Words. Jason Jordan

Norfolk Christian (VA) forward James McAdoo has heard all of the jokes and chatter about the possibility of his future team, the North Carolina Tar Heels, having a repeat of their dismal 2009-10 season.

But McAdoo’s not buying it for a second.

“I look at it like this: You have one senior (Justin Knox) and he’s a transfer so he hasn’t even been in the system until this year,” said McAdoo, the headliner of UNC’s 2011 recruiting class who is ranked No. 7 in the HSH National Top 50. MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

Of the countless high school basketball holiday tournaments jumping this time of year, there was no greatest collection of individual talent and elite national teams than at the State Farm City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

In what began as a showcase for home state hero Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL), the City of Palms championship game between St. Patrick (NJ) and Milton (GA) was a classic battle that went down to the wire and ended on a buzzer-beater. MORE >

Words. L.J. Rose

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior point guard L.J. Rose is one of the most gifted lead guards in the country. Despite suffering from a nagging ankle injury all summer, he’s got every college from North Carolina to Kentucky to Arizona trying to lure him to their campus. Still rehabbing from surgery to repair a fracture in his fifth metatarsal, Rose has agreed to give HSH exclusive access to the life of a high school superstar by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. MORE >

Words. L.J. Rose

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior L.J. Rose is one of the most gifted point guards in the country. Despite suffering from a nagging ankle injury all summer, he still had everyone from North Carolina to Arizona trying to lure him to their schools. Fresh off surgery to repair a fracture in his fifth metatarsal, Rose has agreed to give HSH exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. In this entry he discusses everything from the contact period to his upcoming visit to North Carolina for “Late Night with Roy.” MORE >

Words. Casey Mack

Think about the greatest players in the game. Names like Jordan, Bird and Robertson come to mind. Most of these legends can be identified just by their last names, which rings bells in our basketball memories.

Many of today’s high school hoop stars have a familiar ring to their names. These players have the gift and curse of being connected to other greats of the game: It’s a gift that they know what it takes to be great, have inherited some talented DNA, and were often raised around the highest levels of basketball. However, they have big shoes and huge expectations to fill. MORE >

Words. Austin Burton

All over the country, high school basketball players are headed back to the classroom (or will be soon) following another summer of AAU tournaments, elite skills camps, and national showcase games. The crew at YAY AREA’S FINEST put together a comprehensive highlight of this year’s best rising seniors and the work they put in on the summer circuit.

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