Class of 2001 - The Most Disappointing HS Basketball Class Ever

I must say I concur although there are several pros on that list.

#48 Najeeb Echols started at Whitney Young as a freshman when we won state in '98. He had a lot of promise but transferred and that was the last I heard ofhim until this post.
 
[table][tr][td]50.[/td] [td]Wil Bynum[/td] [td]6'0[/td] [td]2001[/td] [td]PG[/td] [td]Chicago (Crane) IL[/td] [td]Arizona[/td] [/tr][/table]

I know who did make it
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But forreal; Hargett is a Will Bynum, Nate Robinson type dude. Short, black, strong,. bouncy type dude.

I remember the 2001 Roundball Classic, Hargett vs Will Bynum was SUPPOSED to be the matchup but Will had already played in the Nike Derby and the Wendy'sAll Star Shootout (NY vs CHI). I wanted to see that matchup SO badly

Video of Hargett� and the Atlanta Celtics from that year
 
I remember watching JaQuan Hart's Flint Northern team against Torbert's FLint NW team in like a regional final or something, Torbert had like 30 on10-12 dunks an d some fts... dude had NO shot in HS. JaQuan was billed as like a 6-6 Point Forward type... dude went to like 4 colleges and never made it.
 
Originally Posted by JJ1223

Originally Posted by lnMyMind

  • David Maxiell - Good career at Cincy...great NBA role player despite being undersized.
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It's Jason, and hes a future star (yes hometeam biased)
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lets be real....he aint a star.....lol i smashed his ex...
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Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican

[table][tr][td]50.[/td] [td]Wil Bynum[/td] [td]6'0[/td] [td]2001[/td] [td]PG[/td] [td]Chicago (Crane) IL[/td] [td]Arizona[/td] [/tr][/table]

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But forreal; Hargett is a Will Bynum, Nate Robinson type dude. Short, black, strong,. bouncy type dude.

I remember the 2001 Roundball Classic, Hargett vs Will Bynum was SUPPOSED to be the matchup but Will had already played in the Nike Derby and the Wendy's All Star Shootout (NY vs CHI). I wanted to see that matchup SO badly

Video of Hargett� and the Atlanta Celtics from that year
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How did I go 3 pages before seeing a Bynum acknowledgment?
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Originally Posted by lnMyMind

his size?
I honestly can't think of a single NBA point guard that had his frame. I mean there are alot of little guards in the NBA but none were quite built likehim. Jameer is pretty solid for his height but he was nowhere near Hargett. Dude had to be like 215-220 solid.
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Sherron (cept for the fat), Thrill, Jameer, Nate are all Hargett's size. Hargett wasn't THAT big man. It did seem like he was huge back then though.

I have a tape in here somewhere, I have to upload it when I have time. It was when we played Potomac.
 
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Mo Williams - Unexpectedly ended up as an NBA All Star
... by having making an awesome season decision to be LeBron's teammate
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lnMyMind:
Mo Williams - Unexpectedly ended up as an NBA All Star
... by having making an awesome season decision to be LeBron's teammate and be decent
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InMyMind, what's the full story on Hargett?

Dude is like an urban legend.
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Basically...he and his mom were getting SERIOUS cake from a local "street agent/leech" type of dude with the understanding that he wasrepresent Jon when he turned PRO. I'm not 100% positive on this next part but Gale Catlett (WVU coach at the time) knew all about it and other shadybusiness going down within the program and he ended up resigning after Jon's first year. When Dale Dakich came in, he was approached by the "streetagent/leech" dude and tried to regulate %@%$ about the direction of the team and Jon's agenda. Dakich dropped the dime to the Athletic Director andquit before the year even started...investigation ensues...4 dudes get kicked off the team...Jon gets banned for life. Tried to come back with Virginia Unionbut the NCAA denied his re-instatement. Travled as a "street baller" up and down the east coast for a while and ended up putting his name in the 05draft and worked out for several teams but of course didn't get drafted due to his background. Ended up in the CBL...ABA...IBL one of them amateur leaguesand was putting in work before the league folded. Somewhere along that time frame he sustained a major knee injury...never been heard from SINCE. None of uswho played with him ever stayed in contact with him and we don't know where he is. Neither do the coaches.
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I remember seeing Hargett back in 2003 at a streetball game at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, Bone Collector bounced it off homies head and he was heated
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Rashaad Carruth, I was trying to look him a few weeks back but I couldn't remember his name.
 
I remember waiting for John Hargett videos to get posted on Hoopstv.com like a damn fiend at that time.
 
Southern Cal All-Stars (Los Angeles, Calif.) - *2Like the Michigan Mustangs, Southern Cal was loaded with talent, but didn't quite win as many tourneys as expected. Although the All-Stars made it tough on opponents, even Tyson Chandler of Dominguez High (Compton, Calif.), Mater Dei High's (Santa Ana, Calif.) twosome of 7-foot-1 Jamal Sampson and 6-foot-4 Cedric Bozeman, and 6-foot-6 Josh Childress of Mayfair High (Lakewood, Mich.) couldn't carry the All-Stars to the number of wins many people expected them to produce.
http://a.espncdn.com/highschool/a/000822aauboys.html

Goodness @ That front line.
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Originally Posted by romedadude

I remember seeing Hargett back in 2003 at a streetball game at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, Bone Collector bounced it off homies head and he was heated
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BC has like the quickest first step.....ever
 
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Basically...he and his mom were getting SERIOUS cake from a local "street agent/leech" type of dude with the understanding that he was represent Jon when he turned PRO. I'm not 100% positive on this next part but Gale Catlett (WVU coach at the time) knew all about it and other shady business going down within the program and he ended up resigning after Jon's first year. When Dale Dakich came in, he was approached by the "street agent/leech" dude and tried to regulate %@%$ about the direction of the team and Jon's agenda. Dakich dropped the dime to the Athletic Director and quit before the year even started...investigation ensues...4 dudes get kicked off the team...Jon gets banned for life. Tried to come back with Virginia Union but the NCAA denied his re-instatement. Travled as a "street baller" up and down the east coast for a while and ended up putting his name in the 05 draft and worked out for several teams but of course didn't get drafted due to his background. Ended up in the CBL...ABA...IBL one of them amateur leagues and was putting in work before the league folded. Somewhere along that time frame he sustained a major knee injury...never been heard from SINCE. None of us who played with him ever stayed in contact with him and we don't know where he is. Neither do the coaches.
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People always say to me, "when you get to the NBA, don't forget about me." Well, I should've said back, "if I don't make it to theNBA, don't you forget about me."
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Damn.
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How in the hell did I know it was DC that grave dug this up
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Originally Posted by rck2sactown

How in the hell did I know it was DC that grave dug this up
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It seems to be an annual tradition of his to bring this thread back.
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Look at what he gravedigs it for 
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