He helped lead Benton Harbor to the Class A state semifinals as a junior and to the 1958 state title game as a senior, where the Tigers fell to Dave DeBusschere and Austin Catholic. CHET ‘THE JET’ WALKER, F, BENTON HARBOR (1956-1958): The finest player from southwestern Michigan, in high school, Walker was a two-time all-state player and an all-American. Gervin was a four-time NBA scoring champion who finished his NBA career with 26,595 points (25.1 ppg).Ĥ. Gervin averaged 31 points and 20 rebounds per game as he led King to the state quarterfinals in 1968. He averaged 29.5 points as a sophomore at Eastern Michigan University and went on to play with the San Antonia Spurs of the NBA, where he was a nine-time NBA all-star. GEORGE “THE ICEMAN” GERVIN, G, DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING (1968-1970): One of the finest shooters in the history of basketball, “The Iceman” had unlimited range on his jumper and a silky-smooth finger roll that has never been duplicated. He then led the University of Michigan to a pair of national title game appearances as the centerpiece of the ‘Fab Five.’ Webber went on to be the NBA rookie of the year and a five-time NBA all-star who finished his NBA career with over 17,000 points and 8,000 rebounds.ģ. Webber was the MVP of the McDonald’s and Dapper Dan all-star games as a senior. During his high school career, he thrilled fans across the state as he led his team to three straight Class B state titles. CHRIS WEBBER, F, DETROIT COUNTRY DAY (1988-1991): Webber was one of the most electrifying players ever in the state of Michigan. Johnson led Everett to the 1977 Class A state title with a dramatic overtime win over Brother Rice. He went on to lead Michigan State University to an NCAA national title and the Los Angeles Lakers to four NBA titles during his Hall of Fame career. His battles with Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics are legendary.Ģ. The district matchup between the two schools was covered by local television on a weeknight.
During his senior year, Everett’s regular-season game against Jay Vincent and Lansing Eastern was moved to Jenison Fieldhouse and played before 10,000 fans, with Eastern winning.
He mesmerized high school basketball fans in the mid 1970’s. EARVIN “Magic” Johnson, G, LANSING EVERETT (1974-1977): On the Mount Rushmore of all-time NBA players, Magic is the gold standard in the state of Michigan.
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