His journey wasn’t without challenges and much of it was his own doing. Considered a four-star recruit by, Speights was listed as the No. He also played basketball at Hargrave Military Academy and at Gibbs High School. He played basketball at Admiral Farragut Academy, where they retired his jersey number after one year. Speights grew up in the Childs Park area. He has played with Memphis Grizzlies (2012–13), Cleveland Cavaliers (2013), the Golden State Warriors (2013–16) where he won his first NBA championship and the Los Angeles Clippers (2016–17). The Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.
He played college basketball at University of Florida, where he was a freshman member of the Florida Gators‘ NCAA national championship team in 2007. He has made strides in life and somebody can learn from that.” Speights, born August 4, 1987, is a professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic. “The kids can identify with him because he grew up here and they see him in the grocery store or their neighborhood.
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Jackson brought Speights in for the students so they could see a walking success story and perhaps inspire them to “dream and achieve success toward that dream.” “He represents a real life story and not a movie with a star that you never get to meet,” said Jackson. Dallas Jackson asked him to speak to the students, Speights quickly accepted the chance to give back to his hometown. Standing 6 feet, 11 inches, he towered over the young energetic middle schoolers, but he made sure not to speak over their heads. PETERSBURG - Marreese Speights, aka Mo Buckets, scored points with the students of John Hopkins Middle School (JHOP) during lunchtime as he continues his commitment to speak to schools as part of his motivational program.
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