Dominique Wilkins

Wilkins was born in Paris, France while his father was stationed there as an airman in the U.S. Air Force. Wilkins\' family then moved to Dallas and Baltimore before settling in Washington, North Carolina, where he attended Washington High School. He was the back-to-back MVP for the team\'s consecutive Class 3-A State Championships (1978–1979). Wilkins was in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated while in high school for a performance in a game vs. a higher classification school in which he scored 48 points, had 27 rebounds, 9 dunks, and 8 blocks. Wilkins then starred in the McDonald\'s All-American Game, The Capital Classic, The Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, and The Dapper Dan Classic All-Star Games. He had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the McDonald\'s, 26 points in the Capital, and 22 points in the Derby Classic. He entered the University of Georgia in 1979 with an…