Who Is Paul Pierce: Biography, Net Worth & More

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Paul Pierce was born in Oakland, California on October 13, 1977. He eventually moved to Inglewood with his family, where he attended Inglewood High School. Despite being cut from the school’s varsity basketball team in both his freshman and sophomore years, Pierce returned to the gym as a junior and transformed himself into the team’s top player.

He averaged 27 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior. Pierce went on to compete in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 1995.

Pierce played college basketball for the University of Kansas Jayhawks from 1995 to 1998. He was named Big 12 Conference MVP in both his sophomore and junior seasons. Pierce’s junior season, his final at Kansas, was his greatest, as he scored 777 points, the fifth-most in school history in a single season.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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