Michigan State Recruiting
CLASS OF 2013 INTRO: BO ZEIGLER
February 1, 2012 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
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While already well known in the Midwest, Detroit (MI) Community High’s Byron ‘Bo’ Zeigler is poised to make a big name for himself nationally this spring and summer on the recruiting trail. The 6-foot-6, 191-pound small forward, according to our friends at Hoops Window, is a rubberband man on the floor, offensively and defensively and utilizes a speed burst dribble and glide towards the hoop with ease, it doesn’t matter from which side of the court, Zeigler is effective with both hands. On defense, Hoops Window compares Zeigler to a smaller Hakim Warrick when he throws up his long arms to block a shot.
Zeigler told NBE this weekend that he is continuing to work on his ball-handling as well as his on-ball defense this season. With the spring AAU season approaching quickly, he is also looking forward to hitting the circuit with his Michigan Hurricane teammates.
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RECRUITING UPDATE: 2013 PG DEMETRIUS JACKSON
January 1, 2012 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
Demetrius Jackson has made quite the name for himself in the Midwest as one of the top players in the Class of 2013. While nationally his reputation is slowly increasing, look for the Mishawaka (IN) native to kick start that reputation building this spring on the AAU trail. Several schools have already extended the Marian High School point guard scholarship offers and hope to nail down a commitment before word spreads of the talent the 6-foot-1, 185-lb Jackson possesses on the basketball court.
On the court Jackson has been instrumental in Marian’s 7-2 start this season. The junior is quickly closing in on the school’s scoring record which will likely be broken in his next outing.
“[The] season’s going great, started of slow but now we have it rolling [now],” Jackson told NBE yesterday. “I broke 1,000 points last game, 10 [points] away from the [school]record now.”
While individual achievements like the scoring record and his own recruitment may get most of the attention, like any great point guard, Jackson is thinking team first. His goals for his junior season are all centered around the great team accomplishments he hopes to achieve with his teammates and friends.
“Cutting down the nets with my team, that would be the best memory,” he said.
During the spring and summer AAU season Jackson runs with MBA Select, one of the better Midwest programs. A basketball junkie, Jackson just loves the opportunity to lace up the sneakers and play ball.
“Playing against great competition and meeting and making new friends,” said Jackson of his favorite part of being with MBA Select, “also just hooping, love that!”
Even with the accolades that come with being one of the top players in the nation, Jackson is never satisfied with himself. He is always striving to be a better basketball player in all facets of his game. When asked where he wanted to improve the most before his time is done at the high school level, Jackson could not single out any one area.
“Everything in my game can improve, so when I go to the gym I work on it all, even if it takes me all day,” Jackson said. “You can never stop getting better.”
The coaches currently recruiting Jackson certainly love to hear that and he will make one program very lucky. Jackson mentioned schools such as Butler, Xavier, Notre Dame, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State and Georgetown as being active in his recruitment that he is currently considering, also indicating that is not a closed list at this time.
Jackson took an unofficial visit to Notre Dame recently and was on hand to see Mike Brey’s club upend Pitt in their BIG EAST conference opener. Following the game Jackson was spending time soaking up the victory with Irish players and staff members. There was some internet chatter that a college decision could come soon for Jackson, but he was not ready to tip his hand, or even name a leader when asked by NBE yesterday.
“Yes, I was at the game, good win for the Irish,” said Jackson. “As of right now all the schools are number one. [I'm] just happy to even have schools recruiting me.”
Probably not as happy as he will eventually make one school when he does decide. What will factor into his college decision and when will he come to his decision? “Family, friends, atmosphere, basketball program and whenever God lets me know.”
Until then we will wait…but, do not be surprised to see him blow up nationally if this spring he is still an uncommitted prospect. MBA Select will be a team to watch just to see for yourself how good Demetrius Jackson is.
Below are some Demetrius Jackson highlights from MichiganPrepStars.com from the summer when he was playing with MBA Select:
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TOP 15 RECRUITING CLASSES FOR 2012 NATIONALLY
November 17, 2011 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
By Brian Bosworth, National Recruiting Analyst
After providing early signing period recruiting class highlights from the BIG EAST, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC, as well as the top Non-BCS Schools, it is time to sum everything up and release our list of the Top 15 Men’s Basketball Recruiting Classes through the early signing period.
The recruiting classes are well-balanced throughout the country. The BIG EAST and Big 10 lead the early going with each conference placing three schools in the rankings. The Pac 12, ACC and Big 12 each have two schools cracking the top 15 and the SEC has one. There are two programs from ‘non-BCS’ conferences also on the list.
Five different conferences placed schools in the Top 5 so far. Here are the classes…ranked 1-15…
EARLY SIGNING PERIOD CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS – BIG 10
November 14, 2011 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
By Brian Bosworth, National Recruiting Analyst
Today we continue our look at the early recruiting classes nationally with a look at the Big 10 where three programs can clearly make a case for the top class in the conference to date…
Top 5 Big 10 Recruiting Classes:
1) Michigan
Commits – Mitch McGary (PF/C), Glenn Robinson (SF), Nik Stauskas (SF)
–McGary is without a doubt the top prospect that John Beilein has ever landed in his time at Michigan.
2) Indiana
Commits – Hanner Perea (PF), Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell (PG), Jeremy Hollowell (SF), Ron Patterson (SG), Peter Jurkin (C)
–Tom Crean landed a group of five pieces that all fit together and could eventually be the starting lineup for Indiana.
3) Michigan State
Commits – Gary Harris (SG), Kenny Kaminski (PF), Matt Costello (C), Denzel Valentine (SF)
–Already an impressive 3 man class, Gary Harris chose the Spartans over Kentucky, Indiana, and Purdue pushing Michigan State among the nation’s elite classes.
NOW AT VERMONT ACADEMY, DOMINIC WOODSON IS AN UNKNOWN COMMODITY NO MORE
October 16, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
Entering July, not many people outside of his part of Texas knew who Dominic Woodson was.
After breaking out during AAU Nationals in Orlando, Fla., the 6-foot-9 class of 2013 center is now a high-major priority.
Woodson transferred to Vermont Academy for his junior season. NBE caught up with Jesse Bopp, his coach at the New England prep school, to discuss Woodson’s recruitment, game and more.
“Vermont Academy was a great opportunity for him to be in a very controlled environment that resembles what life will be like for him as a college basketball player and he is a kid who talks about being the best and hopefully this environment gives him the opportunity at that,” Bopp said of why Woodson made the move, adding, “He has done a great job adjusting to all aspects of life here.”
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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK: ANTHONY BENNETT HOLDING LIST STEADY, CHINONSO OBOKOH TAKING VISITS & SCHOOLS WATCH YOUNG LAMONTA STONE
September 20, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
The big news of the college basketball recruiting world was delivered by St. Anthony’s senior guard Kyle Anderson who ended the speculation of his college destination with a simple announcement via twitter:
RT @KyleAnderson5 -Had a great family meeting. I’ve decided to be a UCLA BRUIN!!
Anderson’s announcement came on the eve of his birthday, the planned date of his college decision. Seton Hall (tickets) head coach Kevin Willard had made one last pitch to Anderson and his family with an in-home visit, but it was not enough in the end for the Pirates to land the recruiting coup of the early Fall.
While the Anderson story was unfolding, NBE was also able to get recruiting updates on ’12 forward Anthony Bennett, ’13 big man Chinonso Obokoh and ’15 point guard LaMonta Stone II.
INTRODUCING LAMONTA STONE II — YOUNG POINT GUARD ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL ALREADY HAS D-1 OFFERS
August 4, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Ray Mernagh
LaMonta Stone II is the son of a coach — his father LaMonta is a long-time assistant coach at Bowling Green.
The younger Stone has shown this summer that he probably isn’t going to get overlooked the way some coaching offspring tend to.
Stone, who will enter Bowling Green High School this fall, is a traditional point guard according to those that have seen him this summer.
Stone did work at the Jr. Phenom Camp in San Diego at the start of the summer where he was ranked the #1 point guard in the camp, and continued to impress throughout the July period. So much so that he’s already garnered his first two D-1 scholarship offers from Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Stone is also getting interest from Michigan State, Iowa State, Michigan, Cincinnati and Duquesne.
Young Stone is definitely a player NBE will track over the next few years as he matures physically and will no doubt receive intense looks from even more programs nation-wide as he steps right into the Varsity level as a 9th grader.
For now here’s a little taste of his skills in the open court.
Let me be the first to dub the move the “Stone Cold” crossover.
2011 DESERT DUEL MEMORIAL FINAL DAY RECAP: NJ PLAYAZ STORM BACK FOR TITLE
July 29, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Raphielle Johnson
The only thing better than the two best teams in an event playing in the title game is those teams putting forth a game for the ages. And that’s exactly what happened when the Mac Irvin Fire and New Jersey Playaz 17U teams met in Tuesday’s title game at the Desert Duel Memorial. Despite trailing by as many as 26 points early in the second half the Playaz found a way back, ultimately winning the game in overtime by the final score of 70-62.
Things most certainly didn’t look good for the Playaz at the start as Mac Irvin jumped them out of the gate thanks to the combination of solid offensive execution and the Playaz’s inability to make shots. The squad from Chicago had everything rolling, especially 2013 stud Jabari Parker who hit just about any shot imaginable in the first twenty minutes.
Steve Taylor (2012) was able to slash to the basket, DePaul commit Billy Garrett Jr. (2013) and Derrick Randolph (2012) made plays in the backcourt and Aaric Armstead (2012) was also a factor. A dunk just before the halftime buzzer made the score 43-20, and a Parker three in the first minute of the second half pushed the lead out to 26. To say the least things did not look good for the Playaz was an understatement.
LAS VEGAS AAU DAY 1 NOTEBOOK: JABARI PARKER SHINES, KRIS DUNN SPARKLES & MORE
July 23, 2011 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
By Raphielle Johnson
When a who’s who of the college coaching profession is on hand a show is expected. And 2013 prospect Jabari Parker provided that and then some in Mac Irvin Fire’s win over Worldwide Renegades in the evening session of the Las Vegas Fab 48 at Bishop Gorman. Parker showed off his vast array of skills in front of the likes of Dave Rose (BYU), Oliver Purnell (DePaul), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Bruce Weber (Illinois), Buzz Williams (Marquette) and Tom Izzo (Michigan State) among others.
Also playing well in the win for Mac Irvin were 2012 forward Steve Taylor and 2012 guards Aaric Armstead and Derrick Randolph. Taylor won’t be graded on the same level as Parker but make no mistake about it, the young man is skilled. Taylor showed off the ability to step out and attack the rim, doing a solid job of playing with contact and knocking down mid-range shots. Randolph, while he looks shorter than his listed height of 5’9”, is the kind of winning player that all successful teams tend to have.
Randolph was highly competitive at both ends of the floor, setting up teammates for easy baskets on quick drives to the basket and disrupting the Renegades defensively. Armstead may not have had the impact scoring-wise that some of the other players had, but he did the little things especially on the defensive end. And 2013 DePaul commit Billy Garrett Jr. proved to be a tough matchup due to his crafty handle and ability to knock down a variety of shots.
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HOOP GROUP WV JAM FEST RECRUITING NOTES – DAY 2
July 16, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Lauren Kirschman
The first 10-day live evaluation period of July has come and gone in nearly a blink of an eye. Its been a fun trip to Akron (OH) and Morgantown (WV) and points in between, north and south as well as east and west. While the coaches and throngs of media head home to their own beds finally, the Hoop Group’s West Virginia Jam Fest will carry on another day.
Tomorrow morning the event’s Gold Semifinals will take place. In the 17U bracket Team Philly will take on Team Takeover – Hoop Magic in one semifinal. Team Philly got past Long Island Lightning – Blue in one quarterfinal and the Hoop Magic-based squad upset Team 94 out of California in another quarterfinal.
The other half of the last four standing will be a match-up between the NY Gauchos and Hoop Heaven Heat of NJ who got past the Jersey Shore Warriors in a thrilling ending. The Gauchos won a hard fought affair with East Coast Elite in their quarterfinal match-up.
NBE caught up with a trio of standouts on Friday and below has the latest recruiting information on ’12 Blaise Mbargorba, ’13 Mark Williams and ’13 Elijah Brown for readers to enjoy…
LEBRON JAMES SKILLS ACADEMY RECRUITING FOCUS: ADAM WOODBURY & D’VAUNTES SMITH-RIVERA
July 8, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Lauren Kirschman
Class of 2012 center Adam Woodbury is getting looks from some of the nation’s high profile school.
After performing well at the NBA Top 100 Camp, Woodbury, who is from Sioux City, IA, is receiving interest from Kansas, Duke, Ohio State and North Carolina. Iowa, Wisconsin, Stanford and Minnesota are also interested. He wants to cut his list of potential schools down to five soon.
“It’s an honor,” Woodbury said of attracting the attention of elite programs. “I never dreamed I’d be in this position.”
He doesn’t know how interest in him increased, but he credits the teams he’s played with this summer. He added that he was thankful for the invitation to the LeBron James Skills Academy, saying that he never thought he’d have the opportunity to play with James.
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LEBRON JAMES SKILLS ACADEMY RECRUITING FOCUS: GARY HARRIS & TERRY ROZIER
July 8, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Lauren Kirschman
College coaches were allowed at the Lebron James Skills Academy on Thursday for the first time and the turnout was as expected. A who’s who of college coaches were in the stands at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena and they were not disappointed as the level of play at the camp has been very high. NBE is finishing up its coverage of the camp this morning and then will be on our way to the next stop on the evaluation trail. After yesterday’s afternoon session we had the opporunity to speak with Gary Harris (’12) and Terry Rozier (’12) as both have been putting in some impressive work this week. Both players have certainly helped their recruiting stock and will likely see an increased level of interest on the trail as they finish out the month and begin to work through the recruiting process.
Rozier lets NBE in on who his leaders are while Harris tells NBE he is continuing to be recruited for football as well as hoops…
2011 BOB GIBBONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: DAY TWO
May 29, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by Alex Schwartz
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions continued to roll on, on Saturday as pool play finished up and the playoffs began. By the end of the day, just 16 total teams remained alive in either bracket from the three age groups.
During the course of the day there were a number of quality performances and a many talented players on display. As was the case on Friday night, NBE Basketball Report spoke with a few players for recruiting updates and also put together some player evaluations.
TJ Warren, a 6-foot-7 class of 2012 small forward out of Word of God Christian Academy (NC), was one of the day’s best players. The Garner Road star showed why he able to list off scholarship offers from Georgetown, Florida, Ohio State, North Carolina State, Miami, Arizona State and Kansas. Warren said that he has no favorites and that all of the schools are recruiting him equally hard.
So far Warren has only taken visits to Georgetown and North Carolina State. He will visit NC State again next Tuesday and also has three other trips visits on tap. Warren will head down to Florida in about three weeks, Georgetown from June 23-25 and will also be at Kansas’ elite camp.
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GENO THORPE MAKING A MOVE; HAS A FAVORITE
April 2, 2011 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
By Matt Whitfield
Shaler (PA) Area High Shool, with sophomore Geno Thorpe leading the way, was 23-3 this past season. Thorpe was named to the ‘Fab Five’ in the Pittsburgh area as he averaged 19 points a game, but Thorpe will be taking his game to New Jersey next season as he told NBE Friday night that he will attending either St. Anthony’s of Jersey City, Hudson Catholic or St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark (NJ).
“It’s a jumpoff between St. Anthony’s, St. Benedict’s and Hudson Catholic,” Throrpe said.
One program that might be considered the front runner to land Thorpe’s services would be St. Anthony’s, especially with the departure of Rutgers bound PG Myles Mack and the championship season the Friars just had.
“I got a chance to have lunch with Bob Hurley and he’s a real good guy and it seemed like a good program, but at the same time St. Benedict’s and Hudson Catholic are still good too…but I’ll have my decision made by the beginning of the summer.”
As far as colleges go an increasing number of schools are going after Thorpe including some of the glory programs.
“They’re still the same old ones from last year like Pitt, Ohio State, Louisville; some of my new ones are Illinois, Kansas and Michigan State.”
Thorpe however is still partial to his hometown school and the first school that showed him heavy interest.
“It is [still my favorite school],” Thorpe said of Pitt. “And of course they’re going to be one of the top [schools] because I’m from Pittsburgh, but yea Pitt is high on the list.”
Thorpe added that the Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight comes to a lot of his games.
“Brandin [Knight] comes to at least ninety percent of my games. He shows support anywhere I go. He’s always there.”
Wherever Geno Thorpe plays next season he will likely contribute greatly to the team in the talent-rich area, but for now Thorpe is trying to improve his jumper.
“Last year it was lacking. It was always up and down. It was never consistent. That’s one thing I’ve been trying to work on and try and add to my game.”
ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART IV
July 27, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
Tuesday in Orlando has the 17-U AAU National Championship pool play tip-off as well as the 17-U Super Showcase championship being settled in the Gold Bracket this evening between Each 1 Teach 1 and St. Louis Eagles. The Silver Bracket laso had their semifinals this morning with championship game slated for a little later on.
Yesterday was the Austin Rivers show as the local standout reminded all that might have forgotten, or simply did not know, that Rivers is G-O-O-D. Alex Schwartz had a very short player eval on Rivers’ semifinal performance yesterday: WOW. ‘Nuff said.
Alex Schwartz again checks in from Orlando and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as he runs down additional impressive performances from Monday by Chris Walker, James Robinson, Steve Mondu-Missi and Matt Costello with the latest on the recruiting front on Costello and Julian Royal, all of which is covered below in detail. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.
MARCUS PAIGE DRAWING BIG-TIME COACHES IN ORLANDO
July 27, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
2012 point guard out of IA has been a must-see player this week for coaches looking for a floor general
Marcus Paige has had a great spring and summer and when NBE has seen him on the court he has been impressive. Word is essentially out on the class of 2012 point guard who hails from Maron (IA) and attends Linn Marr Community High School. Playing with the Martin Brothers AAU program, a virtual who’s who of college coaches in Orlando checked him out for themselves.
In a class many consider to be a down year for point guards during early evaluations, Page has elevated himself as one of the top floor generals in the class of juniors-to-be. Based on his play in Orlando and throughout the spring and summer, and by the top head coaches watching him here, expect the 6-foot Paige to be among the most highly sought after in the Midwest and nationally.
You can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more about Marcus Paige and see what coaches were on hand in Orlando to watch him play. He also talks about those schools and his recruitment with NBE’s Alex Schwartz. You can also check out any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage by logging in.
ORLANDO AAU UPDATE: PART III
July 26, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
The 17-U Super Showcase is down to their final eight in the Gold Bracket after Sunday night’s action. The quarterfinals tip off on Monday morning with the St. Louis Eagles taking on Long Island Lightning and Team Takeover facing Team Next (NYC) at 9:25 AM with the winners meeting in the semifinals at 3 PM. The other half of the bracket features the Georgia Blazers and Showtime Ballers in one match-up at 10:50 AM with Each 1 Teach 1 and Westchester Hawks (who did beat the SYF Players) meeting in the other quarterfinal and the winners collide at 4:30 in the other semifinal at the Milkhouse
Earlier today the 16-U Super showcase winner was crowned as Baltimore Elite edged All-Ohio Red, 58-57, in the Gold Bracket championship game. In the Sliver Bracket it was the Martin Brothers taking the title game over Each 1 Teach 1.
Alex Schwartz again checks in from Orlando and you can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from Orlando as we run down the impressive performances of Austin Rivers, Shane Larkin, Branden Dawson, Victor Nickerson and J-Mychal Reese and update the recruitment of Tony Parker, Elijah Macon, Dawson and Aaron Thomas, all of which is covered below in detail. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (7/19/2010)
July 19, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
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As we try to catch our breath a little bit from the first July live recruiting period, lets try and update readers on some News & Notes from around the Big East and college basketball recruiting. matt Whitfield got a couple tidbits from Vaughn Gray, Durand Johnson and the father of Ryan Arcidiacono over the weeked and updates the latest recruiting on each. Also, the standoff between Providence and Joseph Young continues, Quincy Miller, Yogi Ferrell and Kenny Kaminski are updated in sotries below. Rutgers is in good shape with a 2012 Nigerian wing as well.
Around the league there is a good story on Roburt Sallie and his travels that have brought him to Louisville. Still no official word on the status of Rashad Bishop at UC, but reading between the lines it might be encouraging that he will be back with the Bearcats. Aslo, UC adds an assistant and Cashmere Wright has some minor surgery on an injured knee. Marquette adds a walk-on transfer, Pitt is preparing for a trip to Ireland and getting a head start on the 2010-2011 season with high expectations. UConn’s Kevin Ollie is getting back into the college game and the program prepares to answer NCAA allegations. Notre Dame has two players finding themselves in a little trouble and former Marquette commit DJ Newbill has decided on his next home for college basketball.
Read on below for all of the latest News & Notes around the Big East basketball conference. Sports fans should also visit StubHub.com – The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online for tickets to any NCAA event or NBA, MLB, NHL game or UFC, WWE or concert tickets at an arena near you this spring.
NY2LA SPORTS SUMMER JAM WRAP-UP: NAMES TO KNOW
July 17, 2010 by NBE Blogger · Leave a Comment
by RAY MERNAGH
In NBE’s article last night, NY2LA Sports Summer Jam Wrap-up we took a look at the top performers from the event you probably already know of. With head coaches like Bill Self, Ben Howland, Tom Izzo, Matt Painter, Tom Crean, Buzz Williams, Lorenzo Romar, Josh Pastner, Rick Pitino, Tony Bennet, Doc Sadler and Frank Martin, among others, being in Milwaukee for a great deal of this tournament, you know there were big names at this event and not everyone was down in Georgia.
So the first part of our wrap-up (HERE) concentrated on those big names, like Branden Dawson, Marcus Paige, De’Angelo Harrison, Perry Ellis, Angelo Chol, Nick Jacobs and Paul Jesperson and their updated recruiting situations (which have changed of late in several cases).
You can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from NY2LASports.com Summer Jam as we take a look at new names on the scene that caught the attention of the coaches in the stands, those mentioned above and others. Guys like Adam Woodbury, Tanner Williams, Bruce Barron, Austin Richie, Darnell Harris, Tyrell Robinson (and brother Tyree), RJ Hunter and more are names you should know and are covered below. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.
NY2LA SPORTS SUMMER JAM WRAP-UP – PART I
July 16, 2010 by NBE Blogger · 2 Comments
by RAY MERNAGH
Everybody’s talking about the Peach Jam and their 24 team tournament that got a lot of national run because of the marketing wizardry that is Nike/ESPN — the LeBron debacle exluded of course –but just like Em said 11 years ago when he talked about people doubting Dre, it seems like folks forgot about the NY2LA Summer Jam.
Here’s all I know — Bill Self, Ben Howland, Tom Izzo, Matt Painter, Tom Crean, Buzz Williams, Lorenzo Romar, Josh Pastner, Rick Pitino, Tony Bennet, Doc Sadler and Frank Martin were in Milwaukee for a great deal of this tournament. And just like Dre came hard with “The Chronic 2001″ the kids in Milwaukee showed why this tourney is now officially a must-stop in July’s opening Live Period for any true hoop junky. The talent matched up with any other tournament out there and might have surpassed them all top to bottom.
Enough with the accolades — here’s what you’all might have missed if you were elsewhere July 12-15th. Here’s what I saw and in part I of my final wrap-up I take a look at the games and recruiting of names you probably already know, like Branden Dawson, Perry Ellis, Paul Jesperson, Marcus Paige, De’Angelo Harrison, Nick Jacobs and Angelo Chol.
You can log-in or sign up for NBE Premium access by SUBSCRIBING (HERE) for as low as $2.08 a month with our annual introductory membership to read more of our coverage from NY2LASports.com Summer Jam as Brendan Dawson talks about new schools in the mix, Paul Jesperson talks new offers and more from the players mentioned above. Also, any of our Premium Content Articles & Event Coverage is available to subscribers.








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