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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and New Orleans Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker were honored over the weekend by their high school academy.
The cousins had their numbers retired from Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The two were teammates at Hamilton Heights for their junior and senior years and even stayed with head coach Zach Ferrell at his home in Chattanooga.
Of course, Gilgeous-Alexander went on to play one season at Kentucky before he was selected 11th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2018. Alexander-Walker played two seasons at Virginia Tech and was the 17th overall pick last year.
Led by Gilgeous-Alexander and Alexander-Walker, Ferrell estimated, via The Oklahoman, that his team went 60-10 with the two cousins and emerged as a top-25 program in the country. Gilgeous-Alexander played as the primary ballhandler while Alexander-Walker played off of the ball.
The two recently hosted a Q&A on Instagram Live as part of the “NBA Together” campaign and spoke about a number of different topics as Alexander-Walker detailed how Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson inspired him growing up.
(h/t Eduardo Villalpando on Twitter)
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