Words. High School Hoop
On the high school level, even at its elite reaches, height is almost always the most valuable weapon and team and/or a player can posses. When the vast majority of high school basketball can by with 6-4 centers, the game changes when you come across true height – as in seven-footers. And when you get a seven-footer with coordination and basketball skills? Goodnight.
The crew at Bleacher Report has put together their 7 Best 7-Footers in High School Hoops. HighSchoolHoop.com readers should be very familiar with a bunch of these names. Check out their list here: MORE >
Tags: a.j. hammons, Adam Woodbury, Arizona, Baylor, Isaiah Austin, Kaleb Tarczewski, Kansas State, Oak Hill Academy, Purdue, Robert Upshaw, Tanveer Bhullar, Willie Cauley
Posted in Recruiting News |
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Words. Aron Phillips
UPDATE: He has committed to Kansas.
We’ve been following Perry Ellis for a minute. In fact, on the cover of Dime #49, we introduced him as the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. While that might not be in the cards right now, Ellis is slated to make some big news tomorrow when the 6-8 senior from Wichita Heights High School (Wichita, Kan.) announces where he’ll take his talents next fall. His list is down to Kentucky, Kansas, Kansas State, and Wichita State MORE >
Tags: Joe Auer, kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Perry Ellis, Wichita Heights High School, WICHITA STATE
Posted in Recruiting News |
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Words. Aron Phillips
It’s safe to say that in one year, John Calipari has turned Kentucky into NBA U. With five players slated to go in the first 20 picks of this year’s NBA Draft, and commitments last week from top-five players in the Class of 2010 (
Tags: Arizona, Bill Self, Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb, Frank Martin, John Calipari, JOHNNY DAWKINS, kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Michael Gilchrist, Oklahoma, ORLANDO ANTIGUA, Perry Ellis, Stanford, Texas A&M, TONY DELK, WICHITA STATE
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
Words. Aron Phillips
As you read this, there is a 15-year old rising high school sophomore rampaging across the basketball courts of the flatlands of Kansas, who some think could be the best player America’s Heartland has ever produced. MORE >
Tags: Antoine Carr, Bill Self, City League, Class of 2012, Eric Bossi, Fonda Ellis, Frank Martin, Gatorade Player of the Year, Jerry Meyer, Joe Auer, Jordan Cyphers, Josh Schepis, kansas, Kansas State, Maurice Evans, Memphis, Perry Ellis, Steve Young, Wichita, Wichita Heights High School
Posted in Getting Up, Recruiting News |
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Words. Aron Phillips
With Latavious Williams and Lance Stephenson as the last two top unsigned recruits this Spring, it looks like there is a chance that they could both end up at the same school: Memphis. After losing John Calipari to Kentucky, along with John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Darnell Dodson, this would be a huge win for new coach Josh Pastner. MORE >
Tags: Breaking News, Darnell Dodson, demarcus cousins, Eric Bledsoe, Florida International, Georgetown, Humble Christian Life Center, John Calipari, john wall, Josh Pastner, Kansas State, Kentucky, Lance Stephenson, Latavious Williams, Memphis, Oklahoma
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Words. Jason Jordan
When it comes to air balls it’s all about dispelling the embarrassment.
Kenny Boynton is beyond embarrassed.
Not even the roaring waves ramming the Pompano Beach, Fla., coastline can drown out the seemingly deafening chirps of the imaginary crickets inside of the Ely High gym. His eyes frantically shift from left to right like windshield wipers in a monsoon. Boynton, a senior combo guard who is signed with Florida, quickly debates if anyone noticed that he not only missed the shot, but, even worse, the rim.
Everyone’s looking now.
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Tags: florida, Kansas State, Kenny Boynton, North Carolina, Reggie Bullock
Posted in Getting Up |
Monday, May 11th, 2009
