CURTIS STAPLES / UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - ALL-MET ELITE FLASHBACK

CURTIS STAPLES

 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 FLASHBACK

PATRICK HENRY HS.

ROANOKE VA.

 

Curtis Staples played from 1994 to 1998 for the University of Virginia. He was a sophomore starter on the State Championship Patrick Henry Patriots(Roanoke VA) team in 1992. He is best known for holding the all-time NCAA record for career three-point field goals, at 413. His record stood for nearly eight years after his career ended until J. J. Redick of Duke University broke it on February 14, 2006. Staples had actually conducted a basketball clinic in Virginia which Redick attended as a pre-teen; Redick's rare shooting ability caught Staples's eye even then. Redick told The Roanoke Times, "I was a big Curtis Staples fan."

Staples attended the record-breaking game and remarked, "I've always said, like the old saying goes, records are meant to be broken. J.J. has been a hard worker and deserves everything that he gets. I'm glad to see somebody like J.J. breaking it. He's a very significant player that we will never forget."Staples played eight seasons of professional basketball overseas. He is now a successful entrepreneur who resides in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Staples broke the three point shooting record of Radford University's Doug Day, a native of Blacksburg, Virginia. So, the past three record holders are all natives of a small area of Southwest Virginia.

The University of Virginia retired Staples' jersey (#5) on November 12, 2006 during halftime of Virginia's first game in its new John Paul Jones Arena. . Staples ranks ninth on Virginia's career scoring list with 1,757 points.

RUDY GAY TRADED TO TORONTO RAPTORS - ALL-MET ELITE

RUDY GAY

TRADED TO

TORONTO RAPTORS 

 ALL-MET ELITE

ARCHBISHOP SPALDING HS.

SEVERN MD.

 

Gay, averaging 17.2 points and 5.9 rebounds, signed a five-year, $82 million maximum contract in July 2010 with Memphis. The 6-foot-8 small forward is due $16.5 million this season with $37 million more over the next two years. That's a big number for new owner Robert Pera, who took over the franchise last November and has quickly started addressing the team's salary situation.

NBA INDIANA PACERS RESIGN - SAM YOUNG - ALL-MET ELITE

NBA
INDIANA PACERS RESIGN

SAM YOUNG 

 ALL-MET ELITE

FRIENDLY HS.

FORT WASHINGTON MD.

 

The Indiana Pacers re-signed swingman Sam Young to an undisclosed contract on Monday.

Young, a four-year NBA veteran, will begin a second stint with the Pacers this season. He made the team's roster out of training camp and appeared in 28 games for Indiana before being waived on Jan. 6.

 

The 27-year-old averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds prior to his release.

A second-round pick of Memphis in the 2009 draft, Young has averaged 6.3 points and 2.4 rebounds over 221 career games with the Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and Pacers.

MARTYN"MOOCHIE" NORRIS - ALL-MET ELITE FLASHBACK

MARTYN"MOOCHIE" NORRIS 

 ALL-MET ELITE

FLASHBACK

CARDOZA HS.

WASHINGTON D.C.

 

Birthplace: Washington, DC College: Odessa College, Auburn, and West Florida High School: Cardoza, Washington, DC

 

College: Moochie played at three different colleges in his four-year college career. Starting his career off at Odessa College in Odessa, TX. With the Wranglers, Norris averaged 14.6 points per game and 7.4 assist while leading the Wranglers to a 62-7 record over his two-year career there. After his second year at Odessa College, Moochie transferred to Auburn where he played his junior year and then transferred once again and played his senior season at West Florida. At Auburn, Norris was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Third Team, as he averaged 12.5 points per game and 4.9 assists per game. At West Florida, Norris set a scoring record for a career, averaging 23.6 points per game during his senior season. Moochie also set school single-game records with 38 points in one game and 15 assists in one game.   Pro career: Moochie was drafted by Milwaukee in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft, but later signed on to Vancouver as a free agent. Played eight games with Vancouver before signing with Seattle. Moochie played in about a dozen games with the Sonics, before finally landing a home in Houston. The Houston Rockets signed Moochie to a contract that would keep him around Houston for sometime. The impact of D.C. basketball can best be summed up in one move: the crossover. More specifically the "D.C. crossover," which an occasional well-informed sportscaster can pick out.

"It's the D.C. signature move," says Norris, backup PG for the Rockets and possessor of one of the best crossovers ever. D.C. Hoops is all about creativity and style -- with a purpose. What may look like flair to an outsider is purely functional to a baller from the nation's capital. Any high school kid can tell you about the trademarks of a D.C. baller: his high socks and the way he rolls his shoulders just before he sweeps your legs out with his wicked crossover.

MICHEAL GRAHAM / GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - ALL- MET ELITE FLASHBACK

MICHEAL GRAHAM

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 

 ALL-MET ELITE

FLASHBACK

SPINGARN HS.

WASHINGTON D.C.

 

All all-Met forward from Spingarn, Graham's fiery rebounding led the Green Wave to a 24-5 record in the 1982-83 D.C. Interhigh league. "He was the most dominant rebounder at Spingarn in my 11 years as head coach there," said former coach John Wood. Many recruiters had steered clear of Graham's academics at Spingarn, but after a season where Patrick Ewing was being beaten up by opposing centers (and even a few smaller players, notably St. John's guard Kevin Williams), coach John Thompson knew Ewing needed help at power forward. Thompson had not signed previous Spingarn players in the past, but decided to take a chance on Graham, going so far as to wait until Graham graduated high school two months late to add him to the team in the summer of 1983.

 

 Graham's college statistics were not the stuff of legend: in his first 11 Big East games, Graham averaged 2.9 points and just over one rebound per game. Graham scored 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench in the season finale against Syracuse, but scored only one basket in the next two games, both of which were in the early rounds of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. The conference final, on March 9, 1984, began the Michael Graham legend.

He only played seven minutes in the game, failing to score a field goal. But down the stretch, with Patrick Ewing in foul trouble and Syracuse seeking to put the favored Hoyas away, Thompson saw how Graham had handled himself in the season finale with the Orangemen and placed him down low to protect Ewing from a fifth foul. Graham stepped it up defensively, bottling up Andre Hawkins and, in one memorable exchange, with the two tangled under the basket, Graham took a wild swing at him. Immediately ejected by one official, the referees conferred and issued a personal foul instead--other than the Manley finale, few plays still arouse such anger from Orange fans. Graham stayed in the game (ironically, it was his only foul of the game), but the Hoyas caught a second wind, got the game into overtime, and pulled away in a classic, 82-71.

The national spotlight fell squarely upon Graham, whose shaved head became a symbol of Georgetown's take-no-prisoners persona. By month's end, his 22 points and 11 rebounds in the NCAA Final Four won him All-Tournament honors. His 7 for 9 shooting against Houston helped the Hoyas while Patrick Ewing was in foul trouble, and Graham's late dunk sealed the game with just over two minutes remaining. The following week, it was Michael Graham, not Patrick Ewing or John Thompson, on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Hometown: Washington, DC High School: Spingarn Position: Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 210 Years on Team: 1983-84 Highlights: All-Final Four, 1984 Big East Rookie Team, 1984

 

INDIANA HEAD COACH TOM CREAN COMMENTS ON DMV HS BASKETBALL - ALL-MET ELITE

INDIANA HEAD COACH

TOM CREAN

 COMMENTS ON DMV HS. BASKETBALL 

 ALL-MET ELITE
 

TOM CREAN

&

VICTOR OLADIPO

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

So what makes for Crean’s affinity for DMV basketball talent?

“There’s a year-round toughness there that doesn’t just come up in big games, but shows up in players whenever they step on the court” Crean told me during a conversation at the Hoophall Classic. “Not only are there ongoing camps and clinics, but those guys are well-coached. The type of talent that comes out of that area is just unbelievable.”

Crean went on to cite Oladipo as someone who embodies the toughness and potential lying within many of the region’s players. That’s why the Hoosiers coach makes a point to visit the area any time his schedule allows, as was the case last month when he and his entire staff attended the Team Takeover Hoops Festival at DeMatha.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES TO SIGN DELONTE WEST - ALL-MET ELITE

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

TO SIGN

DELONTE WEST

ALL-MET ELITE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT HS.
GREENBELT MD.

The Grizzlies will sign Sasha Vujacic, Bill Walker and Delonte West.
West has spent most of his eight-year career with the Boston Celtics or Cleveland Cavaliers, proving himself as a decent point guard, but a tendency to get into off-court trouble hurt him, and although he started 33 games for the Dallas Mavericks last year, he was eventually suspended and cut with the year still going.

 

All three players have shown that they can produce in the league, especially West, who averaged five points and two assists in 17.6 minutes in seven games this season, before being waived after he was suspended twice in a two week span, for conduct detrimental to the team.

If these three players return to form for the Grizzlies, the trio could actually improve the Memphis roster, especially since Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph are presumed to be off the market.

 

 

DEMATHA HS. HEAD COACH MIKE JONES NAMED 2013 NIKE HOOPS SUMMIT HEAD COACH

DEMATHA HS. HEAD COACH

MIKE JONES

NAMED 2013 NIKE HOOPS SUMMIT

 HEAD COACH

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

"I think first and foremost, looking at so much international basketball experience on this team, with the guys having played on the last U16, U17 and U18 teams, their familiarity with the international game is really going to be a benefit to us, and then so many of the guys actually having played with each other will be a benefit to us as well." said USA head coach Mike Jones (DeMatha Catholic H.S., Md.), who was an assistant coach in last year's Nike Hoop Summit, which saw the world team top the USA 84-75. "I learned a lot last year. I know our guys will be able to look at the World Team roster and recognize some of the players and have respect for their talent. We are going to be focused on making sure the USA wins. We don't want to lose two in a row."
 
Jones also served as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team, helping the USA to gold at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, as well as assisting the East Team to a bronze medal at the 2004 USA Basketball Men's Youth Development Festival.
 
Assisting Jones on the U.S. sideline will be former NBA player and University of Virginia star Cory Alexander Oak Hill Academy graduate ( Boo Williams AAU, Va ), who played on three USA Basketball teams. He earned a gold medal with the USA at the 1993 FIBA U21 World Championship, a silver medal at the 1992 FIBA Americas U20 Championship and a bronze medal with the South Team at the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival.

 

 

Washington, D.C. point guard MARLON BECK to join Binghamton U. basketball team next season - ALL-MET ELITE

Washington, D.C.

point guard

MARLON BECK

to join Binghamton U.

basketball team next season 

 ALL-MET ELITE

MARET HS.

WASHINGTON DC

 

The Binghamton University men’s basketball team added another recruit to the class of 2013 on Tuesday night as 5-foot-10, 175-pound point guard Marlon Beck gave an oral commitment to coach Tommy Dempsey.

Beck, a senior at Maret School in Washington, D.C., said he committed following a win against Potomac on Tuesday night that both Dempsey and assistant coach Ben Luber attended.
“I felt like I wanted to make the commitment right now because I felt like it was the time,” said Beck, a resident of Bowie, Md.

 

Beck, who averages 13.8 points and six assists per game this season, was an All-Mid-Atlantic Conference first team selection as a junior. He earned Most Outstanding Player honors at both the Bishop Walker Invitational Tournament and the Boby Miller Bulldog Holiday Classic.

“Marlon is a tough, tough high-energy point guard that pushes the ball from baseline to baseline faster than most guards in the area,” Maret fourth-year coach Garrett O’Donnell said. “Marlon’s biggest strength is his will to win, and you can’t really measure that.”

 

JOSH SELBY TRADED TO CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - ALL-MET ELITE

JOSH SELBY

TRADED TO

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

ALL-MET ELITE

BALTIMORE MD.

LAKE CLIFTON HS.

 

"It's a trade that had to be made from a business decision, so we have a chance to keep our core together and we move forward," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "Hate to lose Mo and Wayne or Josh, but it's part of the business of basketball and you have to do things. You have to make some tough decisions, and tough decisions were made and we live with them and move forward."

Washington, D.C.: The nation’s high school basketball capital article quotes ALL-MET ELITE

Washington, D.C.:

The nation’s high school basketball capital

article quotes

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

Junior Etou - O'Connell HS.

“Playing AAU, I saw [the D.C. area] was the best competition in the country and I thought it would be the best place to grow as a player,” said Etou, who is averaging 15.3 points and 11.9 rebounds for the Knights this season. “The guys play harder and have more skills here.”

 

Marcus Dickerson - Paul VI HS.

“Before I started playing in high school, I knew the talent level in this area was high with guys like Kevin Durant playing at Montrose [Christian] and all the WCAC schools around, so there’s sort of a responsibility to live up to what they accomplished in high school,” said Derrickson, who averages a team-high 12.6 points. “Beating Oak Hill felt good. Nobody wants anybody to come in and outcompete them because we take pride in representing this area.”

 

Stu Vetter - Montrose Christian HS. Head Coach

“When I started at Flint Hill, we just wanted to be a solid basketball team in our area,” said Vetter, who now coaches at Montrose Christian. “When the USA Today poll started, we happened to have a few good players and Dennis Scott helped make us into a national power. Once that attention comes, you find good players want to play at good programs and this area is fortunate to have a lot of great programs.”

 

Dan Harwood - Magruder HS. Head Coach

“Schools in this area are still in the business of educating kids,” longtime Magruder Coach Dan Harwood said. “Not that the private schools here don’t get transfers, but when kids enroll in the DeMathas and Gonzagas, they know they are joining a program where the coach is in the building, the academic foundation is strong and there’s an opportunity for these kids to build a team chemistry that can allow you to reach that national level.”

 

Glenn Farello - Paul VI HS. Head Coach

“I had a college coach tell me he’s never seen a team play as fast as we do,” Paul VI Coach Glenn Farello said. “Kids learn how to go through the grind and we want kids who aren’t ‘me’ players but are about team, like the Spurs in the NBA or the Patriots in the NFL. In those ways, they are ready to make an immediate impact when they get to the college level.”

 

Mark Turgeon - University of Maryland Head Coach

“People in this area love basketball and to me, that’s what makes this area unique, because kids play year-round and specialize in the sport,” Turgeon said. “There are lots of good coaches and good players, and it’s nice to have quality kids in our backyard where I don’t always have to get on a plane to see good talent.”

 

Paul Biancardi - ESPN

“You see Steve Turner from Gonzaga and Mike Jones from DeMatha coaching at the Chris Paul camp and guys like Stu Vetter and the Woottens have their camps, too,” said Paul Biancardi, ESPN’s director of basketball recruiting. “These guys are always looking for ways to improve and the players see that and feed off that because they want to improve and already love the game.”

 

To read the full article

click the link below

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/washington-dc-the-nations-high-school-basketball-capital/2013/01/18/36fe92a8-4b7e-11e2-b709-667035ff9029_story.html

 

 

 

Paul VI Beats # 1 Montverde 69-67 In Overtime To Win Bass Pro Tournament Of Champions - ALL-MET ELITE

Paul VI Beats # 1 Montverde

69-67

 In Overtime To Win

Bass Pro Tournament Of Champions 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

In a thrilling finish to the 29th Annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, Kevin Dorsey hit a jumper with three seconds left in overtime as Paul VI Catholic High School from Fairfax, Virginia beat Montverde, Florida 69-67. Paul VI's Marcus Derrickson, who was named the tournament's MVP, hit two free throws with 28 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime period. A crowd of 8,755 fans packed into JQH Arena in Springfield to witness the final. Montverde came into the game ranked #1 in the nation by ESPN and #2 by USA Today. The loss drops the Eagles to 18-1.

KEVIN DURANT SCORES 52 POINTS / CAREER HIGH - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

SCORES 

A CAREER HIGH

&

NBA SEASON HIGH

52 POINTS

ALL-MET ELITE

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

 

Kobe Bryant Says He’s the Greatest One-on-One Player Ever - ALL-MET ELITE

Kobe Bryant Says He’s the Greatest

One-on-One Player Ever

ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

When it comes to going mano-a-mano on a basketball court, few in NBA history have ever done it better than Kobe Bryant. And he knows it. So much so, that Bean claims he’s the greatest of all time in that department. Per a fun, lengthy Q&A with ESPN: “Who would you most like to play one-on-one, either active or retired? ‘Jordan. No question.’ What would happen? ‘I’m not sure, but he would win some and I would win some in a seven-game series. It would probably come down to the last few shots.’ You versus LeBron? Who wins? ‘Me. No question. As far as one-on-one, I’m the best to ever do it.’ Damn. That’s pretty confident. ‘LeBron is a terrific all-around, five-on-five basketball player who’s an all-time great. But I’d get him.’ Who could get you? ‘Kevin Durant is the guy that would give me the most trouble. With his length and ability to use the dribble, he’d be tough.’ I always wanted to see you play Tracy McGrady. ‘I played T-Mac. I cooked him. Roasted him. Wasn’t even close. Ask him, he’ll tell you. When I was about 20, we were in Germany doing some promotional stuff for that other sneaker company and we played basketball every day. We were in the gym all the time. We played three games of one-on-one to 11. I won all three games. One game I won 11-2. After the third game he said he had back spasms and couldn’t play anymore.’ [...] What about Kyrie Irving? ‘[Huge smile, laugh.] Kyrie’s my boy, but he knows he doesn’t have anything for me. He doesn’t want to see me. But it would be fun. I’ve beaten a lot of guys one-on-one, like Reggie Miller and Grant Hill. I used to play Caron Butler all the time in practice when he was with the Lakers. When I was a rookie I used to get Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones. They know. They’ll tell you. They used to come at me hard but I wasn’t having that. I love going one-on-one with someone. That’s what I do. I’ve never lost. It’s a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.’”

McDonald’s All American Games Announces 2013 Nominations - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

McDonald’s All American Games

Announces

2013 Nominations

ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

 McDonald’s® has announced its list of high school seniors who have been nominated to play in the 2013 McDonald’s All American® Games, taking place on April 3 at Chicago’s United Center. The final roster of 24 boys and 24 girls who will be selected to play in the 2013 Games will be announced during the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Show on ESPNU on February 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

 

More than 800 players from 39 states and the District of Columbia were nominated for the 2013 McDonald’s All American Games. Texas boasts the highest number of nominees (80), followed by Oklahoma (73), Iowa (60), California (59) and Virginia (44). Players were nominated by high school coaches, athletic directors, principals and members of the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee.

 

“This list of McDonald’s All American Games Nominees represents the finest prep talent in the country, and we are privileged to acknowledge them for their career success on the court, in the classroom and in the community,” said Morgan Wootten, McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee Chairman and former Dematha HS. head coach. “Today we celebrate these young players, and we look forward to selecting the final team next month.”

 

WASHINGTON DC

MARYLAND
VIRGINIA

&
WEST VIRGINIA

 NOMINEES CAN BE SEEN BY USING THE LINK BELOW

 

http://www.mcdepk.com/2013allamericangames/media/2013_Nominee_List_(Boys_Girls).pdf

 

JERAMI GRANT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY - ALL-MET ELITE

JERAMI GRANT

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

ALL-MET ELITE

 

Jerami Grant’s transformation is ongoing, but at an accelerated pace.
He’s stronger than he was in high school, and his aggressiveness shows he’s not afraid of the elite talent Syracuse faces on a game-by-game basis. Now he has a chance to perform more, to unveil his full range of talent in extended minutes.

Mike Jones coached Grant at DeMatha Catholic High School (Md.), and said regardless of how much Grant plays, he has to play hard for every minute.
“If you know that you may only be out there for three or four minutes, you’re going to play as hard as you can for those three or four minutes,” Jones said. “And now that those minutes are going to increase, but if you’ve been playing hard every time you stepped on the floor, it becomes a natural thing that you can continue to do it.”

Grant’s always played against top-tier competition. He won two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles with DeMatha, and he was one of only 11 players to play in the 2012 Jordan Brand Classic. Grant also made the 24-man USA Basketball Under-18 team.

Jones said when he watches Grant on television, he sees a stronger version of his former stud player. His lack of strength would’ve been the only thing to inhibit Grant’s ability to contribute immediately as a freshman, Jones said, but that’s been resolved.

Grant has put in extra time in the gym to work on his shot, trying to get the ball higher while bringing the ball to his right a little more. It’s not only from the field, but also from the free-throw line, a part of the game where the Orange often struggles.
“I used to shoot flat, so I’ve been working on it a lot every day after practice and before practice,” Grant said. “I felt like he’s helping me on my free throws.”

Both Jones and Keith Stevens, Grant’s AAU coach for Team Takeover, said Grant is starting to understand how good he is. It’s showing in his aggressiveness on the floor, especially in the type of game he had against Villanova.

Stevens said he’s always told Grant he had talent. It was a just a matter of Grant believing it, too.
“But I think hearing from Coach Boeheim and the coaching staff the same things that I’ve spoken to him for so long,” Stevens said, “it’s starting to make him realize, like any other player, it’s making him realize he’s just as talented as anybody else.”

Stevens said Grant should score 12 or 13 points and grab seven rebounds every time he plays because of his “athleticism” and “motor.”
Grant said after Saturday’s game he wanted to raise his intensity and aggressiveness to be a factor at every possible opportunity.
“I think it’s just hustle,” Grant said. “Just going after every loose ball, following the ball wherever it’s at.”

Jones said Grant’s potential is limitless. He can play multiple positions and give opponents fits at both ends of the floor. Now Grant has the chance to prove it even more.

“I think it’s a great opportunity,” Stevens said. “He’s in a situation where he’s going to be counted on to help pick up the slack.”

KEVIN DURANT KD V - BLACK HISTORY MONTH - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

KD V - BLACK HISTORY MONTH
COLLECTION SHOE

ALL-MET ELITE

 

 

 

Basketball has entries for the latest signature sneakers for Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant for the collection. The kicks are set in black, grey and orange with African inspired prints that have specific stories associated with Didier Drogba, Serena Williams and Kevin Durant.

All three athletes are celebrated in this year’s collection with each having an individual logo created. Drogba with a light bulb morphed with soccer ball, representing his ongoing involvement in bringing solar light bulbs to impoverished areas in Africa. Williams’ icon consists of a tennis ball emanating with lighting bolts, showing how she empowers young women, especially through the secondary school she helped build in Kenya. Durant’s icon represents hopes and dreams of young athletes, with a basketball hoop merging with a cloud formation, a nod to the support he has given to his hometown recreation center in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, a place he attributes for helping him realize his own dreams. The three icons are infused into a distinct Nike BHM print pattern that appears throughout the collection.

Kobe, LeBron and Durant will debut the kicks on court on Monday as part of the NBA's celebration of Martin Luther King Day. The collection will hit shops in the US on the 26th of January.

 

 

JOHN WALL CROSSOVER ON ISH SMITH MAKES HIM FALL - ALL-MET ELITE

JOHN WALL CROSSOVER

ON

 ISH SMITH MAKES HIM FALL 

 ALL-MET ELITE

SINCE JOHN WALL

 PLAYED IN THE
WASH D.C.

GOODMAN SUMMER LEAGUE

 HIS
CROSSOVER AND HANDLE

 HAVE IMPROVED.

KEVIN DURANT DUNKS ON MARCIN GORTAT - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

 DUNKS ON MARCIN GORTAT 

 ALL-MET ELITE

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

 HE LEFT MIKE BEASLEY (ALL-MET ELITE) AT THE TOP OF THE KEY
WITH THE HANDS UP
LOL

Tyler Thornton, Quinn Cook friendship pays off for Duke - ALL-MET ELITE

Tyler Thornton Quinn Cook

 friendship pays off for

Duke

ALL-MET ELITE

 

When Quinn Cook was 13 years old, he joined the D.C. Assault AAU team with another point guard. That’s when he met 14-year-old Tyler Thornton.

The two played on the same team for only a year and a half, but competing in the same program made them fast friends. Not even rivalry games between Cook’s DeMatha High and Thornton’s Gonzaga High shook their friendship.

 

“A lot of people wouldn’t want to see us hanging out together, but we did anyway, because our friendship went before that,” Cook said. “We had a strong relationship before I got to Duke, and it’s been a blessing to have him here with me.”

 

Thornton, along with Josh Hairston ( Montrose Christian HS. Rockville MD.), played a role in convincing Cook to come to Duke, attempting to influence him the way Nolan Smith had impacted them. And ever since Cook stepped foot on campus, he has turned to Thornton, whom he describes as his big brother and best friend.

“It’s the constant big brother role he plays. If it’s off-the-court issues, if it’s dorm life, he’s been through everything I’m going through right now,” Cook said. “On the court, if he’s not in the game, he’ll pull me to the side in the first media timeout and tell me what he sees. I’ll ask him in walk-throughs how to defend certain things. It’s just constant help.”

By committing himself to an offseason fitness program at Thornton’s recommendation, Cook put himself in position to be Duke’s primary on-ball defender. That frees Thornton to guard off the ball and allows him to see the floor better, passing along advice to Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon throughout the game.
By helping Cook, Thornton actually hindered his own chances of becoming Duke’s starting point guard. Cook won an open competition between the two, and he has improved significantly as the season has progressed.  Cook is averaging 6.2 assists per game (with a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio) and 10.3 points per game. Thornton has become Duke’s sixth man and is the only reserve to average at least 11 minutes. He ranks second on the team in assists (38) and steals (24).

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KEVIN DURANT CROSSES OVER DEMAR DEROZAN - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

CROSSES OVER

DEMAR DEROZAN  

 ALL-MET ELITE

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES RECALL JOSH SELBY FROM D-LEAGUE - ALL-MET ELITE

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

RECALL

JOSH SELBY

FROM D-LEAGUE 

 ALL-MET ELITE

LAKE CLIFTON HS.

BALTIMORE MD.

 

The Memphis Grizzlies recalled guard Josh Selby from the NBA Development League’s Reno Bighorns, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.

 

Selby (6-2, 183) posted 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists on .439 shooting in 34.0 minutes in two games for Reno after being assigned on Dec. 17. The 21-year-old finished with 23 points and scored the Bighorns’ final 10, including the go-ahead free throws with 5.0 seconds remaining, in a 98-97 win on Dec. 21 at Austin. He totaled 21 points in his season debut for Reno on Dec. 20 at Rio Grande Valley.

 

Drafted by Memphis in the second round (49th overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft, the Baltimore native has logged a total of 15 minutes in five appearances for the Grizzlies this season.

 

KEVIN DURANT MONSTER DUNK - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

 MONSTER DUNK

ALL-MET ELITE

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

 

Greivis Vasquez Earns Western Conference Player of the Week Honor - ALL-MET ELITE

Greivis Vasquez

Earns

Western Conference

Player of the Week

Honor

ALL-MET ELITE

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

 

 New Orleans Hornets PG Greivis Vasquez is the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week. Just let that sentence sink in for a moment before moving on. Vasquez was Player of the Week in the same conference that has Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, and Kevin Love.

 

Vasquez earned Player of the Week honors for a New Orleans team that has the worst record in the Western Conference. For a Hornet to be Player of the Week in the Western Conference, Greivis Vasquez must be playing extraordinary basketball. Last week, Vasquez averaged 21.0 points, 10.0 assists, and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Greivis Vasquez is having this amazing season for New Orleans while playing as the fulltime starting PG for the first time in his NBA career. In his first season, he only started one game. Last season, he started 26 games for the Hornets while Jarrett Jack was injured.

On the season, Greivis Vasquez is averaging 8.8 assists per game.
The only Western Conference player with a better assists per game average is Chris Paul.
Greivis Vasquez has also experienced a surge in scoring recently. Last week, he set a career high in scoring with 27 points in a game. The Hornets are very fortunate to have a dual threat (scoring and assists) point guard.