![]() He chose to play for Crean and the Golden Eagles, arriving in Cream City in the fall of 2000. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, a suburb of the city.ĭespite his talents on the court, his academic struggles meant he received offers from only three college basketball programs (Marquette, DePaul and Illinois State). Wade grew up two hours south of Milwaukee, in Washington Park, a neighborhood in South Side Chicago, Illinois. (Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics.) From the bench to the rafters to the domeĪll the fanfare, attention and histrionics came about two decades after Wade was known more for his low standardized test scores than his basketball ability. Dwyane Wade talks to Shaka Smart during the Final Four weekend in Houston. His final words: “We in the Hall of Fame dawg.” We in the Hall of Fame dog □⚡️ /oBP7SVnG6r He, once again, used his platform to highlight just about everybody but himself, including his former head coach Tom Crean and former teammate Travis Diener, both of whom were in attendance.Īt the end, his father, Dwyane Wade Sr., went up to the stage too, joining his son in all the glory. All of his children, his wife, sister, mom, former teammates and many others were asked by Wade to stand. But, in typical Wade fashion, he spoke about others - having his “loved ones” stand up one-by-one for a special recognition. Wade could have used his speech to talk about all of his achievements and accomplishments. It’s no coincidence Wade chose Iverson to welcome him to the hall, he wore the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft and 2001 NBA MVP, sits attentively to the left of Wade. ![]() All eyes are on him, nothing he isn’t used to.Īllen Iverson, the No. Once the video ends, he gets up and walks to the podium situated on center stage of Symphony Hall. The crowd erupts, easily the most emphatic reaction of the night. Sitting front-row, Wade, dressed in an all-white suit, looks at the camera before his pre-speech introduction video plays. But now, being here, it takes on a new meaning. ![]() Wade has known for months what Saturday night represents. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.) A night to remember “I started writing my Hall of Fame speech when I was 17 years old,” Wade said June 22 in a press conference, “because of the work that I put in, the dreams that I went out and did, I went to fight hard to get.” Wade saluting the fans during the 2003 Final Four Anniversary Jan. ![]() He’s had his eyes set on becoming a hall of famer for years, even writing in his high school yearbook that he would retire from the NBA as “one of the greatest to play the game.” It’s a special relationship that we have, and I’m very thankful to represent this university.” “When they heard I was struggling with my ACT test, and my scores, that phone stopped ringing, the letters stopped coming, and Marquette stayed through it all. Marquette gave me an opportunity that a lot of people didn’t want to give me. So to hear those words, and to say I’m the first to hope I’m not the last,” Wade said Friday. ![]() A lot of people like Coach Crean promised me a scholarship, but didn’t even know he can give me a scholarship because Marquette has never took a Prop 48. I was academically ineligible my first year. Wade, a first-ballot inductee, is the first Marquette player to be elected to the Hall of Fame. ![]()
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