Words. Aron Phillips
On Friday, former Kentucky sophomore guard Stacey Poole decided to transfer to Georgia Tech. But in the high school world, it’s his younger brother, Solomon Poole, that’s making all the noise. As one of the top high school juniors in the country, the five-star point guard from Terry Parker High School (Jacksonville, Fla.) recently had one of the most ridiculous in-game dunks of the season. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
Before Derrick Favors made it to the NBA – or even Georgia Tech for that matter – he was a star at South Atlanta High School. Don’t believe me? In one game (featured below) he had 42 points, 20 rebounds and 12 blocks. With that, check out this highlight montage of his time at South Atlanta and with the Atlanta Celtics, including footage from the McDonald’s All American Game and adidas Super 64. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
Sometimes it’s as easy as a tweet: #memphisbound. At least that’s the case for Southwest Dekalb High School (Decatur, Ga.) senior Shaquille Goodwin. After having just returned from an official visit with UCLA, the 6-8 power forward committed to Memphis this morning over UCLA, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, and Arizona. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
When you go to high school at Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and play your AAU ball for the Atlanta Celtics, you could say you put yourself in the position to be very successful. And that’s exactly what Class of 2012 standout Jordan Adams did. So with Memphis, Georgia, Miami, UCLA, Georgetown, and Tennessee all in the mix, the 6-5, 215-pound wing from the ATL chose his next home: He’s headed to Westwood. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
You might not have heard of 6-5 junior swingman Jordan Adams yet, but you will. Playing for Oak Hill Academy this year, the Lawrenceville, Ga. native (who plays for the Atlanta Celtics and transferred from Central Gwinnett) had a ridiculous full-court shot yesterday against the Italian Jr. National Team that somehow found its way into the bottom of the net. Not a bad way to start the season.
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The best player in the high school class of 2004 was a man amongst boys … kind of like he is today.
