Words. High School Hoop
A year ago, Aquille Carr was a top-60 junior coming off a Dime Magazine cover. [WATCH A TON OF AMAZING AQUILLE HIGHLIGHTS HERE]
Now, he’s a senior who’s not even rated in the top 100 and has attended so many different schools they might as well start calling him The High School Matt Barnes. MORE >
Words. dimemag
Back in January of 2007, ESPN televised game featuring an upstart Chicago Simeon team led by a young Derrick Rose against the No. 1 high school team in the country, Oak Hill Academy (led by Brandon Jennings and Nolan Smith).
D-Rose came out firing and put a hurting on the favorites. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
It’s time to get excited, as the second annual Under Armour Brandon Jennings Invitational is almost here. The event will be held on Jan. 7 in Milwaukee at Marquette University High School, featuring 10 of the nation’s top high school basketball teams and some of the country’s best players. MORE >
Words. High School Hoop
We’ve been following Under Armour‘s ‘Are You From Here?’ Tour from the beginning. While Brandon Jennings, Derrick Williams, Kemba Walker and Greivis Vasquez have held it down for Team UA so far, they ran into some tough competition in New York City, specificically Lincoln (you can check out the exclusive photos here). It was there they lost to a team of the school’s alumni that included Lance Stephenson and Sebastian Telfair. Hit the jump for highlights of the team’s stop at Boys & Girls High School as well.
Words. High School Hoop
Two weeks ago we told you about the Under Armour “Are You From Here?” Exhibition Tour, a campaign that pits UA NBA athletes like Brandon Jennings, Kemba Walker, Derrick Williams, and Greivis Vasquez against top high school squads in an effort to bring hoop back to basketball fans.
The whole thing kicks off today. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
While we have much more coverage coming your way from Wednesday night’s exclusive event in New York City, we figured we’d bring you some good news first: Under Armour is going on tour. In an effort to bring basketball back to the fans, Brandon Jennings, Kemba Walker, Derrick Williams, and Greivis Vasquez will visit three cities along the I-95 Northeast corridor next month and play against three of the country’s top high school basketball programs. MORE >
