\u00c2\u00a0“Little Chris thought he’d never play at Littlejohn. To see him is to know why. Chris Poole, a former guard at Raleigh’s Broughton High, weighs 160 pounds and stands what he calls ‘a generous 5-9.'”<\/p>\n
Now he’s a senior walk-on at Clemson, living his dream.\u00c2\u00a0 But what Poole does more than anything is stand as proof that State does not, indeed, have the market on short, slow white boys with no talent.<\/p>\n
“Poole played point guard for the university’s intramural champion. His team went on win the South Carolina intramural title and reached the national final. Poole made the all-tournament team.<\/p>\n
This summer, he worked out at Broughton’s gym with other Broughton graduates who knew ACC basketball. His mentor was Will Roach, a former N.C. State walk-on who earned a scholarship…[and]\u00c2\u00a0Braxton Albritton, a [current] State walk-on. Occasionally, Poole worked with [longtime Duke underachiever] Shavlik Randolph, his former Broughton teammate who’s now with the Philadelphia 76ers.”<\/p>\n
What a remarkable story.\u00c2\u00a0 And to think, he could be playing significant minutes for the Pack this season.\u00c2\u00a0 How did we let this kid get out of Raleigh?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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