How a fivefoot, threeinch dynamo helped change high. The 30 for 30 we all need in our lives before he was the nbas shortest player, muggsy bogues was the catalyst. They were the fab 5 of high school ballers, before the fab 5. Outside the box 28 sep 15 muggsy bogues has a grandson, nicknamed fatman, and he can really ball. Muggsy never lost a single game in the two years he played there high school was only three years long and muggsy spent his freshman year at another school, and as the teams leader, he solidified himself as an elite high school basketball player. Muggsy bogues, the 53 nba basketball legend, is playing on celebrity family feud with james worthy, robert horry and horace grant. Another young fella to look out for is russell westbrook. Muggsy bogues stats, game logs, splits, and much more. In 1984, the summer after my freshman year at wake forest, i went back to baltimore to play in my high school alumni game. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. He played on a historically great dunbar high school team with reggie lewis, reggie williams, and david wingate all future pros.
One of my teammates was dating this girl, who had a friend named kim with her that i wanted to meet. The four are david wingate, reggie williams, reggie lewis, and tyrone bogues. The acc legend, who played at wake from 198387, stopped by to promote an espn documentary film baltimore. Danois, wholl appear saturday at the national book festival in. He is the current head coach of the united faith christian academy boys basketball team. Born in 1965 and raised in public housing projects in baltimore, he distinguished himself on the court at dunbar high school, where, during his junior and senior years, the team won 59 consecutive games. The rumor is that this comment ruined muggsys career.
Espns latest 30for30 installment focuses on muggsy bogues and his high school team. So now, we look at bogues 9394 stats as a proportion of height, using 410 as our baseline, and then adjust that upwards to 66. The twotime allpac12 conference selection finished her career seventh on. It does rarely get talked about, but we can say with absolute mathematic certainty that if muggsy bogues were 66, he would have averaged 43. In fact, those three players teamed up with muggsy on dunbar high schools varsity basketball team, and formed what was possibly the greatest high school team ever.
One high school matchup in particular that stands out in muggsys mind was a highly. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about guard muggsy bogues on espn. Muggsy bogues simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. People who laughed at him for trying to compete with six and sevenfoot players stopped after he helped his high school teammates go to the state championships, and he. Paul laurence dunbar community high school in baltimore, maryland produces a team that has four young men go on to college and the nba. Bogues played second base and struck out in both of his atbats. He explains with gentle humor the obstacles he had to overcome and his strong determination to succeed in such a competitive sport.
Jan 23, 2019 please like our facebook page michael jordan, kobe bryant, nba, basketball, lavar ball. Stay in the loop with the latest news updates in the world of muggsy bogues. Standing at only 5 foot 3 he was the shortest player to ever play in the nba. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book.
A coach named leon howard steered bogues toward organized sports, and bogues got another break when he was able to transfer from baltimores southern high school to dunbar high, a school with a topflight basketball program. Muggsy bogues advanced stats nba player profile page from. Tyrone muggsy bogues is 53 tall and is a professional basketball player for the charlotte hornets. On june 21, 1991, bogues played one game for the gastonia rangers owned by george shinn, who owned the charlotte hornets in the nba along with basketball teammate dell curry. The personal story of basketball star muggsy bogues relates the obstacles and criticism he overcame, describing his achievements in high school, at wake forest, and with the washington bullets and charlotte hornets teams. Aside from muggsy bogues, i was not very familiar with any of the dunbar players prior to reading this. On tuesday night, that dunbar high school team is featured in baltimore. Bill blakely, a former college coach who has known him since he played high school ball in dallas said. Earned tabc allregion ii6a accolades and was named the district 126a offensive player of the year following his senior year in 201415. Tyrone curtis muggsy bogues born january 9, 1965 is an american former basketball player. May 06, 2018 this feature is not available right now.
The greatest high school basketball team ever medium. His stats are solid and hes very focused on the game right now, and that shows in his playing. Check out muggsy bogues career offensive and defensive statistics additional stats including ppg, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks as part of whatifsports free simmatchup basketball. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Muggsy bogues college stats college basketball at sports. Muggsy bogues advanced stats nba player profile page.
Remembering dunbar, one of the greatest high school hoops teams ever. Aug 11, 2016 the greatest high school basketball team ever. Tyrone bogues is better known as muggsy bogues, at 53 the shortest person to ever play in the nba. Muggsy bogues career bests and rankings, dallas mavericks. Buggsy would be none other than tyrone muggsy bogues, the 14. She already knew of me a little bit, so she wouldnt have heard of me as tyrone. Instill fundamentals, teamwork and a love of the game in the hearts and minds of todays youth. Muggsy bogues is an incredible athlete with a 44 inch vertical leap.
The film is inspired by the critically acclaimed 2016 book the boys of dunbar. Tyrone muggsy bogues was born january 9, 1965, in baltimore, maryland. Muggsy bogues career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba and ncaa. Muggsy is available for various types of business opportunities that can include, but are not limited to. About muggsy early life tyrone muggsy bogues was born january 9, 1965, in baltimore, maryland. During his high school junior and senior years, he led dunbar to gain rank as one of the top high school team in the united states.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. At 53, bogues is the shortest player ever to play for an nba team. He has played for the washington bullets, the charlotte hornets, the golden state warriors, and the toronto raptors. There was no social media in the early 1980s to amplify muggsy bogues true abilities. Muggsy comes across as a warm, caring human being whom readers would like to know.
Please like our facebook page michael jordan, kobe bryant, nba, basketball, lavar ball. Nov 16, 2015 in 1984, the summer after my freshman year at wake forest, i went back to baltimore to play in my high school alumni game. Bogues is the shortest player ever to play in the nba at 5 ft 3 in 1. The shortest player in nba history, muggsy bogues was a longtime point guard.
Learn about muggsys early life history, how he came to be, through his career days, to his current endeavors. Tyrone muggsy bogues was a global fan favourite during his 14 years in the nba. Dunbar star dwayne woods dubbed bogues muggsy, telling him that his physical style of play reminded him of a mugging. Ok, so a while ago there was a post about how michael jordan ruined muggsy bogues career by telling him to shoot the ball during a big moment in the 1995 playoffs while calling muggsy a midget. Muggsy bogues additional stats nba player profile page. Aug 26, 2015 bogues was a pretty good basketball player despite his deficiency in height. Those who have high levels of sportsmanship not only respect their opponents, in time of defeat or victory, they do what.
Nba sports news, scores, schedules, and videos fox sports. Yes, the boys of dunbar is a book about high school basketball. Thats former charlotte hornets point guard muggsy bogues, whose high school basketball team is the. This autobiography follows bogues from his youth in baltimores projects through his college career at wake. The shortest player ever to play in the national basketball association, the 5 ft 3 in 1. Buggsy would be none other than tyrone muggsy bogues, the 14year nba veteran and. The book of basketball by bill simmons the breaks of the game by david halberstam when the game. On tuesday, the david glenn show was joined by former wake forest star muggsy bogues.
Muggsy bogues is thrilled to see the story of his dunbar team on. Why theres much more to muggsy bogues than height and. We came up with the 10 best high school basketball teams of all time. Dec, 2018 tyrone muggsy bogues doesnt want to only be remembered as the charlotte hornets alltime leader in assists and steals or for being the shortest player to ever make it to the nba. Dispelling the muggsy bogues and michael jordan myth. Apr 09, 2020 in a playoff game against the charlotte hornets in 1993, reggie was in transition, when he all of a sudden he slumped to the court. Nineteen eightythree graduates tyrone muggsy bogues. Muggsy bogues br bullpen mlb stats, scores, history. We caught up with him to talk about his charitable work, new coaching job and space jam.
Muggsy bogues and david wingate both played for the hornets, and watched with bewilderment and horror as their high school comrade lay still on the parquet floor. In a 1997 book it mentioned he had been of average height for his age, and as he entered school that year, he stood exactly five feet three inches tall. Tyrone curtis muggsy bogues born january 9, 1965 is a retired american professional basketball player. In addition the list features several different regions.
The 30 for 30 we all need in our lives before he was the nbas shortest player, muggsy bogues was the catalyst of the greatest high school basketball team ever. Nov 08, 1994 the personal story of basketball star muggsy bogues relates the obstacles and criticism he overcame, describing his achievements in high school, at wake forest, and with the washington bullets and charlotte hornets teams. Michael is a favorite, but this one is for tyrone muggsy bogues. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Tyrone muggsy bogues doesnt want to only be remembered as the charlotte hornets alltime leader in assists and steals or for being the shortest player to ever make it to the nba. Sports great muggsy bogues sports great books rekela, george on. Sep 23, 2016 the least likely poets player was tyrone muggsy bogues, a 5foot3inch leader who faced derision and low expectations each time dunbar faced a school that had never watched the diminutive. Muggsy bogues is a retired professional basketball player for the national basketball association. The inspiring true story of a highschool basketball team that o. Book muggsy appearances contact me for any appearance opportunities and i will be in touch with you. How a fivefoot, threeinch dynamo helped change high school. Espns latest 30for30 installment focuses on muggsy bogues.
Espns latest 30for30 installment focuses on muggsy. Get unlimited access to the best stories on medium and support writers while. Muggsy bogues age, height, net worth, bio, instagram 2020. Muggsy bogues player profile, dallas mavericks, nba stats. On this site we have compiled the best muggsy bogues dunk videos and highlights. When one member of the team makes a mistake, the team pays for that mistake. The list includes teams as far back as 1952 and as recent as 20. If youre on the team bus for a road trip, dress smart, no talking, read a school book or a newspaper.
Our list includes 1982 dunbar poets, 1993 oak hill academy, 1989 st. He graduated from wake forest where the school retired his jersey number. Fortunately, they can do so through the pages of this book pat royal, crossland high school, camp springs, md. He played at dunbar high school in baltimore, where he was coached by. Contact me for any appearance opportunities and i will be in touch with you immediately. Check out muggsy bogues career offensive and defensive statistics advanced stats including ppg, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks as part of whatifsports free simmatchup basketball. The least likely poets player was tyrone muggsy bogues, a 5foot3inch leader who faced derision and low expectations each time dunbar faced a. With future nba players leading the way, dunbar high school basketball. High school suited up for the ellison high school basketball squad.
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