Blame Quote by C. J. McCollum

I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had…

— Adam Oates

I wasn't tall enough to play basketball. I hit my growth spurt in ninth grade, but I'm 6-5. That's point-guard height.

— Trent Williams

When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited.

— Joel Embiid

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

— Paul D. Boyer

I was the last one to get a scholarship out of my year - at 14, I think. I couldn't play up front because…

— Kyle Walker

I was the No. 1 player in high school. I was a lottery player at Duke. I was player of the year in the…

— Austin Rivers

Heading into college, I was mainly just a spot-up shooter.

— Khris Middleton

I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would…

— Doug Flutie

I did all of high school, 9th through 12th grade and even growing up, I was always a point guard.

— Kevin Huerter

I played one year of competitive basketball, actually. I don't remember what grade I was in, maybe middle school or something. I was the…

— Christian Pulisic

It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to…

— Scottie Pippen

When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I went through…

— Scottie Pippen