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2008 PARADE All-American Teams

Posted by Cj Watson on April 4, 2008

The Parade Magazine All-American Teams were announced yesterday they include some of the top players in the country. I would have changed where a couple of the players were placed but for the most part it’s a solid list of All-Americans. Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill Academy, VA) was named PARADE Magazine Player of the Year.

FIRST TEAM (Name, School, City, Height)
Brandon Jennings – Oak Hill Academy – Mouth of Wilson, Va. – 6’2”
Samardo Samuels – St. Benedict’s – Newark, N.J. – 6’9”
Tyreke Evans    – American Christian – Aston, Pa.    – 6’6”
Jrue Holiday – Campbell Hall – North Hollywood, Calif. – 6’4”
Tyler Zeller – Washington – Washington, Ind. – 7’0”
Al-Farouq Aminu – Norcross – Norcross, Ga. – 6’9”
B.J. Mullens – Canal Winchester – Canal Winchester, Ohio – 7’1”
Demar DeRozan – Compton – Compton, Calif. – 6’6”
William Buford – Libbey – Toledo, Ohio – 6’5”
Greg Monroe – Helen Cox – Harvey, La. – 6’10” Read the rest of this entry »

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Adidas JR. Phenom Camp in Delaware (April 5-6, 2008)

Posted by Cj Watson on April 4, 2008

Adidas JR. Camp

This event starts tomorrow morning at the Wilmington PAL Center and will conclude on Sunday afternoon. I will be heading up to Wilmington, DE tomorrow morning to cover this event. I will be filming some of the event and also evaluating the talent that is presently in Delaware and the surrounding area. This camp should very competitive and educational for each camper who attends. I will be posting reports from the camp here on my blog after I return home on Sunday night.

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