Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, NY); Takes Official Visit to Maryland

Lance Stephenson

This past weekend at the Comcast Center there was a special surprise guest in attendance for the Terrapins game against the University of Miami. The guest was five star recruit Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, NY) who decided to take an official visit to Maryland last weekend.

The official visit came as a big surprise since in the past few weeks; University of Maryland never got mentioned in his list of schools he was considering. The school list includes St. John’s, Memphis, USC and Kansas. One thing on “Terrapins” side might be that his high school teammate James Padgett signed with Maryland in the fall.

The recruitment of Lance Stephenson will continue to be long and drawn out and when it comes down to it he is destined to be a one and done player at the college level next year. So it should be interesting over the next few months to see if anymore surprise school show up on his radar.

Lance Stephenson is averaging 32.5 points and 11.6 rebounds per game this season.

Will Regan (Nichols, NY) Q&A Recruiting Update

Will Regan (2010)

Will Regan (Nichols, NY) Q&A Class of 2010

 

PHR: What school’s are on your list?

WR: Michigan, Maryland, Arizona State and Stanford

PHR: Do you have a favorite?

WR: No I mean it’s really open those are just the schools who have contacted me and I like.

PHR: What are you looking for in a program?

WR: Teammates I can get along with and a good school with high academics. A good school all around where you can have a good experience.

PHR: Have you taken any un-official or official visits yet?

WR: Yes, I have taken a lot of visits which include the four schools I mentioned earlier along with Duke, Providence and Penn State.

PHR: Do you have a timetable set for when you will commit?

WR: After the high school season and before the end of the AAU season.

Will Regan is a 6’8 very fundamentally skilled post player with the ability to step outside and hit the 3 pointer with a smooth looking stroke. He is a monster on the boards going after every shot that goes up on both ends. On the defensive end he has the ability to block shots and also start the break with nice crisp outlet passes to guards on the wings. He uses an array of post moves with either hand on the inside to score and also has a nice touch off the glass from either block. He will definitely be a nice addition to any team on his list with his aggressiveness on the boards and high basketball I.Q. along with playing a 100% all the time.

Duncanville (TX) 77 vs. Lincoln (NY) 57

Lance Stephenson

In a match-up of top 10 teams #10 Duncanville (TX) defeated # 6 Lincoln (NY) 77 to 57 behind 20 points from 6’7 wing Shawn Williams. Lance Stephenson aka “Born Ready” from Coney Island Lincoln High didn’t disappoint with a full arsenal on the offensive end with a game high 32 points on 13-21 field goal.

In the early going of this contest it looked like Duncanville would run away with the game leading 20 to 4 at the end of the first quarter with Lance Stephenson picking up 2 early fouls. The start of the second quarter Lance was back on the floor and put his team on his back scoring 15 points in the quarter helping Lincoln out score Duncanville 32 to 15 taking a 36 to 35 lead into the half.

In the second half Duncanville just proved to be over powering pulling away in the fourth quarter. Other players that had standout performances were juniors Perry Jones and Julian Washburn who both scored in double figures and were active on the glass.

Lance Stephenson listed Kansas, St. John’s, USC and Memphis as possible places for him to land next season.

2008 Jordan Brand Classic Boost Mobile Celebrity Jamfest

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

BayBall Classic 2007 Champs RICE (NY)

2007 Bay Ball Classic Champions Rice (NY)

Rice used their pressure defense to set the tone in the championship game. They jumped out to a 19 to 7 lead after the 1^st quarter. Their defense forced 21 turnovers in the game.

The guards from Caravel just didn’t handle the intense pressure that Rice plays with from start to finish. This game got out of hand quickly and Caravel never really made a run to get back into the game.

Rice went in at the half with a 41 to 21 point lead and came out strong in the 2^nd half to increase their lead by the end of the 3^rd quarter to 61 to 33.

The 4^th quarter saw Rice put in their reserves since the game had been decided for a long time.

This makes two titles in a 2 week span for Rice (NY) they won their Division of Iolani Prep Classic Tournament in Hawaii.  

The standout players for Rice were Kemba Walker who finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Chris Fouch scored 17 points on 6-9 shooting. Durand Scott finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The standout players for Caravel were Tyler Niggebrugge who finished with 10 points and 2 steals. Dominic Morris finished with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Erique Gumbs totaled 7 points and 7 rebounds.