08/01/2026
The greatest high school basketball team in history is without question the 1981 - 1983 Poets from Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland coached by Bob Wade.
The 1982 Poets squad went 29-0 and the 1983 team went 31-0. 1982 graduated Gary Graham who played at UNLV (ranked #1 nationally) and the great David Wingate who won a national at Georgetown before embarking on a 15-year career NBA career. The 1983 squad graduated Reggie Williams, the late great Reggie Lewis, and of course, Muggsy Bogues.
Reggie Williams was national high school player of the year in 1983 and went on to lead Georgetown to a national championship while also earning Big East player of the year and consensus first team All-American for 'Reggie and the Miracles' during his collegiate career. Williams spent 10 years in the NBA.
Reggie Lewis, who tragically died on the court at 27 years old, went to Northeastern University in Boston and is still the all-time leading scorer and was 3 x ECAC North Player of the Year. Drafted in the first round by the Boston Celtics, Lewis became an NBA All-Star and was on the verge of superstardom before he passed away. He played 6 seasons in the NBA.
Tyrone Curtis ‘Muggsy’ Bogues, standing a gigantic 5ft 3in, is the smallest player in NBA history and played an astonishing 14 seasons in DA LEAGUE. Muggsy attended Wake Forest University winning the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award and left college as the ACC career leader in steals and assists.
That’s 45 combined seasons in the NBA from one team, with Lewis passing away at 27 BEFORE his prime.
DA CLUB honors the legacy of these Maryland LEGENDS with the ultra-private MUGGSY room featuring a 5’3” table and custom Joseph & Curtis wine cellar.
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