Words. Aron Phillips

Whenever you have Chris Paul involved, it’s not hard to find other elite guards around. I mean, wouldn’t they want to learn from the best? So at this weekend’s CP3 Elite Guard Camp, some of the best guards in the country from high school and college will be on display in his hometown of in Winston-Salem, N.C. MORE >

Words. Shabazz Muhammad

Shabazz Muhammad was the breakout high school star of the summer. The 6-5 wing from Las Vegas was already rising through the rankings before he averaged 32 points per game on the AAU circuit, but now his name is one of the hottest on the prep scene.

Now every school from North Carolina to Kentucky to Duke is in pursuit of Muhammad, a junior who is ranked 8th overall in the High School Hoop national Top 50. Muhammad has agreed to give HSH and Dime exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary where he’ll keep everyone updated on his high school season and the recruiting process: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

L.J. Rose won’t be playing at Second Baptist School (Houston, Tex.) next season. He’ll be across town at Westbury Christian School (Houston, Tex.).

“I just wanted to make a change,” said Rose, who is ranked No. 32 in the HSH National Top 50.

Rose led Second Baptist this season averaging 20 points and 10 assists per game. He’s the son of Lynden Rose, who played alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler on Houston’s Phi Slama Jama teams of the early 1980s. MORE >

Words. L.J. Rose

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior L.J. Rose is one of the most gifted lead guards in the country. Despite suffering from a nagging ankle injury last summer that limited him in the crucial AAU/camp season, he still has everyone from UCLA to Kentucky to Arizona trying to lure him to their schools. Rose has agreed to give HSH exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. MORE >

Words. Arie Stark

Duke just picked up their second top recruit in a week when it was announced that Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX) combo guard Rasheed Sulaimon would join their Class of 2012 haul. The 6-2 junior picked Duke over Arizona, Wake Forest, Texas, Baylor, Stanford and Georgetown among others.

“He can be a prolific scorer at times and can get a shot off on anyone. I’ve never seen anybody block his shot,” Sulaimon’s trainer and advisor Marland Lowe said. MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) combo guard Rodney Purvis called it the most important day of his life. Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) point guard L.J. Rose called him the greatest leader this country has ever seen. Everyone we spoke to agreed that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact is still relevant and respected nearly 43 years after his assassination.

We caught up with a few high school ballers around the country and had them share their thoughts on Dr. King and what his life’s work meant to them: MORE >