FRISCO, Texas — Stanley Johnson, the No. 12 player in the Rivals 150 for the Class of 2014, is considering adding another big-time program to his list.
“One school that just offered me is Kansas,” the 6-foot-6 small forward from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei told SNY.tv at the Nike EYBL stop here.
“I’m talking with them a little bit. I got a little bit of interest in them.”
If you don’t know Josh Cunningham by now, it won’t be long.
The 6-foot-7 forward’s stock has spiked in midst of a breakout spring campaign with the Mac Irvin Fire. The Chicago native and Illinois state champion at Morgan Park High School has developed a versatile, high major-caliber skill set.
Scary thing is, he’s just starting to scratch the surface.
Once just an athlete with potential, Cunningham’s perimeter game in particular has expanded, and was on full display last weekend at the Spiece Bill Hensley Memorial Run N’ Slam in Fort Wayne, Ind. Always an outstanding athlete, he’s moved beyond just dunks and now projects as a small forward. To read more of this story, click here
Terance Mann is ready to be the guy at The Tilton (N.H.) School.
The 6-foot-5, 180-pound sophomore guard knows it won’t be easy to replace McDonald’s All-American guard Wayne Selden, but he’s ready for the challenge.
“It’s going to be hard, that’s a huge role to try and replace,” he told SNY.tv, “but I hope to be one of the go-to-guys because I love to score.” To read more of this story, click here
FORT WAYNE, IN —Though plenty of bigger names took the court over the weekend at the Spiece Bill Hensley Memorial Run N’ Slam, no player meant more to his team than Chris Chiozza.
The 5-foot-10 point guard’s stock has skyrocketed during a strong spring, catching eyes with Team Thad at the UnderArmour Pitt Jam Fest and the Gulf Coast Hoopfest the past two weekends. Though Chiozza’s talent is by no means a secret, with offers including Florida and Ohio State, his consistent dominance on the court was no less impressive.
“I think the past two weekends were better,” Chiozza said. “Still, I think I played pretty well. I helped my team get to the championship, so I can’t be mad about that.” To read more of this story, click here
Rutgers, Georgetown and UConn are among those now involved with Wilfredo Rodriguez, a 6-foot-6, 195-pound 2013 small forward from Orlando (FL) East River High.
Rodriguez and 2013 point guard Allen Baez of Miami (FL), who are both Puerto Rican, will visit Rutgers today (Tuesday). (We profiled Baez here.)
Rodriguez is one of only three players in the history of the Florida Metro Conference to score 2,000 career points, along with former Memphis Tiger Darius Washington and New To read more of this story, click here
FORT WAYNE, IN – On a team as loaded as the Spiece Indy Heat, it can be easy to forget about Trevon Bluiett.
Amongst well-known teammates Trey Lyles, JaQuan Lyle and James Blackmon, the 6-foot-5 rising senior’s workmanlike game can get lost in the shuffle. Though he’s not the flashiest of the bunch, the deadeye shooter can score the ball as well as any of them. That fact was made clear at this weekend’s Bill Hensley Memorial Run N’ Slam.
“Trevon’s shooting the lights out,” said Lyles, and it was very hard to argue with him. But Bluiett, ever-humble, focused on the accolades of his team, even after a tough 83-80 loss to All-Ohio Red in the championship. To read more of this story, click here
Taking the place of a high school superstar like Shabazz Muhammad is never easy.
But if anyone can do it, Stephen Zimmerman is a fantastic candidate.
Zimmerman, a 7-foot, 220-pound sophomore center from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School has helped the Gaels to back-to-back state championship titles, and not only wants continue the winning in his last two years at Bishop Gorman, but also in college.
“I think I’d feel comfortable with a school that has a history of using their big men successfully,” he told SNY.tv. “I want a team that isn’t just individuals playing together, with a coach who is firm and holds the team to a high standard.” To read more of this story, click here
FORT WAYNE, IN – Leron Black caught some tough breaks over the weekend.
Team Thad’s 6-foot-7 power forward and the top-ranked player in Tennessee came into the Bill Hensley Memorial Run N’ Slam still regaining his wind after a long layoff. He sprained his ankle in April, causing him to miss the first couple weeks of AAU play. Entering the weekend, he knew his minutes would be carefully monitored.
What’s more, Black tweaked his ankle again on Saturday. As a precaution, he sat out Sunday’s quarter and semifinals, icing and resting his body as Team Thad rolled to the title game on the back of star point guard Chris Chiozza.To read more of this story, click here
FORT WAYNE, IN – Many big names took the court this weekend at the Bill Hensley Memorial Run N Slam — and perhaps none bigger than Trey Lyles.
The highly-touted 6-foot-10 rising senior from Indianapolis joined his Spiece Indy Heat team for the first time this spring and didn’t disappoint. Flashing his versatile offensive game, Lyles and talented teammates including Jaquan Lyle, Trevon Bluiett and Indiana commit James Blackmon went 6-1 on the weekend.
A dramatic semifinal comeback attempt against All-Ohio Red fell short, 83-80,but Lyles was optimistic nonetheless. Spiece will test their mettle at the EYBL Dallas session next weekend, and their schedule includes a rematch with All-Ohio.
“We’re playing well as a team,” Lyles told SNY.tv. “This is the first time we’ve all been here. I just came off an injury, I’ve been playing well and we’re just trying to get ready for Dallas.” To read more of this story, click here
Daniel Hamilton enjoyed his official visit to UConn so much it gave him a vision for the future.
“I can see myself at UConn,” he told SNY.tv following the visit.
“Me and Coach [Kevin] Ollie got along real well. I’ve known him since before he was the coach at UConn.”
Hamilton is a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Los Angeles St. John Bosco and the younger brother of Jordan Hamilton, who plays for the Denver Nuggets, and Isaac Hamilton, who plays at UTEP.
Ranked No. 28 in the Rivals 150 for the Class of 2014, Hamilton holds offers from UTEP, UConn, USC, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado, UNLV, San Diego State, Washington and Arizona State.
He has no other visits planned at the moment, but UConn is right up there for now.
“It went well,” he said. “I could see myself there.”
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Daniel Hamilton enjoyed his official visit to UConn so much it gave him a vision for the future.
