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2012 Jordan Brand Classic Teams Announced

Jordan Brand Classic

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The following press release just came through on the wire…

Following in the shoes of Jordan Brand Classic alumni Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James,Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin, the next generation of basketball’s brightest stars will take the floor in the 11th annual Jordan Brand Classic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Saturday, April 14th. The Jordan Brand Classic will be nationally televised live on ESPN. MORE >

Syracuse Makes Offer to 2015 Star Isaiah Briscoe

Isaiah Briscoe

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Just because Syracuse is arguably the best team in all of college basketball right now doesn’t mean that Jim Boeheim and his staff are just sitting back and enjoying the ride. There is no time better than right now to strike with recruits, and the ‘Cuse made a move over the weekend.

Last night, The Recruit Scoop’s Alex Kline tweeted that Syracuse officially offered Class of 2015 St. Benedict’s star guard Isaiah Bricsoe. MORE >

DMV-Area Star Joe McDonald Explodes for 49 Points

Joe McDonald Landon George Washington

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Last week, Landon School (Bethesda, Md.) star guard senior Joe McDonald officially committed to George Washington. He followed up the biggest announcement of his basketball life with a career-best offensive explosion over the weekend, going off for 49 points and 18 rebounds in his team’s overtime win over rival Episcopal.

McDonald was everywhere, according to DMVElite.com: MORE >

Best of HSH Twitter: Taylor Conn’s New Oak Hill Jordans

Taylor Conn Oak Hill

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From Oak Hill’s Taylor Conn (@tconn5257): “New team shoe”

More on Oak Hill’s Jordan PE’s here

Nerlens Noel Will Remain in High School

Nerlens Noel

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At the recent HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass., prized Tilton School (N.H.) 6-10 shot-blocking monster Nerlens Noel told media members that he’s going to remain in the Class of 2013 instead of reclassifying to enroll in college after the season.

He told FiveStarbasketball.com: MORE >

Xavier Rathan Mayes with the FILTHY Crossover

Xavier Rathan Mayes crossover

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If you read Smack on dimemag.com this morning, near the end, we gave a shout out to this clip of Hunting Prep’s Xavier Rathan Mayes hitting a kid at the John Lucas Midwest Camp that may be impossible for that kid to ever overcome.

It’s so bad, Mayes’ victim A) completely falls out of the frame and B) Mayes has all day to stop, stare, and admire his work. Just filthy: MORE >