Charles Barkley
While Jordan had to wait until his junior year to play varsity basketball, Barkley did him one better (or worse?), failing to make the Leeds High School varsity team as a 5’10” junior. He grew six inches before his senior season, when he made the team and averaged 19.1 points and 17.9 rebounds per game. Still, he wasn’t heavily recruited until he dropped 26 points on Bobby Lee Hurt, the best recruit in Alabama, in the state semifinals.