Saturday’s action at the Are You From Here Classic in the Dallas suburb of Duncanville, TX, saw pool play finish and the initial tournament action start. The event wraps up on Sunday, with eight teams left in the 17-U and 16-U divisions, and four contenders remaining for the 15-U crown. The 17-U division quarterfinals are [...]
May 25, 2012
Are You From Here Classic: Friday Recap
This spring brought about Under Armour’s inaugural team Championship Series, and the Memorial Day Weekend event in that series of tournaments is the Are You From Here Classic, in Dallas, Texas. The Are You From Here Classic, a first year event, tipped off with evening games on Friday night. Five of the six courts were at one [...]
May 24, 2012
Wash. State loses one recruit; College hoops recruiting notes
Two incoming recruits from Westwind Prep (AZ), center Richard Peters and wing DeMarquise Johnson both were expected to be part of the groundwork that head coach Ken Bone was setting at Washington State going forward. Now, Peters has apparently failed to qualify, and will be headed to a junior college, while Cougars’ fans are still holding out [...]
May 24, 2012
High school stars set for summer switches to powerhouses
As high schools end their academic years across the country, like clockwork many players are transferring to presumably greener pastures. In particular, powerhouse programs Oak Hill Academy (VA), Findlay Prep (NV) and Montrose Christian (MD) all appear to have added talented newcomers for next season. Oak Hill Academy, coming off a landmark undefeated season, is [...]
May 21, 2012
Stephen Domingo to cross country and play at Georgetown
6′-7″ wing forward Stephen Domingo is considered by many a top-30 recruit in the 2013 class, and clearly was a priority for Pac-12 schools to keep in their region. The St. Ignatius (CA) prospect made an early decision for college on Monday, announcing he will cross the country and play college basketball at Georgetown. The [...]
May 20, 2012
2012 End of Signing Period Team Recruiting Class Rankings
The regular signing period for men’s college basketball concluded on Wednesday, and though there are a few top-100 caliber players that have yet to declare their intentions and sign a letter of intent to their chosen schools, it’s time to forge ahead with an update to our team recruiting class rankings, for the end of [...]
May 16, 2012
Junior guard Stan Robinson commits to Indiana
When assistant coach Kenny Johnson was hired at Indiana from Towson, many speculated that a pipeline could be established between his former grassroots basketball program, Team Takeover, based in Washington, DC, and the Hoosiers. Mere weeks later, the prospect from that squad made a commitment to Indiana, in top-75 junior guard Stan Robinson of Paul [...]
May 16, 2012
7-1 Michael Ojo set for Florida State
7′-1″, 290 pound center Michael Ojo of Tennessee Temple (TN) signed with Florida State on Wednesday, according to a release from the Seminoles. Ojo earned All-American honors at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament in 2012, and reportedly averaged 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocked shots as a senior this season. A native of [...]
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