Union Soldier

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By Dan Cook

Name: DeShawn Stevenson
School: Washington Union High School – California
Class: Senior
Vitals (Ht, Wt, Pos): 6-6, 210 lbs, WG
Jersey: #0
Kicks: adidas

Season Story: 28 PPG, 10 RPG, 7 APG
McDonald’s All-American
Won McDonald’s Slam Dunk Contest
Selected to play in the Roundball Classic

Up Next: Utah Jazz

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He just knew. He knew the first time he saw DeShawn Stevenson poised for takeoff. Coach Vonn Webb looked at the chiseled seventh-grader, and the kid’s destiny was obvious. His muscular arms were already developed, a freak of nature for someone his age. While other junior high kids struggled with the often-cruel truth of an awkward adolescent body, DeShawn was different. Now, as this prodigy took two quick strides before accelerating to full throttle, Coach Webb was bracing for the unbelievable. DeShawn planted, his calves flexing under the coil of an athlete preparing for flight. With a quick burst, he was airborne – his target waiting at the future summit of his journey. It was at that moment that Vonn Webb knew.


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