She’s never heard of Anthony Davis. As a middle-schooler, Anthony Davis played basketball in a gym behind Second Presbyterian Church, near Perspectives Charter Schools, in Chicago. “There were other schools that were closer to him that he definitely could have went to,” said Cortez Hale, Davis’ high school coach. In the summer of 2010, Davis played in an AAU showcase called Peach Jam, which altered the course of his career. (Joshua Lott / For The Times)After high school, Davis played one year for Kentucky.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 21, 2019 15:00 UTC