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Now that we’ve recruited a 50 point per game high school scorer, I thought I’d review the history of such players at the college and pro levels. Here is a 2015 article listing the top ten high school scoring averages:
Top 10 single-season high school basketball scoring averages, including Bjorn Broman's 7th-place finish - MaxPreps
Bobby Joe Douglas went to Louisiana-Monroe, (it was Northeast Louisiana at the time), and averaged 7.5 points a game over a four year career:
Bobby Joe Douglas College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Ervin Stepp went to Eastern Kentucky for three years and averaged 4.6 ppg:
Ervin Stepp College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Johnny Benjamin played for Auburn for one year and scored 6.5 ppg:
Johnny Benjamin College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He didn’t play in the NBA.
Benny Fuller never played in college or in the pros. Was his deafness a factor?
Neither did Kent Hyde.
The others on the list didn’t average 50 but let’s look at them anyway:
Steve Farquhar played two years for Liberty, averaging 3.2ppg:
Steve Farquhar College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Bjorn Broman will be a senior at Winthrop this year. He actually reached double figures with 10.2ppg last year. He’s at 7.1 for his career so far:
Bjorn Broman College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
Tom McMillen played three years for Lefty Driesell at Maryland, averaging 20.5ppg:
Tom McMillen College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He also played 11 years in the NBA, averaging 8.1ppg:
Tom McMillen Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
Ochiel Swaby played one year a U of Miami, averaging 3.7ppg, then transferred to Central Florida, where he starred, averaging 18.3 and 19.0ppg:
Ochiel Swaby College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Steve Blehm never played in college or the NBA.
The point is not that Joe Girard III is likely to be a flop. It’s just that 50 points a game in high school doesn’t guarantee college success.
Top 10 single-season high school basketball scoring averages, including Bjorn Broman's 7th-place finish - MaxPreps
Bobby Joe Douglas went to Louisiana-Monroe, (it was Northeast Louisiana at the time), and averaged 7.5 points a game over a four year career:
Bobby Joe Douglas College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Ervin Stepp went to Eastern Kentucky for three years and averaged 4.6 ppg:
Ervin Stepp College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Johnny Benjamin played for Auburn for one year and scored 6.5 ppg:
Johnny Benjamin College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He didn’t play in the NBA.
Benny Fuller never played in college or in the pros. Was his deafness a factor?
Neither did Kent Hyde.
The others on the list didn’t average 50 but let’s look at them anyway:
Steve Farquhar played two years for Liberty, averaging 3.2ppg:
Steve Farquhar College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Bjorn Broman will be a senior at Winthrop this year. He actually reached double figures with 10.2ppg last year. He’s at 7.1 for his career so far:
Bjorn Broman College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
Tom McMillen played three years for Lefty Driesell at Maryland, averaging 20.5ppg:
Tom McMillen College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He also played 11 years in the NBA, averaging 8.1ppg:
Tom McMillen Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
Ochiel Swaby played one year a U of Miami, averaging 3.7ppg, then transferred to Central Florida, where he starred, averaging 18.3 and 19.0ppg:
Ochiel Swaby College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
He never played in the NBA.
Steve Blehm never played in college or the NBA.
The point is not that Joe Girard III is likely to be a flop. It’s just that 50 points a game in high school doesn’t guarantee college success.