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but physicals were unsuccessful in finding anything. Baptiste's interest in his college classes declined and he was assisted with his grades by
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for being "out of condition" and subsequently lost most of his contracted money. The
Warriors sent Baptiste to several drug rehabilitation programs and kept him on their suspended list until he was placed on waivers on January 15, 1973.
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Olympic development team before his sophomore season. Baptiste began to experiment with drugs during his sophomore season as part of an "innocent curiosity". He developed an addiction to
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his entire junior season, which caused him to lose weight. A decline in his playing performance heightened the suspicions of head coach
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and signed a $ 450,000 contract. Baptiste was suspended in training camp before the
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785:"Baptiste, Cured of Drug Habit, Craves Another Shot at a Pro Basketball Job"
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with a full athletic scholarship to play basketball for the
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Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
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307:ballplayer with that much ability" as Baptiste.
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1044:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players
837:"It's Simply Not All Hog Wild for Kentucky"
810:"Five on the Move and the Best of the Rest"
862:"A Hardship Is Not Having a 7‐Foot Center"
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315:Baptiste was made eligible for the
259:. He was selected as a fourth-team
231:but did not make the team due to a
138:: Hardship round, 3rd overall pick
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1049:Golden State Warriors draft picks
1024:American men's basketball players
835:Denlinger, Ken (March 26, 1989).
298:and claimed that he played while
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743:. AP. March 30, 1969. p. 11
341:National Basketball Association
783:Amdur, Neil (March 17, 1974).
337:Eastern Basketball Association
237:Eastern Basketball Association
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1034:Basketball players from Miami
717:. August 11, 1972. p. 37
257:Archbishop Curley High School
999:Creighton Bluejays biography
182:Career highlights and awards
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166:1973–1974;
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108:High school
79:Nationality
1008:Categories
970:Legacy.com
944:Legacy.com
919:Stats Crew
690:References
407:Free throw
389:Field goal
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599:Creighton
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168:1975–1976
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288:Bluejays
219:for the
151:Position
82:American
650:Career
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545:1969–70
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360:Legend
335:of the
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262:Parade
233:heroin
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192:Parade
155:Center
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588:18.9
484:Team
481:Year
347:Death
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