Tyreke Evans Mix
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 29, 2008
Tyreke Evans Mix
This is a mix of Tyreke Evans from www.Ballislife.com
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Archive for April, 2008
2008 Jordan Brand Classic/Boost Mobile Slam Dunk Contest
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 27, 2008
gameovernyc.com Presents Brand Jordan Dunk Contest
This is a mix from the Jordan Brand Classic Dunk Contest. This video was provided by Gameovernyc.com
Iman Shumpert from Chi Town took home the Slam Dunk Title.
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2008 USA Today All-American Teams
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 27, 2008
First Team
Samardo Samuels 6′9 (PF) (St. Benedict’s, NJ) (Louisville) Player of the Year
Brandon Jennings 6′2 (PG) (Oak Hill Academy, VA) (Arizona)
Jrue Holiday 6′4 (SG) (Campbell Hall, CA) (UCLA)
Lance Stephenson 6′5 (SF) (Lincoln, NY) Junior
B.J. Mullens 7′1 (C) (Canal Winchester, OH) (Ohio State) Read the rest of this entry »
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Stanford Hires Johnny Dawkins
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 26, 2008
It has been announced that Stanford will hire Johnny Dawkins from Duke University coaching staff to lead their program. This is a great hire for Stanford University, Johnny Dawkins is one of the best guys in the business and this is a well deserved opportunity for him. Read the rest of this entry »
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Demar DeRozan McDonald’s Mix
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 24, 2008
Demar Derozan at McDonald’s
A mix of Demar DeRozan provided by www.hoopmixtape.com
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Brandon Jennings McDonald’s Mix
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 24, 2008
Brandon Jennings at McDonald’s.
A mix of Brandon Jennings provided by www.hoopmixtape.com
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2008 Indiana All-Stars
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 21, 2008
Your Indiana All-Stars for 2008 have been selected. Many kids dreaming about a high school basketball career like this, these 14 have made it happen. Looks to us, Butler should be proud having three of the 14 players on the roster. More after the bump.
2008 Indiana Boys All-Stars
| Name | School | Ht. | Ppg | College choice |
| Garrett Butcher | Edgewood | 6-7 | 25.2 | Butler |
| Randy Davis | Plymouth | 5-11 | 22.9 | Ball State |
| Gordon Hayward | Brownsburg | 6-8 | 18.0 | Butler |
| Braydon Hobbs | New Albany | 6-5 | 15.5 | Bellarmine |
| Kyle Kuric | Evansville Memorial | 6-4 | 20.8 | Louisville |
| Julian Mavunga | Brownsburg | 6-8 | 18.8 | Miami (Ohio) |
| Julius Mays | Marion | 6-2 | 18.6 | North Carolina State |
| Daniel Moore | Carmel | 5-10 | 13.5 | Indiana |
| Zack Novak | Chesterton | 6-5 | 26.9 | Michigan |
| * Walter Offutt | Warren Central | 6-3 | NA | Ohio State |
| Chase Stigall | New Castle | 6-4 | 21.2 | Butler |
| Larry Stone | Howe | 5-9 | 22.0 | IUPUI |
| Alex Young | Northwest | 6-5 | 18.6 | IUPUI |
| Tyler Zeller | Washington | 7-0 | 33.2 | North Carolina |
Coach: Rick Baumgartner, Muncie South.
Assistants: John Boyd, Gary West; Kevin Oxley, Tecumseh.
* Injured and unable to play.
All-Stars schedule
Key dates for the 2008 Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star teams:
• June 9: vs. Juniors at the Hatchet House, Washington, Ind.
• June 11: vs. Juniors at Bill Green Arena, Marion, Ind.
• June 13: vs. Kentucky All-Stars at Conseco Fieldhouse.
• June 15: vs. Kentucky All-Stars at Louisville Gardens.
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2008 Jordan Brand Classic Boost Mobile Celebrity Jamfest
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 16, 2008
WHAT: 2008 BOOST MOBILE JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC CELEBRITY JAMFEST
The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team will participate in the second annual slam dunk contest, skills competition and three-point shootout at Long Island University-Brooklyn. This two-hour program will showcase the talents on the game’s future stars and includes celebrity stars from the world of music and entertainment.
The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team includes Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross, GA/Wake Forest), William Buford (Toledo, OH/Ohio State), Ed Davis (Richmond, VA/UNC), Demar DeRozan (Compton, CA/Southern Cal), Michael Dunigan (Chicago, IL/Oregon), Devin Ebanks (Oakdale, CT/Indiana), Tyreke Evans (Aston, PA/Undecided), Drew Gordon (San Jose, CA/UCLA), JaMychal Green (Montgomery, AL/Alabama), Jrue Holiday (N. Hollywood, CA/UCLA), Scotty Hopson (Hopkinsville, KY/Undecided), Brandon Jennings (Mouth of Wilson, VA/Arizona), Malcolm Lee (Riverside, CA/UCLA), Greg Monroe (Harvey, LA/Georgetown), B.J. Mullens (Canal Winchester, OH/Ohio State), Delvon Roe (Lakewood, OH/Michigan State), Samardo Samuels (Newark, NJ/Louisville), Iman Shumpert (Oak Park, IL/Georgia Tech), Kemba Walker (New York, NY/Connecticut), Willie Warren (North Crowley, TX/Oklahoma), Wesley Witherspoon (Lilburn, GA/Undecided) and Tony Woods (Rome, GA/Wake Forest).
WHEN: Thursday, April 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
(Ticket information will be added soon)
WHO: 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team
Various Celebrities
WHERE: Long Island University-Brooklyn
Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center
1 University Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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2008 Jordan Brand All-American Game Rosters
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 16, 2008
The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American game will take place on Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will air live on ESPN 2 at 9 P.M. This is always one of the better all-star games each I mean you can’t beat going to watch the top incoming freshmen class play in MSG in New York City. It also doesn’t hurt that the event is put on by Michael Jordan’s shoe & clothing company.
Some of the now NBA superstars who have played in this game include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Kevin Durant and many other talented NBA and NCAA players have taken part in this event.
This years teams are loaded with many talented players who know how to bring some flash to the game. This should be a very fun and interesting game to watch. Some of these players include Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans, DeMar DeRozan, Kemba Walker and Jrue Holiday with many other outstanding players joining them.
This is a list of the rosters for the National All-American game.
(White Jerseys)
21 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-8 205 Norcross H.S. (Norcross, GA) Wake Forest
14 Ed Davis PF 6-8 215 Benedictine H.S. (Richmond, VA) North Carolina
33 Michael Dunigan PF 6-9 253 Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, IL) Oregon
3 Devin Ebanks SF 6-8 185 St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, CT) Undecided
1 Tyreke Evans SG 6-5 204 American Christian School (Aston, PA) Memphis
10 Delvon Roe SF 6-8 220 St. Edward H.S. (Lakewood, OH) Michigan State
24 Samardo Samuels PF 6-8 240 St. Benedict Prep (Newark, NJ) Louisville
31 Iman Shumpert PG 6-4 180 Oak Park & River Forest H.S. (Oak Park, IL) Georgia Tech
15 Kemba Walker PG 6-1 172 Rice H.S. (New York, NY) Connecticut
32 Willie Warren PG 6-4 197 North Crowley High School (North Crowley, TX) Oklahoma
55 Tony Woods PF 6-11 230 Rome High School (Rome, GA) Wake Forest
Head Coach: Russell Otis, Dominguez High School (Compton, CA)
Assistant Coach: Oliver Antigua, St. Raymond High School (Bronx, NY)
Assistant Coach: Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School (Lakewood, OH)
(Blue Jerseys)
44 William Buford W 6-4 180 Libbey High School (Toledo, OH) Ohio State
5 Demar DeRozan W 6-6 207 Compton H.S. (Compton, CA) Southern Cal
34 Drew Gordon PF 6-9 235 Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, CA) UCLA
33 JaMychal Green PF 6-8 225 St. Jude High School (Montgomery, AL) Alabama
21 Jrue Holiday G 6-3 180 Campbell Hall High School (N. Hollywood, CA) UCLA
30 Scotty Hopson W 6-5 180 University Heights Academy (Hopkinsville, KY) Undecided
3 Brandon Jennings PG 6-2 170 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) Arizona
4 Malcolm Lee PG 6-4 165 North High School (Riverside, CA) UCLA
10 Greg Monroe PF 6-10 226 Helen Cox High School (Harvey, LA) Georgetown
32 B.J. Mullens C 7-0 255 Canal Winchester High School (Canal Winchester, OH) Ohio State
11 Wesley Witherspoon WF 6-7 185 Berkmar High School (Lilburn, GA) Undecided
Head Coach: Ed Azzam, Westchester High School (Los Angeles, CA)
Assistant Coach: Eddie Martin, Norcross High School (Norcross, GA)
Assistant Coach: Steve Turner, Gonzaga High School (Washington, DC)
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2008 EA Sports All-American First & Second Team
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 16, 2008
2008 EA Sports All-American Teams
First Team All-Americans
Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-1, Sr., Guard (Player of the Year)
Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross, Ga.) 6-8, Sr., Forward
Luke Babbitt (Galena, Reno, Nev.) 6-8, Sr., Forward
William Buford (Libbey, Toledo, Ohio) 6-5, Sr., Guard
Ed Davis (Benedictine, Richmond, Va.) 6-8, Sr., Forward
Demar DeRozan (Compton, Calif.) 6-6, Sr., Forward
Tyreke Evans (American Christian, Aston, Pa.) 6-5, Sr., Guard
Derrick Favors (South Atlanta, Ga.) 6-9, Jr., Center
Draymond Green (Saginaw, Mich.) 6-7, Sr., Forward
JaMychal Green (St. Jude, Montgomery, Ala.) 6-9, Sr., Forward
Jrue Holiday (Campbell Hall, N. Hollywood, Calif.) 6-3, Sr., Guard
Greg Monroe (Helen Cox, Harvey, La.) 6-10, Sr., Forward
B.J. Mullens (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 7-1, Sr., Center
Mike Rosario (St. Anthony’s, Jersey City, N.J.) 6-2, Sr., Guard
Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict’s, Newark, N.J.) 6-9, Sr., Forward
Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y.) 6-5, Jr., Guard
Kemba Walker (Rice, New York, N.Y.) 6-0, Sr., Guard
Willie Warren (North Crowley, Fort Worth, Texas) 6-3, Sr., Guard
Elliot Williams (St. George’s, Collierville, Tenn.) 6-4, Sr., Guard
Tyler Zeller (Washington, Ind.) 7-0, Sr., Center Read the rest of this entry »
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