Words. Patrick Cassidy
As a general rule, when brands like Nike or Jordan bless a top high school basketball program with their own player exclusive kicks, the result is serious.
One of our favorite follows, Nike Blog, has put together a cool gallery of all Jordan Brand High School PEs for this season. Just awesome. Check out the exclusive makeups in multiple models for Oak Hill, Montrose Christian and St. Pat’s: MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
If you’re looking for a great program and some great swag in your high school choice, >Oak Hill Academy just may be the spot for you. As one of the few Jordan Brand schools in the nation, and Carmelo Anthony‘s alma mater, you know you’re going to get hooked up. With that, check out their exclusive version of the Jordan Melo M8. MORE >
Words. Alejandro Danois
Baltimore’s Aquille Carr, the country’s most dynamic and exciting high school player, continues to burnish his growing legend while fighting crime in his spare time.
His YouTube mixtape highlights, with well over three million collective hits and counting, make you seriously wonder if your eyes have the capacity to lie. If you don’t already know, Aquille Carr, whose name means strong as an eagle in Latin and intelligent and wise in Arabic, is a 5-7 rising junior athletic marvel with a 48-inch vertical leap at Baltimore’s Patterson High School. MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
Christ the King (Middle Village, NY) sophomore guard Isaiah Lewis will visit North Carolina State in February. “It may be around the middle of the month, but I haven’t confirmed that yet,” said Lewis. “I’m looking forward to it though. I hope it’s live!”
Lewis is one of the most talented Class of 2013 players in the country, and is already mulling over interest and offers from North Carolina, Kansas, Oregon, Florida, Villanova, Florida State, Kentucky, Ohio State, Arizona, UCLA, Miami, Rutgers, Oklahoma State and Washington. MORE >
Words. Austin Burton
It’s no secret that every high school star is looking ahead to a potential future in the NBA, but thanks to the League’s rulebook, any talk of “the next level” for now has to apply to college ball (or an overseas pro league).
With the NCAA season getting underway last week, we’ve gotten a look at some of the national Class of 2010′s best in their freshman debuts. Here is a recap of how the members of last season’s Dime/2K Sports H.S. All-American Team fared early in their next-level careers: MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
In the trendy and ever-evolving business that is basketball recruiting — where power equals influence, which often times equates to commitments — the ultimate powerful influential figure is one William Wesley.
Or is he?
“At least that’s the perception,” said Shawn Teague, whose son Marquis Teague is committed to Kentucky, the main school where Wesley is notorious for having influence. “He’s the guy everyone’s talking about. Especially with Kentucky’s recruiting.” MORE >
