Back in 2001, what many considered to be the best high school basketball player in the country wasn't Ohio's Mr. Basketball and St. Vincent-St. Mary sophomore LeBron James; it wasn't Cypress Creek's freakishly athletic junior Amar'e Stoudemire; and it wasn't a pre-Oak Hill academy, Baltimore-based Carmelo Anthony - it was Brooklyn phenom Lenny Cooke. A high school-aged man-child, Cooke wowed scouts with his combination of speed and strength - not to mention his 6'6", 206 lb frame. Following a va...
Lenny Cooke Documentary Chronicles the Rise and Fall of a High School Basketball Phenom
Hypebeast - 23 Apr 2013 15:50
Back in 2001, what many considered to be the best high school basketball player in the country wasn't Ohio's Mr. Basketball and St. Vincent-St. Mary sophomore LeBron James; it wasn't Cypress Creek's freakishly athletic junior Amar'e Stoudemire; and it wasn't a pre-Oak Hill academy, Baltimore-based Carmelo Anthony - it was Brooklyn phenom Lenny Cooke. A high school-aged man-child, Cooke wowed scouts with his combination of speed and strength - not to mention his 6'6", 206 lb frame. Following a va...
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