Mateen Cleaves Puts on a Show vs. Kalamazoo Central (1995)

Flint Northern's Mateen Cleaves dazzled in his team's 94-78 victory over Kalamazoo Central in Michigan's 1995 Class A state semi-finals. Showcasing a little bit of everything - a killer cross, reverse layup, dunk, chasedown block, low-key Eurostep in the open floor - Cleaves combined forces with future Michigan State teammate and 1995 Mr. Basketball runner-up Antonio Smith (27 points, 15 rebounds) to send Central packing.
The complete semi-final matchup can be seen here, via MHSAA: • 1995 Class A Semifinal...

[@LJE3]

The Euro Step.
The failed behind the back but hustle back for rhe block.
Cool upload

[@adrianlewis4902]

Can we stop with the name euro step! giving them credit for something we been doing since the 60's. Elgin Baylor comes to mind.

[@DJSevenEights]

Ppl forget he was a high flyer before the “Accident”...

[@butter231997]

You’re right, nobody talks about “the accident “. Changed two programs for 20 years.

[@1manarmy850]

Big time player in the Big ten(no pun) but I wish I could've seen him before accident.

[@deebey814]

great throwback

[@marcellussims4831]

Back when announcers didn't know what a "Euro step" was 😆

[@djponthabeat2803]

🤣