By Aron Phillips
I told you yesterday that the McDonald’s All American Game Selection Show was happening tonight, as the top 24 high school basketball seniors in the country would be selected to play in the prestigious 2010 Games set to tip off in Columbus, Ohio on March 31. Well the ballots are in, so check out the rosters for both teams. Read More »
Tags: Brandon Knight, c.j. leslie, Cory Joseph, Deshaun Thomas, Dion Waiters, Doron Lamb, Fab Melo, harrison barnes, Jared Sullinger, JayVaughn Pinkston, Jelan Kendrick, Jereme Richmond, Joe Jackson, Josh Selby, josh smith, Keith Appling, Kendall Marshall, Kyrie Irving, Patric Young, Perry Jones, Phil Pressey, Ray McCallum, Reggie Bullock, Roscoe Smith, Ryan Harrow, Terrence Jones, Tobias Harris, Tristan Thompson, Will Barton
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By Jason Jordan
Like we said in Smack this morning, the records don’t matter when Duke and North Carolina get together. College basketball’s most storied rivalry tips off one more time tonight (ESPN, 9 p.m. EST), and while almost every expert would favor the ACC-leading Blue Devils over the struggling Tar Heels, we wanted to get predictions from some of the players who will become part of the UNC/Duke tradition over the next few years.
We caught up with a few of Duke and Carolina’s signed recruits, plus one high-profile undecided recruiting target — essentially a Who’s Who of the top high school ballplayers in the country — to get their take on who will win tonight’s big game: Read More »
Tags: Austin Rivers, Duke, feature, harrison barnes, Joshua Hairston, Kendall Marshall, Kyrie Irving, North Carolina, Reggie Bullock
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By Austin Burton
Trying to explain to my girl why I was watching a press conference for a high school kid announcing his college decision, I described the reason for the hype behind Harrison Barnes as such:
“Remember when Grant Hill came along? He’s like that. He’s the Golden Boy.”
As good as Barnes is on the court, the 6-7 wing from Ames High School (Iowa) gets just as much praise for his intelligence, maturity, poise and overall good-guy demeanor off the court. Read More »
Tags: harrison barnes, Kendall Marshall, North Carolina, Reggie Bullock, Roy Williams
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