why didn't they say shawn kemp came straight out of high school?

[sirwoodz]

during the entire 90's people said he came from "trinity valley" but this dude never played a game there...he played in high school in 88, and was a rookie in the NBA in 89...

 

[water]

Isn't it a bit late to have a man on your mind?

 

[donwuan]

I thought this was common knowledge.

 

[massdagod]

 

[EPDC]

.......I always heard about him being a HS player.

 

[kkiddmd]

Kemp attended Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana. He was considered to be one of the top four or five players nationally his senior year, and led his team to the state championship finals. Kemp finished third for the state's coveted Mr. Basketball award (behind Woody Austin and Chandler Thompson). During his senior year, Kemp signed a national letter-of-intent to play basketball at the University of Kentucky. However, he left the team in November 1988 after he was accused of pawning two gold chains that had been reported stolen from his teammate Sean Sutton, the son of then Kentucky head coach Eddie Sutton. Sean Sutton did not press charges, but Kemp transferred to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas.[1] After a semester at TVCC, where he did not play, 19-year-old Shawn Kemp declared himself eligible for the 1989 NBA Draft.

 

[gamersfuel]

back then, everyone knew Kemp came straight out of high school

 

[geechiedan]

I thought this was common knowledge.

 

[Djmarkxr7]

Even though he didn't play basketball, since he signed up & attended two colleges after high school, how is that "straight from high school?"

 

[sirwoodz]

back then, everyone knew Kemp came straight out of high school

- nah, on the back of all his basketball cards it always said "trinity valley"

Even though he didn't play basketball, since he signed up & attended two colleges after high school, how is that "straight from high school?"

because he didn't PLAY for them nigga...that's the point; if a dude graduates high school, never played ball in college but attended - and less than a year later he is in the NBA...why not just say he came straight out of high school?

got damn, can't even be a smartass right can you