Shagari Alleyne is an American basketball

Basketball

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 center

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 that plays for the Lake Michigan Admirals

Lake Michigan Admirals

The Lake Michigan Admirals are a team of the Premier Basketball League that began play in the 2009-10 season as a member of the American Basketball Association. The Admirals are the second ABA team based in Berrien County, Michigan, after the Benton Harbor-based Twin City Ballers folded after their...

 of the Premier Basketball League

Premier Basketball League

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.

He played three years for the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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 Wildcats

Kentucky Wildcats

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 before transferring to Manhattan College

Manhattan College

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. Because he was a transfer, he was forced to sit out his senior season. In 2007 he entered the NBA Draft with the Philadelphia 76ers. Standing at 7'3", he was the tallest player ever for his respective schools.

In 2008, Alleyne was invited to the Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

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' training camp. He was given the nickname "Skyscraper".

On November 17, 2011, Alleyne was selected by the Lake Michigan Admirals

Lake Michigan Admirals

The Lake Michigan Admirals are a team of the Premier Basketball League that began play in the 2009-10 season as a member of the American Basketball Association. The Admirals are the second ABA team based in Berrien County, Michigan, after the Benton Harbor-based Twin City Ballers folded after their...

 with the first pick in the Premier Basketball League

Premier Basketball League

The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...

draft.