Devin Ebanks (St. Thomas More,CT) Final Four

Devin Ebanks has announced the four schools he plans to visit and then decide where he will attend. The schools still in the running are Memphis, Rutgers, Texas and WVU. He also said that he is going to watch and see what happens with Indiana in the future. Indiana still has a slim chance to maybe sign him depending on what goes on in the near future with the program but unlikely. He plans to schedule the visits next month sometime for each school.

“I’m going to look for a school that had some of the same things I liked in Indiana. I want to go somewhere I can develop, play right away and have a great relationship with my coach.”

McDonald’s All-American Slam Dunk Champ Demar DeRozan

Demar Derozan Takes McDonald’s Dunk Contest Title.

2008 McDonald’s All-American Game Slam Dunk Champion. This video was provided by Hoopmixtape.com

Elena DelleDonne Has Solid McDonald’s Game

 

Elena DelleDonne played in the McDonald’s All-American game tonight finishing with a solid game of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.  She will be taking her game to Uconn next season in the Big East. She started the game a little slow but finished strong.

Rutgers lands St. Benedict’s (NJ) JR. Greg Echenique

On Monday, Greg Echenique ended his college search choosing to stay in New Jersey and attend Rutgers University. He is rising prospect in the class of 2009 who helped St. Benedict’s (NJ) to a 24-1 record this season well averaging 11.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.

2008 AAU Coverage Schedule

 

2008 Tentative AAU Coverage Schedule

March 22-26, 2008 – McDonald’s All-American Game @ Bradley Center (WI) *

March 29-30, 2008 – MA Adidas JR. Phenom Camp @ Boston (MA)

March 29, 2008 – Dave Telep’s Carolina Challenge @ Carey Academy (NC) *

April 5-6, 2008 – Delaware Adidas JR. Phenom Camp @ Wilmington PAL Center (DE)

Tyreke Evans (American Christian, PA) Planning to announce April 16, 2008

Tyreke Evans the top unsigned player in the class of 2008 is watching the NCAA tournament very closely. He is planning to announce his college decision on April 16, 2008 on ESPN. Tyreke is picking from Texas, Memphis, Connecticut and Villanova which our all playing the the tournament.

He is a program changing player when he arrives on campus and will make a big-time impact in college next year. He will be focused on many different things well watching each team compete in the tournament. He wants to see how they react to the pressure of playing in March. Another factor will be the players staying or leaving for the NBA Draft this year.

Gatorade National Player of the Year: Jrue Holiday (Campbell Hall,CA) (UCLA)

California player named nation’s top high school performer

LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2008) – In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced senior combo guard Jrue Holiday of Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) as its 2007-08 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

McDonald’s All-American Players of Year

Greg Monroe and Elena Delle Donne Join Elite List of Morgan Wootten’s National High School Basketball Players of the Year Award Winners

OAK BROOK, Ill. (March 19, 2008) – Greg Monroe, the 6-10, 220 lb. prep superstar from Helen Cox High School in Gretna, La., was named the twelfth-annual Morgan Wootten Award winner today. Previous winners include Greg Oden (2006), Dwight Howard (2004), LeBron James (2003), Jason Williams (1999) and the Award’s first recipient Shane Battier (1997).

Joining Monroe in the honor is McDonald’s All American® Female Player of the Year, Elena Delle Donne, from Ursuline Academy in Greenville, Del. Delle Donne, who has led Ursuline to four straight Delaware State Championship Titles is the seventh female to be added to the impressive list that includes Tina Charles (2006, Connecticut), Abby Waner (2005, Duke), Candace Parker (2004, Tennessee), Ivory Latta (2003, UNC) and Nicole Wolff (2002, Connecticut).  

Bay Ball Classic Relocating in 2008

 

It was announced yesterday that the 2008 Bay Ball Classic National Tournament will have a new home at Delaware State University. The Bay Ball Classic had been taking place at Cape Henlopen H.S. in Lewes, DE for the past 3 years since it began. The Bay Ball Classic replaced Slam Dunk to the Beach National Tournament which was held at Cape Henlopen H.S. in Lewes, DE.

Devin Ebanks (St. Thomas More,CT) De-Commits From Indiana

It has been reported on Adam Zagoria blog that Devin Ebanks will re-open his recruitment after the buyout of Kelvin Sampson at Indiana University. Devin Ebanks is a 6’9 athletic wing who is a big time scorer that can fill it up on an array of different moves.

He is looking to have a list of schools cut down to 2-4 by next week. He is considering Rutgers, Texas and Memphis right now. So you can look for a update in the near future about his final list and scheduled visits.