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The story of Michael Avery


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follow up on the guy kentucky offered a scholarship to in the eighth grade. needless to say it has not worked out that well. IUPUI apparently one of the few schools still giving him a look.

High School Junior's College Future Is Uncertain After Eighth-Grade Commitment To Kentucky Fizzles

The story of Michael Avery –- or is it the legend of Michael Avery or the curious case of Michael Avery? -– started at a basketball tournament in the summer of 2008 that he really had no reason to be in.

Avery was from California. The tournament, the King James Shooting Stars Classic, was in Akron, Ohio.

Avery was in the eighth grade. The players, on the various AAU teams, generally were in high school.

But there was Avery, wowing the crowds -– and one particular college coach -– as a combination guard for the Indiana Elite team.

Even though he was playing a year above his age group, Avery dominated. He so impressed observers that then-Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie got word to the Averys to give him a call so he could offer him a scholarship.

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It also sounds like our own (at least I still count him as our own) Corey Williams may be pursuing him for Florida State.

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