# Whose autograph did I get around 1990-91 at a basketball camp?

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**Created:** [August 17, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autograph-did-i-get-around-1990-91-at-a-basketball-camp/918343 "2020-08-17T20:06:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autograph-did-i-get-around-1990-91-at-a-basketball-camp/918343/1 "2020-08-17T20:06:28Z")

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[Here is the autograph in question.](https://i.redd.it/igsrywem3mh51.jpg)

The basketball camp featured three stars. Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and a younger player who was NOT on the Pistons. I met all three of them and got a signed photo of Thomas and Dumars, but their third NBA player was a rookie, or only a couple years in.

Who was he? It looks like Manut Bol, but it wasn’t. 🙂

[Here is the front of the t-shirt he signed.](https://imgur.com/gallery/kjqha4U)

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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autograph-did-i-get-around-1990-91-at-a-basketball-camp/918343/2 "2020-08-17T20:24:29Z")

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If he was #34, then maybe [Willie Burton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/numbers.fcgi?number=34&year=1992)?

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autograph-did-i-get-around-1990-91-at-a-basketball-camp/918343/3 "2020-08-17T20:29:41Z")

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Yeah, looking at Willie Burton signatures on Google Images, I’d say it’s pretty likely that’s who it is.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autograph-did-i-get-around-1990-91-at-a-basketball-camp/918343/4 "2020-08-17T21:10:29Z")

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Thank you to you both. The camp was in Michigan and I see that Willie Burton grew up in Michigan, giving him a connection to the area of the camp. [Yep, he looked like this when I met him](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81lkbYuCERL._AC_SL1500_.jpg).

I met him after his rookie season and it looks like after that, he became a journeyman player. Good enough to stay in the league for years, but never to rise to prominence.

At that same camp, I got picked to come on the court and play against Isiah Thomas in 3-on-3 basketball. It was a lot of fun and a really clear memory for me. I was lucky to get to play a brief game of basketball against a NBA all-star. Lots of fun.