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Cory Hightower Drafted by San Antonio Spurs in Round 2, pick 54 Traded to Los Angeles Lakers Position: Shooting Guard College: Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College Conference: - Height: 6'8" Weight: 200 Age: Birthdate: High School: Mt. Zion Christian Academy, Durham, N.C. *Early entry

Joel Hopkins, Hightower's high school coach at Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C., says Hightower is a better one-on-one player and shooter than his former Mt. Zion teammate, Tracy McGrady. Perhaps that bodes well for Hightower's NBA career, which he apparently couldn't wait to embark upon. Like McGrady, Hightower wanted to bolt for the pros after high school. He wound up at junior college and actually signed with TCU last fall, but as soon as Indian Hills was eliminated from the NJCAA playoffs, he reportedly left school. As a freshman at Indian Hills, Hightower led the team to the NJCAA championship and was chosen tournament MVP. He averaged 13.3 points his first season and 23.5 as a sophomore. He's a good 3-point shooter, handles the ball decently and can pass. He's a bit thin, at 200 pounds, so it will behoove him to gain some size and strength for the pounding he'll take in the pros.

Career Statistics
Seasons	G	FGs	PCT	3-pts	PCT	FTs	PCT	RPG	APG	BLK	STL	PTS	AVE
'98-99 '99-00 Totals	33 33 66	174-354 254-528 428-882	.492 .481 .485	40-121 87-207 127-328	.330 .420 .387	51-61 150-200 201-261	.836 .750 .770	2.9 5.8 4.4	2.8 4.4 3.6	26 36 62	65 58 123	439 745 1184	13.3 22.6 17.9

Notables

Before Mt. Zion, Hightower played HS basketball with Morris Peterson at Northwestern High School in Flint, MI

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