Monday, April 30, 2012

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - ALL-MET ELITE

REGISTRATION
IS
NOW OPEN 
 ALL-MET ELITE


Indiana University targets assistant coach - ALL-MET ELITE

Indiana University targets assistant coach 
 ALL-MET ELITE
It looks like Calbert Cheaney has passed on moving up from IU's director of basketball operations to fill the assistant coaching spot opened when Bennie Seltzer left to take over the Samford program.All indications are the job will go to Kenny Johnson, a Towson assistant coach. Towson's 1-31 record isn't a factor for Crean. However, Johnson's longtime connection with Team Takeover, a powerhouse AAU program in the Washington, D.C., area, is a definite plus. Current Hoosiers Maurice Creek and Victor Oladipo played for Team Takeover. IU is also looking at a pair of current Team Takeover players from the Class of 2013 in BeeJay Anya and Stanford Robinson. Robinson also plays high school ball at Paul VI in Fairfax, Va. Johnson coached there for four years. Johnson and his wife attended Thursday night's awards celebration at Assembly Hall. Cheaney has assumed Seltzer's duties in recent weeks. He did evaluations during the Adidas Spring Invitational.

Friday, April 27, 2012

CARMELO ANTHONY VS. LEBRON JAMES RIVALRY

CARMELO ANTHONY
BALTIMORE MD.
ALL-MET ELITE
VS.
LEBRON JAMES
RIVALRY

 Tomorrow afternoon, they will meet for the first time as playoff opponents in hopes of waking a dormant rivalry.Anthony has won the majority of their head-to-head meetings but James has posted slightly better numbers. In 15 career meetings, Anthony has a 9-6 advantage over James and averaged 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. James has averaged 25.1 points, 7.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds.

Former NBA coach Eddie Jordan returns to roots with D.C. Assault program

Former NBA coach Eddie Jordan
returns to roots with D.C. Assault program
ALL-MET ELITE

The game may appear to be the same, but the location isn’t. This isn’t an arena crowded with 20,000 spectators, something that Jordan would be used to after nine seasons as an NBA head coach. Instead, he is in a middle school gym in suburban Pittsburgh, coaching in front of about twenty college coaches and, by a rough estimate, 100 parents and evaluators.
Jordan is now the coach of the D.C. Assault 17U team, a prominent AAU program from Washington D.C., that has churned out talent like Michael Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Nolan Smith of the Portland Trailblazers.  It took me this long to get me where I really wanted to be,” he told NBCSports.com. “Frankly, I wanted to coach middle school and high school kids. I was raised in southeast Washington D.C. It was a tough environment.
"I saw what my high school and middle school coach did and said, ‘This is what you can do to affect kids and make a difference and change kids’ lives." Jordan, 57, was the head coach of three NBA teams in his nine-year career, and was also an assistant on the New Jersey Nets teams that reached the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. He was fired from the Philadelphia 76ers in 2010 after just one season, finishing with a record of 27-55. But that is where the path, unconventional as it may seem, led back to his roots in Washington D.C. He took a position as the freshman basketball coach at his alma mater, Archbishop Carroll High School (D.C.), after leaving the 76ers, where he was approached by Curtis Malone, an acquaintance who helps to run the D.C. Assault program. Malone invited Jordan to work out with the team this past fall, and which led to Jordan taking over as coach this spring. At the center of his program is point guard Nate Britt, a 2013 prospect committed to play for coach Roy Williams at North Carolina.
Britt is an intelligent basketball player who, when not playing for D.C. Assault, is the point man at Gonzaga (D.C.), one of the strongest programs in the D.C.-area conference, the WCAC.
As an elite-level guard, Britt says he is focused on what Jordan brings to the floor.
D.C. Assault was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Pitt Jam Fest, but not before a strong performance from Britt and 2013 forward Kris Jenkins.
The 6-5, 230-pound Jenkins is currently drawing interest from schools that include Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Miami, and Villanova. He, too, is drawing off of Jordan’s presence with the Assault program.
“To have somebody who played and coached at that level is great,” says Jenkins. “He has knowledge and is a great teacher.”

KEVIN DURANT WINS THIRD STRAIGHT SCORING TITLE - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT
WINS
 THIRD STRAIGHT SCORING TITLE
 ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT 
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN H.S.
ROCKVILLE MD.

George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Neil Johnston, Bob McAdoo and George Gervin all have something in common. They are all Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members. They also are the only NBA players to be scoring champions three seasons in a row or more. Kevin Durant can now be added to that list. He's not in the Hall of Fame yet, but he did become just the seventh person to win the NBA's scoring title three years running. Jordan and Chamberlain accomplished the feat seven straight seasons, the only players to have more than three consecutive scoring titles. Durant finished the abbreviated NBA season with 28 points per game. His closest competitor, Kobe Bryant, was 38 points behind and had 27.9 points per contest. Bryant sat out the final game of the year saying, "I don't care about that."

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

KEVIN DURANT vs. KOBE BRYANT NBA SCORING TITLE

KEVIN DURANT
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN H.S
ROCKVILLE MD.
ALL-MET ELITE
vs.
KOBE BRYANT
2012 NBA SCORING TITLE
The scoring duel between Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant will come down to the final day of the regular season (Thursday), as the two are separated by mere decimal points for the top scoring honors. After scoring 32 points last night, Durant is now averaging 27.969 points per game this season, with Bryant close behind at 27.862.
Both players have one game remaining this season: Durant will play at home against the Denver Nuggets tonight and Kobe is on tomorrow night in Sacramento against the Kings.

Here are some scenarios to better explain the situation:

  • If Durant scores 20, Kobe will need 28 to pass him.
  • If Durant scores 25, Kobe will need 32 to pass him.
  • If Durant scores 30, Kobe will need 36 to tie him.
  • If Durant scores 35, Kobe will need 41 to pass him.
  • If Durant scores 40, Kobe will need 45 to pass him.
 Fun Fact: At 23, Durant also would become the youngest player to win three consecutive scoring titles.

ALL-MET ELITE ANNOUNCEMENTS - WEST VIRGINIA

ALL-MET ELITE
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 WEST VIRGINIA


BASKETBALL
W.V. Reign
The West Virginia Reign AAU basketball club is looking for players for its 15U/freshman boys teams, 17U junior boys team and 2012 graduating seniors who have not yet signed and would be interested in playing in the NCAA live period coaching events.
Those interested can call coach Ronnie Nuzum at
 304-657-0954
or email at tekdalifeguard32@aol.com
The website is www.wvreign.com

Summer leagues
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation is accepting registration for a summer basketball league.
The league is open to boys entering grades one through 12 and girls entering grades one through eight. The registration fee is $45, and there is a $5 discount for sibling when registering two children in the same family.
The deadline to register is June 1. After that date, a $5 late fee will be attached.
For more information, call 304-264-4842
or visit www.mbcparks-rec.org


Quad State Classics
The Quad State Basketball Classics are currently under way.
The tournaments, which are open to boys and girls, will be held May 5-6 and June 9-10.
The cost is $250 per team for a three-game minimum.
For more information, contact Steve Catlett at 304-676-2099 or Brady Catlett at 304-283-1088.
H.S. tourney


East Fairmont High School will hold a basketball tournament May 11-12.
The tournament will be held at East Fairmont High School, East Fairmont Junior High and Fairmont State University.
The event is open to boys and girls heading into fifth-12th grade. The cost per team is $225. Each team is guaranteed four games, and teams will be broken into divisions by grade.
For more information, contact Jack White at 304-363-9233 or 304-203-2789 or Justin Layfield at 304-940-3300.

Basketball Recruiting: 2013 Preview - University of Virginia

Basketball Recruiting: 2013 Preview 
 University of Virginia
ALl-MET ELITE
EDITION

Here's a look at Virginia's top 2013 targets, in alphabetical order.

BeeJay Anya
Dematha H.S
BeeJay Anya (Hyattsville, MD): The Dematha big-man has a bunch of offers from big time programs, Virginia among them. With offers from Georgetown, Maryland, Florida, Texas and others, Anya will be a tough one for Virginia to pull out of the DC area. That won't stop the UVA staff from trying, however. The Virginia staff stops by Anya's school to check in on him and several other players from time to time, in hopes of having staying power in his recruitment. Virginia's hope now is just to get Anya on campus and try to position themselves to be a player down the stretch. It's going to be a challenge though.


Anthony Barber (Hampton, VA): Barber would be the real prize of the 2013 class for Virginia. Point guard is obviously UVA's biggest need, and Barber is one of the best point guards out there. Barber has good size for a point guard, with elite quickness and playmaking ability. Obviously with his proximity to Charlottesville, Bennett and the Cavaliers have been on Barber for some time now. Barber, who goes by the nickname "Big Cat," was AAU teammates with 2012 Virginia signee Justin Anderson, and that certainly doesn't hurt. The 6'2'' guard currently holds offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, NC State and Providence. Seth Greenberg's departure in Blacksburg is helpful to Virginia's position, because the two in-state schools seem to be in the driver's seat for Barber at the moment. An offer from UNC, Duke or Kentucky could doom the Cavaliers' pursuit of Barber, as it has with many other UVA targets in the past.


Troy Caupain (Midlothian, VA): The in-state guard holds offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech and Richmond so far. Although Virginia has offered, it is not clear at this point how hard the staff is recruiting him, and Caupain could be seen as somewhat of a backup option for the Cavaliers. If UVA loses out on some other shooting guard targets like Stanford Robinson and Matt Thomas, expect Virginia to up its interest in Caupain. For now, it's hard to get a read on where Caupain will end up, but Virginia is at least involved at this point.


Corban Collins (Woodstock, VA): The 6'2'' point guard does not currently hold an offer from the Cavaliers, but the coaching staff is keeping tabs on him at this point. Like Caupain, Collins could be a backup option at the position he plays, and Virginia may target Collins if they lose out on guys like Anthony Barber and Tyler Ennis. Virginia Tech had shown some interest in Collins before Seth Greenberg was fired this week, and it remains to be seen how the new staff will go about pursuing Collins. As for now, it's a wait and see approach with Collins' recruitment, at least until Virginia offers him.


Stanford Robinson (Fairfax, VA): Here is another in-state target that the Cavaliers have been seriously pursuing. The Paul VI guard stands 6'4'', and would probably play the two-guard spot in college. Robinson's recruitment has taken off in the last year, and he holds offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, and Pittsburgh among others. There is also reported interest from Georgetown, Maryland and Indiana as well. The interest between Virginia and Robinson seems mutual, and the UVA staff has put themselves in a solid position to land the Fairfax native.


Brandan Stith (Brunswick, VA): Stith's younger brother B.J. is committed to Virginia for the 2014 class. It probably goes without saying, but the Stith brothers are the sons of former UVA and NBA player Bryant Stith. As for now, Virginia has offered Brandan a scholarship for the 2014 class, after having him prep for a year in 2013 to develop his game further. We will see if Virginia changes their approach to this, but as for now, consider Stith a member of the 2014 class, at least as far as UVA is concerned.


Troy Williams (Hampton, VA): The only reason Williams is included in this list is because he is an in-state target that people will want to know about. Well, he has narrowed his choices down to Kentucky and North Carolina, both of whom have offered. Turn out the lights, the party's over.

ALL-MET ELITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

ALL-MET ELITE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BasketballThe Bullis boys basketball program plans a skills-based clinich for 9 a.m. to noon May 5 at the Potomac school. There is a $20 fee to help raise funds for the Bulldogs’ December trip to Florida.
Call  301-634-3674
or email Bruce_Kelley@bullis.org

The D.C. Assault 12-U and 13-U boys basketball teams plan tryouts.
Call  301-440-8755

The LA Hawks AAU basketball team seeks seventh and eighth grade players to fill its roster for nationals.
Call  202-286-8764
or email lahawks22@gmail.com
 Tryouts held weekly.

A.S.S.I.S.T. - ALL STAR GAME


FREDERICK MAVERICKS IRONHORSE Basketball Tournaments

FREDERICK MAVERICKS
IRONHORSE Basketball Tournaments

January 10, 2012 — IRONHORSE Basketball events for 2012 include Girls, Boys and Men’s Teams.
This year's events are scheduled at Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maryland which has two main gyms. The events are similar in that there will be three games minimum for each team over a Saturday and Sunday time table.
Dates for each event are as follows:
May 19 and 20, SAFE AND SANE EVENT (Benefits Brunswick High School Senior Class EVENT and is being supported by BHS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS (with Benefits to Brunswick High School Athletics and other BHS Booster club supported events and student services).
June 9 and 10, IRONHORSE STROKE AWARENESS EVENT (Benefits a stroke victim, my brother, who continues to require extensive physical therapy and medical services to improve his quality of life).

Discounts are available for early registration in multiple events or for registering multiple teams in one or more events. Deadline for May event early registration is May 1, 2012, for June event is May 27,2012. Please contact Michael Darling directly as early as possible at 240-404-8672 to receive terms for discounts for multiple events and multiple teams.
We still have openings for 12U through 17U Boys and Mens' Teams, new flyer removing girls and adding in 17U boys will be posted to website Friday morning.

There have been numerous requests to add in 17U boys and to do this we removed the girls groups as there has been little to no interest. Hopefully you could forward our flyer to other coaches who may be interested in our event.

Each tournament is held in the 2 main gyms at Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maryland
Please click here: www.frederickmavericks.com to visit our website to obtain flyer with registration forms.

DISCOUNTS are available for registering multiple teams and attending multiple events.
Please call or write if there are any questions.

U-TURN SPORTS APRIL SHOWERS TOURNAMENT

JOIN U-TURN SPORTS PERFORMANCE ACADEMY FOR
APRIL SHOWERS CLASSIC AAU BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
April 28, 2012
$195
U10-U-17 Boys (4th – 11th)
and
U14-U16 Girls (9th – 11th)

One Day Format:  Each team is guaranteed 3 games. Teams advancing from pool play to the Championship round will compete for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Additional games are only guaranteed to the top four finishers in each age division.
Indoor four court facility with on-site full service café!

To reserve your spot, go to www.u-turn.org/aau.html
Space is limited and filling fast!

Cap City Ballerz & U-Turn Announce New Partnership

Cap City Ballerz & U-Turn Announce New Partnership
ALL-MET ELITE
U-Turn Sports Performance Academy and Cap City Ballerz is proud to announce a new partnership
between two of Richmond’s most successful  youth developmental AAU basketball programs. 

 
The partnership between U-Turn and Cap City Ballerz will focus on combining the best from both organizations to better position our athletes and teams to compete at the highest level of basketball and more importantly, help provide youth with support they need to be champions in the classroom, community and life.
Specifically, this partnership will offer a variety of quality basketball programming and athletic training, that will include: Tournaments, Training, Camps/Clinics, and Leagues.
U-Turn’s state of the art facility will serve as the primary practice site on Monday – Thursday for 5 U-Turn and 8 Cap City teams serving boys and girls student athletes between the ages of 9 and 16.  In addition, U-Turn Warriors and Cap City Ballerz are scheduled to host several AAU Basketball Tournaments for the 2012 season.
For more information about U-Turn and/or Cap City,
contact
Monica Callahan, Chief of Staff,
U-Turn Sports Performance Academy at 804-358-2775 ext. 28 or msmith-callahan@u-turn.org
Star Wills, President/CEO of Cap City Ballerz at 804-647-9277
 or Angie Goodrich, Executive Secretary,
Cap City Ballerz at 804-339-9428

 

BALLERZ SHOWDOWN CAPCITYBALLERZ




Tournament:     Ballerz Showdown
Dates:                May 19, 2012
Invitation:           ALL 4th - 11h grade
 Gender:              Girls and Boys
Games:                        3
Location(s):        Richmond, VA


Host Club:          Capital City Ballerz


Cost:                  $200


Contact:               Star Wills


Address:              P.O. Box 1325, Chesterfield, VA 23832


Email Link:           StarWills@Capcityballerz.com
Website Link:      www.capcityballerz.com
Telephone:          804-647-9277

Notes:  Come play 3 games in a nice 4 Court Facility (U-turn Sports Performance, 2101 Maywill St. Rich, VA 23220) Cafe on site. Multi team discount. Early Registration discount. Fair Referees. Host team has competitive boys and girls teams. Deadline 5/5/2012

Monday, April 23, 2012

39th ANNUAL CAPITAL CLASSIC ALL-STAR GAME REULTS

39th ANNUAL
CAPITAL CLASSIC
ALL-STAR GAME
REULTS
The United States All-Stars defeated the Capital All-Stars 105-93 on Saturday night during the 39th annual Capital Classic at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va.

Senior forward Montrzel Harrell of Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) led the winners with 24 points and was named MVP. He will attend Virginia Tech University in the fall. Shaquille Cleare, a 6-foot-9, 270-pounder from Village (Houston, Texas), added 14 points.

 Twelve ACC recruits participated in the Capital Classic, including Westmoreland County native Justin Anderson, who has signed with Virginia.
Anderson scored 17 points for the Capital All-Stars, including a few rim-rattling dunks. The 6-foot-6 senior forward from Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., played against future Virginia teammates Evan Nolte and Mike Tobey.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Boys Basketball Sophomore All-American Team - ROMELO TRIMBLE / ALL-MET ELITE

Boys Basketball Sophomore
All-American Team 
 ROMELO TRIMBLE
ALL-MET ELITE
Edition

Courtesy of
Max Preps

Romelo Trimble, Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)
6-2 | 180 | Sophomore
Arguably top soph in DMV, was second-leading scorer in powerful Washington Catholic Athletic Conference at 19.7 points per game.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

USA Basketball Announces 24 Invitees to Men’s U18 Training Camp

USA Basketball
Announces
24 Invitees to Men’s
U18 Training Camp
ALL-MET ELITE
EDITION

JAMES ROBINSON
DEMATHA H.S.

Twenty-four players have accepted invitations to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team Training camp June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., including one player with college experience and three players who represented the USA in the 2012 Nike Hoop Summit. The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team committee issued the player invitations.

James Robinson (DeMatha Catholic H.S./Mitchellville, Md)
Jerami Grant (DeMatha Catholic/Bowie, Md.)
Nathaniel Britt, II (Gonzaga H.S., D.C./Upper Marlboro, Md)
Troy Williams (Phoebus H.S./Hampton, Va.)

Following the first three or four days of training camp from June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., finalist for the team will be selected by the USA Men’s Junior National Team Com. The official, 12-member 2012 USA Men’s U18 National Team will be selected prior to the team’s departure for the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, which will be played June 16-20 in Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil. Players eligible for this competition must have been born on or after Jan. 1, 1994.mittee and will continue to train at the USOTC.  Eight teams will compete in the 2012 U18 zone qualifier, including the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The top four finishing teams in the tournament will qualify for next summer’s 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

John Wall Says He Played in Too Many Charity Games Last Summer

John Wall Says He Played in
Too Many
Charity Games Last Summer


John Wall was a champion of the summer hoops circuit during the prolonged NBA lockout of 2011. And while most thought that would lead him to a monster second season, it hasn’t exactly worked out that way. Last night, after the Wizards beat a banged-up Bulls team in Chicago, Wall reflected on the way he handled his summer, going so far as to admit that he wished he would have spent more time in the gym working out, rather than participating in so many summer league and charity games. Mike Prada of BulletsForever has the details: “Speaking to out-of-town reporters after Monday’s win over the Chicago Bulls, Wall said that, if he could do it over again, he’d spend more time working out and less time playing in these games…Q: “Did you feel like you were at a disadvantage this year? Nobody had a summer, nobody had much of a training camp, but for a younger player, that would seem to be pretty important.” A: “No … I didn’t think I had a disadvantage. I just think that, instead of working out more, I did more of playing in charity events and summer leagues, when I should have been working out more. That’s the only thing I think I should have done differently, but it was a great experience going to different states and venues.”"

MEANWHILE
KEVIN DURANT IS PLAYING AT AN
NBA MVP
LEVEL
ALL-MET ELITE
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN H.S.


Under Armour Hoop Group JamFest - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

Under Armour Hoop Group JamFest
ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

NATE BRITT
D.C. ASSAULT

The Under Armour Hoop Group JamFest is for AAU/traveling teams that will be played at various sites in the Pittsburgh area Friday through Sunday. More than 250 teams will participate from grades 8-11 and will come from 21 states and three Canadian provinces. Also, some teams with senior players will participate in the open division (18 and under). Overall, seven of the top 54 players in the country, according to ESPN rankings, will be in the JamFest. No. 17 Nate Britt (6-1 guard, D.C. Assault), No. 40 Kris Jenkins (6-5 forward, D.C. Assault) and No. 54 Aquille Carr (5-8 guard, Under Armour Baltimore Finest).  Britt already made a verbal commitment to North Carolina while Carr committed to Seton Hall.
"Carr is as exciting of a player as there is in the country," Boisvert said.
One of Carr's highlight tapes on YouTube has more than 3 million hits.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Boys Basketball Junior All-Americans

Boys Basketball Junior All-Americans
ALL-MET ELITE
EDITION
D.C,MD,VA,WEST VA
REGION

ANTHONY BARBER
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA


Anthony Barber, Hampton (Va.)
6-2 | 165 | Guard
Elite point guard prospect averaged 21.3 points per game, earning Virginia Group AAA Player of the Year honors and pushing Crabbers to first state title in 15 years.

Aquille Carr, Patterson (Baltimore)
5-7 | 155 | Guard
Committed to Seton Hall
Wild ride for two-time Baltimore player of the year continues. Averaged over 24 points per game while leading Patterson to state title, followed by postseason transfer to St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.).

BeeJay Anya, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
6-7 | 260 | Center
One of five players to averaged double figures for 30-5 Stags.

Nate Britt, Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
6-1 | 170 | Guard
Committed to North Carolina
Battled through an injury during second half of season, future Tar Heel helped Gonzaga go as high as No. 2 in national rankings.


Kris Jenkins, Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
6-6 | 245 | Forward
Outshined more highly-regarded teammate Britt on many nights, posting team-leading 20.4 points per game.


Nigel Johnson, Broad Run (Ashburn, Va.)
6-1 | 175 | Guard
Landed Group AAA All-State honors after producing 29.6 points, 8.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Stanford Robinson, Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
6-3 | 185 | Guard
Leading scorer (13.5 points per game) for Top 10 team nationally and Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champ.


Sunday, April 15, 2012

ALL-MET ELITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

ALL-MET ELITE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CAMP: The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department will partner with the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics professional basketball teams to offer a summer basketball camp for
ages 8-17.
A limited number of scholarships are available.
The camp runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 9-13
at
Ida Lee Park Recreation Center.
Registration before June 1, $325; after June 1, $355.
 or
703-777-1368.


COACHES: Loudoun Freedom seeks coaches. Michael Turner, loudounfreedombball@gmail.com

PLAYERS: Ashburn-Sterling Youth spring league registration is open to players ages 5-14.
571-225-5494
 www.i9sports.com

SKILLS LEAGUE: i9 Sports Association of Loudoun offers a skills development league for boys and girls ages 3-13. www.i9sports.com

PLAYERS: Loudoun Triple Threat Amateur Athletic Union boys’ and girls’ basketball program serves coaches and players who are looking to compete on a regional, state and national basis. Go to www.loudountriplethreat.org
or e-mail
michael.spencer@marriott.com

FUNDAMENTALS: The Loudoun County parks department is registering boys and girls ages 3-5 to learn basketball fundamentals. Douglas Community Center, Leesburg.
703-771-5913
or dcc@loudoun.gov

ALL-MET ELITE BASKETBALL CAMP - TEASER #3

ALL-MET ELITE BASKETBALL CAMP
TEASER #3

Friday, April 13, 2012

JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC - JERAMI GRANT / ALL-MET ELITE

JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC
JERAMI GRANT 
 ALL-MET ELITE

 
Jerami Grant - #5
6-7 • 200 • Forward • DeMatha Catholic H.S. • Hyattsville, MD
Hometown: Hyattsville, MD • College: Syracuse
A skilled offensive player, Grant is capable of scoring in a variety of ways on the court. He is an athletic forward who is a force on the boards. Grant also has great basketball roots as his father and uncle played in the NBA. He is a potential face-up four man with the ability to get things done with his length and skills around the rim. Grant will be attending Syracuse next season.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

ALL-MET ELITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

ALL-MET ELITE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Basketball
CAMP: The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department will partner with the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics professional basketball teams to offer a summer basketball camp for ages 8-17. A limited number of scholarships are available.

The camp runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 9-13 at
Ida Lee Park Recreation Center.
 Registration before June 1, $325; afterward, $355. www.wizardsmysticscampscom
or call   703-777-1368

COACHES: Loudoun Freedom seeks coaches. Michael Turner,
or e-mail michael.spencer@marriott.com

FUNDAMENTALS: The Loudoun County parks department is registering boys and girls ages 3-5 to learn basketball fundamentals. Douglas Community Center, Leesburg.

703-771-5913 or
dcc@loudoun.gov

loudounfreedombball@gmail.com

PLAYERS: Ashburn-Sterling Youth spring league registration is open to players ages 5-14.
571-225-5494,
 www.i9sports.com

SKILLS LEAGUE: i9 Sports Association of Loudoun offers a skills development league for boys and girls ages 3-13. www.i9sports.com

PLAYERS: Loudoun Triple Threat Amateur Athletic Union boys’ and girls’ basketball program serves coaches and players who are looking to compete on a regional, state and national basis.
Go to
www.loudountriplethreat.org

Monday, April 9, 2012

THOMAS ROBINSON DECLARES FOR THE NBA DRAFT - ALL-MET ELITE

THOMAS ROBINSON DECLARES
 FOR
THE NBA DRAFT 
 ALL-MET ELITE
Kansas University junior basketball forward Thomas Robinson will announce his intentions to enter the NBA Draft at an 11:30 a.m. news conference today in Allen Fieldhouse.
The news of the 6-foot-10 Robinson’s leaving, of course, comes as no shock. It has long been believed Robinson would be entering his name in the 2012 NBA Draft following this, his junior season. He’s listed as the No. 4 pick overall by draftexpress.com and No. 2 overall pick by nbadraft.net. Robinson, who was a first-team consensus All-American and runner-up to Kentucky’s Anthony Davis for the Wooden Award and AP player of the year, averaged 17.9 points and 11.8 rebounds a game as the Jayhawks stormed to their eighth consecutive Big 12 title and reached the national championship game.

COURTESY OF
NBADRAFT.NET
Strengths: The 6’9, 240 lb Robinson is an impressive physical specimen, with nice strength, a good frame, and adequate length as a prototype PF prospect for today’s NBA … Robinson is also a great athlete, with very good explosiveness and quickness for a guy his size ... Runs the floor well … A high energy player who competes hard, Robinson was able to see time and have relatively great production behind two 1st round picks in the Morris twins at his main positions … Will cut to the basket for high % looks … He can get points around the rim by way of his motor, and his athleticism makes him a good finisher ... Great rebounding skills, with outstanding per-minute rebound rates, and will go out of his immediate area to chase down shots … Not afraid of physical contact down low and will throw his weight around on both ends … Shows signs of a developing mid-range jump shot…Has the 1st step to be a mismatch threat as a straight-line slasher against slower PF’s … Can get free throw opportunities due to his aggressive nature … Not bad defensive ability, and will get a block or so every now and then … Willing to put his nose in for charges … Ability to play through all the distractions that surrounded him last year speaks to his mental toughness … Still has substantial upside remaining …

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Preseason Power Rankings - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

 Preseason Power Rankings
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FIVE-STAR BASKETBALL
 ALL-MET ELITE EDITION
14U
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D.C. Assault
Washington, D.C.
Key Player: Joe Hampton
This team has taken home top honors at the past two MIT tournaments and opens the season in similar fashion.
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Team Takeover
Washington, D.C.
Key Player: Tyler Scanlon
This DMV-based program has ranked teams at all age levels, a nod to Keith Stevens and the talent coming out of the area.


16U
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Team Takeover Caron Butler
Washington, D.C.
Key Player: Phil Booth
Phil Booth is a 6’2” beast disguised as a combo guard. His length and athleticism paced this team to the Super Showcase title last year. Takeover started out the season with a title at the Playaz Spring Fling as well.


17U
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Team Takeover
Washington, D.C.
Key Players: BeeJay Anya, Josh Hart, Stanford Robinson
Whenever you have a center with a 7-9 wingspan in the paint, you should be one of the top defensive teams. Takeover has that with Anya. Rising stars Robinson, Hart and Jarius Lyles will also be dangerous.

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Boo Williams
Hampton, Va.
Key Players: Anthony Barber, Troy Williams
If you turn the ball over against this team, you will pay. Williams and Barber are scary in a fast break situation. Boo Williams is a sleeper team to do serious damage on the EYBL circuit.

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Nike Baltimore Elite
Baltimore, Md.
Top Players: Alajuwon Fisher, Daquan McNeil, Kameron Williams
With excellent guard play, led by Daquan McNeil, Nike Baltimore Elite might be a sleeper on the Nike circuit.


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D.C. Assault
Washington, D.C.
Top Players: Nate Britt, Junior Etou, Kris Jenkins
You heard enough about the D.C. region during the high school season, and with D.C. Assault competing with the best 17U teams in the country, don’t expect that to stop any time soon.

ALL-MET ELITE BASKETBALL CAMP - TEASER # 2

ALL-MET ELITE BASKETBALL CAMP
 TEASER # 2

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Boys
8-11 years old
August 18-19th
Boys
12-15 years old
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Nike Hoop Summit: World Team upsets Team USA

Nike Hoop Summit: World Team upsets

Team USA

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Despite a record-setting 35 points from the USA’s Shabazz Muhammad (Bishop Gorman H.S. / Las Vegas, Nev.), the World Select Team captured an 84-75 win over the USA Junior National Select Team in the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.
Down by as many as 18 points in the first half, the USA fought back to take a 75-74 lead with 3:20 remaining in the game before the International squad closed on a 10-0 run to capture its fourth win and largest margin of victory in the 15-game history of the event.

2012 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team

PLAYERPOSHT.WT.DOBHigh School/HometownCollege Choice
Kyle AndersonG/F6-8.523309-20-1993St. Anthony H.S. / North Bergen N.J.UCLA
Archie GoodwinG/F6-519508-17-1994Sylvan Hills H.S. / Little Rock, ARKentucky
Gary HarrisG6-421009-14-1994Southeastern H.S. / Hamilton Fishers, INMichigan State
Mitch McGaryC6-9.7526306-06-1992Brewster Academy / Porter, INMichigan
Shabazz MuhammadG/F6-5.75222.511-13-1993Bishop Gorman / Las Vegas, NVUndecided
Nerlens Noel F/C6-1121604-10-1994The Tilton School (NH) / Everett, MAUndecided
Tony ParkerC6-927309-18-1993Miller Grove H.S. / Lithonia, GAUndecided
James RobinsonPG6-320103-04-1994DeMatha Catholic H.S. / Hyatsville, MDPittsburgh
Rasheed SulaimonG6-4.2518603-09-1994Strake Jesuit College Prep / Houston, TXDuke
Kaleb TarczewskiC6-11.7524302-26-1993St. Mark's School (MA) / Claremont, NHArizona
USA Head Coach: Kevin Boyle, Montverde Academy, FL
USA Assistant Coach: Mike Jones, DeMatha Catholic, MD