Words. High School Hoop
Klay Thompson didn’t just show up in the Bay and start putting up outrageous numbers for the Golden State Warriors. There’s a royal NBA lineage there, as well as a sea of buckets in high school and college.
Check out this mixtape of Thompson’s high school highlights back at Santa Margarita High School (Calif.): MORE >
Words. Sean Sweeney
With a name like Seventh Woods, you can bet this kid will be subjected to a lot of “…and on the seventh day, God created…” jokes down the line. That’s what happens when you’re 14 years old and coming down smashing on kids like you’re Russell Westbrook. The amazing thing is that most dominant 14-year-olds are great because they’ve physically matured quicker (bigger and stronger) than everyone else. Woods is only 6-1, already plays like someone who’s comfortable on the perimeter, and even has a skillset outside of his supernatural athleticism. It’ll be interesting to see where he is come 2016, but for now, do what we did. Watch this Hoopmixtape video and bash the basketball Gods for not giving you those hops at 14. MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
Have you been watching Michigan’s Trey Burke this season? Spectacular. The 6-0 sophomore is arguably the best guard in all of college basketball. And if he’s not the absolute best, he’s right there. Explosive, serious handles, range from deep, sets up his teammates – he has been doing everything for the Wolverines to the tune of 18.1 points and 7.2 assists per game. His battle with Aaron Craft last night in Michigan’s OT win over Ohio State was unreal.
Anyone who watched Burke work in high school back at Northland HS in Columbus, Ohio though likely isn’t surprised by any of Trey’s success. Watch these highlights of his Ohio Mr. Basketball senior year – unstoppable: MORE >
Words. dimemag
From our friends at Home Team Hoops comes this video from the archives. Watch former Montverde star and current Loyola University guard Kyle Simmons fake out the defenders in a game back in high school.
Simmons hits them with so many moves, two of the three end up on the floor at different times: MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
Remember when David Lee was winning dunk contests? We forgot too – but it happend. Against some seriously formidable competition no less.
Watch this montage of the 2001 McDonald’s All-American Game dunk contest which featured Lee squaring off against James White, current Knick and one of the game’s all-time great dunk contest performers.
People thought that Flight White was robbed. While you can make that argument, D-Lee’s performance was pretty damn impressive too: MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
Kansas freshman guard Ben McLemore has been one of the best players in the entire country so far this season, and last night he added to his resume with a career-high 33 points in a KU overtime win over Iowa State.
Destroying opponents is nothing new to McLemore. Watch these clips of him dunking all over a team while at Oak Hill: MORE >
