Pistons Prep Profile

Let's take a gander at what some of our favorite hometown Detroit Pistons' high school cage careers were like;

Brandon Knight – Had as dominant a high school hardwood career as humanly possible while prepping at Pine Crest HS in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, averaging 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists over his junior and senior seasons combined. When he was a junior, he took Pine Crest to a state championship, dropping 27 points, grabbing 10 boards and dishing off five dimes in the state finals triumph. He concluded his prep resume as the second-leading scorer in the history of Florida high school basketball with 3, 515 points.

Ben Gordon – Born in England to Jamaican-born parents, Gordon grew up in Mount Vernon, New York, where he led Mount Vernon HS to a state championship in 2000.

Rodney Stuckey – While prepping at Kentwood HS in Covington, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, Stuckey led his team to a state title in 2004.

Charlie Villenueva – Played with fellow future NBA'ers Smush Parker and Luel Deng as a prepster on the East Coast, garnering Player of the Year honors for the state of New Jersey when he was a senior

Richard "Rip" Hamilton – Spawning from Coatsville, PA, a suburb 25 miles outside of Philadelphia, Hamilton was named a McDonalds' All-American as a senior in 1996, however was denied a great deal of success in the state tournament as a result of playing in the same tourney bracket as Kobe Bryant for all three years of his varsity career.

Ben Wallace – During his senior year at Hayneville Central HS in White Hall, Alabama, Big Ben was selected all-state in three separate sports; basketball, football and track.

Kyle Singler – A top member of the nation's Class of 2007 recruiting class, Singler led his South Medford HS squad to a Oregon state championship his senior season, averaging 29 points per game and defeating longtime AAU teammate and future NBA all-star Kevin Love in the state finals.

Chris Wilcox – As a junior in 1999, Wilcox guided his high school in Raleigh, North Carolina to a state championship

Austin Daye – Hailing from Irvine, California, Daye, the son of former NBA journeymen Darren Daye, averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds per game, while he was a senior at Woodbridge HS

Will Bynum – In what turned out to be a look into the future of television programming, Bynum starred in a TV reality show on Fox Sports Chicago, which chronicled his final year as a prepster on the hardwood at Crane HS in 2000-2001.