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Darnell Dodson was born September 1, 1989, in Washington, D.C., to David and Hattie Dodson. Raised in Greenbelt, Maryland, he attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School, where he became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,262 career points. As a senior, the 6-foot-7 forward averaged 29.1 points, 11 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game after producing…
Kerry Benson was born on March 25, 1989, to Terry and Kelly Benson. Benson played high school ball at Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park High where he averaged 15.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.9 assists his senior season. He was named All-Sixth Region in 2007 and was the PRP High School team MVP in…
Alex Legion was born on November 16, 1988, to Rodney and Annette Legion. Legion was a three-year starter for Detroit Country Day. As a junior he led them to the Michigan Class B quarterfinals and a 20-5 record. He averaged 18.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2 steals. Legion played his senior season at…
Twany Beckham was born Antiquawn Beckham on November 14, 1988, in Louisville, Kentucky to Debra Beckham. Beckham grew up in Louisville, in one of roughest parts of the inner city. At a very young age, he found a passion in sports and used sports as a tool to help navigate him to success. Twany excelled in all…
Dusty Mills was born Dustin Brock Mills on October 21, 1988, to Bryan and Cathie Mills. He has three brothers, Brandon, Jake and Nick. Mills was a two-year letterwinner at Noblesville High School in Indiana. His team posted a 20-3 record as a senior as he averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 assists per game. After…
Donald Williams was born on July 31, 1988, to Donald and Gilda Williams. A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, he attended Southern Lab High School, where he earned two All-State and four all-district selections and once scored 50 points in a game. Williams later enrolled at Progressive Christian Academy in Temple Hills, Maryland, averaging 25 points…
Mark Halsell was born on July 2, 1988, to Mark and Vicki Halsell. In high school, Halsell was a National Honors Society member and a state competitor in basketball and track and field. He averaged eight points, three assists, one steal, and three rebounds per game in his senior season at St. Charles High School…
Derrick Jasper was born Derrick Lamar Jasper on April 13, 1988, in San Leandro, California to Sue and Shelba Jasper. He has a brother, Tony, and a sister, Jasmine. Jasper played for two seasons at Kentucky from 2006-2008 before transferring to UNLV. He was selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2007. Playing for Paso…
Deandre Liggins was born DeAndre Desmond Liggins on March 31, 1988, in Chicago, to Tammi Liggins. Back in 2002, Liggins was a grade-schooler who had never played organized basketball. Then in the span of three months, his father died of a diabetic attack and his brother – Maurice Davis, a star basketball player at Englewood…
Dwight Perry was born November 9, 1987, to Dwight Sr. and Veronica Perry. His cousin Bobby Perry was a four-year basketball letter-winner for Kentucky from 2004-07. A 2010 graduate of the University of Kentucky, Perry played three seasons for the Wildcats and earned a degree in business management. Perry played high school ball at Southern…