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Article: Wilson gone, not forgotten during Roundball Classic week
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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Ben Wilson never played in Sonny Vaccaro's Dapper Dan or Roundball
Classic. He never played in the McDonald's All-American Game. He
never played in the Final Four. He never attended college or played
in the NBA.
But Simeon's late basketball star, who was killed 20 years ago on
the eve of the 1984-85 high school season, will be remembered tonight
at the EA Sports Roundball Classic banquet at the Hyatt Regency. New
York Knicks team president Isiah Thomas will be the guest speaker.
The dinner will honor 22 players, including most of the top-rated
high school seniors in the nation. The game is Wednesday night at the
United Center.
Even today, we miss [Wilson] and wonder what he could have ...