hiː hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn dɹˈæftᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ ɪn bˈoʊθ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wɪððə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs lˈeɪkɚz ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɪððə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən bˈʊlɪts bˌʌt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə stˈeɪ ɪn skˈuːl.
He had previously been drafted by the NBA in both 1973 (with the Los Angeles Lakers) and in 1974 (with the Washington Bullets) but decided to stay in school.