Tyson Chandler was born in a single-parent family in Hanford, California. His mother single-handedly raised three siblings (two sisters), but Chandler’s biological father never died. exceed any support obligations.
The three children grew up on the family's farm in central California. Chandler began to play basketball at the age of three, when his grandfather Cleo installed a simple basketball hoop. Being in the tree became the greatest joy of little Chandler's childhood. Perhaps due to the lack of his father's care, Chandler's relationship with his grandfather is better than that of a father and son. He also regards his grandfather as his best friend.
Although Chandler often stayed with his grandfather, the status of women in their family was quite high, so his mother and grandmother had a great influence on Chandler's character and behavior, and also inherited them. hard-working style. Chandler is an out-and-out country boy. He milks cows, raises pigs, and grows corn and okra. There is almost no job he can't do. However, unlike other country boys, he is taller than his peers. He was quite tall. When Chandler's family moved to San Bernardino (a city in southern California), he was nearly six feet tall at the age of nine.
When Chandler joined the new school, many classmates teased him about his height, guessing that Chandler was actually much younger than them, and the reason why they were in the same class was that he Repeating grades one after another made Chandler feel helpless. But no matter what ups and downs or difficulties he encountered, Chandler never gave up playing basketball. In 1991, he finally joined a local amateur team and quickly found his place in the team. At the same time, Chandler's height continued to increase, reaching a height of 6 feet 4 inches at the age of 11. On Halloween that year, Chandler, like other children, happily knocked on the door asking for candy, but was turned away because no one believed that such a giant was just a child. Tyson Chandler attended Dominguez High School in 1997. At 6 feet 11 inches, he quickly became a prize for the head coach because unlike other big players who were slow or uncoordinated when moving, he His running ability is comparable to that of players a foot shorter than him. His soft release and smooth movement quickly attracted the attention of the basketball world. Chandler's performance on the defensive end attracted more attention. His blocking and rebounding abilities made people full of expectations for him. However, the star of Domingos High School at the time was not Chandler, but Tayshaan. Prince (Detroit Pistons star).
Prince led the team to win the California High School Championship the season before Chandler enrolled, and he was subsequently selected to the McDonald's All-American high school team when Chandler was a freshman in high school. But after Prince graduated, the Domingos High School team belonged entirely to Chandler. When they came to play away games, fans often asked Chandler for his autograph. Under Chandler's leadership, the Dominguez High School team won the state Division II championship in 1999.
Stable performance on both offense and defense made Chandler a feared player in the league. In the 1999-00 season, he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks per game. Guy and led his alma mater to win the championship trophy for the second consecutive year. In addition, they also won the USA Today High School Basketball Championship. In his junior year of high school, Chandler continued to dominate, and his team completed three consecutive championships without any suspense. He averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks per game that season. In the 2001 McDonald's All-Star Game, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star Team (selected for his outstanding performance of 26 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks per game).
Although Chandler is not yet ready to join the NBA at this time, his strength is very close to that day. Many people in the industry are optimistic that he can become an All-NBA player that year. The highest-ranked center player in the draft, Chandler ultimately decided to skip his college career and directly enter the NBA draft. In Chandler's view, he believed that he had the strength to become the No. 1 pick in the rookie draft. However, the Washington Wizards, who owned the No. 1 draft pick, selected another big player-Kwame Brown under the guidance of owner Michael Jordan. Chandler Le was picked by the Los Angeles Clippers with the second overall pick.