Words. Jason Jordan
In the trendy and ever-evolving business that is basketball recruiting — where power equals influence, which often times equates to commitments — the ultimate powerful influential figure is one William Wesley.
Or is he?
“At least that’s the perception,” said Shawn Teague, whose son Marquis Teague is committed to Kentucky, the main school where Wesley is notorious for having influence. “He’s the guy everyone’s talking about. Especially with Kentucky’s recruiting.” MORE >
Tags: Austin Rivers, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dajuan Wagner, Derrick Rose, Jeff Teague, John Calipari, john wall, Kentucky, LeBron James, Marquis Teague, Memphis, Michael Gilchrist, Tony Wroten Jr., Worldwide Wes
Posted in High School Stories |
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Words. Jason Jordan
Earlier this week, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) point guard Brandon Knight became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Gatorade National Player of the Year awards. Knight, who is ranked No. 2 in the HSH national top 50, joins LeBron James, Greg Oden and Candace Parker in the elite club.
But that’s just half of the big news concerning Knight recently.
We also confirmed through a reliable source that Florida removed itself from contention in the recruiting battle for the 6-3 Knight, who averaged 31.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season. MORE >
Tags: Brandon Knight, Candace Parker, Greg Oden, John Calipari, LeBron James
Posted in Recruiting News |
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
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 >
Tags: billy donovan, Breaking News, Christ the King, Corey Edwards, DAVID LEE, DOMINYKAS MILKA, FUNKMASTER FLEX, JERMAINE SANDERS, KADEEM JACK, kobe bryant, LeBron James, Maurice Barrow, Omar Calhoun, RICE, Rick Pitino, Shane Southwell, T.J. CURRY, Walt "Clyde" Frazier
Posted in Getting Up, High School Stories |
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Words. Austin Burton
Jermaine O’Neal has been a forgotten pioneer.
When people talk about the NBA’s preps-to-pros success stories, they usually lead with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Dwight Howard. Despite being one of the first to make the leap successfully — reaching six NBA All-Star Games in his career — O’Neal is often overlooked. The year after KG set the trend in motion, Jermaine and Kobe were picked in the first round of the ‘96 Draft. MORE >
Tags: dwight howard, Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, kobe bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady
Posted in High School Stories |
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Words. Aron Phillips
The Big Apple has always been good to LeBron James, so The King wanted to do something special to show his appreciation. This Saturday, November 7th, LeBron is giving the “Gift of the Game” to New York City by opening up seven gyms for high school ballplayers. From 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM, various gyms throughout the city will be open for you to play. Be sure to get in a run at the following locations: MORE >
Tags: LeBron James
Posted in Training |
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Words. Jason Jordan
Bishop Daniels understands if you don’t remember him.
He gets that all of the hype he’d built while playing alongside John Wall at Word of God Academy (N.C.) during the high school season last year fizzled after a dismal AAU season.
“It’s my own fault,” says Daniels, a 6-2 junior combo guard. MORE >
Tags: Bishop Daniels, c.j. leslie, jerry stackhouse, john wall, LeBron James, Word of God Academy
Posted in Getting Up |
Thursday, October 29th, 2009