Best channel on KZfaq!! Hands down!! I look forward to watching all of your content. The track in the beginning was really good...who was that? The joint was 🔥🔥🔥

Lesson for young players. Just because you play center for your high school team at 6-5 doesn't mean you can't work on your guard skills on the side or for your AAU team. You never know when you'll stop growing.

I remember this cat. Dude was a beast. Obviously hated on by certain colleges he turned down and maybe high school coaches. No doubt some one kept calling the NCAA every time he had on new Jordan’s. Dude was sick. Much respect for the way he gives back now.

Shea Cotton as a HS freshman: 6’5, 225. Shea Cotton as a HS senior: 6’5, 225. Stunted growth!

When I was in the army all my homies from Cali talked about this dude back in 95-97

His 3rd stunt was my own stunt in college. I was groomed to be a PF in high-school, but was told to not come to open tryouts in college (UCSB, the year after Brian Shaw graduated)because none of the coaches wanted to see someone tryout for PF at 6'4". Thanks a lot Coach (Ray) Lopes.

I played him in AAU dude was damn near unstoppable, its crazy what happened to him

when you develop before everybody else, it's risky because you can make the mistake of relying on your athleticism alone, and not hone your other skills that you will need when other guys catch up on athleticism and height

The first LeBron is a misprint he's more like Barkley, Corliss Willamson

Thank you for finally doing Schea Cotton. I've been requesting this for months and it's well worth the wait.

Appreciate these joints JC. I’ve learned so much about hoopers way before my time by watching your channel. Thanks!

I had the pleasure of interviewing with Schea just before the New Year. Great guy

Keep doing ya thing brother this has to be one of my favorites. Back in the day I thought he would be getting all star nods just from what players like KG and Truth say about him. I would definitely love to bring some more names that should be on your channel you are giving the culture everything it’s missing. Thank you bro 100%

Schea has a brother named James Cotton that was a beast as well. Played 2 or 3 years in the NBA after LBSU.

Stunted Growth you da real MVP!🔥 🔥 🔥

Nice Job Stunted Growth! I never heard of Schea Cotton before so this was very insightful.

I played against him in Vegas and he was the truth. When he was 17 I knew I was looking at a future NBA player

Man wit us quarantining and chilling I figured u wuda put out a shit load of these bangers I mean there's plenty of material so come on fam let's get it

Another banger... this usual for u tho bro 💪🏽✊🏾

He is a few years older them and I was hearing stories about him ahd this was in the mid 90s way before the internet

I first heard Schea's name in the book *Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine* , by Sports Illustrated's George Dohrmann. The book chronicled Demetrius Walker, who went from "the next LeBron" at 14), to Grand Canyon, of all places. He was another early-riser (6'3" by age 13???) that stopped growing. The main connection with Schea was that they had the same AAU coach, Joe Keller, who for all his charisma, just wasn't an "X's and O's guy" .

Lotta cats too young to remember this dude

Good one SG! Superior athlete. Was too good too soon..didn't do the skill work..love this b4 the internet SG....he helping and giving back now..much respect.

I dig the song in the intro. I didn't know about Schea Cotton, I did know about his brother James. I got an Upper Deck card of when he played with the Sonics.

I played with and against two of the greatest LA prospects who never made it, Rico Harris and Shea Cotton. These gentlemen were both great in their own right.

Schea cotton was that dude this is my era I'm a 96 graduate. He played all 5 positions in high school but he was a 2 guard he could do it all fam AND YES HE BLACK BALLED . He should've been in league .

Ohh shit you made it!!!!! Thanks bro!!!!

Shout out my guy #StuntedGrowth another banger!!! He was a BEAST in HS.... Keep grinding bro road 25k subs..... Waiting on tht #StuntedGrowth Calbert Cheaney and Yourself JC

What about Earl manigault way back when he played with Kareem Abujubar and lost his whole career to when start doing drugs and became a heroin addict very sad he was only like six foot six one but he could touch the top of the backboard he was a legend in Harlem

Old school with this one.Cotton made some questionable decisions but ultimately he just wasn’t skilled enough.He was athletically superior to his HS opponents and when they caught up to him it was obvious he never really worked on his skills,just relied on his athleticism.HS legend for sure tho,much respect to him.

Thank you. Always wondered what happened to him.

Watched him as a Kid. He played in the Boston Shootout, Baron Davis and the Collins twins on one team.

I remember him at the Boston shootout with him and Baron Davis. You can easily tell he was the best player out on the floor.

Yes!!! Finally 💯 #salute

His name is L.H ... Dope music...hands down... Im glad you put me on

Lord🙏🏽That Song Is Fire💥💥💥💥

Artist & that beat is dope! Stunted Growth - Great overall video thanks for doing.. Into is poetic & fitting & dope! You have video editing skills! . A couple things however in here on my boy Schea I feel are inaccurate however. 1) he wasn’t the top scorer on his Alabama team at 15pts. Ron Griziard who was leading scorer at about 20 was drafted also unlike Schea. :-( also since I see you have some of schea’s just released documentary “manchild” in here .. you should know from the film that he was stuck in the post “an undersized 4/5 post player due to injuries & a coaches decision” in which he almost transferred out. 2) what is your source for saying he would have been drafted #2 overall if he went hs to nba? I’ve never heard that! Wouldn’t that have been mentioned in schea’s doc if an agent told him that!? 🤔.... Schea should have went pro after he won the ca state title at md if a player could leave after the 10th grade if one ever did... it should have been Schea cotton point blank period! He was as nba ready then as he ever would have been. Like you stated his jr & Sr years were marred by injuries. But still he was #2 overall a scout said & a guarantee lotto pick? Id like to know what your source is.. idk about the #2 but he probably does get drafted & idk bout a lotto pick but sure the hype was still huge. But Schea has fallen off a lil baron Davis was getting hyped more by the time the 2 were seniors. I honestly think schea’s downfall was multifaceted. Injuries just like dee brown & countless other good ballers set him back... the ncaa was kinna the fall guy if you will, but he did have a lot of bad luck w both injuries & the ncaa.. it he goes hs to pro he doesn’t have to deal w ncaa.. but no one was going hs to pro! Only Kobe then kg did maybe in that same 97 class you stated in this video that Schea would go as high as 2nd.. idk about all that. Honestly all this I think Discouraged I couldn’t do wrong prospect & the Psyche of Schea cotton who you till then was regarded like an immortal god. It’s like Schea was too good too early.. even haven’t lightweight fell off Schea should have put his name & tried out for nba after hs. If there was no rules/age limit.... 10th grade & no I’m not joking!!.. Ron artest says same that he ought to have put his name in the Nba draft after 10th grade when he was at the highest of the high one can be at!. He had reached his peak in 8-10th grade. Schea what is one of those kids that was so good so early and had such a big gap between him & 2nd place around the LA & CA hoop scene and not much competition around him that I think he just got complacent and not better and people caught up to him with time with a lot of bad luck with the injuries & the NCAA thingy & his bro leaving lbsu. As the doc said “all Schea wanted to do was play w his big bro james at lbsu but James left early to go pro because of financial hardships at the time the family was dealing with”.. Schea people say was lebron before lebron.. & maybe so he was a 2 guard when in shape that could play bully ball like Barkley at the 3 or even 4 position.. but honestly Schea w the left hand the pt./forward & bully ball strength & dunking is zion Williamson moreso to me & zion is Schea cotton. Zion w a lil less strength height & lil more guard skills step back handle shoot off dribble etc.. things I really ain’t see zion do consistently but very similar games & generational impact they both had on the climate of b-ball

He was a special talent that developed early but his 6 '6 235 frame was so explosive ...he would play with Baron and kill at the wooden center against pros ...pros that you know I remember baron dunking on olden polynice lol but those 2 were special

The song is by IshDarr called They Lost Me. Salute SG

Thank you

I believe that when you're hot and you're a projected lottery or even just first round draft pick than you should go....there's so many stories of people being projected lottery picks and deciding to wait til later....when later came their stock dropped tremendously, that's assuming that a next is even gonna come because sometimes that next time that they wait for doesn't ever come....When you're hot go....Dajuan Wanger's stories is a great example....keep up the great work bro!!!!

Big fan of this channel bro, can you do Johnathan Bender or Flight White?

If you ever get a chance watch the OC vs LA all star game Shea played at Oceanview HS, Baron Davis & few other legends played in that game 🔥

I lost to schea in 95 yeah in Oakland I'm the state championship,and again in college. He most definitely was on another planet. He was hated on by even his teammates smh sad.

Bruh sometimes I just binge watch your videos

Hey dude IshDARR is the artist. Good video btw!👍✊

I thought you was changing the instrumental in the background of the videos with the intro song. That would’ve killed me

What song is this playin in the intro...shit is fire....it sounds a lot like the stunted growth guy. Bars was definitely on point. Don’t be shy my nigga stand on yo shit

Man that fuckin intro was nastyyyyyy! 🤢🔥😂💪🏿

good onee

Great video!!✊🏾 keep bringing the goods... You should revisit the Jelly fam . Isaiah Washington is transferring again.. I swear that dude is the transfer god!!! Lol

Not late 90s he was a senior by 95. Our hs played him at the Torrey Pines tournament years ago

As a licensed educator, I thought that a difference could be made with dedicated people. Being able to spot those in need and what their true learning style is was fascinating. Many don't care to know this at all. Schea Cotton didn't have a learning disability, he was simply an auditory learner. Shame on the franchise known a NC2A for penalizing him for such because once it became apparent Schea did better having instructions verbalized, you quickly discover he's super intelligent.

I sure that was you in the song JC. Or should I say....Jay October. Eshhhh get it💪🏿

Do Bill Walker! That dude played with OJ Mayo and had so much hype.

Sad he never developed other aspects of his game, just relied on strength and athleticism

Definitely u on the track 🔥

That's my man JC on da track😂😂

The original "Man Child!"

Please do Stanley Robinson from Uconn

Shae from the City good vid....how about Kenny Bruner AKA Bad Santa from and 1

being held back was his 1st stunt

that track was super heat i need that in my rotation bruh!!!!

Need this song brotha

We were close to playing against him my senior year. We were a game or 2 off. Damn

Even though he didn't make the NBA and his growth was stunted his highlights are 🔥🔥🔥.

Let's see one on James Forrest from Ga Tech

I See You!

It was said that Schea was going to play with his brother, James, at Long Beach State for one year and go pro which had me really excited as a Long Beach alum and season ticket holder. Would have had him, James, and the coach (at the time) Seth Greenberg playing in the newly built LB State on campus pyramid. I think Greenberg took off first for the South Florida coaching job and the James went pro and there went Schea. Had a few pros come out of Long Beach basketball, historically, but Schea would have been like nothing the athletics program would have seen before. I thought it sounded way too good to be true and it was.

JC should do one on donte jones who played a miss state and blake griffen

Damn I remember Shea Cotton great player should've been in the NBA

I never heard of him til now but I just got the thinking maybe he made the right decision. Had he went straight to the league, I'm sure his agent & others would've taken advantage of his finances

Can you do a Ronald Curry???? Since we talkin first Lebron's can forget Ron Curry.

Schea was a beast the best in his era in Cali , you must do a story on Dwight the Blur Anderson out of Dayton Roth university of Kentucky/usc watch his Documentary The Blur …. He was a 6-2 Allen Iverson… Bobby Austin Cincinnati Aiken high school university of Cincinnati was a 6-3 Micheal Jordan with Reggie Miller jump shot ….

Lenng Cooke with a Stunted Growth remix

Always work on your game, ALWAYS.

knew him from slam magz back in 94

Heard the Guys at All The Smoke Matt and Stax talk highly of Schea Cotton

Balled like a left handed Barkley

Man you got to do one on Evan Burns @stunted growth

Omg this intro was crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m to think he in a zone. Is he free styling, or he he writing this? This dude is jay z! “THe said the rapper will remain nameless like the person who ain’t make it”. Wow

I heard stories schea so athletic he jump up for a dunk. And went to the moon. Came down 2 days later. And he was fouled.

Could you please do one on Johnathan Bender!

The song is "They lost me" by Ishdarr

Bro do a video on Marvin Barns!

ok if we doing old school then add: Raymond Lewis, Freeman Williams and John Williams (Crenshaw HS)

they lost me by ishdarr keep up the good work

U gotta do scoop Geraldine

Damn talk about dirty the NCAA went to work on this man should have sued for money not eligibility ....Im gonna take a guess and say that's you spitting you did use to rap and the Delilah reference 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Empire Ent, storystyle

Yo what song was that 😂

Artist-IshDARR SONG-They lost me

Hey JC, I know who the artist is at the beginning of the video

WOW till this day I'll say Cotton and Marbury are the best HS players I personally seen, I've seen a lot...

The song is by Human

The artist who made the song on the intro is JC STUNTED GROWTH

Monster

Lmao they did him wrong af😭🤣bruh I’m dead

Artist name is Empier Ent, the song is Storystyle (the Message)

Bro was cold but didn't have a jump shot 💯