Basketball

MacArthur High School

Class of 1996

Inducted 9/29/23

Bond, a 6-foot-4 center, was a two-time Macon County Boys Basketball Player of the Year, in 1995 and 1996, then went on to play at Parkland and Northeastern in Boston. He’s the son of Shawn (Rawls) Bond. As a senior, Bond averaged 21 points and seven rebounds while shooting 54 percent. He was named Class AA all-state after helping lead MacArthur to a 21-7 record and a second straight regional title. During his junior year, he averaged 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds, including 22 points and 11 rebounds per game in the postseason, to earn Macon County Player of the Year in his first year on varsity. Despite just two varsity seasons, Bond scored more than 1,000 career points.

Bond also was a standout in track while in high school in the high jump. He averaged 22.7 points and 7.3 rebounds at Parkland, then went on to Northeastern.