LAS VEGAS - You want to win a beer at a bar? Throw out this question: What 76ers player on the current roster scored more than 1,000 points in his senior year of high school.
Answer: T.J. McConnell. During his final year at Chartiers Valley High School - in Bridgeville, 14 miles southwest of Pittsburgh - the 6-2 guard averaged 34.4 points a game and scored 1,062 points. He followed that with four years of college ball, the first two at Duquesne and the final two at Arizona. Undrafted, he opened eyes last year at this time when he played for the 76ers in both the Utah and Las Vegas summer leagues, showing grit and competitiveness that earned him an invite to the team's training camp.