Words. Aron Phillips
Andre Drummond played at adidas Nations in L.A. this August – his last high school basketball event – right before announcing that he would join UConn’s roster for the 2011-12 season. As you can imagine, the 6-10 center from the St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, Conn.) did work. Watch the current college freshman dominate.
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Steven Adams is a 7-footer from New Zealand in the Class of 2012. If you haven’t heard of him, you’re not alone. After bursting onto the scene at adidas Nations, Adams is now ranked No. 4 in the country by Rivals.com, having already verbally committed to play at Pitt next season.
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Tonight, the world’s top high school basketball players will face-off in the fifth annual adidas Nations Championship Game. Over 150 players from 18 countries competed for four days to earn berths to the finals, and from the nine-team field, the U.S. came out on top. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
Through the years, adidas Nations has become one of the must-see events of the summer. And with the fifth annual global experience slated for this weekend back in Los Angeles, adidas has revealed the rosters for the world’s premier international grassroots basketball program. MORE >
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The nickname is almost automatic. Watch him for two minutes and you can see why Kyle Anderson is called “Slow Motion.”
“I got the name a couple years ago, from Commissioner Pete Edwards at the I.S. 8 tournament in New York,” says Anderson, a 6-7 junior guard/forward at St. Anthony High School (Jersey City, N.J.). “I was doing things on the court in a slow motion and the name just stuck.” MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
Back in April when the AAU season began, St. Marks School (Southborough, Mass.) forward Alex Murphy‘s strategy was simple: get better every game, every tournament, every day.
“I wanted to be able to notice my improvements,” said Murphy, a junior who is ranked 26th in the HSH National Top 50. “I put in a lot of hard work, and I felt like I should’ve been able to see the results.”
Mission accomplished. Murphy was named to the Elite 24 roster at the end of the summer, after he shined at the adidas Nations camp and several other tournaments and showcases. MORE >
