2008 USA Today All-American Teams

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)

2008 PARADE All-American Teams

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”

2008 McDonald’s All-American Game

***Preview: 2008 McDonald’s All American Game.***

This a video of the players in the 2008 McDonald’s All-American Game. The video was provided by http://www.hoopmixtape.com

Jordan Brand All-American Game Roster

2008 Jordan Brand All-American Game Roster

The Jordan Brand All-American game will take place on April 19, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in NYC. This will be the 6^th annual All-American game promoted by the Jordan Brand. The game will air live on ESPN 2 at 9:00 P.M. EST.

ESPN Showing Two Elite High School’s Games Tonight

Hurley Night on ESPN Networks

The ESPN network will be showcasing two high school games tonight they are marketing this event as The Hurley Night since both games will have a Hurley coaching in them. In the first game of the night #3 St. Benedict’s (NJ) will take on Benedictine (VA) at 7:00 P.M. on ESPN U. Then in the nightcap #1 St. Anthony (NJ) will face American Christian (PA) at 9:00 P.M. on ESPN. These two games feature a ton of Division 1 talent on each squad the headliners in the event are Tyreke Evans (American Christian, PA) and Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict’s, NJ). Other top talent includes Dominic Cheek (St. Anthony’s, NJ), Ed Davis (Benedictine, VA), Tristan Thompson (St. Benedict’s, NJ), Lamont Jones (American Christian, PA), Greg Echenique (St. Benedict’s, NJ) and many more.

2008 McDonald’s All-American Teams

2008 McDonald’s All-American Game Rosters

East

Tyreke Evans (G) American Christian, PA – Undecided

Samardo Samuels (F) St. Benedict’s, NJ – Louisville

Al-Farouq Aminu (F) Norcross, GA – Wake Forest

Primetime Shootout @ Trenton Recap Day 1

Primetime Shootout Day 1 In Trenton, NJ

On Saturday the Primetime Shootout moved over to the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ for the first of two days of action. The day was packed with elite prospects taking the floor in Trenton along with some big time match-ups team wise. The standout performances of the day were led by junior Lance Stephenson (pictured), (Lincoln, NY), senior Greg Monroe (Georgetown, Helen Cox, LA), junior Maalik Wayns (Villanova, Roman Catholic, PA), senior Kevin Jones (West Virginia, Mt. Vernon, NY) and junior Lamont “MoMo” Jones (Louisville, American Christian, PA). 

Primetime Shootout @ Rutgers Recap

 Primetime Shootout @ Rutgers (RAC) Recap

Well I am on the road again this weekend to cover the second weekend of Primetime Shootout in New Jersey. I headed up Friday afternoon to watch 3 headline match-ups at the Lewis Brown Arena (RAC) on Rutgers University campus.

The group from Primetime Shootout had four nationally ranked teams at this event with # 1 St. Anthony’s, # 3 St. Benedict’s, # 11 Oak Hill and # 13 St. Patrick. The big match-up of the night was St. Benedict’s vs. St. Patrick in the final game. These two teams our both national powers and rivals in New Jersey.

The individual standouts on the night were Mike Rosario (Rutgers, St. Anthony’s, NJ) who had 32 points in 20 minutes on his future court. Brandon Jennings (Arizona, Oak Hill, VA) who finished with 35 points and 9 assists. Dexter Strickland (UNC, St. Patrick, NJ) who totaled 32 points in 3 quarters of action, Samardo Samuels (Louisville, St. Benedict’s, NJ) dominated on the inside for 30 points and 7 rebounds. Theses star players all stepped up big for their schools on the big stage tonight.

Primetime Shootout @ Rutgers Results

Game 1 – St. Anthony’s (NJ) vs. John Carrol (MD) Final 71 to 33

Game 2 – Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs. Piscataway (NJ) Final 81 to 39

Game 3 – St. Benedict’s (NJ) vs. St. Patrick’s (NJ) Final 68 to 62

Top Performances from Primetime Shootout @ Villanova

 The Top Performers at Primetime Shootout in Philadelphia

Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict’s, NJ) Class of 2008 (Louisville)

27 points and 17 rebounds

Samardo has completely dominated this season so far earning MVP awards at each tournament his team has attended. He is a very strong post player with the ability to step out and hit the mid-range jumper but does most of his damage down low. He is going to be an impact player next year in college he combines size with agility and does a great job on the boards.