文档介绍:AsahighschoolbasketballplayerforChicago'sPerspectivesCharterSchool,"latebloomer",heemergedintoprominenceinApril2010(thespringofhisjunioryear)afteragrowthspurtandexposureonanAmateurAthleticUnion(AAU),hewasthetop-.HewasahighschoolAll-Americanbyeverymajorselector(ESPN,Jordan,McDonald's,Parade,USAToday)andearnedCo-,[1]wherehehadattendedschoolsincesixthgrade.[2]TheteamplaysinadivisionoftheChicagoPublicHighSchoolLeague,knownastheBlueDivision,petition.[3][4]Perspectivesisacharterschoolthatoperatesasamathandscienceacademywithhighacademicpedigree,ess.[5][6]TheschoolhadnogymnasiumandDavis'middleschoolbasketballteamspracticedatanearbychurch.[4]Injuniorhighschool,hewasknownas"thelittleguywhowouldshootthreesfromthecorner".[3]Heendedhisfreshmanyearataheightof6英尺0英寸().[3]Bythebeginningofhissophomoreyear,hehadgrownanother1英寸(),andhefinishedtheyearat6英尺4英寸().[3][7]"TheChicagoSun-,whojustmightbethebesthighschoolplayerinthecountry,didn'tplayinanyofthem."—MichaelO'Brien,ChicagoSun-Times(August5,2010).[3]Asanunheraldedguardafterhissophomoreseason,heworkedoutwithhiscousinsonguarddrillsthattheirfather(Davis'uncle)haddeveloped.[8]Davisdidnotplayinthespring/summerAAUcircuitbetween8thgradeandhisjunioryear.[5]Hebeganhisjunioryearataheightof6英尺7英寸()andhisjuniorbasketballseasonat6英尺8英寸(),[3][7]sayinghefeltfortunatetohavehadsucharapidgrowthspurtwithoutanykneepains.[9]Duringhisjunioryear,hisfamilyconsideredhavinghimtransfertooneofChicago'sbasketballpowerhouses,butHydeParkCareerAcademyheadcoachDonnieKirksey,whoknewDavis,,advisedagainstitsaying"Ifyou'regoodenough,they'llfindyouwhereveryouare."[3]Pe