Who was the great NBA player in the 60s or 70s who was supposed to go to Tennessee?

[livefaith]

Along with the original question... Who was the #1 type player in the nation that Buzz Peterson signed ? He was a center. As was expected, he went straight from HS to the NBA. Not Andrew Bynum, but was it the other Big that people thought may be the #1 pick? Help

 

[The Dog]

Along with the original question... Who was the #1 type player in the nation that Buzz Peterson signed ? He was a center. As was expected, he went straight from HS to the NBA. Not Andrew Bynum, but was it the other Big that people thought may be the #1 pick? Help

At UT ? I don't know. Amare Stoudamire was going to go to Florida, but I'm not sure he even went #1

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Along with the original question... Who was the #1 type player in the nation that Buzz Peterson signed ? He was a center. As was expected, he went straight from HS to the NBA. Not Andrew Bynum, but was it the other Big that people thought may be the #1 pick? Help

It's on the tip of my tongue. Jackie ?

I don't think he got drafted though

 

[Butch Jones]

Along with the original question... Who was the #1 type player in the nation that Buzz Peterson signed ? He was a center. As was expected, he went straight from HS to the NBA. Not Andrew Bynum, but was it the other Big that people thought may be the #1 pick? Help

The list of HS to NBA players isn’t very long. Assuming he got drafted at all. Curious which player you’re referring to.

NBA high school draftees - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[BigorangeBoy]

I like the story on Vitale, it reminds me of the SI preseason issue when I was in HS in the late 70s - they were talking about Iona Basketball and that they had two legit stars in Jeff Ruland and Glenn Vickers that could play for anyone. Coach was a guy named Jim Valvano.