Some of the state’s better and lesser-known players are right here under my nose. Everyone knows Flint by its reputation, but ever-so-slowly Genesee County (Flint and the ‘burbs) is catching up. Here are the 20 best players in the county for 2009-10, first and second teams: First team Patrick O’Brien, senior forward, Powers Catholic: Euro-style [...]
Archive for March, 2010
The G-20: All-Genesee County team a diverse group of scorers
Posted: March 31, 2010 by Jared Field in High School21
D-Day: Powers all-state shooting guard Demarco Sanders verbals to Ferris State
Posted: March 31, 2010 by Jared Field in College, High SchoolFLINT, Michigan — One of the top shooting guards in the state, Flint Powers’ Demarco Sanders, has verbally committed to Ferris State. Sanders was the leading scoring on a Chargers team that landed three players on the all-state list in class B. He is a natural 6-2 southpaw shooting guard with a reliable outside shot and the [...]
Tom Izzo: ‘Doesn’t sound like a man interested in a rebuilding project’
Posted: March 31, 2010 by Jared Field in CollegeHere’s a great piece from Rivals regarding MSU head coach Tom Izzo and his recruitment by the University of Oregon and the rumors swirling around the NBA. From Rivals: Izzo is worthy of all the attention and overtures because he is so good at what he does. He is driven by how to do things his [...]
Pookie POY: Maurice Jones is GLH’s player of the year
Posted: March 30, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolTags: Maurice Jones, Mr. Basketball, Saginaw Arthur Hill
SAGINAW, Michigan — One is left to wonder how Maurice Jones finished fourth in the voting for the Mr. Basketball award this month, now that the AP has named the 5-foot-6 Arthur Hill guard the class A player of the year. (Two of the players ahead of Jones in the voting are in class A, by [...]
Big night for Michigan: Appling, McCallum show out in All-American skills contest
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Detroit Country Day’s 6-1 guard Ray McCallum finished second in the McDonald’s All American slam dunk contest tonight at Ohio State University. Michigan’s Mr. Basketball, Detroit Pershing guard Keith Appling, defeated Harrison Barnes in the skills competition. Barnes is considered by many to be the no. 1 pick in the 2011 draft [...]
Manny, Manny thanks: UM’s Harris officially enters 2010 NBA Draft
Posted: March 29, 2010 by Jared Field in CollegeIt’s official: Manny Harris is done at the University of Michigan. The junior shooting guard made it official today. From the Detroit Free Press: Manny Harris confirmed this morning that he is leaving the University of Michigan basketball program for the 2010 NBA draft. “After long discussions with the U-M staff and my family and [...]
The audacity of accolades: How some coaches are taking the shine off the medals
Posted: March 27, 2010 by Jared Field in High School[Editor's note: What you're about to read might make you a little squeamish. I started this site five years ago because I wanted to have a voice, to tell the truth, and to cover the game I love. I don't have to kowtow like newspapers do. I can just tell the truth and let the [...]
FLINT, Michigan — Tryouts for the Mid-Michigan Lakers will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 29 at Mott Community College in Flint. The tryouts should last no more than two hours. The tryouts are $10 and open to all student-athletes ages 14-18. This season, like last, we will be offering three teams: U-15, [...]
Valentine’s Day: Sexton advances to class B final
Posted: March 27, 2010 by Gavin Raath in High SchoolEAST LANSING, Michigan – it wasn’t a pretty four quarters for Denzel Valentine; in fact, it was down-right ugly as the sophomore star tried his best to steer his talented, but young Big Reds against Gull Lake. But when it counted in the waning minutes of Friday’s semi-final, Valentine went from ugly duckling to elegant [...]
Ray Day: Country Day slams Muskegon Heights in state B semis
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolEAST LANSING, Michigan — It was a miraculous uprising. In the second half of Detroit Country Day’s 72-47 win over Muskegon Heights, Ray McCallum, appearing injured, sat motionless on the Breslin Center floor for five seconds.
