Words. High School Hoop
Josh Pastner and the Memphis Tigers landed the jewel of their 2013 recruiting class with a commitment from 6-8 PF Austin Nichols (Briarcrest, Tenn.) yesterday.
Nichols turned down Duke, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Virginia, and Auburn. Watch Austin go to work in this video: MORE >
Tags: austin nichols, Latest News, Memphis, recruiting news, video
Posted in High School Season, Latest News, Recruiting News, Video |
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
Words. Patrick Cassidy
Josh Pastner and the Memphis Tigers made huge news this morning when it was announced the ultra-talented 6-9 swingman Kuran Iverson (Fishburne (Va.) Military Academy) committed to the program.
How good is Iverson? MORE >
Tags: Allen Iverson, Breaking News, Feature, Kuran Iverson, Latest News, Memphis, recruiting news
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Words. Aron Phillips
On Friday, former Kentucky sophomore guard Stacey Poole decided to transfer to Georgia Tech. But in the high school world, it’s his younger brother, Solomon Poole, that’s making all the noise. As one of the top high school juniors in the country, the five-star point guard from Terry Parker High School (Jacksonville, Fla.) recently had one of the most ridiculous in-game dunks of the season. MORE >
Tags: Atlanta Celtics, Georgia, Louisville, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Solomon Poole, Stacey Poole, Terry Parker High School, UCLA
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Words. High School Hoop
Last week we brought you the unique case of Memphis native Jarnell Stokes – basically one of the country’s elite programs was in line to get 6-9 skilled power forward added to their lineup in January.
Among the top contenders were thought to be Florida, Kentucky and his hometown Memphis Tigers. Late today though, Stokes surprised lots of people when he announced that he’s headed to Tennessee. MORE >
Tags: Breaking News, Feature, florida, Jarnell Stokes, Kentucky, Latest News, Memphis, recruiting news, Tennessee
Posted in Latest News, Recruiting News |
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Words. Patrick Cassidy
One of the country’s top programs is about to get very lucky. Think of some of the top teams you’ve seen play so far this year, particularly Kentucky, UConn and Florida. Now picture those lineups suddenly infused with a 6-9 power forward with the strength to clean house and finish in the lane and the touch to knock down a 15-foot jumper. That’s what we’re looking at with the case of Memphis, Tenn.’s Jarnell Stokes and his potential to be playing for one of those programs in January.
Here’s Jarnell’s situation: MORE >
Tags: Breaking News, Feature, florida, highlights, Jarnell Stokes, Kentucky, Memphis, UConn, video
Posted in High School Season, Latest News, Recruiting News |
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Words. Kevin Zimmerman
While most top prospects in the Class of 2012 have already been noticed and solidified their status by elite college teams, perhaps nobody has done a better job at continuing to move up the recruiting boards than Northeast High School’s Alex Poythress out of Clarksville, Tenn. How much of a jump as he made? Poythress received an official offer from the Duke Blue Devils on July 28, alluding to just how much he’s helped himself in moving up in the Top 20 players of his class. MORE >
Tags: Alex Poythress, Duke, florida, Georgia Stars, Louisville, Memphis, Northeast High School, Tennessee
Posted in Latest News, Recruiting News |
Thursday, August 4th, 2011