Game six of the NBA finals is tonight between Golden State and Cleveland. Let's look at Rockford's NBA history.

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While the NBA Finals have been relatively boring besides the "nut punch",  but you know I'm going to find a local angle.

I found a great list of NBA players that played their high school ball in Illinois, oh man what an incredible list of name! Here are some big shooters from Illinois according to Basketball

  • Mark Aguirre
  • Nick Anderson
  • Kenny Battle

Now how about the Top Three NBA Players from Rockford?

  • Chad Gallagher - Boylan, Drafted by Phoenix Suns
  • Mark Sibley - West, Drafted by Chicago Bulls
  • Skip Thoren - East, Drafted by Baltimore Bullets

Being a Freeport Pretzel I remember Chad Gallagher. I was in 7th or 8th grade, and the Freeport vs Boylan rivalry was pretty big.  We would sit at in the bleachers and harass Chad the entire game, good times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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