The vultures are circling the Big er…Nine. Four remain after this season’s defection of Grand Blanc. Which team will be the next to leave the island? Despite the losses, this is pound-for-pound, one of the best conferences in the state, including the returning B champion and an A powerhouse. In other words, if you’re a [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The Big Nine still strong, kind of, in a relative sort of way…
Posted: November 17, 2009 by Gavin Raath in Big Nine, High SchoolTags: Andrew Kujat, Anton Wilson, DeMarco Sanders, Demondre Chapman, Denzel Watts, Garrett Konuszewski, Glenn Cosey, Javonte Hawkins, Jaylen Larry, Kiontae Brown, Luke Weishuhn, Matt Burnor, Patrick Lucas-Perry, Patrick O'Brien, Pierre Brackett, Rodney Anderson, Shane Moreland, Vince Adams, Zach Treib
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Former Saginaw High coach, Charlie Coles, comes unglued in press conference after Miami loss
Posted: November 17, 2009 by Jared Field in College, Saginaw Valley LeagueTags: Charlie Coles
This is a classic rant, though I actually feel sorry for the reporter who asked Coles how his University of Miami (Ohio) squad let the game against Kentucky slip away.
Laval Lucas-Perry talks hoops on It’s Just Sports
Posted: November 17, 2009 by Jared Field in Big Nine, CollegeTags: Laval Lucas-Perry
Former Flint Powers all-stater and current sophomore shooting guard at the University of Michigan, Laval Lucas-Perry, says he aims to get Michigan back to national prominence. LLP was a late bloomer in high school. He was young for his grade and really didn’t come into his own, at least athletically, until his senior season. His [...]
On the move: A few impact transfers in mid-Michigan
Posted: November 17, 2009 by Jared Field in Big Nine, GAC, High School, Metro League, Saginaw Valley LeagueTags: JaVontae Hawkins, Joemar Black, Mitchel Vallie, Rick Dent, Taron Boose, Thomas Lovachis
Every season there are numerous transfers that do little to change the overall complexion of the season. Then there are the impact transfers: Players who can turn average teams in contenders and contenders into world-beaters. Soon we’ll have a more comprehensive list, but here are a few from mid-Michigan to tide you over. Taron Boose (6-2 [...]
Former Grand Blanc big man Zack Gibson talks hoops with It’s Just Sports
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in Big Nine, CollegeTags: Zack Gibson
Former Grand Blanc big man and currently senior center at the University of Michigan, Zack Gibson, with a little shop talk from an interview with Mlive’s It’s Just Sports blog. Gibson is a boring interview, but if he can turn in a consistent season in the post for the Wolverines, they could make a nice [...]
Former Lapeer West star Chris Hutton leads unranked Albion over no. 9-ranked Wooster
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in College, Metro LeagueTags: Chris Hutton
Chris Hutton, one of the top players in the Flint-area as a senior in 2007-2008, led Albion to an impressive upset of no. 9-ranked Wooster over the weekend. Hutton, a sophomore guard for the Britons, scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Hutton saw action in only 12 games as a freshman. The Britons finished the [...]
Is Maurice Jones quicker than Derrick Rose? His coach thinks so
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in High School, Saginaw Valley LeagueTags: Maurice Jones
Saginaw Arthur Hill head coach Greg McMath says his all-state point guard, 5-7 senior Maurice Jones, is quicker than just about anyone he’s seen including the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose. Read what McMath told a reporter from the Los Angeles Wave recently: Greg McMath, his coach at Arthur Hill High, said, “He’s one of the [...]
Former Holt and LCC standout Muhammad El-Amin scores 25 for Stony Brook in season opener
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in College, JUCOTags: Muhammad El-Amin
Probably the most imposing JUCO guard I’ve seen since I began covering the MCCAA four years ago, Muhammad El-Amin, is really getting his offensive game off at Stony Brook. In the opening game of his senior season, El-Amin poured in 25 points to lead the Seawolves to victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore. El-Amin, who won a state title at Holt, went [...]
The people’s Mr. Basketball, Ben Simons, impressive in Drake debut
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Ben Simons, Derrick Nix
The pride of northern Michigan, Ben Simons, made his collegiate debut over the weekend and looked pretty darn good doing it – he scored 12 points on four second half 3-pointers. He also swiped a game-high four steals. Simons, only by the sheer elitism of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, was robbed of the Mr. Basketball award [...]
Rotnei Clarke made me look really stupid over the weekend
Posted: November 16, 2009 by Jared Field in College, Tri-Valley ConferenceTags: Brad Redford
In the Flint Journal’s Hotbed Hoops blog, I recently wrote the following about Frankenmuth’s Brad Redford (Xavier) after he was named the second-best shooter in the nation. Of course, I’m biased toward Redford and so there’s probably never been a better shooter in the history of mankind. From Hotbed Hoops: OK, let me get this out [...]
