National Prep Showcase

November 27, 2009

Jonathan Givony of Draft Express checked out the National Prep Showcase in New Haven, Connecticut last weekend. Here is his scouting reports on the elite players that were in attendance, including our #8 recruit in the 2010 class, Future Memphis swingman, Will Barton.

Barton showed off the tools at the showcase that makes him such a highly regarded recruit, but this paragraph from Givony’s article definitely raises some questions about Barton’s character:

“Barton’s body language was probably the biggest turnoff from watching him play, as he seems far more concerned with getting his own shots than he is helping his team win games. He would visibly pout and even proceed (on multiple occasions) to chase after his teammates following plays and yell at them for not passing him the ball, even on possessions that his team scored regardless.”

 


High School Class Of 2010: Top 25

November 19, 2009

Here’s a sneak peek of our Top 25 high school rankings for the class of 2010. We took Scouts.com’s, Rivals.com’s and ESPN’s rankings and took the average of where every player ranked and then used those averages to calculate the Top 25 for this list. This weekend we will repost this list with short scouting reports on all 25 of these prospects.

Tonight at 6:00 EST on ESPNU our 6th ranked player, Tobias Harris, will be announcing where he has decided to play his college ball at next season. The Tennessee Vols are considered the front-runner to land the prized recruit. Kentucky, West Virgina, Syracuse, Louisville, Maryland and Georgia Tech are also in the running.

UPDATE: As expected, Tobias Harris announced just moments ago on ESPNU, that he will be attending the University of Tennessee next fall to play for Bruce Pearl.

 

 1. Harrison Barnes SF 6’8” 209 lbs. North Carolina

2. Brandon Knight PG 6’3” 183 lbs. Undecided

3. Jared Sullinger PF 6’8” 262 lbs. Ohio State

4. Perry Jones PF 6’11” 220 lbs. Baylor

5. Kyrie Irving PG 6’1” 172 lbs. Duke

6. Tobias Harris PF 6’8” 210 lbs. Tennessee

7. Josh Shelby PG 6’3” 183 lbs. Undecided

8. Will Barton SG 6’6” 161 lbs. Memphis

9. Tristan Thompson 6’9” 230 lbs. Texas

10. Reggie Bullock SG 6’6” 190 lbs. North Carolina

11. C.J. Leslie PF 6’8” 205 lbs.  Undecided

12. Josh Smith C 6’10” 270 lbs. UCLA

13. Fabricio Melo C 7’0” 274 lbs. Syracuse

14. DeShaun Thomas SF 6’7” 221 lbs. Ohio State

15. Jelan Kendrick SG 6’5” 186 lbs. Memphis

16. Terrence Jones SF 6’8” 219 lbs. Undecided

17. Joe Jackson PG 5’11” 175 lbs. Memphis

18. Cory Joseph PG 6’3” 180 lbs. Undecided

19. Adreian Payne  6’9” 215 lbs. Michigan State

20. Patric Young 6’9” 220 lbs. Florida

21. Jereme Richmond 6’7” 195 lbs. Illinois

22. Dion Waiters 6’4” 210 lbs. Syracuse

23. Kendall Marshall 6’4” 180 lbs. North Carolina

24. Cameron Clark 6’6” 184 lbs. Oklahoma

25. Roscoe Smith 6’8” 190 lbs Undecided