College Basketball’s Freshman Superlatives College basketball is less than two months away, but it’s not too early to start thinking about who’s going to run the show this year. Also, many of you know that I covered this class very deeply this past year and I’m very...
Meet the Master Behind a Ton of Top Talent Do you know what it takes to be physically and mentally ready to play Division I basketball? Do you know the level of skill you need to be selected as a McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All American? Each year only a couple of...
Winners and Losers from the NBA Draft Last night’s NBA Draft was somewhat of a surprising event. The newest members of the league consist of, the biggest stars in college basketball and foreign players who’s names really make you think. Anyways here’s my winners and...
Why LeBron Will Never Bring A Championship to Cleveland Not this year, not next year, not ever. The Cavs will be so close year after year, but they will never be able to fully get the job done. In NBA history most championship teams have three things: team chemistry,...
If I was an NBA GM and had a top five pick… 1. Philadelphia Sixers Contradicting my mock draft in January with the Sixers drafting Simmons, I believe that the pick that most benefits the Sixers now is Duke’s Brandon Ingram and here’s why. The Sixers last first rounder...
EYBL Session 3 Recap The third session of Nike’s Youth Basketball League was everything it was supposed to be and more. You had a ton of high school talent (and one middle schooler) all under one roof. What makes the EYBL so special is that every game is top talent...
Harry Giles: A major piece to Duke’s all star team next year For those of you who are unfamiliar with Harry Giles, give it time, within six months this man will be a house hold name. Giles just finished number one in ESPN’s final rankings for the class of 2016, which...
Nike EYBL Session 1 For those of you who don’t know what the EYBL is, it stands for Elite Youth Basketball and is a league of 40 of the best AAU programs in the country, all sponsored by Nike. Under Armor has the UAA, Adidas has the Adidas Gauntlet, and Nike has the...
Jordan Brand Classic Final Recap What is usually not so clear to the public just watching the game on TV is that the game is just the finale to a fun, tiring and long week of practices, celebrity visits and interviews. When I cover events like the Jordan Brand and...
Jordan Brand Classic Part 1 The Jordan Brand Classic is tonight in Brooklyn at Barclays. A perfect setting to showcase around 20 of the top high school players in the country. But first, teams practices were held at Terminal 23. For those of you who do not know about...
Villanova’s Ryan Arcidiacono Keys to each team winning the National Championship Tomorrow night in Houston, a winner will be crowned and it is a bittersweet moment for me and most college basketball fans, because as much as we look forward to the championship game, it...
Final McDonald’s All American Recap These past couple of days have been more than I could have ever dreamed of. High school basketball has always been intriguing to me because after all, they’re still kids. Over the course of the week, I got an up close view at the...
Practice and Media Day recap part II 2016 McDonald’s All American Games Watching these McDonald’s all American’s practice and then being able to interview them created an unreal experience for me, here’s the second part of my interviews and analysis: Marques Bolden...
Practice and Media Day Recap: Part I After watching the McDonald’s All Americans practice for a couple of hours, I then had the chance to talk to them one on one. Here’s some inside info: Jayson Tatum Nothing made Jayson Tatum happier than to talk to me about finally...
Day one of the McDonald’s All American Games– Powerade Jamfest recap: Live from Chicago This year’s Jamfest was a remarkable one in many ways. First, the players were insanely talented in every contest they entered (dunk, 3 point, etc.) Second, this was the first time...
Northern Iowa’s Wes Washpun The Madness For any sports fan the NCAA tournament is everything you dream of–upsets, close games and buzzer beaters. But there is something special about rooting so hard for one team to win and then just two days later, rooting so hard...
Tournament Talk–Things to think about before you finalize your bracket… 1) Kentucky will make a big run. The Wildcats seem just like the 2014 Wildcats, talented and under-seeded. This year’s Kentucky team seemed to get hot at the right time, with their bigs, Skal...
Photo via 247sports.com What a Rawle Alkins signature would mean for each of his three finalists Tonight 5-star guard Rawle Alkins makes his college decision between St. John’s, UNLV and Arizona. The scrappy, slashing, two-way guard will make a positive impact...
Photo via ballislife.com The Ball Brothers Imagine a high school basketball team that averages 100 points a game and the three starters are brothers…meet Chino Hills and the Ball brothers (ironic name). There have been cases where trios have been in the same sports...
Scene of a Lifetime Two nights ago I had the experience of a lifetime–watching a Duke Basketball game in Cameron Indoor stadium. Cameron Indoor is by far the coolest stadium I have ever seen in my life, but the thing that makes Cameron truly unique are the fans. Of...
