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Basketball Best Fives of last 25 years, Part II (DODDS-Okinawa)

Posted February 8th, 2008 by Dave Ornauer
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We'll follow with Okinawa Christian International shortly. For now, here's Okinawa's DODDS entries:

Kadena, boys
Joe Hardy, center, Class of 1984 (first reserve player ever to be named Class AA tournament MVP).
Robert Weeks, guard, Class of 1991.
Royce Shipman, guard, Class of 1996.
Josh Whitney, guard, Class of 1999 (he of the famed Lorenzo Mills alley-oop pass and dunk to clinch the 1999 Class AA title game).
Z'aire Jackson, Class of 2005.

Kadena, girls
Tanisha Scott, guard, Class of 1988
Krissinda Clark, guard, Class of 1994
Jackie Johnson-Stewart, center, Class of 1998
Theresa Gittens, guard, Class of 2004.
Zori Drew, guard, Class of 2007.

Kubasaki, boys
Mike Lind, forward, Class of 1984
Anthony Butler, forward, Class of 1988
Marty Walton, center, Class of 1992
Andy Smith, guard, Class of 1999
Marcus Carson, guard, Class of 2005

Kubasaki, girls
Cassie Houghton, center, Class of 1985
Sharon Murrell, forward, Class of 1986
Sherita Mickie, forward, Class of 1993
Meleesa Meno, guard, Class of 1995
Shenea McDaniel, forward, Class of 2004

Big Z!!!

On February 10th, 2008 YHShooper25 says:

Man Zaire stopped Yokota from gettin a FE Champ. in '05, what an High Riser..He dunked on one of players something NASTY!! in the champ. game haha..and Marcus Carson was a hooper, never got to play against him but he was one Jumper away from reaching the Finals that year too.

Carson

On February 10th, 2008 ZamaBerto07 says:

Different from coop, I didnt get to play against Zaire but I did get to play against Marcus Carson. Part of me wishes I hadn't haha. He killed me (keep in mind I was a sophomore) but I was better for it. I promised myself nobody would ever do that to me again. In my defense, I held him to his tournament low...23 points haha.

Old School Football player

On July 15th, 2008 levibrown says:

I went to Kadena high school in 1983.I was a Freshman durning the time that Joe Hardy went and the time that Sharon Murrell went to Kubasaki. Sharon and I were the top two Freshman that year 1983. I was the First Freshman to start on Kadena football team in 1983 the (BUCS) I also hold the record for the longest kickoff return for a 100yards the fall of 1984 against the Shoguns.There were other good football players durning that time Lee Holloway, Kevin Joseph. I hope that you put together a Football top players in the last 25 years I think that it is great what you are doing keep up the good work.