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Elton Brand was born
on March 11, 1979, in Peekskill New York. Elton is 6 feet 8 inches tall,
268 lbs. He tried out for high school basketball team at Peeksville High at the age
of thirteen years old. The coach said that after he saw Elton win the tip, score
over 30 points, and rebound every shot he took, he knew he wanted Elton on the
Varsity squad. He did great on the varsity team and his coach thought he needed
a challenge. By his sophomore year he was the best on the team, and the region.
When he was a senior he recevied the McDonald's All-American award, for averging
25.9 points a game, .6 blocks a game and 16.2 rebounds a game. He was getting over
250 letters from college's. His coach researched alot of schools and Elton Brand picked
Duke for it's high graduation rating. He coach warned him he a very slim chance of
getting any playing time. His Duke coach said the same thing. That didn't stop him
from suprising everyone and winning almost every award that a college player can
earn. He was rising to the top. One of the things that let him know he was going
to have a great professional career ahead of
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