Who are Lebanon County's greatest basketball players of the last 50 years?
Lebanon County residents have always been fervent supporters of their local sports teams. Of that, there is little doubt. MORE: Frank Kuhn: Remembering a local legend  MORE: Lebanon Catholic coach Patti Hower closing in on another victory milestone  But one sport has always meant a little more to the masses than the others - Basketball. Yes, Lebanon County loves its hoops - from youth leagues to high school to Lebanon Valley College to the wildly popular Sweep The Streets playground hoops event that takes over the city the first weekend in August each summer, local fans continue to prove that Lebanon is, first and foremost, a basketball town, and one with a proud history and tradition. We'll do just that beginning later this week when we unveil a list nominees of former boys and girls basketball greats from Lebanon County with an eye toward selecting the top 5 county boys and girls players over the last 5 decades. 25 boys players and 25 girls players have been nominated - let the arguing begin, it was tough to choose just 25 each- and you'll be able to vote for your picks in a poll that will go live, probably on Thursday. Stay tuned for more information on that. We hope you'll enjoy this walk down memory lane and debating the merits of the nominees or making a case for someone not on the list that you believe should be. Have fun with it, too. There's bound to be disagreements, but hopefully they'll be kept in their proper perspective and we can all enjoy looking back at the careers of the Lebanon County hoops stars of the recent and distant past. Enjoy and, again, stay tuned for the list of nominees and voting information!