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When Chicago-area NBA fans see news that Shams Charania broke, they might not realize that he’s one of them.
He was born at Evanston Hospital. He and his family lived in Rogers Park, near Loyola’s campus. He grew up in Skokie and attended Old Orchard Junior High before switching to Mary Murphy School in Wilmette for eighth grade. That put him on a path to New Trier, where he began his rise to stardom.
“On Day 1 of freshman year, I was trying to play in the NBA,” Charania said.