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High School Basketball Dunk Of The Year Candidate

Words. Aron Phillips

You may have never heard of Dwaun Anderson before today. Don’t worry, neither had I. But the 6-3 junior guard from Suttons Bay (MI) High School is taking over the state of Michigan. Already with scholarship offers from Utah, Central Michigan and Oakland, Anderson has also drawn interest from Michigan State, Michigan and Dayton. And if you watch the video below, you can see why.

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C.J. Leslie & The Most Ridiculous High School Highlights Of The Year

Words. Aron Phillips

If you haven’t been following C.J. Leslie’s diary for Dime and HighSchoolHoop.com, then you’ve been missing out on one of the best and most exciting players in the country. The Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) forward is a Top-10 prospect nationally, and still hasn’t even chosen where he’s going to school next year. MORE >

Jared Sullinger & Harrison Barnes Headline 2010 McDonald’s All American Game

Words. Aron Phillips

I told you yesterday that the McDonald’s All American Game Selection Show was happening tonight, as the top 24 high school basketball seniors in the country would be selected to play in the prestigious 2010 Games set to tip off in Columbus, Ohio on March 31. Well the ballots are in, so check out the rosters for both teams. MORE >

McDonald’s All American Selection Show Tomorrow Night

Words. Aron Phillips

With the high school basketball season wrapping up in the next month or so, it’s time to see who’s made themselves the best of the best. With that in mind, don’t forget to tune in to the 2010 McDonald’s All American Game Selection Show on ESPNU tomorrow night, February 11, at 5:30 p.m. ET. During the broadcast, the top 24 male and female high school basketball players in the country (that are seniors) will be selected to play in the prestigious 2010 Games set to tip off in Columbus, Ohio on March 31. MORE >

Freshman Phenom Rodney Purvis With 4 Dunks

Words. Aron Phillips

If you don’t know about 6-3 freshman phenom Rodney Purvis, then you don’t know prep hoops. Our friends at Hoopmixtape caught up with the kid from Upper Room Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. (the same hometown as good friend John Wall) showing out against Wayne Country Day. Check out some of the highlights.

Christ the King vs. Rice: The Greatest High School Basketball Spectacle Ever

Words. Aron Phillips

While everyone had football on the brain for yesterday’s Super Bowl Sunday, the day also featured one of NYC’s most touted high school hoops rivalries between Christ the King (Queens, N.Y.) and Rice (Harlem, N.Y.). In front of a packed house on the Middle Village campus, I made the trek from the 4 to the J to the M for what could have been the greatest high school basketball spectacle ever. MORE >