Words. Jason Jordan

Earlier this week, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) point guard Brandon Knight became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Gatorade National Player of the Year awards. Knight, who is ranked No. 2 in the HSH national top 50, joins LeBron James, Greg Oden and Candace Parker in the elite club.

But that’s just half of the big news concerning Knight recently.

We also confirmed through a reliable source that Florida removed itself from contention in the recruiting battle for the 6-3 Knight, who averaged 31.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season. MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

Listening to Jared Sullinger, he wasn’t supposed to be the star who shined brightest in the penultimate game at the adidas Nations extravaganza in Dallas this past weekend.

At the three-stripes’ third annual event, where teams of young players from Europe, Canada, Asia, Africa and Latin America were brought in to play against the top rising juniors and seniors in the U.S., Sullinger (Northland H.S., Ohio) led the U.S. Class of 2010 group to a championship-game win over Canada, putting up 22 points and 10 boards. For the 6-foot-9 rising senior power forward, who averaged just under 20 points and 15 rebounds at Northland last season and is committed to Ohio State, it wasn’t the kind of stat line even he expected. MORE >