Words. Sean Sweeney
Remember when the Air Jordan XX8 first dropped and one of the major selling points for it was that it had a blank canvas? Jordan Brand promised us they had some big plans in store for the sneaker, and so far, they’re holding true to that. We’ve already revealed what XX8s the players in the Jordan Brand Classic will be wearing. Now check our these high school player exclusives. MORE >
Tags: air jordan xx8, jordan, kicks, Montrose Christian, Nike, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, sneakers
Posted in All-American, High School Season, Style |
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Words. High School Hoop
Kansas freshman guard Ben McLemore has been one of the best players in the entire country so far this season, and last night he added to his resume with a career-high 33 points in a KU overtime win over Iowa State.
Destroying opponents is nothing new to McLemore. Watch these clips of him dunking all over a team while at Oak Hill: MORE >
Tags: Arkansas, Ben McLemore, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, University of Kansas, video
Posted in High School Stories, Video |
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Words. dimemag
Back in January of 2007, ESPN televised game featuring an upstart Chicago Simeon team led by a young Derrick Rose against the No. 1 high school team in the country, Oak Hill Academy (led by Brandon Jennings and Nolan Smith).
D-Rose came out firing and put a hurting on the favorites. MORE >
Tags: brandon jennings, Derrick Rose, Nolan Smith, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, Simeon High School, video
Posted in High School Stories, Video |
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Words. Sean Sweeney
I never saw Josh Smith or Rajon Rondo play in high school, unless you count watching on television. I never saw Carmelo Anthony play at Oak Hill [RELATED: Watch Oak Hill's serious 2012 highlights mix tape], either. But I did see ‘Melo hoop at Towson Catholic High School. This was before the stardom, before Syracuse, even before the braids. Back then, Anthony was just a gifted teenager rocking an awesome mini afro. At the time, he was already one of the best high school players in the entire DMV area. He’d grow to be much more. MORE >
Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Josh Smith, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, Rajon Rondo, video
Posted in High School Stories, Video |
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Words. Patrick Cassidy
Earlier today Oak Hill star PG (and N.C. State commit) Tyler Lewis tweeted out this highlight mix of his squad’s rampage through the season to an 8th national championship.
Lots of dunks, lots of buckets, lots of blocks – a general wave of mass destruction: MORE >
Tags: Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, Tyler Lewis, video
Posted in High School Season, Video |
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Tags: JORDAN BRAND, kicks, Oak Hill, Oak Hill Academy, sneakers, taylor conn, Twitter
Posted in High School Season, Style, Twitter |
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012