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Arizona guard Rawle Alkins (1) gestures after draining a 3 against Washington State in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Rawle attended Christ the King High School in Queens for three years. He started making an impact right away as a freshman.Β 

"He was so good, and when he got here we had the best team," Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello said. "But he was OK with coming off the bench as a freshman. He scored 17 in the state championship to win it and after that point, he was the guy."

The winning didn't stop there. Rawle led his school to a number of championships during his three years there.Β 

"We won three city titles with him and two state championships," Arbitello said.Β 

β€” Bruce Pascoe


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