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5-6 Aquille Carr Shuts the Game Down With a 2-Hand Pin

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These Aquille Carr clips are from last March, but they need to be seen. Not only does the 5-6 Carr catch an oop (easily), he then comes back later and pins a fast break drive on the glass with two hands. Just outrageous: MORE >

Goodluck Okonoboh’s UNREAL Block High Above the Rim

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This incredible image of Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Boston, Mass.) star center Goodluck Okanoboh‘s inhuman block surfaced on the @masslivesports Twitter feed over the weekend.

The image is not that surprising when you take a look at his other work. Watch this video of high school basketball’s best shot blocker viciously punching kids’ shots left and right: MORE >

The Khem Birch Recruiting Race Heats Up

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A few weeks ago, Pitt freshman and former McDonald’s All-American Khem Birch asked Jamie Dixon for a release from his scholarship. The rumors of the reasons for Birch’s desire to leave campus and enroll at another school are varied, from his desire to play more PF to issues off the court.

Whatever the reason, Birch’s sudden availability has set off a whole new recruiting race for the 6-9 shot-blocker, and with it, more drama. A whole slew of wide-ranging programs are in the hunt for Birch, from Florida and Xavier, to UNLV and Gonzaga.

So why the nation-wide interest in Birch? Watch this high school mix form his time at Notre Dame Prep: MORE >