DC ASSAULT 13U HEAD COACH JOINS DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COACHING STAFF -ALL-MET ELITE

DC ASSAULT 13U

HEAD COACH JOINS

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COACHING STAFF

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RENARD PHILLIPS

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CHICAGO - DePaul coach Oliver Purnell announced today that Renard Phillips has joined the men's basketball staff as an assistant coach. The newest member of the staff started work with the Blue Demons on June 17.

Phillips makes the move to Chicago from Washington, D.C. where he was head varsity basketball coach at Friendship Collegiate Academy since May 2012. He led FCA to a 20-7 record last season while reaching the semifinals of the Beltway Independent Playoffs. Other stops as a prep coach include Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.) from 2010-12, Progressive Christian Academy (Temple Hills, Md.) from 2009-10 and Georgetown Prep (Rockville, Md.) for the 2008-09 season. He was also on the staff at DeMatha High School (Hyattsville, Md.) from 2002-03.

Phillips was also involved with AAU basketball working as a coach in the DC Assault program since 2008. He also worked with Blue Devil AAU basketball from 2006-08.
As a player, Phillips played at DeMatha High School before four collegiate seasons at VMI (1998-02). He totaled 96 career games for the Keydets and totaled just over 200 career assists as a point guard.
Phillips replaces former assistant coach Brian Ellerbe on the coaching staff.

WASHINGTON DC produces most NBA players per capita - ALL-MET ELITE

WASHINGTON DC

 produces most NBA pros

 per capita 

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KEVIN DURANT
WASHINGTON D.C.
September 29, 1988

 

Which regions are getting the most pro potential out of their population pools? Peek below. The data is aligned according to player-per-capita, lowest to highest/best to worst, with NBA Draft picks from that region since 1998 in parentheses.

 

1. Washington, D.C.: 85,665 (7)
2. Maryland: 178,109 (32)
27. West Virginia: 606,592 (3) 
35. Virginia: 875,843 (9)

 

UNDER ARMOUR - SPAWN ANATOMIX - 2013 NBPA TOP 100 BASKETBALL CAMP - ALL-MET ELITE

UNDER ARMOUR 

 SPAWN ANATOMIX

2013 NBPA TOP 100 BASKETBALL CAMP

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Under Armour continues to innovate in the basketball category, with their next model set to push the envelop being the Under Armour Spawn Anatomix previewed here. The sneakers are currently being ran through the rigors by the likes of the young athletes at the NBPA Top 100 Camp, where that future generation of players will get a little bit more familiar with a brand that’s likely to be a big name in sports footwear for years to come.

THON MAKER - 2013 NBPA TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CAMP - ALL-MET ELITE

THON MAKER

2013 NBPA TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL

BASKETBALL CAMP 

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CARLISLE HS.

MARTINSVILLE VA.

 

Thon Maker a rising sophomore is a chiseled basketball specimen with a body well ahead of his years. The 7-foot 16 year old just completed his freshman year at the Carlisle School in Martinsville (VA) and never looked out of place on the court with some of the elite players in the country, many two years older than the native of Sudan who has spent the majority of his life in Australia before coming to the U.S. in 2011.

 Maker possesses an intimidating wing span, despite a thin frame he is more than willing to bang in the post, but as he continues to mature physically he will only get stronger…and better. Still raw offensively as he has only been playing organized basketball a few years after mainly being a soccer player down under. College coaches are drooling over his potential.

“MARYLAND, GEORGETOWN, KANSAS, and a few others,” said Maker of his recruitment, quickly adding that he was not currently too involved in the recruiting process as things are very early in the process. He mentioned his guardian, Edward Smith, knew all of the schools in the process. A recent Zagsblog article on Maker also mentioned KENTUCKY showing interest and offers from ARIZONA, LSU, MEMPHIS, MIAMI, NORTH CAROLINA STATE, OHIO STATE and VIRGINIA in addition to the trio Maker mentioned himself.

 

ROMELO TREMBLE - 2013 NBPA TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CAMP - ALL-MET ELITE

ROMELO TRIMBLE 

 2013 NBPA TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL

BASKETBALL CAMP 

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BISHOP O'CONNELL HS.

ARLINGTON VA.

 

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)’s 20th Anniversary of the NBPA Top 100 High School Basketball Camp kicked off Wednesday at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Media was allowed to begin attending sessions on Thursday.

 

 Romelo Trimble impressed Thursday and MARYLAND got themselves a good one in the Class of 2014. The 6-foot-3 guard out of Bishop O’Connell and the DC Assault program Melo Trimble showed off a good handle, high basketball IQ and poise beyond his years. The floor general showed he is solid with either his left or right hand, possesses a good build and his athletic ability will allow him to play comfortably at the next level. He consistently stood out in his game, draining some pure three-pointers and hustling back t play defense consistently. The Terrapins got a good one!

DC ASSAULT - DONTE GRANTHAM WILL ATTEND PREP SCHOOL - ALL-MET ELITE

DC ASSAULT 

 DONTE GRANTHAM

 WILL

ATTEND PREP SCHOOL 

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MARTINSBURG HS.

WEST VA.

 

Donte Grantham plans to attend Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., which pretty much puts his recruitment on hold for another year. He also considered playing this season at Brewster Academy, another prep school in Wolfeboro, N.H.

 

"It's closer to home,'' Grantham said of Hargrave, "where I can come home more.''

Before the signing period expired, the schools most often mentioned as possible destinations for Grantham included WVU, Clemson, George Mason, James Madison, Radford and Marshall.

When asked Thursday what schools he was currently in touch with, Grantham listed Indiana, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Miami (Fla.), Maryland, Clemson and Cincinnati.

 

Grantham said he'll have more schools looking at him when his traveling AAU team, D.C. Assault, competes in a July tournament in Las Vegas.

He seemed resigned to going through the entire recruiting process again, but said it didn't feel right making a commitment over the spring.

"I think it's because the big-time schools came [recruiting] this year,'' he said, "and it all happened late. I didn't have a long time to make my decision on official visits or anything. I only took one to Clemson, so I didn't have time, really.
"I think a prep school will give me time to visit schools and think it out instead of rushing somewhere I didn't want to go. A prep school will only help me get better.''

The WV state player of the year and first-team all-state captain led Martinsburg to its third Class AAA basketball championship in March.

Grantham became Martinsburg's first player to score more than 1,000 points and grab more than 500 rebounds for a career. He finished with 1,067 points and topped 600 rebounds.
He averaged 18.3 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game in leading Martinsburg to a 24-2 record and state title.

Grantham scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the state championship game.

 

MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT- MIT - JUNE 2013 - WINNERS - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

MIT

JUNE 2013

 WINNERS 

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EDITION

 

8:Under/2nd Grade Division
BMORE FINEST - CHAMPION
MD FINEST - RUNNER UP

9:Under/3rd Grade Division
MD FINEST - GOLD RUNNER UP
TEAM TAKEOVER / ORANGE - SILVER CHAMPION
MD 3D - SILVER RUNNER UP

10:Under/4th Grade Division
TEAM TAKEOVER / BLACK - GOLD CHAMPION
KEY PLAYER WV - GOLD RUNNER UP

11:Under/5th Grade Division
SEVERN ELITE - SILVER RUNNER UP
BALTIMORE STARS - BRONZE RUNNER UP

12:Under/6th Grade Division
TEAM TAKEOVER / BROWN - GOLD RUNNER UP
TEAM TAKEOVER - SILVER RUNNER UP
KIDZ ROCK - BRONZE RUNNER UP

13:Under/7th Grade Division
DC ASSAULT - GOLD CHAMPION
PG BULLS - SILVER CHAMPION
BUMP - N - RUN - SILVER RUNNER UP

14:Under/8th Grade Division
TEAM TAKEOVER - BRONZE CHAMPON

15:Under/9th Grade Division
MD BULLS - CHAMPION

16:Under/10th Grade Division
NONE

17:Under/11th Grade Division
BALTIMORE SUPREME - CHAMPION
  

Nike “What the KD V?” – Release Date - ALL-MET ELITE

Nike

“What the KD V?”

 Release Date 

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The Nike KD V “What the KD” will release on June 14th. The pair marks the first time that the mash-up look will hit Kevin Durant’s signature sneaker line and actually make it all the way to retail.

Nike KD V Premium
06/14/13
$135