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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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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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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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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Posted by grassrootsballin on April 1, 2008
Scotty Hopson the second highest ranked unsigned senior behind Tyreke Evans (American Christian, PA) committed today while on an official visit to the school. Scotty had verbally committed to Mississippi State but never ended up signing his letter of intent. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by grassrootsballin on March 20, 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.
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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 »
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Posted by grassrootsballin on March 19, 2008
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, 200 - 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). Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by grassrootsballin on March 6, 2008
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.
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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 »
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