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Watch 7-5 High School Player Rampage

Patrick Cassidy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:15 +0000

Uh-oh. 7-5 California high school center Mamadou Ndiaye is not only the tallest player in high school basketball (we assume), but he can also actually sort of play. That’s a frightening prospect, considering most young guys this size can barely walk, let alone play ball.

Check out these highlights of Mamadou getting 30 in a recent game for Brethren Christian High School. No, he’s not Ralph Sampson, but he’s still pretty frightening for the high school level:

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Sick Future Florida Gator Kasey Hill Mixtape

Patrick Cassidy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:12 +0000

The Florida Gators have a good one coming into the mix in 6-0 Class of 2013 point guard Kasey Hill (Montverde Academy, Fla.). Lanky, smooth, and a killer when he’s in Attack Mode, he’ll be the next in a long line of Gator guards who make life absolutely miserable for opponents.

Check out this mixtape we just found of Kasey murdering competition in Florida’s high school ranks over the last few weeks alone:

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2012 Jordan Brand Classic Teams Announced

High School Hoop — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:41:52 +0000

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.

Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., announced the rosters today, which features several members of ESPNUs 100 players – No.1 Shabazz Muhammad (Las Vegas, NV/Undecided), No. 2 Isaiah Austin (Arlington, TX/Baylor), No. 3 Kyle Anderson (Jersey City, NJ/UCLA) and No. 4 Kaleb Tarczewski (Southborough, MA/Arizona).

The Jordan Brand Classic event will also include a Regional Game, showcasing the top prep players from the state of North Carolina in an East vs. West showdown and the fifth annual International Game featuring 16 of the top 17-and-under players from around the world. Two of the top five picks in last year’s NBA Draft included International game alums Enes Kanter (Turkey) and Jonas Valančiūnas (Lithuania).

The tripleheader will begin with the International Game at 2:30 PM followed by the Regional Game at 4:30 PM, and the All-American Game at 7:00 PM. The International and regional rosters will be announced at a later date.

“For over 10 years, the Jordan Brand Classic has featured some of the game’s greatest players and intense action,” said Keith Houlemard, President of Jordan Brand. “We are thrilled once again to host these incredible players at Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena and in front of millions of people tuning in on ESPN.”

Additional selectees for this year’s event include Brandon Ashley (Henderson, NV/Arizona), Anthony Bennett (Henderson, NV/Undecided), Kris Dunn (New London, CT/Providence), Archie Goodwin (Little Rock, AR/Kentucky), Jerami Grant (Hyattsville, MD/Syracuse), Gary Harris (Fishers, IN/Michigan State), Danuel House (Houston, TX/Houston), Grant Jerrett (La Verne, CA/Arizona), Brice Johnson (Cordova, SC/North Carolina), Ricardo Ledo (South Kent, CT/Providence), Marcus Paige (Marion, IA/North Carolina), Tony Parker (Lithonia, GA/Undecided), Alex Poythress (Clarksville, TN/Kentucky), Rodney Purvis (Raleigh, NC/N.C. State), Rasheed Sulaimon (Houston, TX/Duke) and J.P. Tokoto (Milwaukee, WI/North Carolina).

Tickets for the Jordan Brand Classic are now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, the Time Warner Cable box office, online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. For more information, visit the official web site, www.JordanBrandClassic.com or follow the JBC on Twitter @JordanClassic.

Who are you most looking forward to watching in the JBC?

Andre Iguodala High School Highlights

Patrick Cassidy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:37 +0000

In honor of Andre Iguodala‘s stellar game against the Chicago Bulls last night, we decided to take a look back at some of the best highlights of ‘Dre’s Chicago high school career.

The footage isn’t very crisp, but the foundation of Iguodala’s athleticism and multi-faceted game is clearly there. Check it out:

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Jamar Ergas Is Still The Best Freshman Dunker In The Country

Aron Phillips — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:49:00 +0000

If you’re still unfamiliar with the name Jamar Ergas, you’re sleeping on game. The 6-3 wing from the Class of 2015 left Canada this summer to start his freshman year at Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.). And he’s done work. Check out the damage he did in a game last night.

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Andrew Wiggins Dominates With John Calipari Watching

Aron Phillips — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:59:09 +0000

Huntington Prep superstar sophomore Andrew Wiggins put on a show for John Calipari at the 2012 Dunk 4 Diabetes Shootout. Wiggins finished as the MVP of the game with 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as Huntington Prep defeated St. Edward. Watch to see why every say he’s the No. 1 sophomore in the country.

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