ɪn bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl, hiː wˈʌn ˈɔːlstˈeɪt ˈɑːnɚz ænd skˈoːɹd mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈɔɪnts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz hˈaɪ skˈuːl kɚɹˈɪɹ.
In basketball, he won All-State honors and scored more than 1,000 points during his high school career.