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Flyin’ to the Hoop all-event team filled with big stats and stars
Here is the Flyin’ to the Hoop all-event team, as announced at the end of the three-day, 18-game showcase:
Brandon Knight, 6-3 senior guard, Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Knight, the nation’s No. 1-ranked senior recruit, put on a show in both of Pine Crest’s games this weekend, wins against Princeton and Jefferson. His combined two-game stat line: 75 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists. Plus, he might’ve had the biggest assist of all. Kentucky coach John Calipari, who is one of the final coaches in the running for the uncommitted Knight, flew to Cincinnati and drove to Kettering to see him in person, to the crowd’s delight.
Devonta’ White, 6-0 senior guard, Centennial High School (Roswell, Ga.)
After scoring 28 points with six rebounds and six assists in Centennial’s Saturday loss against Marion-Franklin, the point guard for the No. 3-ranked big school in Georgia torched Chaminade Julienne for 26 points, two rebounds and five assists in CJ’s dramatic final-minute win. Combined, White made 21-of-33 shots.
Geron Johnson, 6-3 senior guard, Dunbar
Johnson was one of the driving forces behind Dunbar’s blistering charge against Whitney Young (Chicago), ranked No. 16 nationally by USA Today, in a 98-76 win on Sunday night. Johnson finished with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting and pitched in six rebounds, five assists and two steals while continuing to impress with his quickness and transition ability.
Gorgui Sy Dieng, 6-10 senior center, Huntington (W.Va.) Prep
In Huntington Prep’s game against Alter on Sunday, a 57-47 Huntington Prep win, Dieng scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 15 rebounds while collecting four blocks and two assists for the first-year, privately owned academy. Dieng, from Senegal, gained notice last summer at the Nike Global Challenge when he held Adreian Payne, the 6-10 Jefferson center and Michigan State recruit, to no field goal and no rebounds in a game.
Joe Staley, 6-3 senior forward/center, Chaminade Julienne
Against Centennial on Monday, Staley finished with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting with five rebounds. He also made the deciding free throw with 14 seconds left in CJ’s 59-58 win. As he has all season, Staley showed a set of smooth inside moves that continues to get him to the basket, even with taller players guarding the post.
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By Joe
January 19, 2010 11:30 PM | Link to this
Do a web search on “Future Academy North Carolina” and you get a Feb. 3, 2009 Greensboro, News-Record.com article that says Future coach Kenny Drummond “faces arrest” for trying to raise money online without a license. The N.C. Secretary of State’s office issued a cease-and-desist order for Drummond. Also, the schools actual existence was in question as was the education the kids were getting. They had to cancel games due to lack of players. There are allegations of parents paying money and not getting anything in return. My question is this. What in the world were they doing at Flying to the Hoop?? Six players?? What gives? Were they checked out? If so, what’s the story?
By Eric
January 20, 2010 9:53 AM | Link to this
Joe - I was keeping a promise and that was why Future Academy was in this year. if you remember last year when we had problems with San Diego possibly not being able to get here to play their big game against Northland - Future postponed a game of their own and stayed in town at our request to be “waiting in the wings” to play in the game if San Diego couldn’t make it in time. As you know, they made it and the game went on but no one knew what we had planned behind the scenes. Because of what Future did for me last year, I promised them a game this year — and followed through on that promise. Simple as that.
By Roswell GA Homes
July 1, 2010 2:35 AM | Link to this
Has anyone else noticed the market leveling out?