Largest high school basketball player ever?

[korchiki]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highs...teen-mamadou-ndiaye-dominating-201311480.html

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I don't know why I remember him, but there was a player with the same name (exactly, I think) for UNC back in the 90's.

EDIT - Huh. Records say his first name was Makhtar. Mamadou played for Auburn.

 

[lightyears2012]

Makhtar played at TSUN before transferring to UNC iirc

 

[Archg2h]

Robert Wadlow was 8'4" in HS, and was 8'11" and 485 lbs. when he died at 22 years old in 1940. Don't know if he ever played Ball in HS.
Wadlow was the tallest person in history for which there is irrefutable evidence.



Kenny George was 7'7" to 7'8, look him up on youtube he barely jumps to dunk.

Against OSU:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoaIZEVAZcI&feature=related"]Kenny George dunk vs Ohio State - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BB73]

It would have been helpful if the player's name and height were included in the first post.

 

[PtownBuckeye]

Kenny George was 7'7" to 7'8, look him up on youtube he barely jumps to dunk.

Against OSU:
Kenny George dunk vs Ohio State - YouTube

I remember that game. He made Kofous - a legit 7 footer, look short. Without looking anything up I believe he had a foot problem that ended his basketball career.

 

[cyrix]

Correct. Needed surgery on a foot that ended career. Did you know he had custom made shoes? They would like piece multiple shoes together.