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Aquille Carr: Baltimore's ‘Crimestopper’ is a basketball phenom

Just 5-foot-7, Aquille Carr of Baltimore’s Patterson High School is already a YouTube sensation and has been called “the country’s most electrifying high school player.”

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Dec. 19, 2011

Aquille Carr, a basketball phenom at Patterson High School in Baltimore, runs onto the court during player introductions prior to a game against Baltimore City College High.

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Fans line up about two hours prior to the start of the game between Patterson and Baltimore City College High School. Patterson's Aquille Carr, the main attraction, is called 'the Crimestopper' because, according to legend, all of the dealers and hustlers in east Baltimore shut down business during the two hours that the Clippers play.

Dec. 19, 2011

Fans line up about two hours prior to the start of the game between Patterson and Baltimore City College High School. Patterson's Aquille Carr, the main attraction, is called "the Crimestopper" because, according to legend, all of the dealers and hustlers in east Baltimore shut down business during the two hours that the Clippers play.

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Patterson's Aquille Carr, center, runs to the baseline as he warms up prior to game action against Baltimore City College High. The junior has averaged nearly 30 points per game the past two seasons.

Dec. 19, 2011

Patterson's Aquille Carr, center, runs to the baseline as he warms up prior to game action against Baltimore City College High. The junior has averaged nearly 30 points per game the past two seasons.

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Aquille Carr (3) stands with his Patterson teammates during the national anthem. Carr is 5-foot-7, 145 pounds, yet has a 48-inch vertical leap and is known for spectacular dunks and dazzling dribbling moves.

Dec. 19, 2011

Aquille Carr (3) stands with his Patterson teammates during the national anthem. Carr is 5-foot-7, 145 pounds, yet has a 48-inch vertical leap and is known for spectacular dunks and dazzling dribbling moves.

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Patterson guard Aquille Carr stops and pops a floater in the lane during a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High on Dec. 19. Carr finished with a game-high 25 points for the Clippers, the top-ranked team in Baltimore.

Dec. 19, 2011

Patterson guard Aquille Carr stops and pops a floater in the lane during a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High on Dec. 19. Carr finished with a game-high 25 points for the Clippers, the top-ranked team in Baltimore.

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Tammy Carr cheers on her son, Aquille Carr, at a Patterson game. Aquille, 18, is the youngest of Tammy and Alan Carr's three children.

Dec. 19, 2011

Tammy Carr cheers on her son, Aquille Carr, at a Patterson game. Aquille, 18, is the youngest of Tammy and Alan Carr's three children.

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Patterson's Aquille Carr drives to the basket during the second half against Baltimore City College High. The 5-foot-7 Carr has drawn comparisons to a pair of former Baltimore basketball stars, 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues and 5-foot-4 Shawnta Rogers.

Dec. 19, 2011

Patterson's Aquille Carr drives to the basket during the second half against Baltimore City College High. The 5-foot-7 Carr has drawn comparisons to a pair of former Baltimore basketball stars, 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues and 5-foot-4 Shawnta Rogers.

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Patterson's Aquille Carr listens to his coaches in the locker room at halftime during a game against Baltimore City College High. Carr has unofficially committed to Seton Hall and hopes to play in the NBA one day.

Dec. 19, 2011

Patterson's Aquille Carr listens to his coaches in the locker room at halftime during a game against Baltimore City College High. Carr has unofficially committed to Seton Hall and hopes to play in the NBA one day.

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Aquille Carr, far right, and his Patterson Clippers teammates gather together during halftime of a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High School.

Dec. 19, 2011

Aquille Carr, far right, and his Patterson Clippers teammates gather together during halftime of a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High School.

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Fans pack the Patterson High School gym to watch phenom Aquille Carr and the Clippers take on Baltimore City College High School. The gym seats only about 300, so hundreds of fans are regularly turned away for games.

Dec. 19, 2011

Fans pack the Patterson High School gym to watch phenom Aquille Carr and the Clippers take on Baltimore City College High School. The gym seats only about 300, so hundreds of fans are regularly turned away for games.

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Alan Carr shouts instructions to his son, Aquille Carr, during a game against Baltimore City College High. Alan Carr, 49, was known as 'Alan Star' around Baltimore when he was a high school basketball star at Patterson.

Dec. 19, 2011

Alan Carr shouts instructions to his son, Aquille Carr, during a game against Baltimore City College High. Alan Carr, 49, was known as "Alan Star" around Baltimore when he was a high school basketball star at Patterson.

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Patterson's Aquille Carr (3) drives the lane in heavy traffic against Baltimore City College High. Dime Magazine has called the 5-foot-7 Carr 'without question, the country's most electrifying high school player.'

Dec. 19, 2011

Patterson's Aquille Carr (3) drives the lane in heavy traffic against Baltimore City College High. Dime Magazine has called the 5-foot-7 Carr "without question, the country's most electrifying high school player."

Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post

Aquille Carr laughs with his cousin Rummell King as they relax after a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High.

Dec. 19, 2011

Aquille Carr laughs with his cousin Rummell King as they relax after a 69-58 win over Baltimore City College High.

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Aquille Carr practices his dribbling skills in the basement of his sister Ashlie's home. The Carrs are a close-knit family; 'I just thank God I got both my parents,' Aquille says.

Dec. 19, 2011

Aquille Carr practices his dribbling skills in the basement of his sister Ashlie's home. The Carrs are a close-knit family; "I just thank God I got both my parents," Aquille says.

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