Schea Cotton is a former professional basketball player who was highly touted as a high school player, with the potential to play professionally in the NBA. However, he played 10 years professionally but never reached the NBA. After a lawsuit with the NCAA was settled, Cotton played one season with the Alabama Crimson Tide, but he decided to forgo his final two years of college.

Cottons journey is a cautionary tale for future prep basketball stars. He has produced a documentary, "Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story," which covers his rise as a high school sensation and the letdown of not reaching the NBA. After retiring from playing, Cotton became a basketball trainer with his own academy, as well as a coach in the Los Angeles area for Millikan High School and Belmont Shore in AAU.

It has been 20 years since Schea Cotton left Alabama for an NBA job that never came, but his exploits as a high school player live on in the legend of Schea Cotton. Despite not reaching the NBA, Cotton is grateful for his experiences and the opportunities he had to play basketball.