill Russell
If only he didn't move to Oakland
If only he didn't move to Oakland
Posted on 1/4/09 at 8:53 am to jaybirdlsu
I don't know about anybody from before the 90s, but I played against Livingston and Earl (and Powell, several times in HS and AAU), and Livingston was a LOT better than Earl. He was so polished and so under control. He could do it all, and was classy as well. Earl was big and could dunk, but he was not as dominant. (I even D'd him up a couple times :)
I don't know where he falls in terms of stats, but Neil Reed out of East Jeff was a beast in those days as well. Went to Indiana and got abused by Knight, initially.
I don't know where he falls in terms of stats, but Neil Reed out of East Jeff was a beast in those days as well. Went to Indiana and got abused by Knight, initially.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 10:33 am to LongBonesJones
Mike sanders should be considered . He played many years in pros following success in College at UCLA. He beat Hi-C in one on one while in High School. Deridder was a power while he was in H.S.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 2:10 pm to ulmtiger
Randy Livingston was the man! But I do remember playing Lester Earl several times, he couldn't shoot but still was a beast. For any of you who played AAU ball in the mid to late 90's you may recall the Louisiana Breeze. They were coached by Sid Edwards. They ended up winning the AAU National Championship in Vegas. This team was absolutely loaded! Everyone on that team (13 players) signed D1 scholly. Lester Earl, Corey Powell, Tiger Womack, Kendrick Sprull (sp?), Derrick Jones. They were ridiculous. I wish I could remember who else was on that squad. I remember every time we played them or were in the same tournament the crowd was just full of scouts. It was really cool to watch them play, or to play against them, lol!
Posted on 1/4/09 at 2:52 pm to geauxjudge
Sabine Parish is indeed the hotbed of basketball in Louisiana - most of the schools are class C or B and do not play basketball.
Greg Procell is a legend there. There has never been anyone better.
The reason LSU doesn't look at Sabine Parish for recurits is because most of the kids are small in the 5-8 to 6-2 range and are not physically able to play basketball at the SEC level.
Greg Procell is a legend there. There has never been anyone better.
The reason LSU doesn't look at Sabine Parish for recurits is because most of the kids are small in the 5-8 to 6-2 range and are not physically able to play basketball at the SEC level.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 2:57 pm to River City Cop
Procell signed with the Ragin Cajuns out of high school there. At the time USL was a powerhouse and could easily defeat LSU. For whatever reason Greg transferred after two years to NSU in Natchitoches where he finished out his college career. He was an assistant coach at Natchitoches Central for a few years while he was waiting for his wife to graduate. He then coached at Huntington High School in Shreveport, became an assistant principal and later retired. Today he is working with his father-in-law selling oil field tools and is quite successful. I see Greg occassionally and he tells me he spends a lot of time playing golf with customers.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 2:59 pm to River City Cop
I go a long ways back when it comes to high school basketball in Louisiana. One of the best was Louis Dunbar from Webster High School. He was 6-10 and played guard at the University of Houston. Later Lou was the main attraction for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 3:11 pm to Old Smokey
Sparky Wade , not the best, just thought he should have his named mentioned though
Posted on 1/4/09 at 3:59 pm to cheapseat
Willis Reed, Elvin Hays, Robert Parish, Louis Dunbar, Karl Malone, Randy Livingston...these big men all came from a rather small geographical area along I 20 corridor.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 4:58 pm to pennysnturf
Randy Livingston hands down. He was not only a first team Parade All American in both '92 and '93, he was also Player of the Year both years as well. Not sure if anybody else has ever done that twice nationally. LHSAA All Americans
Posted on 1/4/09 at 5:01 pm to bayareatiger
if its coming down to the modern era between randy livingston and lester earl, its livingston by a mile
Posted on 1/4/09 at 5:08 pm to River City Cop
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Procell signed with the Ragin Cajuns out of high school there. At the time USL was a powerhouse and could easily defeat LSU. For whatever reason Greg transferred after two years to NSU in Natchitoches
You are correct that USL was a national power in those days. The reason Procell transferred to NSU is because he wasn't good enough to play. BTW, I saw him play for NSU against Centenary. He was completely shut down. Too short, too slow.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 5:24 pm to EZ2BLSU
Ol' Karl sure could deliver.
quote:Karl Malone Wiki bio
However, Malone was a college sophomore when Gloria Bell, at age 13, gave birth to Demetrius
Posted on 1/4/09 at 5:56 pm to Old Smokey
1. Randy Livingston
2. Hi-C, Joe D
3. The Chief
Posted on 1/4/09 at 5:59 pm to ffhouston
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Dunno...I'll take an NBA hall of famer over someone who was a HS legend and nothing more.
read the topic of the thread moron...
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