Yesterday, Ziller told you that Barack Obama was like a young George Gervin at Occidental. Here he is in action a few years earlier, during his high school days in Honolulu.
(Hat tip: Sports Rumblings, via JW in the FreeDarko comments section)
Update: The esteemed Dan Shanoff thinks this is actually college. His reasons, via email:
For one thing, the players are pretty big for h.s. (esp. in the 70s). For another, the announcer alludes to the crowd being 6,000 people. That doesn't sound like a Hawaii high school turnout, even for a state finals.I have to say, I rather agree with him. In my defense, it's identified as high school on YouTube. That's what I get for trusting the internet.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. He just lost Bill Walton's vote. Never jump to pass!
Posted at 1:10PM on Aug 17th 2007 by Jason
2. This was High School. Punahou is the high school he attended in Honolulu.
Posted at 2:27PM on Aug 17th 2007 by Rod Ono
3. Barack never played basketball in college. Here's an article that quotes the Occidental coach:
http://hoopsisglobal.blogspot.com/2007/08/barack-obama-and-art-of-finger-roll.html
Posted at 4:07PM on Aug 17th 2007 by Nopace1
4. as someone who briefly lived in hawaii, I can share that this is not at all large for a HS sporting event. they play the HS football championships in the same stadium as the pro bowl
Posted at 6:55PM on Aug 17th 2007 by surfah