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) |
NBA
Players Return to Alma Mater
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... |
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