Most scouts weren’t very familiar with Demetrius Jackson before this spring but the lead guard impressed national and regional scouts with his attacking style of play and athleticism. Jackson burst onto the scene at the Spiece Run ‘n Slam and played very well at Michigan’s Elite Camp earlier this June. Jackson didn’t receive an offer [...]
Team USA played its first game in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships this afternoon, and recorded an impressive win over Egypt, 115-60. After lackluster results versus Lithuania, this was the sort of start that Team USA needed to regain confidence. Michigan sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. scored seven points and handed out four assists in [...]
Glenn Robinson III has put together a very solid spring, rising up the recruiting rankings and impressing at numerous camps, exhibitions and AAU tournaments. Our friends at Michigan Prep Stars put together this video of Robinson from earlier this spring at the Best Buy Classic in Chicago. We’ve also posted other videos of Robinson this [...]
Team USA Struggles Early returns from Lithuania are not encouraging. Team USA’s exhibition losses will either serve as a wake up call or the Americans are going to be in for a long trip to Latvia for the FIBA U19 World Championships. The Americans lost a pair of exhibition games to Lithuanian U19 and U20 [...]
Many commenters and readers have asked how they are able to provide support for Austin and his family. Right now, the best way is to post a message on Austin’s Caring Bridge website. There will also be updates on Austin’s condition posted to the website, here’s the latest: Austin is still in ICU. His condition [...]
Zak Irvin and his Hamilton Southeastern team took the floor this weekend for the 2011 USSFA High School Shootout. Saturday the Royals competed in pool play at Warren Central, finishing in second place and landing in Sunday’s second place bracket. On Sunday, Hamilton Southeastern was forced to take the floor without star 2012 guard Gary [...]
