Tracy McGrady is one of the great players that comes out of high school and shine leading the lead in scoring averaging 32.1 points a game. The star is now playing on the USA olympic team leading his squad once again. He has proven himself a great asset to the Orlando Magic, allowing a the Magic a good chance at making the playoffs and even becoming NBA champions. In the 2001 season Tracy McGrady was named All-NBA second team and recieved the award for the most improved player. He was voted to be a starter in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.

Tracy McGrady, nicknamed T-Mac was born in Bartow, Fl. T-Mac was raised in the small town of Auburndale, FL also know as the “the hill”. Like alot of boys Tracy wanted to seek a career in the ever popular sport baseball. In fact many of his coaches were sure he would be on the field instead of the court. Tracy was sure for awhile he would be on the dirt too instead of the basketball court until he reached junior high.

In junior high Tracy began playing basketball he was averaging 23.1 points and 12 rebounds per game. Despite his great talent and strength Tracy was never a Divison 1 prospect. He wasn’t till high school when Tracy’s basketball career actually started to form. He played in basketball until his junior year of high school.

In his Junior year of High School Tracy was invited to an ABCD basketball camp in Teaneck, New Jersey. Durning the camp Tracy really made himself known he was racing on a fast break and dunk the ball over 6-9 Blue Chipper, James Felton after the dunk the crowd went wild and so did the USA today, nameing him player of the year.

In his senior year of high school Tracy was transferred to Mount Zion Christian to play one year. Tracy’s senior year at Mount Zion was his best year yet he lead his team to a 20 and 1 record and was named #2 on USA Today’s Super 25. Tracy was averaging 27.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 2.8 steals per game while shooting .564 from field, .389 from three-point range and .791 from free throw line. There was no question in anyone’s mind that Tracy was a great player was going all the way. Tracy was named Player of the Year once again by USA Today and by the State of North Carolina.

Tracy was actually planning to go play for Kentucky when Joe his basketball coach in high school got a call from NBA super scout Marty Blake wanting a schedule of Tracy’s games. NBA teams were already sending scouts out to look at Tracy. The thought of skipping college and pursuing his dream of becoming a NBA superstar excited him and lead him to forget Kentucky and entered the 1997 NBA draft along with some other NBA greats. Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels, Derek Anderson and Chauncey Billups.