dwyane wade played high school basketball at oak lawn.
where did dwyane wade play high school basketball?
oak lawn
wade attended harold l. richards high school in oak lawn. wade quickly found success as a wide receiver on the football team, but he needed to work extremely hard to earn playing time on the varsity basketball team during his junior year. while he did not acquire much playing time during his second year, his stepbrother, demetris mcdaniel, was the star of the team. wade grew four inches in the summer before his junior year and saw an increase in playing time, averaging 20.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. the following year, wade averaged 27.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while leading his team to a 24–5 record. it advanced to the title game of the class aa eisenhower sectional. during this season he set school records for points (676) and steals (106) in a season. wade has stated that his high school coach, jack fitzgerald, was one of the most positive influences in his life during this time. wade was recruited by only three college basketball teams (marquette university, illinois state, and depaul university) due to academic problems.
dwyane wade
dwyane wade was born on the south side of chicago, illinois, to jolinda and dwyane wade sr, whose name's unusual spelling was decided by his own mother. in 1977, jolinda, at the age of 18, already had two children. wade has described his upbringing in chicago as being very difficult. wade stated that "[his] mom was on drugs and [his] family was in the gang environment, so it was a rough childhood." at a very young age, wade already witnessed police raids and found dead bodies several times in a nearby garbage can. when he was only 4 months old, his parents separated – and would later divorce. jolinda was given custody of the two children, and she moved to her mother's house with them. the family struggled financially, and it was around that time when jolinda started dealing drugs. his mom was addicted to several substances including cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. jolinda would get high with friends at her home, even in the presence of her children. in an interview with espn, wade said "i've seen the needles laying around the house. i've seen my mother shoot up before. i've seen a lot of things my mother didn't even know i'd seen as a kid." at the age of 6, he recalls police – with guns drawn – raiding his home as they searched for his mother. when wade turned 8 years old, his older sister, tragil, tricked him – by telling him they were going to the movies – into living with his father, a former army sergeant, and stepmother in a nearby neighborhood. wade would still occasionally visit his mom. a year later, his father moved the family to robbins, illinois. after moving to robbins, wade did not see his mother for two years. during this time, jolinda was able to access a free supply of drugs by volunteering to be a tester – i.e., someone who tests street drugs for impurities before the dealers try to sell them. jolinda was hospitalized and nearly died after she mistakenly injected herself with lsd. in 1994, jolinda was arrested for possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and locked up in cook county jail. wade, at the age of 10, reunited with his mom by talking with her at cook county jail through a glass panel over a telephone. jolinda served 23 months in prison for her crimes, but while serving her second sentence in 1997, she failed to report to prison while on work release.
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