Words. Austin Burton
All over the country, high school basketball players are headed back to the classroom (or will be soon) following another summer of AAU tournaments, elite skills camps, and national showcase games. The crew at YAY AREA’S FINEST put together a comprehensive highlight of this year’s best rising seniors and the work they put in on the summer circuit.
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Words. Lucas Shapiro
Andre Drummond rose to #10 on the new HSH national Top 50 on the strength of his 2010 summer. The 6-10 center from St. Thomas Moore (Oakdale, Conn.) was everywhere, from Germany with the U-17 USA national team to Florida at the AAU nationals.
In a recent issue of Sports Illustrated, Drummond’s game was compared to a cross between Dwight Howard and Kevin Garnett. Here is some of the rising junior’s best work from this summer, where he played with the Connecticut Basketball Club:
Words. Austin Burton
I’m not quite sure why the producer of this clip chose the music they did, but I’m not one to complain about Louis Armstrong. Back in 2002, Amar’e Stoudemire was a project of a high school kid whose pro future was far from a sure thing. Now in 2010, he’s rocking a $100 million contract as the face of the New York Knicks and is one of the best players in the League. Here’s where the foundation was set:
Words. Jason Jordan
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) point guard Sterling Gibbs used his Facebook page to announce that he was choosing Maryland over Indiana, Florida, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Virginia and Wake Forest. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
I called it. Monday night, your favorite player’s favorite player put on a show at the POWERADE Jam Fest as part of the McDonald’s All American Game. Thanks to our boys at Hoopmixtape, check it all out below.
Words. Aron Phillips
In case you didn’t already know, the McDonald’s All American Game is taking place this week. So that means the POWERADE Jam Fest is going on tonight. We just got the list of participants, and let me say, you couldn’t ask for a better group of dunkers. Josh Selby, C.J. Leslie, Joe Jackson, Ray McCallum, Jereme Richmond, Tristan Thompson, Patric Young and Perry Jones fill out the list of contenders. In case you’re unfamiliar with their body of work, check out some highlights after the jump. MORE >
