Coverage of Cali Basketball
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 »
Posted in California, Class of 08 Top 25, Class of 09 Top 25, News | No Comments »
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 »
Posted in California, News, recruiting coverage | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 24, 2008
Demar Derozan at McDonald’s
A mix of Demar DeRozan provided by www.hoopmixtape.com
Posted in California, Class of 08 Top 25, Highlights | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on April 24, 2008
Brandon Jennings at McDonald’s.
A mix of Brandon Jennings provided by www.hoopmixtape.com
Posted in California, Class of 08 Top 25, Highlights | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on March 20, 2008
California player named nation’s top high school performer
LOS ANGELES (March 19, 200 
- 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in California, Class of 08 Top 25, News | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on March 6, 2008
On Wednesday, Brandon Jennings received the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award. He helped his Oak Hill Academy team finish the season with a 34-4 record. He had a tremendous senior season really having to provide a majority of the scoring for his team to succeed. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in California, Class of 08 Top 25, News | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on February 18, 2008
Renardo Sidney (Fairfax, CA) Class of 2009
On Saturday night Renardo Sidney took an unofficial visit to Arizona State for their game against California. Coach Herb Sendek has really shown a big interest in the junior from Fairfax High School in the recent weeks.
Renardo Sidney is considered the top prospect in the class of 2009 and has interest from almost every school in the country. The reports out of Tempe, AZ are that Sidney was very impressed with Arizona State on his visit. Freshmen guard James Harden was a teammate of Renardo Sidney last year at Artesia High School they are still pretty tight with each other.
He has seen Coach Ben Howland from UCLA start to show a lot of interest also in gaining his services. They will have to make up for some lost time since cross-town rival USC has had Renardo on their radar for some time now. He has no timetable for making a decision on his college choice. Only time will tell where he will end up playing in the future but there is no denying his tremendous talent.
Posted in California, Class of 09 Top 25, News, recruiting coverage | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on January 23, 2008
Drew Gordon (Archbishop Mitty, CA) Out for Season
Drew Gordon will miss the rest of the season with two broken bones in his left foot. Drew is headed to play at UCLA next year. He broke his foot in his first game back from being out from a foot injury to his right foot.
Posted in California, News | No Comments »
Posted by grassrootsballin on January 23, 2008
Derrick Favors vs. Jrue Holiday match-up @ Pangos Classic
On Saturday night at UCLA Derrick Favors and his South Atlanta (GA) team defeated a tough Campbell Hall (CA) team in double OT 78 to 77. Each of these players our elite prospects in their respected classes. Derrick Favors is a 6′9 (PF) in the class of 2009 ranked in the top 5 players in the class. Jrue Holiday is a 6′3 (CG) in the class of 2008 headed to UCLA next year and also ranked in the top 5.
They both lived up to their rankings in this great game. Derrick Favors finished with 32 points and 29 rebounds. Jrue Holiday totaled 35 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists and 9 steals.
Posted in California, Events, News | 1 Comment »
Posted by grassrootsballin on January 10, 2008
Reeves Nelson (Modesto Christian, CA) Picks the Bruins
On Wednesday night Reeves Nelson made his college decision picking the UCLA Bruins. He picked UCLA over Southern California, Duke, UNC and Arizona.
Reeves Nelson is a 6′7 combo forward who does most of his damage on the inside but has the ability to step out and hit the mid-range jumper. He is a top 35 player in the class of 2009. This was a huge get for UCLA who just missed out on landing the Wear twins also from California who picked UNC.
Posted in California, News, recruiting coverage | 1 Comment »
