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Jerseys Retired During Alumni Day Ceremony
During
Alumni Day, June 6, a ceremony was held in the performance
gym of Hardwick Hall to retire the jerseys of three Blair
alumni who are current NBA players. Left to right are
Headmaster Chan Hardwick, Royal Ivey ’00, Luol
Deng ’03, Charlie Villanueva ’03,
head basketball coach Joe Mantegna and son Xavier.
The Star-Ledger, the
state’s largest newspaper, as well as The
New Jersey Herald and Express-Times, were
on hand to cover the event. more... |

Luol Deng 03 McDonald's High School All-American ACC Freshman of the Year (Duke) # 7 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft (Chicago Bulls). Photo courtesy of the Chicago Bulls/Bill Smith |

Charlie Villanueva 03
McDonald's High School All-American First Blair alum to win an NCAA Basketball National Championship (UCONN) |

Royal Ivey 00 - Two time Big 12 Defensive Player of the
Year (Texas) #37 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft (currently with the Philadelphia
76'ers) |