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Manute Bol’s son made his high school basketball debut Tuesday with Bishop Miege.
Bol Bol, transferred from Blue Valley Northwest early in the school year, and he is on Bishop Miege’s junior-varsity team, according to Max Preps.
His father, Manute Bol, played for four teams over a 10-year NBA career. After retiring, he eventually moved to Olathe. Manute, who was 7-foot-7, died in 2010 at the age of 47.
Bol Bol, who is a 6-foot-10 freshman according to Max Preps, exhibited some of his father’s traits on the court as he blocked shots, made a long-ranger jumper (Manute Bol once made six three-pointers in a half) and, of course, dunked.
Manute Bol had five children. One, Bol Bol, is now in high school in Kansas. He’s proving the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.
The video you see above, from MaxPreps, shows Bol Bol dominating Bishop Miege’s first junior varsity game of the year. He may be a freshman in the classroom, but on the court, he’s a power player.
Bol Bol already stands 6-foot-10 and is surprisingly comfortable with his own size and dimensions, particularly for a 14-year-old.
The next obvious question is: What is Bol Bol doing playing junior varsity basketball? The answer has everything to do with eligibility. The freshman transferred into Bishop Miege from Blue Valley Northwest early in the school year, but he had already technically started at Blue Valley. That created some gray area about when he should be eligible to begin competition.
Until those deliberations are completed, Bol Bol will have to bide his time with the junior varsity. That’s clearly not fair, for him or his foes.
Source Article From kansascity.com
