KEVIN DURANT SKILLS ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

KEVIN DURANT

2013 SKILLS ACADEMY

PARTICIPANTS

 ALL-MET ELITE

EDITION

 

DWAYNE MORGAN

ST. FRANCES HS.

BALTIMORE MD.

 

(June 28-30, 2013)

**Event is Not certified for college coaches (OPEN to NBA Scouts)

Top 25-30 High School Wings / Top 10 College Wing Forwards
Washington, DC (Closed to the Public)

PARTICIPANTS

DION WILEY - POTOMAC HS. - OXON HILL MD.

DWAYNE MORGAN - ST. FRANCES HS. - BALTIMORE MD.

DEVIN ROBINSON - CHRISTCHURCH - CHRISTCHURCH VA.

ROBERT JOHNSON - BENEDICTINE COLLEGE PREP - RICHMOND VA.

 

Friday, June 28th
4:45-6:45 pm College Player Workout #1 (Media Session)
5:45-7:45 pm High School Player Workout #1 (Media Session)

Saturday, June 29th
9:00-11:00 am College Player Workout #2
10:00 am-12:00 pm High School Player Workout #2
4:45-6:45 pm College Player Workout #3
5:45-7:45 pm High School Player Workout #3

Sunday, June 30th
9:00-11:00 am College Player Workout #4
10:00 am-12:00 pm High School Player Workout #4
4:45-6:45 pm College Player Workout #5
5:45-7:45 pm High School Player Workout #5

 

GONZAGA HS. TO PARTICIPATE IN 2014 CANCER RESEARCH CLASSIC

GONZAGA HS.

 TO PARTICIPATE

 IN

 2014 CANCER RESEARCH CLASSIC

 

BRYANT CRAWFORD
GONZAGA HS.
WASHINGTON D.C.

 

Complete Lineup (times to be announced)
Friday, Jan. 3, 2014
Wheeling Park (W.Va.) vs. Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh)
Montverde Academy vs. St. Benedict's Prep
Prime Prep vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland)

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) vs. Wheeling Central Catholic (W.Va.)
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) vs. Simeon (Chicago)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) vs. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Montverde Academy vs. Wheeler
Prime Prep vs. Whitney Young

Held annually at Wheeling Jesuit University, the CRC has emerged as one of the elite high school basketball showcases nationally.

VICTOR OLADIPO'S WORK ETHIC TO BECOME THE # 2 NBA DRAFT PICK - ALL-MET ELITE

VICTOR OLADIPO'S

WORK ETHIC

TO BECOME THE

# 2

NBA DRAFT PICK

ALL-MET ELITE

 

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY
 HEAD COACH TOM CREAN -  In the three years that he was here, especially during the season, there might have been two days that he took off. One of them I told him not to come in. I’m talking about not just after a game or before a game or on a day off or at the end of practice, I mean, every day he came to work.

It started when he first got to Indiana. When he and Will Sheehey who is from Florida, became two freshmen that walked in and utilized our new building and started working on their games until the last day Victor was here until he headed back to D.C. two days after graduation and all that time in between.

He is an extremely gifted athlete, tremendous charisma, and just strength of will and personality. But when he gets in the gym, it is all business, and that is exactly what propelled him to so many different things. I mean, it was just common for us to practice and if we ended practice and weren’t going into films or the weight room, he stayed in the gym. Put his cones up and started to work on different things, with a coach, without a coach, with a graduate manager, and work on his shooting. Even if we went to weights and to film, he always came back out.

We got to the point where we went on the road and we took the cones with us because he wanted to work on and set the cones up at the walk throughs after we’d have our walk through practice because he constantly wanted to make his ball handling better, not only his shooting but his ball handling.

He’s just got a force of purpose right now that’s incredible, and I think it’s just going to continue because I think that’s who he is. That’s his work ethic. It wasn’t anything that we did to push that work ethic. I think we helped intensify it, but he had it when he got here, and I think he’ll definitely have that in the NBA.

 

DEMATHA'S VICTOR OLADIPO SELECTED # 2 BY MAGIC IN NBA DRAFT

DEMATHA'S 

VICTOR OLADIPO

 SELECTED # 2 BY MAGIC

 IN

 NBA DRAFT

DEMATHA HS.
HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

 

The Magic selected Victor Oladipo with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday.

Strengths: One of the most disruptive perimeter defenders in college basketball, Oladipo brings pride and intensity to every matchup. He’s also a plus-rebounder for his size, grabbing 6.3 per game last season. On the other end of the floor, Oladipo is a strong finisher in the open court. As Andy Glockner noted, he made 64.4 percent of his two-point field goal attempts this past season, a strong mark for any player, let alone a guard.

What Scouts Say: ”Love his makeup. Great worker. On defense, he plays like Tony Allen. He took very limited attempts to get that high [three-point] percentage. My question is, Has he had his big jump already of improvement? The fact that he’s a top-five pick is an indictment of this draft.”

TEAM TAKEOVER'S - ERICK GREEN - DRAFTED AND TRADED TO DENVER NUGGETS - ALL-MET ELITE

TEAM TAKEOVER'S

 ERICK GREEN

DRAFTED AND TRADED

TO

 DENVER NUGGETS

ALL-MET ELITE

 

PAUL VI HS.

FAIRFAX VA.

 

Thursday night, the ACC Player of the Year was taken in the second round with the 46^th overall selection by the Utah Jazz. A proposed trade would send Green to the Denver Nuggets. Pending league approval, Green will play in the Mile High City for rookie coach Brian Shaw.

NIKE BASKETBALL DEBUTS - KEVIN DURANT - KD VI SHOE - ALL-MET ELITE

NIKE BASKETBALL DEBUTS 

 KEVIN DURANT 

 KD VI SHOE 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.

ROCKVILLE MD.

 

The KD VI will drop first in D.C. on June 29, then will have a wider release on July 3.

MADE IN MARYLAND

Durant was born and raised in Seat Pleasant, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C. He honed his game after spending countless hours at the Seat Pleasant Activity Center, his home away from home. The rec center’s trademark teal and yellow colors, spotted on the center’s doormat by Chang on his first trip to Seat Pleasant in 2008, inspired the lead KD VI colorway launching globally July 3.

UPCOMING KD VI COLORWAYS

KD VI D.C. Preheat: The upper features a map of Washington, D.C., overlayed with a white graphic pattern inspired by machining lines of a wristwatch, all in a bold, bright color pattern. This shoe pays tribute to Durant’s hometown roots. Launch: June 29.
 
KD VI Meteorology: If Durant was not playing basketball, his dream occupation would be tracking weather as a meteorologist. Atomic red, olive and black are featured in a custom graphic mimicking Doppler radar mapping. Launch: Aug. 3.

KD VI NYC 66: When Durant scorched the Harlem blacktop and scored 66 points on Aug. 2, 2011, the world took notice. Despite the lockout, basketball didn’t stop for a 22-year-old Durant who’d play anyone at anytime. Launch: Aug. 17.

KD VI Bamboo: The power of nature and patience comes to life in Chinese bamboo. Typically after four consecutive years of delicate care, bamboo undergoes a transformation in its fifth year. This story parallels the growth of Durant’s game this past season, his fifth in the league. This special green shoe debuts during a summer when Durant will visit China. Launch: Sept. 14.

 

 

TEAM TAKEOVER - ERICK GREEN - READY FOR NBA DRAFT - ALL-MET ELITE

TEAM TAKEOVER 

 ERICK GREEN

READY FOR NBA DRAFT

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

PAUL VI HS.

FAIRFAX VA.

 

 Erick Green has gone to 17 individual workouts since May. His final workout was Monday morning in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he met and practiced for the Nets.

 

“My strategy was, the more people that see him, the more people will like him,” agent Alex Saratsis,
He said he’s been fairly “consistent” during his 17 workouts. He said most workouts were organized the same way, with drills and skill work first and then 3-on-3 games with other draft hopefuls.
Green has played in those games against N.C. State’s Lorenzo Brown, St. Mary’s Matt Dellavedova, Detroit’s Ray McCallum and South Dakota State’s Nate Wolters.

Green, 6-foot-3 and 178 pounds, said his goal has been to show NBA teams he’s versatile, not just a scoring machine. He wants to prove he can be a true point guard and an all-around player.
That was one of his goals this spring when he spent time in Bowie, Md., working out with his AAU coach, Keith Stevens of Team Takeover, and fellow Takeover alum Victor Oladipo of Indiana.

“I can be more than a scorer,” said Green, whose 25 points per game for the Hokies last season led the nation. “Ballhandling, making plays, playing defense. A lot of teams have been impressed with my defense. On film they see my scoring. In person, they’re impressed with my defense.”

AQUILLE CARR OFFERED FIRST PRO CONTRACT - ALL-MET ELITE

AQUILLE CARR

 OFFERED

FIRST PRO CONTRACT 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

PRINCETON DAY ACADEMY

LAUREL MD.

 

Aquille Carr received his first big news as a professional basketball player earlier this week when the Qingdao Double Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association offered the Baltimore-native a contract for the upcoming season.

 

The “Crimestopper” — as Carr is known in his native Baltimore — hasn’t officially signed or decided on his professional future overseas.

 

Carr of the contract offer, “It feels good. I came out here with an opportunity to show my talent and they really appreciate me. I love the atmosphere, the fans and the games here. The only thing is the food, but I’m trying my best to get used to that.”

TYLER THORNTON - DUKE UNIVERSITY - SUMMER GRIND - ALL-MET ELITE

TYLER THORNTON

DUKE UNIVERSITY

 SUMMER GRIND 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

GONZAGA HS.

WASHINGTON D.C.

 

 

 

Pitt's James Robinson Joins USA Basketball U19 World Championship team - ALL- MET ELITE

Pitt's James Robinson

Joins

USA Basketball

 U19 World Championship team

ALL- MET ELITE

 

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

USA Basketball announced Tuesday that University of Pittsburgh freshman James Robinson (Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S.) has been selected to complete its Men’s U19 National Team roster. Beginning this week (June 27-July 5), Team USA will compete in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic. USA is currently in Prague and Robinson will join the team on Thursday for its opening round game against Ivory Coast.

 

Robinson replaces Syracuse’s Jerami Grant, and former Dematha teammate who is unable to participate after it was learned that he has been diagnosed with mononucleosis.

 

The FIBA U19 World Championship will feature 16 national teams from around the world. Team USA was placed into Group D along with China, Ivory Coast and Russia. In the preliminary round, Team USA will open against Ivory Coast on Thursday, then play China on Friday, June 28 and Russia on Saturday, June 29. The second round of the tournament is scheduled for July 1-3, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the gold medal game (July 7).

 

This will be Robinson’s third stint with the USA National Team as last summer he was selected to play on the American squad that captured the FIBA Americas Under-18 championship with a perfect 5-0 record at Sao Sebastiao de Paraiso, Brazil. Robinson led the Americans in assist:turnover ratio (6.00), totaled 12 assists and averaged 4.4 points and 15.6 minutes in the five games. Team USA averaged 97.2 points per game and outscored its opponents by an average of 38.6 points per game. Robinson also represented Team USA in the 2012 Nike Hoop Summit game held in Portland, Ore. on April 7, 2012.

 

Phil Booth has grown into one of East Coast's top guards - ALL- MET ELITE

Phil Booth

has grown into one

of

East Coast's top guards

ALL-MET ELITE

MOUNT ST. JOSEPHS HS.
BALTIMORE MD.

courtesy
of the
Baltimore Sun

The four-star recruit says Georgetown, Indiana, Missouri, Temple and Villanova have shown the most interest, but he won't name five finalists until later this summer. The plan is to pick a winner in the fall.

Booth was offered by Maryland, but he says he and coach Mark Turgeon have a mutual understanding that Maryland won't be the place for him, due to the recent commitments the Terrapins have received.

 

One school that has recently increased its pursuit of Booth is Ohio State. The Buckeyes have yet to extend Booth a scholarship offer, but coach Thad Matta has expressed interest in reuniting Booth with his Gaels backcourt mate of the past three seasons, Buckeye-to-be Kameron Williams.

 

Whichever school inks Booth to a scholarship will be adding a player on pace to eclipse the 2,000-point mark in high school, a player who takes the most pride in defending the opponent's top offensive threat.

KEVIN DURANT SIGNS TO JAY-Z & ROC NATION SPORTS - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

 SIGNS TO
JAY-Z
&

ROC NATION SPORTS 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

It’s official: Kevin Durant is the newest member of the Roc Nation family. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar posted a photo on his Instagram account of himself and Jay-Z signing the paperwork to make his agency change official.

Durant is just the latest member of an impressive roster of clients Jay-Z has built up since jumping into the agency game, which includes Robinson Cano and Geno Smith.

 

 

 

DEMATHA LANDS TALENTED INCOMING FRESHMAN TRANSFER - DJ HARVEY - ALL-MET ELITE

DEMATHA

LANDS TALENTED INCOMING FRESHMAN TRANSFER 

 DJ HARVEY 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

article

courtesy of

ZAGSBLOG

 

DJ Harvey is heading to DeMatha Catholic High School.
One of the top players in the class of 2017 out of Huntsville, Ala., Harvey will be transferring from Christ School (Arden, N.C.) to DeMatha next year.

Harvey said that there were two reasons for chosing DeMatha.
“Reputation and the coaching were big,” Harvey told SNY.tv. “Coach [Mike] Jones really knows what he is doing.”

Harvey, a 6-foot-6, 180-pound guard, started at the end of last year for Christ School as an eighth grader, helping them go 31-7 and get to the state semifinals. His breakout performance of the year was 13 points in the quarterfinal game against Charlotte Latin. 
A bruising combo guard who could end up being able to defend three positions, Harvey has received interest from many of the ACC and SEC schools, as well as Ohio State, Lehigh and Wichita State.

 

2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team - ALL-MET ELITE

2013

USA Basketball Men’s

World University Games Team 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

ERIC ATKINS

MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH HS.

BALTIMORE MD.

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (June 20, 2013) – Featuring 27 collegiate athletes overall and two USA Basketball veterans, training camp is set to begin for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team on June 24-30 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Invitations were issued by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.

Looking for one of 12 roster spots on the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team will be.

 

 Eric Atkins (Notre Dame/Columbia, Md.)

Treveon Graham (Virginia Commonwealth/Temple Hills, Md.)

Davante Gardner (Marquette/Suffolk, Va.)

Jerian Grant (Notre Dame/Bowie, Md.)

 

Previously announced participants

Quinn Cook (Duke/Washington, D.C.)

and

C.J. Fair (Syracuse/ Baltimore, Md.) are not able to attend.

 

Training Camp opens on June 24 at 5 p.m. in Sportscenter II at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and then continues with two-a-day practices through June 30. After departing for Russia on July 1st, the USA is expected to have a practices on July 3, 5 and 6, and a friendly scrimmage on July 5 before beginning World University Games play on July 7.

RODDY PETERS - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE - ALL-MET ELITE

RODDY PETERS

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

SUITLAND HS.

SUITLAND MD.

 

The Suitland High School product's recovery from shoulder surgery was already going to be a notable story line over the summer. Now that the Terps did not land any of their backcourt transfer targets, leaving Peters and rising sophomore Seth Allen as the primary ball handlers, even more so.

"Roddy looked good today and I've heard he's been playing good in pick up. The players like him," Turgeon said.

Peters underwent shoulder surgery back in December after suffering an injury last summer. Whenever Turgeon and his coaching staff are not  teaching the District Heights native the on-court finer points, the 6-foot-4 Peters will be enduring strength training with the program's director of basketball performance, Kyle Tarp.

"His body is bad right now," Turgeon said of Peters. "Six months of being in rehab for his shoulder, he's weak and out of shape, but Kyle gets him for 12 weeks this summer and another four weeks before the season starts. I imagine Roddy's body is going to look a lot different come October than it does right now. He's a competitive kid and he works hard. He's going to be fine."

 

Jerami Grant makes USA Basketball's U19 team -ALL-MET ELITE

Jerami Grant

 makes

 USA Basketball's

U19 team

ALL-MET ELITE

 

DEMATHA HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

 

Jerami Grant, the sophomore forward from Syracuse University, was named last night to the 12-man USA Basketball's U19 team. That squad will represent the United States in the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship from June 24-July 6 in Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Grant was a member of the U.S. team that won gold last summer at the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament in Brazil.

 

"I'm definitely excited," Grant said last month. "It should be another great experience like last year in Brazil when we won the gold medal."

Bobby Maze finding success overseas - ALL-MET ELITE

Bobby Maze

finding success overseas

ALL-MET ELITE

 

SUITLAND HS.

SUITLAND MD.

 

Former Tennessee point guard Bobby Maze will be holding a celebrity basketball game on June 22nd at Hardin Valley Academy at 3 p.m. NBA players Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley, Demarcus Cousins, and several others are expected to attend, along with some of Maze's former Tennessee teammates.

The game will be played in memory of Maze's cousin Jamar Board. Board was a popular Washington D.C. area streetball player known as "Silent Assassin."

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Maze has been busy since his playing days at Tennessee.

"Basketball, it took me places I've never ever been or never even dreamed of going," Maze said.

Maze has made a name for himself playing professionally in Europe and Asia. He has played in small 2,000 seat gyms and huge 25,000 seat arenas in countries such as China, Belarus, Cyprus, Lithuania and Greece. The point guard won a league championship and Finals MVP award in 2012 with Belarusian team Minsk-2006

Every summer Maze returns to his roots in the Washington D.C. area to play in the Goodman League with former AAU teammate Kevin Durant.

"It's an outdoor league, they call it Inside the Gates and man it's just about being tough," Maze said. "You're in a rough atmosphere, you're in one of the toughest parts of Washington D.C. in Berry Farms and you're gonna play against some of the best streetballers to college to NBA players."

Berry Farms is just five minutes up the road from Maze's childhood home in Suitland, Md. just outside Washington D.C. Maze even traveled with the Goodman League during the NBA lockout to play in star-studded games across the country.

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

DC ASSAULT 13U

HEAD COACH JOINS

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COACHING STAFF

ALL-MET ELITE

RENARD PHILLIPS

PICTURED

FAR LEFT

 

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

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

ALL-MET ELITE

 

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

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 

 ALL-MET ELITE

 

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

2013 NBPA Top 100 basketball recruiting camp rosters released - ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

2013 NBPA Top 100 basketball

recruiting camp rosters

 released 

 ALL-MET ELITE EDITION

 

PHIL BOOTH
MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH HS.

BALTIMORE MD.

 

Bginning tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12 and on through Saturday, June 15th at the 20th annual NBPA Top 100 basketball camp in Charlottesville Va. the NBPA Top 100 Camp has grown into one of the most highly touted and renowned camps of its kind, seeing hundreds of its alumni go on to careers in the NBA.

 

DION WILEY - MD - POTOMAC HS.

PHIL BOOTH - MD - MOUNT SAINT JOSEPHS

ROMELO TREMBLE - MD - BISHOP O'CONNELL

THON MAKER - VA - CARLISLE

DWAYNE MORGAN - MD - ST. FRANCES

CHINANU ONUAKU - RIVERDALE BAPTIST

DEVIN ROBINSON - VA - CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL

B.J. STITH - VA - BRUSNWICK HS.

 

 

Maryland University re-emerging as threat for D.C.-area hoops talent - ALL-MET ELITE

Maryland University

 re-emerging as threat

for

D.C.-area hoops talent

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RODDY PETERS
SUITLAND HS.

SUITLAND MD.

 

That whole “locally grown” movement finally has hit Maryland.

It was extraordinarily significant this past week when Dion Wiley of Team Takeover—a newer power among D.C. Metro club teams— joined Romelo Tremble of DC Assault in committing to join the Terps for 2014.

 

According to ESPN recruiting analyst Dave Telep, Romelo Trimble is a top-50 talent and Dion Wiley is in the top-25 neighborhood. With top-50 point guard Roddy Peters joining the Maryland program from DC Assault this fall, it is clear there has been a revolution in the recruiting process under coach Mark Turgeon.

 

The DMV region—DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia—has produced a consensus first or second-team All-American for eight consecutive seasons.

NCAA ALL TIME THREE POINT FIELD GOAL RECORD HOLDER - KEITH VENEY - ALL-MET ELITE

NCAA
ALL TIME

THREE POINT FIELD GOAL

 RECORD HOLDER 

 KEITH VENEY

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MCNAMARA HS.

FORESTVILLE MD.

 

15 THREE POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

(25 ATTEMPTS)

 

 KEITH VENEY, MARSHALL VS. MOREHEAD ST.
DEC 14, 1996

AQUILLE CARR - ADIDAS EUROCAMP 2013 UPDATE - ALL-MET ELITE

AQUILLE CARR

 ADIDAS EUROCAMP 2013 

UPDATE

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PRINCETON DAY ACADEMY

LAUREL MD.

 

Aquille Carr is a high school prospect from Princeton Day in Maryland, and is the rare Eurocamp participant from the United States. Carr is here on the advice of his agent, in order to try to impress the international community enough to earn a spot in the Euro League next season.

Carr is listed at 5’6″, though he’s even smaller than that in person. For better or worse, the Nate Robinson  comparisons will be inevitable due to the way he plays the guard position, using his speed and athleticism to try to get into the paint to create for himself or his teammates.

Carr showed confidence in handling the ball while pressured defensively, but he struggled on the opposite end of the floor to slow the bigger and stronger players he was matched up against at the point guard position.

He managed to remain positive throughout a first day which may have been tougher than expected, and consistently exhibited the qualities of a good teammate while on the bench.

It’s important to the people in charge of the adidas Eurocamp operation to provide as legitimate a platform as possible for NBA teams to evaluate international draft prospects. That’s why both the way they measure players and the testing that they put them through in Treviso are not just similar to those done in the states at the pre-draft combine in Chicago — they’re one and the same.

 Aquille Carr measured just 5’4.5″ without shoes, but was tested as having the highest vertical jump — 33 inches — out of all of the camp participants.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS MONTY WILLIAMS TO JOIN USA NATIONAL TEAM - ALL-MET ELITE

MONTY WILLIAMS

TO JOIN

 USA NATIONAL TEAM 

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POTOMAC HS.

OXON HILL MD.

 

New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams has accepted an offer to be an assistant with the U.S. men's national team, a source with knowledge of the decision said Monday.

 

Williams' star is rising in spite of two rough seasons after all-stars Chris Paul and David West left New Orleans. He's 94-136 overall, but went 46-36 in his first season, guiding the then-Hornets to a first-round playoff berth.

 

Williams is known as one of the game's brightest rising stars, a defensive-minded coach and excellent communicator.

 

 

John Lucas Future of the Game East for elite 5/6th graders - ALL- MET ELITE

John Lucas

Future of the Game East

for elite

 5/6th graders 

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BOO WILLIAMS SPORTS PLEX

HAMPTON VA.

 

Saturday June 29, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT
-to-
Sunday June 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM PDT

 

 

 

POTOMAC HS. - DION WILEY COMMITS TO MARYLAND UNIVERSITY - ALL-MET ELITE

POTOMAC HS.

DION WILEY

COMMITS TO

MARYLAND UNIVERSITY 

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POTOMAC HS.

OXON HILL MD.

 

Class of 2014 standout Dion Wiley has verbally committed to Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, a source told CBSSports.com early Friday. Wiley subsequently confirmed the news with a text message to CBSSports.com.

Wiley is expected to sign a national letter of intent in November. The 6-foot-4 guard is a consensus top-50 prospect rated as high as 22nd by one service. He chose Maryland over a host of other high-major programs, among them Indiana and Georgetown.

 

 

AQUILLE CARR - 2013 ADIDAS EUROCAMP - ALL-MET ELITE

AQUILLE CARR 

2013 ADIDAS EUROCAMP 

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PRINCETON DAY ACADEMY

LAUREL MD.

 

adidas today announced the official player roster for adidas EUROCAMP, the most prestigious international pre-NBA Draft camp featuring top basketball players who will showcase their skills during the three-day event in Treviso, Italy June 8-10, 2013.
 

In its 11th year, adidas EUROCAMP provides a global stage for the top international prospects to practice, compete and interview with NBA teams and other professional leagues leading up to the NBA Draft.

 

More than 45 early entries and NBA Draft-eligible participants, including projected 2013 NBA Draft picks Rudy Gobert (France), Lucas Nogueira (Brazil) and Nemanja Nedovic (Serbia) will participate in adidas EUROCAMP 2013. Former adidas EUROCAMP participants include 62 NBA Draft picks and including Danilo Gallinari, Nicolas Batum, Andrea Bargnani and Omer Asik. 23 former participants currently hold NBA contracts with 57 playing in Euroleague Basketball. In 2012, seven adidas EUROCAMP players were selected during the NBA Draft including first-round pick Evan Fournier of France – the No. 20 overall selection by the Denver Nuggets.

 

Teams also participating this year include the under-18 adidas USA Select, the under-20 men’s basketball national team from France and the under-19 men’s national team from Serbia. For the first time, adidas EUROCAMP Next Generation, an elite program to enhance both on-court and life skills, joins the event and features the top under-16 European players. Dimitris Itoudis (former Panathinaikos BC assistant coach and European professional basketball player) and Marcelo Nicola (former European professional basketball player) will attend as coaches for adidas EUROCAMP Next Generation.

 

adidas EUROCAMP will be held at La Ghirada Sports Complex “SportCity” in Treviso, Italy.

MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2013 - MIT - COMMITTED TEAMS - ALL-MET ELITE

MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

2013 MIT 

 COMMITTED TEAMS

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MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2013 - MIT - SCHEDULE - ALL-MET ELITE

MARYLAND INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
2013 MIT

SCHEDULE 

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USA 16U NATIONAL TEAM

 BRYANT CRAWFORD 

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GONZAGA HS.

WASHINGTON D.C.

 

Bryant Crawford, is among 16 finalists to make the 12-player roster for USA Basketball's U16 national team.

 

The U.S. squad will remain in Colorado Springs to train twice a day June 2-6 (9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. MDT) at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and will train the morning of June 7 prior to traveling to Uruguay for the June 11-15 tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship. The top four finishing nations from the FIBA Americas U16 Championship advance to the 2014 U17 Worlds.

 

The U.S. will opens play against Mexico on June 11 (4 p.m. EDT), followed by South American rival Argentina on June 12 (6 p.m. EDT) and caps the preliminary round with a June 13 contest against Bahamas (2 p.m. EDT). Teams will be seeded following preliminary round play and semifinals are scheduled for June 14, with the finals played on June 15.