I find it fascinating when great pros played in high school with another great pro. The chances of becoming professional are sooooooo small that it is amazing when two kids grow up together and then make a living at a sport as an adult. It is even smaller that they both turn into superstars. I know of 3 that are pretty good. Any others?

1. Bill Russell and Frank Robinson

2. Alex Smith and Reggie Bush (both #1 picks overall)

3. Randy Moss and Jason Williams

Dan Issel and Ken Anderson

Tom and Dick Van Arsdale.

 

Both played over ten years and made a few all star teams each.

Was it Derek Bell and Gary Sheffield that played on the same Little League team?

Reggie Lewis, Reggie Williams, Muggsy Bogues and David Wingate. Played together at Dunbar (Baltimore) High School.

Luis Gonzalez and Tino Martinez

Bill Walker and OJ Mayo / Oj Mayo and Patrick Patterson

Terrence Jones and Terence Ross

Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott

Samuel Dalembert and Al Harrington

Courtney Lee and Jeff Teague

The Lopez twins and Quincy Pondexter

Dorell Wright and Andre Blatche (bothe went from high school straight to the NBA)

Wayne Ellington and Gerald Henderson JR

Nick Calathes and Channler Parsons (also played together at Florida)

Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr

Reggie Bush and Alex Smith

Brandon LaFell, Brian Orakpo and Josh Gordon

Josh Cribbs and Vernon and Vontae Davis

Demarcus Ware and Osi Umenyora (College and High School)

Troy Smith and Ted Ginn

Teddy Bridgewater and Amari Cooper

Stephon Gilmore and Jadeveon Clowney (High School and College)

Clayton Kershaw and Matt Stafford

Johnathan Vilma and Frank Gore (HS and College)

Gio Bernard and Geno Atkins

Trae Waynes and Melvin Gordon

Josh Johnson and Marshawn Lynch

Reggie Lewis, Reggie Williams, Muggsy Bogues and David Wingate. Played together at Dunbar (Baltimore) High School.

 

and they played in the KING of the Bluegrass in 82/83

and they played in the KING of the Bluegrass in 82/83

 

Did they win?

Did they win?

 

yes

Did they win?

 

1982

 

CHAMPION - Dunbar - Baltimore, Md./65-48

 

1983 USA Today National Champions

 

1983 Maryland State Champions

 

( Three first round NBA draft choices)

 

( Nine players signed Division I )

 

RUNNER-UP - Carlisle Co. - Bardwell, Ky.

 

1983 Kentucky Runner-up

 

THIRD - Fairdale - Fairdale, Ky./75-65

 

(Sixth Region Champions)

 

FOURTH - Pulaski Co. - Somerset, Ky.

 

FIFTH - Jeffersontown - Jeffersontown, Ky./84-63

 

SIXTH - Vanguard - Ocala, Fl.

 

CONSOLATIOIN WINNER - Elizabethton - Elizabethton, Tn./65-61

 

1983 Tennessee Semi-finalist

 

CONSOLATION RUNNER-UP - Cawood - Cawood, Ky.

Reggie Lewis, Reggie Williams, Muggsy Bogues and David Wingate. Played together at Dunbar (Baltimore) High School.

 

The Poets have three of the top teams ever from Baltimore. I recently googled them and ended up on a delisting the top 25 all time Baltimore squads. Did you ever see them play?

The Poets have three of the top teams ever from Baltimore. I recently googled them and ended up on a delisting the top 25 all time Baltimore squads. Did you ever see them play?

 

I was already old when they were playing.

 

Best performance I ever saw by a Dunbar Poet was in a televised game between Dunbar and DeMatha in 1973. DeMatha had Adrian Dantley, who was totally schooled by a guy named Skip Wise, Wise was a schoolyard legend who could light it up on anybody. Went on to become the first-ever freshman ACC first-teamer with Clemson, left after that year to go to the Baltimore team in the ABA, which promptly folded. Got involved with drugs and never made it as a professional.

 

He was better than Williams, Williams, Bogues and Wingate put together. It seemed like it, anyway.

Not high school team, but Dwight Howard and Josh Smith played AAU ball together.

Was it Derek Bell and Gary Sheffield that played on the same Little League team?

I believe they also had the shortstop from 88 Olympic team, I am thinking his name is Ty Griffin. They won the US championship and got drilled by Taipei.

Tony LaRussa and Lou Pinella were on the same LL team together.