Who was the best Basketball Player ever in Knox Co

[UofLFan]

Joey Taylor is defiently among the best players in knox co, he scored over 1500 points in just 2 seasons at Barbourville High School. dinky was good too along with Patterson,Elam,Mills,and a few others, Jim Belcher was a average player not among the greats though he had a 38 point game against pineville once.

[Bville alum]

One word ..... MOOSE!!!!!!!!

[ukfan1]

Ten wrote:

1) Terry Mills Played for UK under Adolph Rupp if I'm not mistaken.
2) Brandon Elam played at Charleston Southern that is Division 1. He also played in the NCAA tournament while he was there.
3) Tony Patterson played at ETSU or Tennesse Tech (I can't recall but both are Division 1 schools in Tennessee.
But, I would leave all 3 out of this poll; I mean Dinky Phipps is Barbourville High School's all-time leading scorer what could be better than that? lol. This is ridiculous.

joey was the best

[The Machine]

UofLFan wrote:

Joey Taylor is defiently among the best players in knox co, he scored over 1500 points in just 2 seasons at Barbourville High School. dinky was good too along with Patterson,Elam,Mills,and a few others, Jim Belcher was a average player not among the greats though he had a 38 point game against pineville once.

Didn't Cody Messer drop 40 on Lynn Camp 2 years ago? I'm not saying he is anywhere in this discussion, but scoring a lot in one game shouldn't dictate anything.

[witness]

Joe Napier would be the best player to ever comeout of the county if ever given the chance! Maybehes a late bloomer idk but you should really see him play!if you think you can beat him one on one ill personally set it up!

[truthful]

Chuck Crawford was the best

[Ur crazy]

Ten wrote:

1) Terry Mills Played for UK under Adolph Rupp if I'm not mistaken.
2) Brandon Elam played at Charleston Southern that is Division 1. He also played in the NCAA tournament while he was there.
3) Tony Patterson played at ETSU or Tennesse Tech (I can't recall but both are Division 1 schools in Tennessee.
But, I would leave all 3 out of this poll; I mean Dinky Phipps is Barbourville High School's all-time leading scorer what could be better than that? lol. This is ridiculous.

Terry mills was very good

Tony Patterson was also one of the best

Joey could not guard a rose bush and Dinky had a vertical jump of a turtle, could not even get the rim

Best player ever ex coach Bill Swafford, could do it all.

[hall of fame taylor]

i heard joeys gonna be inducted into the khsaa hall of fame soon.

[11B40Sgt]

John Knox Mills is and was the best to ever play the game in Knox County. He is the only one I know that played Pro Basketball. If a person didn't play college ball they were not very good. The only player from BHS that played NCAA basketball was Bobby MCWilliams, there has been many play NCAA that played at KCHS. Tony Patterson, was the most recent to play NCAA basketball. Terry Mills played for UK....the list goes on and on. My point, If one did not play college basketball, they were not good enough.........How can the names in this survey even remotely be mentioned as the best. Would it be self promoting.

[Curious]

Where is Joey Taylor now?

[Answering Machine]

tnt wrote:

scotty powell scored 58 at walker park

if I remember right, didn't his team only score 59?

[correction]

Answering Machine wrote:

<quoted text>if I remember right, didn't his team only score 59?

His team scored 57. Scotty scored a couple for the opponents as well.

[just sayig]

denver mills and randell schott is the best iv ever seen

[Honest]

Where did Camron Mills start playing he played for Ky

[yea]

11B40Sgt wrote:

John Knox Mills is and was the best to ever play the game in Knox County. He is the only one I know that played Pro Basketball. If a person didn't play college ball they were not very good. The only player from BHS that played NCAA basketball was Bobby MCWilliams, there has been many play NCAA that played at KCHS. Tony Patterson, was the most recent to play NCAA basketball. Terry Mills played for UK....the list goes on and on. My point, If one did not play college basketball, they were not good enough.........How can the names in this survey even remotely be mentioned as the best. Would it be self promoting.

John Knox mills never played pro basketball he went to law school and became a judge.

[truth hurts]

noble potter
bill swafford
rodney merida
todd marlow pridemore
mike baker
jerry blanton
gerald stacy
oliver white
leroy smallwood
stan the man gregory
mark west

[coach]

IMO Noble Potter was the best basketball player Knox County ever produced.

[truth hurts]

noble was a pute athelet.
Knox Central do much better if they go down the lane and recruit more.
Mike Patterson was lot tougher then tony his son.\
Noble dunk up at rosenwald at the goal was 10 foot and 6 inches.

[Opinion]

I think Jeff Banfield. I think he works for knox co school system watched a lit of guys play, having sons of my own over the years... I think w right training .. He could have went some where.