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How did we let Pete Maravich get away
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How did we let Pete Maravich get away


Jun 13, 2017, 9:46 AM

Seriously

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Pete's grades were so bad even his Dad couldn't get him in


Jun 13, 2017, 9:53 AM

to Clemson.

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Re: Pete's grades...


Jun 13, 2017, 10:04 AM

.....really?! So, TRUE STORY FOLLOWS:

I was somewhat of a gym rat during my Clemson days, in addition to working at Fike, I spent a lot of time playing bball there. One day, looking for a pickup game, I tried the smaller 'side' courts as there wasn't anything going on in the main gym. So, I opened a door and walked into one of said smaller gyms/rooms with a game going full court. I stepped up to a couple guys there and asked if I could get next or perhaps run with them.

They said sorry, this was a class - RPA 301 - and not an open court. Seems the class and grade depended on their skill at officiating their class mates while playing basketball.....

I think Pete could've made the grades at Clemson.

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Re: Pete's grades...


Jun 13, 2017, 10:08 AM

Even after a year at prep school, Pete couldn't get a high enough score on the SAT to get into any ACC school. This was back when the ACC required a higher test score than any other league.

Of course Pete wouldn't have returned to Clemson even if he had gotten a qualifying score. The plan was for him to play for Press at NC State, but when Pete couldn't qualify, he and Press packed up and went to LSU.

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^^^^ THIS ^^^^


Jun 13, 2017, 10:18 AM

The ACC's decision to require higher SAT scores than other leagues is one of the primary reasons that prompted Frank McGuire and $CU to leave the ACC.

McGuire was convinced the move was a deliberate attempt by the league to prevent him from recruiting borderline illiterate players from the northeastern part of the country.

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