John Drew, perhaps the greatest basketball player from Alabama, should be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame! Despite the NBA banning him for a drug addiction, we feel that Alabama should induct him in spite of his addiction!

Drew holds three state AHSAA records from his years (1969-72) at J.F. Shields High School in Monroe County (career scoring average, 41.0 points per game, 1969-72; single-season rebounding, 764 in 1971-72; and single-season rebound average, 21.8 rebounds per game, 1971-72), and remains among the leaders in numerous others. They are single-game scoring (No. 2, 77 vs. Snow Hill Institute, 1971-72), single-season scoring (No. 3, 1,302 points, 1970-71), career scoring (No. 4, 4,018 from 1969-72), and single-season scoring average (No. 4, 44.0 points per game, 1970-71). John Drew remained a prolific scorer in the NBA, averaging 20.7 points and nearly seven rebounds per game. 

He long ago should have been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Regardless, he has earned his glory and he should be celebrated! Who are we to judge or deny his greatness?