Staff Reports It’s fun to see the proliferation of mixtapes that are common for many players today, and they range from highlight tapes showcasing the players’ overall game to heavily stylized, slow motion free-for-alls. These are fun, but often they don’t match reality. Perhaps the only player whose mixtape matches the reality of seeing him […]

Staff Reports You might have seen our mention of Madison Jones last week, in our continuing series on the top high school basketball players in North and South Carolina for 2011-12 (Part 2), and of course, seeing is believing. Here’s the official Madison Jones highlight mixtape from our good friends at M2 Productions:

By James Blackburn, Marcus Shockley, Matt Wood Although technically a home game for QEA, Wednesday’s match up in Winston-Salem, NC between Oak Hill and Quality Education Academy was a homecoming of sorts for Tyler Lewis, who played last season at Forsyth Country Day, just outside of the city limits. Lewis made a mark in last […]

As our follow up to our recent interview with Tyler Lewis, we wanted to share the All Access feature from our friends at CourtCred.com. Enjoy! *** Hey! Have you heard about the Southeast Summer Showcase? It’s a premier individual players’ showcase, taking place on June 25. Rivals affiliates, college coaches and scouting services will be […]

Today we share Austin Rivers’ final mixtape of the year, and it should be mentioned that he was one of the more impressive players at the Jordan Brand Classic. Austin looks close to being an NBA ready guard already, although he’ll get a chance to prove it by playing in the ACC next season.

By Marcus Shockley Dave Telep said something a few days ago that echoes my own thoughts regarding some high school basketball stars. There is a lot of talk among high school players as to ‘who’s number 1’ and it culminates in rankings, lists and mix tapes which feature the next superstar. Telep said that the […]

By Marcus Shockley Every summer across the country, basketball players who are in their offseason play in Pro-Am events and tournaments across the country, getting a chance to work on specific skills that they want to improve for the coming season. The Triad Pro-Am is one such event, with past seasons featuring Chris Paul, James […]