Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: James Posey, David West, Brian Grant, Chris Mack, Lionel Chalmers, Aaron Williams, Michael Hawkins, Romain Sato, Tyrone Hill, Derek Strong, Torraye Braggs, Derrick Brown, Stan Kimbrough, Bob Quick, Larry Sykes, Dave Piontek. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr. (born January 13, 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, currently a small forward for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. Posey attended and played basketball at Chamberlin Middle School and Chamberlin High School in Twinsburg, Ohio. He grew up with NFL cornerback Kelly Herndon who also went to Chamberlin. Posey came to Xavier University in the 199596 season, but under Prop 48 rules, was ineligible, so sat out his freshman year. Posey ranks 16th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,455 points and 10th on Xavier's all-time rebounding list with 801. Posey led XU in rebounding in each of his three seasons as a Musketeer. Posey earned a long list of honors while at Xavier, including the 1998 Atlantic 10 Championship "Most Outstanding Player" Award in helping XU win its first-ever A-10 Tournament Championship. Posey earned the A-10's "Sixth Man Award" twice and was named 1999 A-10 First Team and 1999 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He did all of that while not being a consistent starter in the Xavier lineup, almost always coming off the bench. Posey was selected out of Xavier University by the Denver Nuggets with the 18th pick of the 1999 NBA Draft. He played a little over three seasons with the team before being sent to the Houston Rockets in a three-team deal also involving the Philadelphia 76ers on December 18, 2002. After finishing the season with the Rockets, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies as a free agen...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2120493 ... Read more |