There’s little doubt that the San Diego State men’s basketball program is running on all gears right now.
22 February 2012 | 12:40 am
There’s little doubt that the San Diego State men’s basketball program is running on all gears right now. They’ve been extremely successful in what was expected to be a down season, and have talent waiting in the wings for next year in the form of two high-major transfer forwards in J.J. O’Brien (Utah) and Dwayne…...
22 February 2012 | 12:15 am
Langham Creek, Cy Falls and Cy Springs impressed in the bi-district round of the boys' basketball Region III-5A playoffs, but Cy Lakes couldn't get past Alief Elsik. Here's a look at Tuesday's playoff...
21 February 2012 | 1:24 pm
Michigan has taken the Big Ten by storm so far in 2011-2012, as they've pulled within a game of first place in what's being called the toughest conference in the country. But the best may be yet to come for the Wolverines if their upcoming recruiting classes are any...
21 February 2012 | 1:19 am
It's always good to see a sharp high school player say "Duke is my dream school," isn't it?
18 February 2012 | 6:58 pm
It's time to jump back on the wagon and talk about basketball recruiting. I'm going to focus on checking in with Michigan State's future prospects but I'll start with a few notes about our currently committed 2012 players.
17 February 2012 | 3:06 am
Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel head the 2012 college basketball recruiting class, yet they remain unsigned. With dozens of schools clamoring for these guys, the latest news and rumors can be highly confusing. This is the simplified version of what you've been hearing. John Calipari 's Kentucky team and Mike Krzyzewski's Duke program seem to be on everybody's list, but Ben Howland's UCLA is ...
15 February 2012 | 7:33 pm
MADISON - Not only would his inclusion on the 2012 McDonald's All-American Game roster have been a great reward for University of Wisconsin men's basketball recruit Sam Dekker, it would have been a boost for the Badgers' image as well.
11 February 2012 | 3:00 pm
The ACC’s reputation as a basketball conference is historically unmatched. In the last 25 years, no conference has more national titles or Final Four. That said, the conference as a whole has fallen on some lean times when it comes to basketball. Yes the ACC has won two of the last three national titles, and five of the last 11, but still the perception is that the conference has struggled in ...
10 February 2012 | 10:04 am
Here are a few more notes on Duke Baketball for your Friday - Next up, Maryland Nobody is ready to let go of the Duke_UNC game just yet including me as you will see as you read on below. But Duke has to put that game behind them and prepare to defend the home turf. Duke should handle Maryland in that they have but so much fire power but overlook any team beyond the bottom dwellers and an upset can occur. The Terps feature the leading scorer...
10 February 2012 | 3:25 am
Congrats to Rasheed Sulaimon, who was named to the McDonald's All-American team on Thursday. He'll be playing for the West.
10 February 2012 | 2:11 am
Shabazz Muhammad is on quite a run. On Wednesday, the Bishop Gorman High School basketball prodigy lit up his Senior Night with 34 points and eight rebounds in an 86-73 home win over Clark to clinch the Southwest League title. Muhammad reached a bigger...
9 February 2012 | 5:01 pm
N.C. State might be looking up at Duke and North Carolina in the ACC standings, but the Blue Devils and Tar Heels are chasing the Wolfpack on the recruiting trail. At least when it comes to McDonald's All-Americans.
9 February 2012 | 11:30 am
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Southern California student athletes have joined the ranks of high school basketball's elite with their selection to the 2012 McDonald's® All American High ...
9 February 2012 | 8:30 am
Dueling National Player of the Year candidates Kyle Anderson of St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) and Shabazz Muhammad of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) headlined Thursday's announcement of the rosters for the 35th annual McDonald's All-American Game.
9 February 2012 | 7:42 am
The McDonald’s All-American game will have an N.C. State flavor this year. Three of the Wolfpack’s 2012 recruits – Tyler Lewis, Rodney Purvis and T.J. Warren – landed spots on this year’s squad, the most of any college. Arizona and Kentucky both have two recruits on the 24-player roster, which were announced Thursday. Of course,…...
9 February 2012 | 7:23 am
Top high school basketball players will head to Chicago for the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game.
9 February 2012 | 5:44 am
Jakarr Sampson is one of the most coveted players in the class of 2012. It wasn't originally his plan to still be available, but he's making the best of it.
9 February 2012 | 12:42 am
Sheboygan Lutheran star Sam Dekker says not being chosen for the McDonald's All-American Game will make him work harder.
7 February 2012 | 3:00 pm
Baylor's No. 14-ranked 2012 recruiting class added a significant piece Monday when four-star prospect Ricardo Gathers committed to the Bears.
6 February 2012 | 8:57 am
With Nerlens Noel's move to the 2012 recruiting class, a tough decision had to be made regarding his ranking. On Monday, Scout.com made the move, bumping Noel to the top spot in the 2012 class.
6 February 2012 | 2:37 am
Boys athlete of week: Stefano Vrolijk, The Woodlands Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:57 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012 The junior was named the District 14-5A boys swimmer of the meet after leading the Highlanders to their sixth straight title. Vrolijk took home four ...
6 February 2012 | 1:56 am
Boys athlete of the week: Stefano Vrolijk, The Woodlands Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 06:57 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012 The junior was named the District 14-5A boys swimmer of the meet after leading the Highlanders to their sixth straight title. Vrolijk took home ...
6 February 2012 | 12:57 am
Even before they were strong enough to bounce or shoot something heftier than a Nerf ball, Isaac and Daniel Hamilton never lacked for basketball role models.
5 February 2012 | 12:53 am
Even before they were strong enough to bounce or shoot something heftier than a Nerf ball, Isaac and Daniel Hamilton never lacked for basketball role models.
4 February 2012 | 3:00 pm
The nation's No. 1 player laces up for this weekend's Nike Extravaganza.
3 February 2012 | 1:52 pm
When ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi talked recently to Shabazz Muhammad, the top-ranked prospect in the 2012 recruiting class, he sensed that Muhammad was not ready to make his college choice any time soon.
2 February 2012 | 10:10 pm
The Scottrade Center in St. Louis played host to some of the area's top local talent Thursday at the third annual Coaches v. Cancer Shootout.
2 February 2012 | 9:24 pm
The top four players in ESPNU's Top 100 players in high school basketball, plus members of Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State recruiting classes, are included on the rosters for the 2012 Jordan Brand Classic.
2 February 2012 | 9:39 am
With the 2012 Jordan Brand Classic rosters being announced today , let’s take a look back at the rosters of the 2011 game. Just a year out, we’ll consider it a “Where Are They Now?” Take a look at Part 1, the East rosters from 2011:...
2 February 2012 | 4:01 am
If you’re a fan of high school basketball, today is a great day! Why? Because our good friends at the Jordan Brand Classic unveiled the 2012 roster moments ago.
2 February 2012 | 12:25 am
The Scottrade Center in St. Louis played host to some of the area's top local talent Thursday at the third annual Coaches v. Cancer Shootout.
27 January 2012 | 2:47 am
Here's a Jabari Parker interview and some game footage. He'd be a huge get, but he's nowhere near ready to make a decision.
26 January 2012 | 8:38 am
It’s not hyperbole to say that 6-5 guard Chris Thomas is one of the largest basketball talents to come out of Denver, Colo., in at least a decade. The lengthy athlete has unbelievable bounce, a flair for making a remarkable play, and a defense-stretching long-range shooting ability.
24 January 2012 | 10:35 pm
We meant to link to a story about this kid the other day, but if we forgot: a 7-5 Senegalese who is tearing up California hoops. Junior Mamadou Ndiaye is a guy to keep an eye on.
24 January 2012 | 1:53 am
It was a rough day for the recruiting stock of 2012 Michigan basketball signee Mitch McGary. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound power forward from Brewster Academy fell from No. 2 to No. 21 overall in ESPN.com's updated recruiting rankings for next season. McGary, who chose Michigan over Duke and Florida in November , now is rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and the sixth-best power forward. At the ...
24 January 2012 | 12:09 am
Five-star Devonta Pollard's recruitment is coming back into the forefront with his official visit to Texas this weekend. The latest on this and more in Jerry Meyer's whispers column.
23 January 2012 | 11:58 pm
Wayne Selden, Photo by Andrew Slater/BDN Blessed with a preternatural ability to score, Wayne Selden is a strapping 6'5″ power guard from the Tilton School of New Hampshire. Although he's been playing varsity basketball since he was a seventh grader in his native Roxbury, Massachusetts, he announced his arrival as a reclassified freshman last season when he scored twenty-six points and knocked down six three-pointers in his opening game for T...
23 January 2012 | 8:44 am
Stanley Johnson, Photo by Andrew Slater of BDN Stanley Johnson, a 6'6″ wing from Mater Dei, has experienced quite a bit in the past year. As a freshman, the Fullerton native helped the Monarchs of Mater Dei win their eighth state title, grabbing fifteen rebounds in the state title game against De La Salle. Johnson was named a MaxPreps Freshman All-American. Last June, Stanley was expected to give a defensive presence to the USA U-16 team as t...
19 January 2012 | 5:13 am
Jay Williams Watching Jay Williams address the completely enrapt New Hampton Prep basketball team late Sunday night at the Hoophall Classic, it was clear he was firmly in his element. Basketball has obviously always been a big part of Williams’ life, but you could make a case he’s never been quite as immersed as he is now. As an ESPN college basketball analyst, Williams splits his time between calling games and working on studio shows, while...
19 January 2012 | 12:20 am
Looks like Amile Jefferson is close to a decision and Duke is in the mix.
18 January 2012 | 8:06 pm
Here's a page of links and videos about kids Duke is ardently pursuing: Shabazz Muhammad, Tony Parker and Amile Jefferson.
18 January 2012 | 1:33 am
There are, basically, three things in basketball which can make people jump out of their seats. Dunking is the least exciting because it's the most predictable. An unanticipated pass can cause an uproar too. Third on the list is ballhandling.
18 January 2012 | 1:32 am
Amile Jefferson is a versatile, cerebral Philadelphia forward with a decision that is day-to-day. That decision has been heightened by the fact that the current accelerated recruiting process leaves, as early as mid-January, a very limited number of high-caliber forwards currently available. At 6'7″ and blessed with enough athleticism, skill, and quality grades that he can legitimately be recruited by any college in the nation, Jefferson has be...
17 January 2012 | 9:30 pm
Coach K and John Calipari had some down time, so what better to do than to catch Muhammad Shabazz knocking down 37?
17 January 2012 | 1:12 am
There's no question that Anthony Bennett would much rather have been on the floor for Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep's trouncing of Chicago (Ill.) Simeon.
16 January 2012 | 11:26 pm
Jabari Parker BDN Recruiting Analyst, Andrew Slater is covering the Hoop Hall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts where several key Duke prospects are playing through Monday. While he is sharing a bit of information on our twitter site, he is sharing a whole lot more to Blue Devil Nation Premium members on the message board as it happens. He just talked to Amile Jefferson and we'll be hearing the latest there. He's keeping tabs on Julian R...
15 January 2012 | 5:59 am
Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga junior Kris Jenkins made the most of his opportunity at the Hoophall Classic on Saturday.
14 January 2012 | 10:41 pm
The great debate in the Class of 2013 centers around the argument about what prospect should wear the crown reserved for the No. 1 player in the country. Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and Andrew Harrison have all held the top spot in different publications and on various websites, but guys like Nerlens Noel and Chris Walker have made their case. It's time for you to decide. What do you think? Follow Aron on Twitter at @the_real_aron. Follow Hig...
13 January 2012 | 2:26 am
Looks like Duke has gotten pretty serious with Amile Jefferson: check it out.
12 January 2012 | 1:47 am
