Projected NFL Draft Top 10 pick Malik Hooker was 1,000-point high school basketball scorer

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Former Buckeye was a multi-sport high school standout.

Ohio State defensive back Malik Hooker is projected to be a Top 10 pick in the NFL Draft, which begins Thursday in Philadelphia.

But before becoming a star in Columbus, Hooker was a basketball standout and 1,000-point scorer during his high school days at New Castle (Pa.).

As a senior in 2013-14, Hooker averaged 21.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game in leading the Hurricanes to a 31-0 record, Class AAAA state title and No. 23 national ranking by MaxPreps.

The Western Pennsylvania product earned a spot on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays twice that year, including this rim-rocking alley-oop.

Hooker may not be the best baller in his own family, however. Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
detailed the incredible story of brothers Marquel and Marcus, who also surpassed the 1,000-point plateau while in a New Castle uniform.

Malik was rated a three-star athlete by 247Sports in football and recorded 13 touchdowns his senior year. He earned the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Male Athlete of the Year in 2014.

Hooker's athletic career really took off last fall at Ohio State, where he recorded 74 tackles and seven interceptions for the 11-2 Buckeyes.