Cam Spencer plays like nobody wants him — because nobody did
Memphis Grizzlies guard Cam Spencer gestures after making a three-point basket against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (Jessie Alcheh/AP Photo file)
“You found that?” Spencer asked. “On the internet? What was that website again?”
The lines were from a high school recruiting profile, not by a national service like 247Sports or On3. It was a self-created page that Spencer made when he was a junior in high school without a single college offer.
“I remember doing that,” Spencer said laughing. It was a surprising reaction given how frustrated he seemed to be after the Grizzlies’ loss to the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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