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Timeline: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s rise to stardom

Let’s take a look back at his quick rise to stardom in this timeline of events:

Summer 2015: Move from Canada to Tennessee

After attending Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for two years, the Canadian-born Gilgeous-Alexander left his home country and his family behind to pursue a career in basketball. He transferred to Hamilton Heights in Chattanooga, Tn. for his final two years of high school, where he hoped the better competition would make him a better college prospect.

November 27, 2015: Commitment to Florida

Gilgeous-Alexander committed to Florida in November of his junior year of high school as an unrated prospect out of Tennessee.