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20 years ago: BYU basketball misses out on Chris Burgess

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Former Utah center Chris Burgess, who now plays basketball for a professional team in Puerto Rico, shows off jerseys from his college and international basketball career.

Former Utah center Chris Burgess, who now plays basketball for a professional team in Puerto Rico, shows off jerseys from his college and international basketball career.

Editor's note: Every Sunday, the Deseret News takes a look back into our archives.

Roger Reid and the BYU basketball team missed out on the Chris Burgess sweepstakes when the 6-11 forward/center announced he would attend Duke.

An involved recruiting process ended in Reids controversial comments about the Southern California native "letting down 9 million Mormons.