Here’s my list of top 15 players in the Flint area for 2009-10. I had decided to do 10 players, but there’s too much talent here for so few. It’s early, but these are my guys: 1.) Patrick O’Brien, Senior, Flint Powers: All-around, he’s just the best. 2.) Patrick Lucas-Perry, Junior, Flint Powers: Great floor [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Standing ‘Pat’: Preseason Flint-area top 15 players
Posted: November 30, 2009 by Jared Field in High School, RankingsTags: Dee Chapman, Glenn Cosey, JaJuan Graham, Patrick Lucas-Perry, Patrick O'Brien, Rick Dent, Roy Jackson, Shaq Smith, Thomas Lovachis
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Chucky Atkins talks about Flint City Pro-Am back when it was good
Posted: November 30, 2009 by Jared Field in College, ProfessionalTags: Chucky Atkins, Cory Hightower, Flint Pro-Am, Morris Peterson
I have great memories of the Flint City Pro-Am from back in the not-so-distant past. It wasn’t an all-too-rare occurence for me to be at the gym at Northwestern on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. It was that good, at least for a time. The Pro-Am has seen better days, but it’s still [...]
Is Keith Benson going to be a first round pick?
Posted: November 30, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Kansas Basketball, Keith Benson, NBA, Oakland Basketball
I guess I hadn’t paid close enough attention to the development of Keith Benson, Oakland’s 6-11 redshirt junior center. I hadn’t seen Benson up close since he prepped at Detroit Country Day in high school, but my memory is quite vivid: He was awful. But, those days are gone. Benson is officially a beast for [...]
Associated Press clowns Drew Maynard after Oakland loss
Posted: November 30, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Drew Maynard, Kansas Basketball, Oakland Basketball
After Oakland’s 30-point loss to no. 1-ranked Kansas last week, I was a little surprised that the Associated Press decided to throw in a not-so-flattering moment in the second half of a lopsided game. Oakland stayed close early but had trouble getting good shots because the Kansas defense kept pushing them farther and farther away [...]
Former Flushing standout Nate Cox impressive against Eastern Michigan
Posted: November 29, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Davenport, Eastern Michigan, Nate Cox
Check out this recap of EMU’s win over Davenport on Saturday: YPSILANTI, Mich. — Carlos Medlock scored 32 points and Eastern Michigan rallied late, scoring the game’s final 16 points to defeat Davenport 76-66 on Saturday. Brandon Bowdry added 21 and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Eagles (4-2), who trailed 66-60 with 3:20 to play [...]
CITYBEAT: What Happened to Flint City Sports?
Posted: November 27, 2009 by Marcellus Miller in CitybeatTags: Flint, Marcellus Miller, Mateen Cleaves, Robaire Smith
It’s the fall season and a number of things have made their return. Greatlakeshoops is back and better, this column is back again, and of course basketball season is back at the forefront of the high school sports landscape. But can someone please tell me when the city of Flint will have a real contender in [...]
That’s a stretch: Greg Kampe called ‘top 10′ college hoops coach
Posted: November 26, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Greg Kampe, Oakland University
Imagine my surprise when I ran across this little nugget about Oakland University head coach Greg Kampe. From collegeinsider.com: Kampe has had opportunities to coach elsewhere, but he has stayed in Rochester, MI. In fact only four active Division I coaches have been at their respective schools longer than coach Kampe, trailing Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim’s [...]
A ‘Gore’ sighting: This Texas JUCO is loaded with Michigan talent
Posted: November 24, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Demtrius Ford, Kavon Rose, Keenan Coleman, Lamar State College, Leviante Davis
Ever heard of Lamar State College? Yeah, neither had I until I saw their roster, one that’s chock-full of Michigan talent: Kavon Rose, Detroit Finney: Big-time guard who transferred out of TCU after originally committing to Oregon State out of high school. He is averaging 17 points, five assists and four rebounds per game. Leviante [...]
Why can’t Derick Nelson make free throws?
Posted: November 24, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Derick Nelson, Doug Gottlieb, Eric Snow, Oakland University
At the risk of overshadowing Derick Nelson’s great performance on Monday night in Oakland’s win over Tennessee Tech, I have to wonder why the former standout at Lansing Everett can’t make free throws anymore. So far this season, Nelson has made only 8-of-22 free throw attempts for a paltry 36 percent from the charity stripe. [...]
Interview: Former Flint Northwestern standout Desmon Farmer talks hoops with IJS
Posted: November 24, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Desmon Farmer, Flint Northwestern, It's Just Sports
How much fun was basketball in Basketball City when Desmon Farmer and Kelvin Torbert played on the same high school team at Flint Northwestern? I remember watching Farmer close out a city series win with a slam dunk dunk that knocked a bolt out of the rim. It wasn’t surprising at the time, of course, [...]
