 GENERAL ELECTRIC
Real Name: Junie Sanders
Hometown: Brooklyn, NYC
Born: May 12th 1972
Height: 6'3
Position: Guard
Affiliations: EBC. NBDL, Nike Battlegrounds |
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It came down to something not even the greatest Hollywood screenwriter could have dreamed up. Drama? TNT couldn't piss this if it drank it. This was street basketball-theatrical, yet unstaged. This-from June thru August, from L.A. to N.Y.-was the Heaven Is A Playground remix. "This is street basketball! Don't look at the ref-they won't save you." John Salley's voice can be heard throughout Venice Beach. Damn near 10,000 pack the spot, most looking at a Jumbotron vision of the games being played and listening to local legend. |
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Compared to the other cats featured here, Junie Sanders, on the other side of 30, is comparatively an old head. His age doesn't make him any less potent on the playground, though. Junie, known nationally by his playground name "General Electric," is coming off one of the best seasons of his life. As a member of the Fayetteville Patriots, Sanders finished fourth in the NBDL in scoring with 16.9 ppg, good enough to earn him All-NBDL Second Team honors. Last summer, he won the New York arm of the Nike Battlegrounds competition, giving him claim to the title "King of New York." And now he's preparing to travel to Europe in June to play Spain's Battlegrounds winner. |
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Has played in several professional leagues around the world. Was recently named the USBL's Sixth Man of the Year. His other playing experience includes stints in Argentina, Germany and Israel. He has never averaged below 17.0 points per game in any league. Sanders won a training camp spot by outlasting 114 other players at the Fayetteville Patriots' free agent camp in October at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, N.C. |
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