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Coach Roy Williams is in the back row. Jerry West is wearing jersey number 12 and is seated in the front row.

1. East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Identifier:
050843
Title:
East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952-1956
Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

2. Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game

Identifier:
050858
Title:
Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game
Date:
ca. 1953-1956