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City Rocks Burbs In JBC

City Rocks Burbs In JBC

In a Jordan Brand Classic City vs. Suburbs clash that was rife with runs, counter-runs and a knotted score at halftime, a photo finish looked to be a

4/19/09
 â€¢ Jay Mumford
JBC Regional Team Chosen

JBC Regional Team Chosen

NEW YORK, NY – Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., announced today the rosters for the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game which will be a part of

3/19/09
 â€¢ Press Release
Monday at the Hoophall

Monday at the Hoophall

The Spalding Hoophall Classic finished Monday with a flurry of four national games. The No. 2 ranked prospect in the Rivals150 DeMarcus Cousins was t

1/19/09
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
Hoopfest: Friday

Hoopfest: Friday

The Bill Keightley Marshall County Hoopfest began Friday night with a heavyweight battle between Oak Hill Academy and Duncanwood. Both Doron Lamb's d

12/6/08
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
Busy weekend of hoops

Busy weekend of hoops

December is one of the busiest months of the year for basketball recruiting fans. This weekend starts a busy and star-filled month of tournaments and

12/5/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Mid-major early signing period rankings

Mid-major early signing period rankings

More than a dozen Rivals150 players signed with a non-Big Six school this season. Eleven of the high school stars are counted among the top 100 player

12/4/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Free iS8/Nike Championship Webcast

Free iS8/Nike Championship Webcast

The 2008 iS8/Nike Tip-Off Fall Classic was one of the premire events in the Northeast. HSBnetwork.TV presents <i>EXCLUSIVE WEBCAST</i> coverage of sem

10/22/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
Playaz take iS8/Nike chip to Jersey

Playaz take iS8/Nike chip to Jersey

The championship game of the <i>iS8/Nike Tip-Off Fall Classic</i> was between the Juice All-stars from Brooklyn, NY and the Playaz Club Seniors from N

10/19/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
Weekly Wrap: UCLA, Memphis make moves

Weekly Wrap: UCLA, Memphis make moves

There were few changes in the updated team rankings this week, and there were a handful of commitments of note. UCLA added Anthony Stover, the No. 134

10/8/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Jackson Makes Choice

Jackson Makes Choice

One of the top seniors in the state who helped lead St. Benedict's to a 24-1 mark against a tough national schedule is off the board.

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10/1/08
 â€¢ Jay Gomes
Jackson out, Cousins still in

Jackson out, Cousins still in

Rivals150 shooting guard Tamir Jackson is no longer committed to UAB, but elite 2009 prospect DeMarcus Cousins is steadfast in his commitment to the B

7/29/08
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
NBA Players Camp: Session five

NBA Players Camp: Session five

Trent Lockett has been solid throughout the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp, and he was on top of his game during session five. Lockett plays a s

6/20/08
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
NYC Hoops 2009 Player Rankings

NYC Hoops 2009 Player Rankings

As this years high school season has come to an end, the AAU/Grassroots season is gearing up as the class of 2008 moves on and the class of 2009 steps

6/11/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
The Brooklyn Ballers Show  Prove

The Brooklyn Ballers Show Prove

The NYCHoops bubbling under Brooklyn Ballers is a grassroots basketball team that has burst onto the scene by using a very simple strategy. Winning ga

6/1/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
iS8/Nike Playoffs: Where the Stars Come out to Play

iS8/Nike Playoffs: Where the Stars Come out to Play

Now that the regular season is over, the real games begin. The iS8/Nike High School Spring Classic began with 50 teams in five divisions. Each team pl

5/7/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
Unique upset Playaz to win iS8/Nike East

Unique upset Playaz to win iS8/Nike East

As promised and predicted by Coach Torrell Harris it was a shoot out between his Unique All-stars and the Playaz Club Juniors. (Photo: Taran Buie)

5/5/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
April rewind: 2009 prospects in the news

April rewind: 2009 prospects in the news

Over the course of the month of April, Rivals.com covered and evaluated prospects like John Wall at the Boo Williams Invitational, Real Deal on the Hi

5/2/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Wright gets ACC offer

Wright gets ACC offer

NYCHoops caught up Sherrod Wright, Mt. Vernons 6'4 guard who now officially runs with the Playaz Club out of New Jersey during the summer. He briefly

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4/29/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
The State of the iS8

The State of the iS8

With two weeks left in the regular season of the iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic, things are beginning to heat up. This weekend was be relatively

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4/27/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
Brooklyn Ballers Upset Playaz Club Jrs.

Brooklyn Ballers Upset Playaz Club Jrs.

It was a case of the hunter becoming the hunted as a surprised Playaz Club Juniors soon lost their air of inevitability against motivated Brooklyn Bal

4/14/08
 â€¢ Maurice Wingate
UAB Lands Guard From Nations 2 Team

UAB Lands Guard From Nations 2 Team

Tamir Jackson from St. Benedict's High, the number two team in the nation last season, made a verbal commitment to UAB for the 2009 recruiting class.

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4/13/08
 â€¢ Jack Williams
Shooting for attention: Examining the 2009 SGs

Shooting for attention: Examining the 2009 SGs

The shooting guard position in the class of 2009 has a number of high-profile stars uncommitted to a college. With five-star players like Lance Stephe

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4/8/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Jackson blazes his trail to UAB

Jackson blazes his trail to UAB

When DeMarcus Cousins committed to UAB, he wanted to play the role of the piped piper. The five-star forward is doing a pretty good job at it. His ple

4/8/08
 â€¢ Justin Young
Jackson On His Decision

Jackson On His Decision

Jackson on the coaching staff: "I love them. They are real cool. They kept it real for me. They were honest and stayed with me the longest."

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4/7/08
 â€¢ Jay Gomes
Jackson Makes the Call

Jackson Makes the Call

Another of NJ Hoops top 5 juniors makes an early college choice. Jackson helped lead the Grey Bees to a 24-1 record against a brutal national schedul

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4/7/08
 â€¢ Jay Gomes
Machado to Iona

Machado to Iona

Scott Machado, a senior point guard at St. Benedict's in Newark, has verbally committed to Iona. He will sign during the late signing period in April.

2/25/08
 â€¢ Adam Zagoria
Jackson serious about Arizona

Jackson serious about Arizona

Great players love to play with other great players, and 2009 prospect Tamir Jackson has definitely taken advantage of playing for a star studded Newa

2/21/08
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
Sunday at the HoopHall Classic

Sunday at the HoopHall Classic

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. - A number of quality players hit the hardwood on Sunday at the Spalding HoopHall Classic, and none were more impressive than Henry

1/21/08
 â€¢ Jerry Meyer
Nike Super 6 All Tournament Selections

Nike Super 6 All Tournament Selections

New York and New Jersey's top talent was on display at Sunday's Nike Super Six Invitational at Madison Square Garden. NYCHoops.net has decided to c

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1/14/08
 â€¢ Nate Blue
St. Bens Size Topples Rice

St. Bens Size Topples Rice

Coming into Sunday afternoon's game at the Nike Super 6, both Rice and St. Benedicts had played similar seasons. Both teams had only lost one game an

1/14/08
 â€¢ Theo Rabinowitz
Bojangles: St. Benedicts does it again

Bojangles: St. Benedicts does it again

WAXHAW, N.C. - December has been good to St. Benedict's. The New Jersey powerhouse earned the top spot in the <i>USA Today</i> top 25 national high sc

12/29/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
Bojangles: Local kids set the tone

Bojangles: Local kids set the tone

WAXHAW, N.C. -- The Bojangles Shootout has the star power in the field. Too bad none of the headliners really had a game that they are capable of. The

12/28/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
City of Palms: Saturday

City of Palms: Saturday

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The City of Palms closed out with a pair of amazing performances from two of the best guards in the tournament and St. Benedict's d

12/22/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
City of Palms: Thursday

City of Palms: Thursday

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The match-up that everyone wanted to see on the third day of the City of Palms Classic was everything that it was made out to be.

12/20/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
City of Palms: Tuesday

City of Palms: Tuesday

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The 35th running of the City of Palms tipped off on Tuesday night at Bishop Verot. The fireworks went off for Greg Echenique and Sa

12/19/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
City of Palms set to deliver again

City of Palms set to deliver again

The City of Palms holiday tournament has given the high school basketball world plenty of gifts over the past 35 years. This year's event certainly ha

12/18/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
HSBnetwork.TV to Webcast iS8/Nike Championships

HSBnetwork.TV to Webcast iS8/Nike Championships

"<i>The High School Basketball Network,</i>" HSBnetwork.TV will be providing <u>exclusive</u> full game webcasts of both semifinal games as well as

10/19/07
 â€¢ Rivals
Las Vegas: Final notebook

Las Vegas: Final notebook

LAS VEGAS - Cleaning out our notebook from championship Thursday, we uncovered a couple of interesting tidbits from both the Main Event and the adidas

7/27/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
TOC basketball recruit profile 8

TOC basketball recruit profile 8

Tamir Jackson, the 6-2 guard from Newark, NJ, in the 2009 class that has Maryland at the top of his list has become one of our favorites on the circui

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6/4/07
 â€¢ Dan Painter
Tournament of Champions: Champions crowned

Tournament of Champions: Champions crowned

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- After a hard fought trip to the championship game, Indiana Elite staked claim to another big tournament championship. Team Breakd

5/27/07
 â€¢ Justin Young
Southern Invitational Recruit Profile 4

Southern Invitational Recruit Profile 4

TT also got a look while at the Southern Invitational at yet another '09 target in Tamir Jackson, the 6-2 combo guard from St. Benedict's Prep in Newa

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5/17/07
 â€¢ Dan Painter
Weber AAU tournament profile 2

Weber AAU tournament profile 2

The recruiting class of 2009 is loaded with top-flight prospects for the Terps, some local and some regional. With few scholarships to give that ye

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4/11/07
 â€¢ Dan Painter
Grant, Fisher and Stokes Strong in Season Tip-Off

Grant, Fisher and Stokes Strong in Season Tip-Off

All three members of Villanova's stud guard class of 2007 played in the 2006 Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic this weekend at Seton Hall University in NJ.

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12/17/06
 â€¢ Eric Watkins
Player Evaluations: Eddie Griffin Challenge

Player Evaluations: Eddie Griffin Challenge

With the 4th installment of the Eddie Griffin Challenge in the books, let's take a look at some of the Rutgers targets and how they played as well as

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10/31/06
 â€¢ Terrence Johnson
Standout Perfomances at the Philly-NJ Challenge

Standout Perfomances at the Philly-NJ Challenge

The 4th Annual Philly vs. Jersey Challenge was held yesterday at St. Benedict's in Newark, N.J. This event, sponsored by Eddie Griffin of the Minneso

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10/29/06
 â€¢ Eric Watkins
adidas Phenom150 camp: Sunday

adidas Phenom150 camp: Sunday

The first annual adidas Phenom 150 is in the books and Dexter Strickland made sure the final chapter closed with a bang. Strickland was the best playe

6/26/06
 â€¢ Justin Young