The City of Palms Classic taught us a lot about St. John’s Bosco and their dynamic high-major college bound backcourt of Tyler Dorsey and Daniel Hamilton. FORT MYERS, Fla. – The City of Palms Classic has established itself as the nation’s most prestigious tournament on an annual basis. The 41st edition featured a St. John’s Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) squad that boasts arguably the premier high school backcourt in the country. Throw in class of 2016 wing Vance Jackson and coach Derrick Taylor has no shortage of weapons to deploy against opposing teams.......
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Rakim Lubin of Buford, Ga., made major noise when he verbally committed to UConn after missing last summer with a back issue. By: @BrandonClayPSB The 6-foot-8 class of 2014 power forward transferred from Gadsden City HS in Ala., to Buford (Ga.) High after the end of his junior season. OnTheRadarHoops.com publisher Shun Williams said that multiple schools watched Lubin workout this fall including the Huskies, Marquette and Houston all on the same day. We stopped by the gym during the four-star prospect’s first practice with Buford on Monday night. Lubin is an......
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LEXINGTON – The 19 NBA scouts on hand sitting in the Kentucky practice facility on Saturday confirmed what we already knew. This edition of John Calipari’s team could bring home the school’s ninth NCAA National Championship trophy. Here are five things that stuck out to us during “Big Blue Weekend.” By: @BrandonClayPSB 1) This roster has considerably more depth than the 2011-12 one did. That is not to say that the roster in more top heavy than the Wildcats were in 2011-12. With Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist going with the first......
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Class of 2014 prospect Isaiah Wilkins of Lilburn, Ga., saw his stock rise over the past twelve months before receiving and accepting a scholarship to Virginia. *Photo by Ty Freeman Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB Isaiah Wilkins of Lilburn, Ga., committed to the University of Virginia in early September. A class of 2014 forward prospect, Wilkins will team up with former Greater Atlanta Christian HS teammate Malcolm Brogdon who is a sophomore on......
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2015 post Diamond Stone Dominican (WI) was on campus at SMU over the weekend Pittsburgh added a commitment from class 2016 wing Mustapha Heron of Sacred Heart (CT). Heron is currently listed as a five-star recruit by multiple scouting services UTEP took a verbal commitment from 2014 PG Lewis Stalworth from Hart (CA) Class of 2015 teammates Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter of Bishop Gorman (NV) visited Oregon earlier in the week Class of 2016 Taylor County (KY) lead guard Quentin Goodin attended the West Kentucky game Sunday UCLA hosted the following......
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Gilbert is in the driver’s seat for Miller Grove and has the Wolverines positioned for another title run. *Photo by Ty Freeman With nearly half of the high school season already behind us, it is time for us to look back on the players who have made the biggest leap before the new calendar year. There have been many players that have put in exceptional performances, but this is a look at the players that have elevated their games the most. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Courtney Alexander (Atlanta, Ga.) – Whitefield Academy – 2015......
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James Blackmon Jr. was one of the premier guards in the class of 2014 on hand for the USA Basketball Mini-Camp. *Bart Young/USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB USA Basketball Mini-Camp Evaluation: James Blackmon Jr. Blackmon Jr. was originally committed to Indiana though he is now back on the board. He has not ruled the Hoosiers out. That said we ran into Blackmon Jr. and his family at Big Blue Madness on......
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Class of 2014 wing Kelly Oubre will bring Kansas fans another top-10 caliber prospect to root for next season. *Bart Young/USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB USA Basketball Mini-Camp Evaluation: Kelly Oubre Kelly Oubre of Fort Bend, Texas is one of the nation’s most athletic wing players. A class of 2014 graduate, Oubre verbally committed to Kansas last week. In the process, the 6-foot-7 perimeter threat became the heir apparent to take......
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Will Jackson is one of the more highly sought after guards nationwide in the class of 2015. *Courtesy of USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “The Notebook” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the latest in the world of recruiting. By: @BrandonClayPSB Recruiting Rundown: Will Jackson Class of 2015 point guard Will Jackson of Athens, Ga., will attend Kansas “Late Night in the Phog” on Friday evening. The Jayhawks are fresh off of a consensus top two 2013 recruiting class nationally. Assistant coach Norm Roberts has been the lead on......
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Damon Wilson saw his stock rise with a quality performance in front of our staff at the OnTheRadarHoops.com ELITE 32 last July. *Photo by Ty Freeman Editor’s Note: “The Notebook” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the latest in the world of recruiting or introduce a new prospect to our readers. By: @BrandonClayPSB Recruiting Rundown: Damon Wilson (Powder Springs, Ga.) Damon Wilson of Powder Springs, Ga., is attending school at Our Savior New American School in New York this season. Wilson was at St. Benedict Prep in Newark,......
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