re: Looking back at the late 1990's Louisiana High School Basketball Talent:

he graduated from East Jefferson in 1994. Early 90s.

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Darnell Lazare
Kentrell Gransberry
Chijuan Mack
Ledell Eackles Jr.

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Don't forget James Collins with that silky J and unlimited range. When LSU signed DMITCH that year I was mad they picked him over Collins. Obviously DMITCH was the right choice though.

Istrouma High
Andre Burks
Isaac Hawkins

Capital High
Preston Coleman

Mckinley High
Mark Young

Glenn Oaks High
Lester Earl
Cory Powell

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He wasn't early 90's, It was mid to late 90's. Top 28 was still in BR at the time though.

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I played against Neil Reid in high school so it had to be early to mid 90's. I was in high school from 1991-1995. I think I played against him in 1992 if I'm not mistaken.

Brandon Dean at Ouachita was one of the best tickets NELA has ever had, averaged over 28 ppg. Wish he had stuck with his commitment to Clemson, but he had a solid career at Arkansas. Won MVP of the SEC tourney I believe. Dude had filthy hops, won the College Slam Dunk contest

Also, Lonnie Cooper was great at McCall in the early 90s, had a great career at La Tech

Brandon Dean/Ouachita versus Arcadia's Marcus Fizer and Renaldo Bratton (LSU) was one of the most talent filled high school games I saw. Fizer was a man amongst boys and Brandon Dean ended up winning the SEC tourney mvp in 2000, then later won the college slam dunk contest. He is the best dunker I've ever seen. People showed up just to watch him warm up. Nolan Richardson really screwed him imo, by throttling him back... he was a beast.

Andy Slocum from WM was a big center that went to A&M.

There was a kid from Wossman named Derrick Zimmerman that nearly averaged a quadruple double that ended up at Mississippi State.

Neville had a Turpin kid in late 90s that could fill it up.

I watched a lot of talented basketball up in North La back in the day.

Winnsboro, my hometown, battled McCall from Tallulah for 3A supremacy in the early 90s. Intense, great basketball was played amongst those two teams. One year, McCall pimp walked out to Let's Get It On for their warm up...it was cool as frick. After the game, shots were literally fired at Winnsboro's bus on the way out of the lot.... it was a HEATED rivalry.

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late 1990's Louisiana High School Basketball Talent

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You rang! I'm right here. How many of you guys played in the 90's?

Played Vinton with Ben Perkins and saw that guy windmill dunk from the free throw line. It was crazy! We held him to only 8 points and beat Vinton's arse that night though.

Haha, I got to attempt to guard B Dean in practice everyday for 3 years!! And yes, the Arcadia game was a blast. It was actually a playoff tune up game, that game lived up to the hype. Calvin Hunter/Dean guard combo was a treat to watch. Calvin fizzled out at Grambling.
Fizer did his best to recruit Dean to ISU as well. But you're spot on about Richardson, Brandon went to a bbq at his house and the rest was history. I believe B Dean is still in Ark coaching last I heard

Kyle Hornsby was blond headed and a great player. Lost his girlfriend in a car accident his junior year (I'm good friends with her dad).

The "best game I ever saw" post above made me think of mine. Circa 1981 (I believe) I got to see Bernice vs. Summerfield. Bennie Anders vs. Karl Malone. That night was something else

Basketball is the only sport that WM is the bitch at in that rivalry haha