On Tuesday night Dominique Ferguson verbally committed to University of Kentucky. Dominique is one of the elite prospects from the class of 2010 he plays for powerhouse North Lawarence in Indiana. He is a 6′9 combo forward with a ton of upside to his game. This past season he avgeraged 12 points and 8 rebounds for his high school team.

He picked Kentucky over Indiana, Florida, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan State, Memphis, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Louisville. This is a big time pick up for Kentucky, Ferguson has a tremendous amount of skills already for a player his age.

Coach Gillespie has really been able to turn the heat up on the recruiting scene since arriving at Kentucky. He just a bigtime week landing a handful of players in the past two weeks. The future looks bright for the wildcats to return back into a national power once again.

Tyreke Evans Mix

This is a mix of Tyreke Evans from www.Ballislife.com

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.

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)

Second Team

Al-Farouq Aminu 6′8 (SF) (Norcross, GA) (Wake Forest)

Tyreke Evans 6′5 (SG) (American Christian, PA) (Memphis)

Renardo Sidney 6′10 (PF) (Fairfax, CA) Junior

DeMar DeRozan 6′6 (SF) (Compton, CA) (USC)

Mike Rosario 6′2 (SG) (St. Anthony’s, NJ) (Rutgers) 

Third Team

Scotty Hopson 6′5 (SG) (University Heights, KY) (Tennessee)

Greg Monroe 6′10 (PF) (Helen Cox, LA) (Georgetown)

Willie Warren 6′4 (SG) (North Crowley, TX) (Oklahoma)

Michael Dunigan 6′10 (C) (Farragut, Ill) (Oregon)

Tyler Zeller 7′0 (C) (Washington, IN) (UNC)

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.

Now that Stanford has hired their new coach it will be interesting to see if they will be able to keep all of the kids they have signed. Those signees have said that they wanted to make a group decision about their futures, so if one stays they most likely will all stay and like wise if one leaves.

The future looks bright for Stanford University and their basketball program. Coach Dawkins is a very good recruiter which should help him land some high profile recruits. Only time will tell the impact he will have on the programs future.

Demar Derozan at McDonald’s

A mix of Demar DeRozan provided by www.hoopmixtape.com

Brandon Jennings at McDonald’s.

A mix of Brandon Jennings provided by www.hoopmixtape.com

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

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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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

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)