My son is better ...If you don't think Jerron Love is the perfect guard, his dad will find someone who does

Joe Pugliese for ESPN The Magazine Jerron Love, in his Fresno backyard, loves to ball. Coaches and scouts love his game, but not as much as his dad.This story appears in the Feb. 20, 2012 "Rivalry Issue" of ESPN The Magazine. Subscribe today! "I'm the man behind the curtain, the Wizard of Oz." -- Jerry Love, to the Wall Street Journal JERRY LOVE DIDN'T play or have the slightest interest in basketball -- or any sport, for that matter -- but when he saw his 9-year-old son bouncing a ball, he says it was as if James Naismith himself were guiding the boy. It was just obvious to Jerry that the game was Jerron Love's destiny. Jerry didn't know anything about teaching basketball, but he knew someone who might. He'd seen a "Spanish kid named Angel," he says, who frequented a local playground in the Bronx, dribbling a ball around like a Globetrotter. One afternoon Jerry offered Angel a deal: $5 to teach Jerron some of his tricks. Jerry left the two to their lesson, and when he returned half an hour later, he says, "Jerron could do it, exactly." That single 30-minute session of impromptu, freestyle mimicry, Jerry swears, "just set Jerron off." It set off Jerry too. From that moment, Jerry Love, then a 34-year-old hair salon owner from the Bronx, gave his life to promoting what he considers his son's legend-in-the-making ability. Under Jerry's guidance, Jerron, now 15, has become a YouTube sensation and Twitter persona (voiced at times by Jerry). Jerron is also, notoriously, the big personality on a website, Middle School Elite, that Jerry started as a middle finger to the high school talent-evaluation world. Jerron's ranking on MSE? No. 1 in the nation for the class of 2015. Mercurial doesn't begin to describe the actions of Jerry Love as he has guided his son's spectacular ascendance from a 10-year-old nobody to a mega-hyped freshman. Starting in 2006, Jerry says, Jerron played for "50 local and AAU teams in the New York metro area and other states," while also making the rounds at camps from California to Kentucky. When Jerry's aggressiveness soured many basketball insiders in New York and he got a "bad feeling" about Long Island Lutheran, the high school he'd handpicked for his son, he went the free agent route. He surveyed out-of-state options, consulted his friend Dominick Young, who played for Fresno State, and ultimately decided last summer to move 3,000 miles across America to enroll Jerron at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif., a country away from Jerry's business and Jerron's mother. Their arrival, not surprisingly, was noisy. Three separate local news affiliates dispatched crews to profile the kid. ABC30 called him "the nation's top-rated incoming freshman point guard." According to whom? CBS47 answered that. "He's been ranked as the top middle school basketball player in the nation in his age group," said a reporter, "by MiddleSchoolElite.com." For a guy who taught himself the art of digital promotion, Jerry isn't the easiest guy to reach. His voice mail is always full, and emails, if he doesn't know you, aren't answered promptly. But with persistence, I get to Jerry, and once he hears of my interest in his son's story, he invites me to visit Fresno in December, a few days before the first high school game of Jerron's career. I don't know what to expect. The Hyper-Involved Sports Dad is such a staple of sports literature that I arrive in California carrying a mental mash-up of Marv Marinovich, Earl Woods and Mike Agassi. What I find is a fit, friendly, athletic-looking guy in a black tracksuit and black St. Louis Cardinals cap leaning on a tree, tapping at his iPhone on the sprawling grounds of Clovis West High School. I expect brash, and he is almost humble. He thanks me repeatedly for coming, and when I tell him I have a 20-month-old son back home, he seems genuinely curious. "How tall is his moms?" he asks. When I say my wife is 5-foot-7, he looks up at the sky and does some math. "So he should be six feet or 6-foot-1. Call me when he's in fourth grade and we'll get him on MSE." We walk to the gym and Jerry knocks on the locked door. "We just hoped this was a good fit for Jerron," he says. "It was all about peace and no distractions and development." We're let inside, where a multiracial cast of players hustles under the observation of three coaches clutching whistles. Jerry is eccentric, and following his train of thought can be exhausting, like chasing a chicken around the yard. He rambles about the politics of New York streetball. He swears that Jerron could beat any player his age one-on-one. Then he settles upon a strand of logic, the reason he moved here: Clovis West's well-regarded coach, Tom Orlich, is known for teaching a Coach K-like system (Coach K being, for Jerry, one exemplar of the Coaches Who Espouse Fundamentals). "Pass, move without the ball, good defense, conditioning, you know what I'm saying?" Jerry says. "Catch and shoot." To punctuate the point, he feigns catching a pass and releasing a ghost jumper. Basketball dads from New York City, where point guards like Kenny Anderson, Sebastian Telfair and Stephon Marbury made the improvisational stylings of streetball a route to stardom, don't drag their kids to Fresno to learn to play a system. But Jerry Love doesn't do anything according to the norm. His thinking: Jerron has the skills; now he needs to integrate them. "Once he gets this game," Jerry says, looking out on the practice, "it's going to blend together." He has such faith in Orlich that he says he'll step away from pulling the strings. Now that Jerron is learning system basketball, Jerry tells me, he plans to reassume his role as Dad. "I think his game just has to speak for itself now. It's up to him." But the basketball world, I will learn, keeps trying Jerry's patience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "That's the only way I'll shut up. Let Jerron be free like spirit of streetball." -- Jerry Love, in an email to me Joe Pugliese for ESPN The Magazine Inspired by Jerron, Jerry Love has stirred up the youth game by ranking preteen ballers.MAYBE THE MOST surprising thing about Jerry Love is his intrepidness. For a guy who never played basketball, he quickly built his son into a kid other kids admire on the Internet. Jerry credits the Coach's Clipboard, a free online tutorial developed by a Michigan doctor that teaches the fundamentals and has become a cult instructional manual. Jerry devoured and regurgitated the Clipboard during Jerron's 10th year -- teaching him the 12 types of cuts, for instance, or the "seven things you have to do after you pass the ball" in daily sessions that lasted up to four hours. "We went over everything -- everything," Jerry says. If you believe him, he created an elite player in less than one year of teaching. Jerron, apparently, went along with the whole thing quite happily. "I love this sport," he says. "You know when you can't play b-ball but you want to so bad? That's the way I feel all the time." Once he'd honed his son into a player whose crossover bewildered opponents, Jerry commenced marketing him. He wanted the world to know what he knew. He showed up at the Adidas Phenoms camp in 2007 wearing a T-shirt with Jerron's baby face under the words "Just 10" (as in his age) and handed out highlight DVDs of the same title. Jerry also posted videos with hip-hop beats to YouTube under the name "Jlovestudentathlete" and further seeded those clips to tertiary sites until his son's game went viral. Ryan Mendez, who played basketball at Stanford, first noticed Jerron in clips on streetball.com, the website he'd launched after leaving his job as an investment banker. "I was amazed at the kid's talent level," he says. "It was far and away above what I'd seen for kids that age." But what surprised him as much was the existence of Jerry's clips. "This was before people posted video for kids who were 9 or 10." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I would say the middle school [rankings]: I'm the author of that in the last six years. Like the Bible." -- Jerry Love, telling me about his website, Middle School Elite BECAUSE HE WAS frequenting the country's top talent camps with his son, Jerry saw the best players in Jerron's age group and began to jot notes and talk scouting with other dads and spectators. Soon he had an idea: start a "movement" to promote not just Jerron but all talented tweens by posting video clips to streetball sites, message boards and social media outlets. It bothered Jerry that his son and his peers weren't important enough to get noticed. Jerry didn't want to wait until Jerron's freshman year, when the high school scouting machine kicks in. He railed against the AAU coaches who thought younger players didn't warrant promotion. So in 2010, he formalized his guerilla effort into Middle School Elite, a somewhat unmodern-looking site that ranked players deemed too young by the existing web universe of sites. "MSE was my vendetta on the nation," he says. "I was going to make it to where no one can ever say that [young players don't matter] again." The world of youth talent-scouting has always been a little icky, dominated by coaches who act like managers and shoe companies pimping their brands. But until Jerry showed up, most evaluators focused on high school kids, in some cases not even ranking freshmen. Within a year of MSE's arrival, the most prominent entrepreneur in the field, Hoop Scoop's Clark Francis, with whom Jerry has frequently traded barbs, was also evaluating middle school talent. Subsequently, MSE began to cover prospects as young as 5, all in the same fervent, earnest prose that makes it sound as if the kids are ready for recruiting visits, when one look at the baby faces tells you they are a few years removed from eating dirt. Dave Telep, a longtime scout who now works for ESPN, thinks MSE and its brethren are harmful. "Ranking middle school players has contributed more to the lunacy of parents than anything," he says. Even high school rankings historically stumble, adds Jonathan Givony, founder of the well-regarded college/pro site Draft Express: "Guys miss far more often than they hit. It's hard enough for us to gauge the potential of a 21-year-old college senior, let alone going back to kids 11 or 12. What's the point?" As Jerron worked the camps and MSE featured his play, the site's real point became clearer. Here Jerron was playing in an adult game at Rucker Park (more than 500,000 YouTube views) and at the esteemed John Lucas camp, pitted head-to-head against Justin Jenifer, the only point guard his age who is as famous. (The Washington Post had featured him.) To be fair, Jerron is remarkable to watch; even Hoop Scoop's Francis rates him among the best in his class. The hype about him peaked last summer, just before Jerron's freshman year, when Jerry gave an "exclusive" to the blog NYC Hoops: Jerron would attend Long Island Lutheran. The blog called LIL coach John Buck, who declined to talk. That worried Jerry, so he set up a meeting with Buck. According to Jerry, the coach wouldn't guarantee Jerron a starting spot and, worse, told Jerry that not everyone in New York's basketball circles appreciated the way he operated, pulling Jerron from team to team. "'I'm letting you know there's going to be some rocky roads,'?" Jerry claims Buck told him. (Buck could not be reached for comment for this article.) Jerry panicked: Jerron might not even play? He decided to leave New York altogether and settled with his son in Fresno. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Pugliese for ESPN The Magazine Undersized point guard Jerron Love continues to see his stock elevate on the hardwood. "He would [be] great for a Durant, or LeBron. They would love him." -- Jerry Love, describing his son's game to me ONE NIGHT AFTER practice, I meet both Loves for dinner at a hibachi steak house chosen by Jerron. He is easy to talk to for a young teenager, even playful. There is none of the swagger he projects via Twitter, and he seems well adjusted and mature. He makes eye contact and answers questions clearly and humbly. Jerron and I make small talk about his idols -- he likes Kobe, but Floyd Mayweather is his favorite: "He's ruthless and confident." I notice Jerry fiddling with his iPhone. He passes it over: It's a picture of recruitment letters, the one on top from Arizona. Jerron has also heard from Oregon State, George Mason and UCLA, among others. Jerry says that in April they'll fly to San Juan; Jerron has been invited, based on his mother's heritage, to try out for Puerto Rico's under-18 team. Jerron says that getting attention is "all right," but he steers clear of the subject around his teammates, lest he be teased. I ask him if he cares where he ranks among America's best young players, and he shakes his head no. "If I do my thing," he says, "I'll get noticed." Two days later, Clovis West travels south to Huntington Beach for the annual Tournament of Champions, and the team wins the first game of Jerron's career; he scores 11 and has three assists. The next day Clovis wins again; Jerron finishes with eight and 12. He doesn't start either game, but he's one of the first players off the bench, entrenched in the rotation that wins the tournament. Jerry stays home, for the first time since Jerron picked up a basketball. "Before, I felt like I had to be there," he says. "But now he's with Coach Orlich." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm tired of being asked, why isn't Jerron starting??? Enough explaining. Now let's bring it to surface. To the mass people." -- Jerry Love, in an email to me AS CLOVIS WEST wins its first seven games, Jerron plays well, scoring a team-high 16 in one matchup. But Jerron isn't starting and that drives Jerry nuts. He leans on Dominick Young, whom Jerry calls the Ghetto Jordan and who serves as Jerron's "mentor." Young hones the skills Jerron isn't getting to perfect on the court and tells me that he thought Clovis West would "unleash the next level of [Jerron's] game." He now wonders if Jerry and Jerron will last more than a year there. Just as Jerry had ditched New York's AAU scene, he now begins to turn against Clovis West. Jerry isn't happy in Fresno. He doesn't like Jerron being separated from his mother. He doesn't have a job, and money is tight. I ask Young if a private school, which can offer scholarships, is an option, and he answers in the collective. "We gonna get educated on everything." A day later, a strange text arrives from Young's number, apropos of nothing: "From jerry love and dominick young. josh -- jerry and I both believe in this. we r gonna let u in on our plan for jerron to stay enjoying the game of basketball. @ the age of 19 jan 2 2016 is jerrons birthday. that calendar yr jerron will be eligible for 2016 NBA DRAFT. HE WILL BE 1 YR REMOVED FROM HIS ORIGINAL SENIOR CLASS AND JERRON IS ENTERING THE 2016 NBA DRAFT AND [will] STILL GRADUATE. JERRON IS AWARE OF THIS AND JERRY AND I SUPPORT WHAT JERRON WANTS." A week later, Jerry texts that he's thinking hard about relocating Jerron for his sophomore year, maybe to LA -- "which J's moms is checking out over the holidays" -- or Chicago, where he says Simeon, one of the nation's top-ranked teams, needs a point guard. As games pile up, Jerry's faith in Orlich's system keeps fraying. In one text he asks me -- as a representative of ESPN -- to "release the story that Jerron isn't starting." Jerry has decided Orlich doesn't appreciate what he has on his bench. "If J not good enough to start let it be known so I can prove you guys wrong when he scores 50 against Clovis West," he writes. He believes the only possible reason Jerron isn't starting is "politics -- seniority, fundraisers, parents complaining that J just a freshman." He writes that, "Now this is bigger than basketball it's about holding an extremely talented kid back from god given ability." He never once raises his objections with Orlich personally. (Orlich tells The Mag that Jerron "plays as many minutes as anyone else.") The emails keep coming, as many as 10 in a day. In some, Jerry lumps me in with the grand cabal seeking to torpedo his son's chance of success. In others, he thanks me for the support. He is alternately dejected and defiant, just because Clovis West's lone freshman, all of 15 and nationally famous, isn't being allowed to play to his true potential. I remind Jerry of what he'd told me repeatedly during my visit, that he would hand Jerron off to Orlich and allow his game to broaden. "We going to finish the year n who knows what's next," he replies. Jerry doesn't know it yet, but in a few weeks he'll get what he wants: Jerron will start a game. But Jerry being Jerry, he's already looking past Clovis West. "As long as he gets in Boost mobile Game and McDonalds all American and play for international team like USA or PR -- I'm happy," he texts. "I'll do what's needed to get him in that position." Josh Dean is the author of the new book Show Dog.

High school football 1st and 10: Playoff brackets taking shape, Robert Martin rolling up big numbers, and more gridiron notes

ANDREW P. SHAY, The Patriot-News, October 31, 2012 11:54 a.m. View full size Harrisburg running back Robert Martin is averaging 15.4 yards per carry over his last five games. - (SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News)High school football news and notes entering Week 10: 1. The playoff clock is ticking. As we get ready for the final week of the regular season in District 3, the playoff brackets are taking shape (find them here). Right now it appears the Mid-Penn will have anywhere between 17-19 teams earn a postseason invitation. The only Tri-Valley League club in the mix is Millersburg in Class A. Nearly half of the Class AAAA and AAA brackets will most likely feature Mid-Penn teams. Make sense considering we have the largest league in the district. Still a big number. 2. Based on the current District 3 power ratings system — big fan by the way — it might be time for the Mid-Penn Conference to consider a slight course adjustment in terms of division alignment. How about moving Bishop McDevitt into the Commonwealth Division and sliding Carlisle to the Keystone? Just a suggestion. 3. Harrisburg running back Robert Martin continues to put up ridiculous numbers. In his last five games the junior, who doubles as a member of that lethal Cougars linebacker corps, has rolled up 865 yards in only 56 carries. That’s 15.4 yards per carry. 4. My Diet Shasta six-pack of Ginger Ale for Week 9 goes to Williams Valley’s Owen Daniel. The wide receiver-defensive back-kick returner for the undefeated Vikings caught a 32-yard touchdown pass, returned a punt 73 yards for a score and a had a 100-yard interception return for a TD in a 48-0 blanking of Newport. That’s a rare variety pack. 5. Hershey quarterback Zach Drayer is one of the more underrated signal callers in the conference. The senior is tough as nails and isn’t afraid to get his nose bloody running the ball. In an impressive 47-28 drubbing of Red Land, Drayer flashed his dual threat skills. He completed 11 passes for 238 yards and five of those targets went for touchdowns. 6. If Palmyra had made the jump to the Keystone Division last year there would not be this level of concern about the Cougars’ program. This is a nasty combination of Class AAAA and AAA teams on almost a yearly basis. This season seven of the eight teams are currently in the District 3 playoff field. It was always going to be a big jump. This year it’s just mean. Take a few years before asking the tough questions. 7. Susquehanna Twp. is potentially a lethal No. 2 or 3 seed in the District 3-AAA field. The Indians have found a offensive scheme that’s unlocked this monster. The defense has been there from Week 1. Normally by this time of year coach Joe Headen’s team has already played its best football. That is clearly not the case this season. You’ve been warned. 8. Congratulations to Middletown on picking up its first win of the season. The Blue Raiders under second-year head coach Rob Deibler have been close for a few weeks to nabbing victory No. 1. Running back Chris Holloman rolled up 257 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-17 triumph over Boiling Springs to clear 1,000 yards for the season. 9. In the preseason my partner Eric F. Epler offered this one-liner about West Perry: “Stopping the Z-Train seems harder than calculus.” He was referring to Mustangs quarterback Zach Smith. Congrats partner, you nailed that one. West Perry is 7-2 and appears playoff bound. And Smith? The senior has 1,873 total yards of offense with 30 touchdowns. 10. In 20 years of covering high school football, I can't remember two quarterbacks throwing for a combined 700 yards in a single game. Bishop McDevitt’s Alec Werner and Andrew Ford of Cedar Cliff came within nine yards of reaching that milestone. The duo completed 39 passes for 691 yards and seven touchdowns. More impressive might have been these two gunslingers completing 64 percent of their passes.

Atlantic City Showcase 13U Blue Championship Recap: Team Dejavu Raises The Trophy

Team Dejavu Gets It Done Team Dejavu won the Basketball Spotlight Atlantic City Showcase 13U Blue Division championship. Congrats to Team Dejavu and welcome to Basketball Spotlight. Stay tune as we bring you more coverage from the 13U division of this event.

Class of 2019 Players Ready To Make Mark At Super Skillcase

Judah McIntyre (Brooklyn, NY) As we previously stated the Class of 2019 is loaded with talent and most of the top players on the East Coast will be traveling to the Super Skillcase. Here’s a little of preview of some of the top ballers heading to Atlantic City High School this weekend. Judah McIntyre (Brooklyn, NY): That’s right the ultimate floor general has reclassified in the Class of 2019. That means we get an extra year of watching him survey the floor like a surgeon. This past summer he quarterbacked New Rens to a #10 finish in the country. Can’t wait to see him this weekend. Tyler Brelsford (Ellicott City, MD)- Tyler Brelsford is a name that ring bells around the country. He not only helped his AAU squad achieve high levels of success but he also made his mark on the camp circuit. He has proven to be one of the top point guards in the USA. Certified Winner! Terrence Williams (Clinton, MD)- The versatile forward has shown tremendous progress in developing his perimeter game. He demonstrated these new traits at the 3rd Annual J.E.M. All Star Classic. Now he should be up for the challenge of going against the best on the East Coast. The Super Skillcase should also only enhance those developing skills. Joshua Pierre Louis (Plainfield, NJ)- Joshua is now prepared to come out of the shadows of his older brother Nate. He showed flashes in the past but I think this event will allow him to go full throttle. We are looking for a big weekend out of this youngster. Jahmir Young (Upper Marlboro, MD)- Young returned to the Spotlight this past season with PV Select and made the MDC All Tournament Team. The southpaw was used to the bright lights as he starred in our tournament in the 4th Grade. Now he should be ready to test his skills against the national competition. Mekhi Long (Bryans Road, MD)- Long showed his worth during the AC Showcase. He made the All Tournament Team by getting out into transition and converting buckets. He has the type of game that should adapt well to the Super Skillcase. We will be watching.

Boys basketball: Harrisburg's Haiishen McIntyre finalizes his college choice by signing with High Point (N.C.) University

BULLOCK, The Patriot-News, May 14, 2012 11:55 p.m.

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Shown in his final performance at Harrisburg's Kimber Gymnasium, high-scoring Haiishen McIntyre is getting ready to make his Division I debut with the High Point Panthers. - (SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News)

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Harrisburg's Haiishen McIntyre, shown in the District 3-AAAA title game against Chambersburg, signed a letter of intent Monday with High Point University. - (SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News)

Apparently, if you’re a senior from the greater Harrisburg area and NCAA Division I college basketball is on the agenda, North Carolina is the place to be.
Harrisburg’s Haiishen McIntyre became the fourth local senior to align with a Carolina-based program Monday, as the Cougars’ prolific backcourt star signed with the Big South Conference’s High Point Panthers.

High Point is coached by University of North Carolina product Scott Cherry, a Dean Smith protege.

"It’s a long process," said the 6-2, 160-pound McIntyre, who earlier this month issued a verbal commitment to Binghamton just days before BU head coach Mark Macon was dismissed. "To finally find a school is a good feeling, especially when you get a full scholarship."

"This is clearly the single-most difficult recruiting situation I've ever experienced," said Harrisburg coach Kirk Smallwood, whose last NCAA Division I signee was Quincy Roberts (St. John's) in 2008.
Difficult would help to explain McIntyre's situation with Binghamton, which was on and then, when Macon was relieved, off.
Yet not long after McIntyre’s Binghamton prospects disappeared, High Point was among several schools to reach out.
Within days, video of McIntyre’s on-court exploits reached Cherry & Co. His transcripts also were quickly dispatched, landing in the proper High Point hands.

Soon, a scholarship offer was extended.
Before things really, really got dicey.
"It never really reached that point," said McIntyre, who plans on majoring in sports medicine. "Once [the Binghamton] situation happened, all of my coaches were right on it and I had schools actually calling me the next day."
"They saw ‘Sheen enough on the AAU circuit," said Bobby Thomas, who coached the Mid-Penn Motion AAU outfit that included McIntyre. "They were very familiar with him. It wasn’t like I was selling ‘Sheen to them, they were busy selling me and the people around him on High Point University."
"This wasn’t the first time they’d heard of him or seen him. They told me this was too good to be true, for them to get a player of his caliber this late in the [recruiting] season."
Well, a Panthers program that was 13-18 last season (10-6 in the Big South) and 40-52 during Cherry’s three seasons, is getting a terrific player with high-octane offensive skills.
Projected as a combo guard, McIntyre landed first-team Class AAAA all-state laurels after averaging a school-record 24.2 points per game for a Harrisburg club (21-7) that reached the state quarters. The two-time Patriot-News Big 15 selection also averaged 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

"His better days are ahead of him," Smallwood said. "He’s a legitimate college guard and I think, in the right system, he’s gonna flourish."

"I heard good thinga bout Coach Cherry and his staff, and I passed that along to 'Sheen's mom (Arlene) and Coach Smallwood," Bobby Thomas said. "All the credit goes to Haiishen and his people.
"I think it's a great fit. When a situation like this comes along, a lot of kids say no. But I told them how 'Sheen's a good kid and [High Point] said he asked some tough questions. So, kudos to him."
Now that he’s headed for High Point, the optimistic McIntyre is ready to flourish. He won’t be alone in North Carolina either, as Central Dauphin’s Devin Thomas (Wake Forest), Red Land’s Mike Zangari (East Carolina) and Cedar Cliff’s Logan Stumpf (Gardner-Webb) also are headed to D-I programs in that hoops-happy state.

In fact, McIntyre will have the chance to play against Thomas and Stumpf next season.

"Just because you're in North Carolina, he'll get games against UNC, Duke and N.C. State -- just because you're there," said Smallwood, who was disappointed that McIntyre didn't receive more attention locally, particularly from Penn State.

"I'm looking forward to seeing him against some of the better competition in North Carolina as well as his conference games, just to see how he matches up."
Count Bobby Thomas among the others who genuinely believe McIntyre will match up rather well.
In a number of ways.
"I had this kid across the country and you couldn't ask for a better person to represent a uniform and a university," Bobby Thomas said. "He's a student-athlete period. He's a student first and the athletic part comes second.
"I have no doubt in my mind that he's gonna make central Pennsylvania proud."
Right now, McIntyre is just happy to have the recruiting process in the rear-view mirror. Now he can concentrate on rehabbing the surgically repaired knee he injured in the District 3-AAAA title game against Mid-Penn Commonwealth playmate Chambersburg.
He's also anxious to get his first in-person look at High Point -- since the quick courtship prevented him from traveling to North Carolina. Nonetheless, he's been busy researching and studying everything he can find about his next destination.
Especially since he's planning to begin classes in early July.
And regardless of how his recruiting process went down -- and all the moving parts that never really stopped moving until he put his name on a letter of intent Monday -- he's just happy it's all over.
"[Landing a D-I scholarship is] another goal accomplished," said McIntyre, who also considered Mount St. Mary’s, Coppin State and several other places. "Plus, I’ll have an opportunity to play against one of my good buddies at Wake Forest, Devin Thomas.

"They play good competition and get some TV time, so it should be a good experience for me."

Diary Of A Baller: Lucas Hudson (Center Valley, PA) Entry #4

John Wall and Lucas Hudson Hello basketball world! I had another busy week. So here we go! Last Sunday, I played in the SCBL high school league and had a solid game with 13 points. I like how my three ball is connecting and my drive and kick game is coming into play as I compete against older teams. On Monday, I had off for Columbus Day. After I practiced my ball-handling drills, my friend and I went to the Tannersville Outlets in the Poconos. We both got really nice shoes from the Nike Outlet and they were cheap. We got a great deal on the Nike Lunar Hypergamers. The price was originally $110.00, but we got them for only $31.00. My mom really liked that! On Monday night I had a 1st round playoff game at the Chester League with Team Final. We came out strong and dominated the game, winning by a large margin. On Tuesday, after school, our soccer team made banners for the homecoming game and had a pizza party. On Wednesday, we had our homecoming game. During half-time, the eighth grade players presented a rose to their mothers. All the mothers had big smiles. We won our game 6-0. I had a ton of saves. After the game, my parents drove me to the Team Final Chester League game. This was a semi-final playoff game against the Chester Boys and Girls Club team that earned the number one seed. At one point in the game, we were down by twenty points. We fought hard and with two minutes to go in the game, we came back and were down by only two points. Sadly, at the end, we lost by six points. If we had a few more minutes, I know we could have won. So now Team Final is finished with the Chester Fall League. It was a competitive and fun league and I’ll miss playing there. Thursday after school, I had another soccer game. We played the number one team in the league and won 1 - 0. After that I worked out with Coach Derrick Mims for two hours. It was a very intense workout and we worked on a lot of pick ‘n roll plays, and situations. Friday, our middle school went on a field trip to the Franklin Institute to see the Dead Sea Scrolls. The museum was very interesting and we all had a great time. On Saturday, we had our soccer playoffs. We won the semi-final game (3-0), my third shut-out game. Then we played the championship against our big rivalry. We heard they were talking a lot of trash on Facebook about our team and our coach. So we used that as fuel to go at them hard and we won the championship 2 -1! I’m really proud of my teammates winning this championship and was honored to be chosen to play in the all-star game this coming Tuesday. Today was the showdown between Team Final Blue and Team Final Yellow at the Competitive Edge Fall High School league. For this league, Coach Orlando split up our team into a Yellow and Blue unit. Each team had players from last year and also some new players that are trying out for our team. The game was very close throughout with neither team going up by more than 6 points at any time of the game. At the end, my Yellow team made 8 out of 8 free throws in the final 2 minutes to hold on for a six point victory. Our coaches tell us all the time how important free throws are to win the close games and today really proved the point. It was hard playing against my fellow teammates today and we all look forward to being one team again when we open the AAU season at the Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic in December. That’s only seven more weeks to get ready. So work hard; play hard! See you guys next week.

Diary Of A Baller: Lucas Hudson (Center Valley, PA) Entry #5

Lucas At 5 Years Old Hello Basketball World! I had another busy week with school, basketball, soccer and working out. On Monday after school I had a great workout with Coach Derrick Mims and Chris Muniz. As always, there was a lot of conditioning and skill work. We focused on the pick ‘n roll and how to attack it. On Tuesday morning I got up at 6 a.m. to go to my favorite trainer, Obe Roundtree. I worked out for an hour before school. Working out with Obe is never boring. Each workout is different and seems to be harder than the last. Right after school, I went to the soccer field with some of my team mates for the all-star game. I played goalie (my regular position) for the first half, but during the second half Coach Gillespie let me play offense for the first time in my life. Without having a clue about playing offense in the field, I surprised myself and everyone else by scoring two goals! It was a great feeling. After the game, my coach told me and my mom that if he knew how I could play in the field, he would have put me there more often. Playing soccer was a lot of fun and thank you, Coach Gillespie for being a great coach. Tuesday night I was invited to an open gym at Central Catholic High School in Allentown. I got a good run. Thank you, Coach Dennis Csencsits, for inviting me. Wednesday, after school, my dad took me to DeSales University for some shooting. We got up a ton of shots. I like how I’m shooting the ball right now. On Thursday, I went home from school and did some ball handling drills, but I couldn’t go to a gym for a full workout because I had a lot of homework and two big tests the next day. Friday, I had another workout before school with Obe and it was one of the hardest strength workouts I’ve ever had. For 45 minutes we did ropes, weights, and kettle bell exercises without any breaks. After school, my dad took me to Life Center Academy for a Team Final workout. We did a lot of ball handling and we worked on moving without the ball. On Saturday, I had a game in the SCBL league and made five three-pointers in the first half. I ended up scoring 31 points. After the game, I went to Dorney Park with my good friend, Justin Merraro. We had a great time and stayed until 11 p.m. Next weekend, I’m heading to Atlantic City for the Micah Lancaster Super Skillcase. I am looking forward to learning new drills and competing against some of the top players in the country. So that was my week and remember Psalm 37:4: “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” See you guys next week!

From Steel-High to Susquehanna, basketball player Jordan Millberry has traveled a long way

You’re 12 years old – almost 13 – and you’ve already developed the kind of reputation on the hardwood that has kids from all over calling you “A.I.”, after your hero, Allen Iverson, whose fast, smooth and loose playing style you’ve unconsciously already adopted as your own. You’re 12 years old, and already you’ve seen more grittiness in the world than most children ever should. Mom’s been in and out of prison for most of your life. Dad’s never been in the picture. As the middle child in a group of eight, you’ve seen your older siblings misstep, and watched as they’ve tried to clean up their lives and start over. But life isn’t hard for you. Not like that. You’re Jordan Millberry, and you don’t look at things that way because that’s not the kind of kid you are. So instead, you take pleasure in everything you have going for you. You have a caring extended family and a doting grandmother – the woman who raised you, and who’s become perhaps the most important person in your young life. You take pride in your athletic ability, and play both basketball and football like you were born to do it. You enjoy the company of a tight band of friends who are more like brothers, really, because you’ve all played basketball together since you were 7, traveled to tournaments together, and dream about one day winning a state championship together – as Rollers. Steelton is your town, and you roam the familiar streets content in the knowledge that you belong. This place, with its ethnic neighborhoods, old steel mills, and rough-hewn wood houses where folks still call cheerily to each other from the porch, is home. You’re 12 years old, and you’re content with your life. Then, one day, everything changes. Good People Known to everyone as “Miss Viv”, Vivian Millberry was an iconic, matriarchal figure in Steelton, who, in her 71 years, managed to raise her own six children, numerous grandchildren, and more than a hundred other state-assigned foster children. “Miss Viv” became a parent when she had her first child, Arnetta Primas, in 1957. She never slowed down, and only stopped on Dec. 10, 2008. The day she died. Her unexpected passing took the family by surprise. At Halloween, Nanna was fine. But at Thanksgiving, she was in the hospital, and by Christmas she was gone, a victim of cancer that had spread so fast there was nothing doctors could do. She was everyone’s grandma, but she and Jordan were particularly close. They used to exercise together, at night, the boy following Nanna’s quirky workout regimen. They’d wrestle together too, the old woman displaying surprising strength to out-maneuver and trap her wiry, but well-muscled grandson. The Millberrys were staunch Rollers fans, and for years, Vivian, and her husband, Melvin, would attend sporting events at the high school, always cheering loudly. Jordan never got to meet his grandfather because Melvin died in 1990, but as his cousin, Kimarie Brown likes to remind him, grandpa was such a big Steel-High sports fanatic that the Rollers were mentioned in his obituary. “They would be so proud of you, you have no idea,” Brown tells Jordan regularly, the comment as much a testament to what the boy has already made of himself, as it is a reminder of everything he could one day become. When Miss Viv died, folks around town wondered what would happen to the four Millberry children. But there was never any cause for worry. Kimarie Brown, the oldest of Nanna’s 28 grandchildren, and her husband, Anthony Brown, volunteered to take in all four kids because she wanted to keep the brood together. “I’ve known for a long time that if anything happened to my grandma, I would make this decision,” she says, resolute. It was always part of her plan, something she’d discussed with Anthony even when they were dating. “I’ve been in their lives since they were babies, so it was hard to just turn that over to somebody else,” Kimarie says. “And my grandma’s last words to me were ‘take care of them.’” So Kimarie and Anthony adopted the kids, and Jordan, Isaiah, Kapri and Karissa joined the Browns, their daughter, Taylor, and infant, Tajh, in their four-bedroom Susquehanna Township home. When Jordan found out he’d have to move to live with Kim and Anthony, he cried. The boy who can be spotted grinning up at the camera in the Rollers basketball team’s 2005 state championship picture, realized then that he would not get to don a Steel-High jersey. He wanted to be a Roller, to play four years of varsity basketball with his guys, the kids Coach Marc had trained as a group – the ones who’d come one point shy of finishing their seventh grade season with an 18-0 record. Losing to Central Dauphin in triple over-time stung. But that’s when the town realized that the class of 2014 held the future of Steel-High basketball in their dexterous, deliciously agile hands. Indians jersey instead of a Rollers one The Browns understood Jordan’s pain. Kim, who’d been a cheerleader and track athlete for the Rollers, could empathize because she too had to switch schools and move from Steelton to New Jersey when her mother married before her sixth grade year. “I was in New Jersey from sixth grade to ninth grade, but I was home every summer with my grandparents, and I’d be on the phone with my grandfather asking who’d won the Rollers game,” Kim says. “I remember I had a Rollers umbrella and a jersey.” She moved back to Steelton after her grandfather died in 1990, enrolled in Steel-High in the middle of ninth grade, and slept in Nanna’s room. She understood how Jordan felt when he discovered he’d have to transfer to Susquehanna Township, and she allowed him to continue living with an aunt in Nanna’s through the fall term of his freshman year. So for one season, Jordan got to wear a Rollers’ football jersey. The kid made varsity as a freshman, worked his way onto the starting lineup at receiver, and finished the season as a two-way starter after outside linebacker Clayton McNair sustained a serious head injury, and the backup subsequently also got hurt. That opened the door for Jordan, the unlikeliest of candidates at 5-foot-4, 130 pounds, to fill the open linebacker spot, and he responded with 13 tackles in the District 3 semi-final. “Listen, he’s been small all his life, so he’s found ways to overcome that,” says Marc Jones, Jordan’s AAU coach, who handpicked the boy for his Brak-Bred basketball team at the age of 7. Even then, Jordan displayed the same athletic gifts that would make him special on both the football field and the basketball court. “He was scrappy, fast, and aggressive, already you could tell he had a feel for the game,” Jones says. “He had a lot of heart, and wasn’t backing down from the big kids or nothin’. Imagine, at seven years old, how small he was then.” That hasn’t changed. As he takes the court in Susquehanna Twp’s home finale against Williamsport, Jordan is at least a head shorter than every other boy on the floor. Even in his red-and-white Indians uniform, the “2” on his jersey connects him to his Rollers because his girlfriend, Steel-High sophomore guard Jazmine Blanding, wears the same number. The Indians lead 30-15 in the second, but Williamsport has the ball. With Anthony and the five kids watching from the bleachers, Jordan drops back on defense. Reading the play correctly, he slides to the Williamsport guard to pre-empt a pass. But he’s just a step too slow. “Once he gets stronger and used to the game at this level, he’ll be much better. He’s a second late,” remarks Anthony who played basketball for Susquehanna Twp., then won a PSAC championship at Mansfield University in 1997. A second late, and a head short, Jordan is still adjusting to both varsity basketball and to his new life with the Browns. For instance, he realized in the Indians’ defeat to big man-dominated Red Land this season that trying to drive to the basket is usually ineffective. “I used to be able to just take it in, do the layups. But now I just gotta work on my jump shot, my stops, pulling up over defenders. I can’t take it in no more,” Jordan says. Instead of commanding the team the way he would have if he’d played for Steel-High’s underclassman-filled team this year, the presence of Indians’ star A.J. Dean also means Jordan has had to take an auxiliary role. They play off each other well through – as they demonstrate when Dean steals the ball, shoots down the court on a fast break, then dumps off to a wide-open Jordan, who goes in for the layup. Two points. The kid’s intense face is impassive as he turns to start back up on defense. His heart will always be in Steelton, but he’s playing for Susquehanna now

Basketball Spotlight Class Of 2016 Top 100 Prospects

The Basketball Spotlight National Player Rankings for the Class of 2016 are listed below. The list was compiled over years of coverage and we did our best to as fair as possible. Please remember this listing is just our opinion and should be taken as such. Click on players in red for highlights. FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW THIS ARTICLE! Basketball Spotlight Class of 2016 Top 100 1. Harry Giles 6’9 Forward (Winston Salem, NC) 2. Thon Maker 6’11 Forward (New Orleans, LA) 3. Deron Davis 6’9 Forward (Denver, CO) 4. Tyus Battle 6’5 Guard (Edison, NJ) 5. Josh Jackson 6’5 Guard (Detroit, MI) 6. VJ King 6’5 Guard (Akron, OH) 7. Dedric Lawson 6’8 Forward (Memphis, TN) 8. Khalea Turner 6’9 Forward (Marrero, LA) 9. Jayson Tatum 6’6 Guard (St. Louis, MO) 10. Derryck Thorton 6’0 Guard (Simi Valley, CA) 11. Joshua Langsford 6’4 Guard (Huntsville, AL) 12. Benjamin Coupet 6’7 Forward (Chicago, IL) 13. Rodney Miller 6’9 Forward (Queens, NY) 14. Edrice Adebayo 6’9 Forward (Bellhaven, NC) 15. Trevor Stanback 6’10 Forward (Etiwanda, CA) 16. Justin Jackson 6’6 Forward (Toronto, Canada) 17. Joe Hampton 6’7 Forward (Hyattsville, MD) 18. Seventh Woods 6’2 Guard (Columbia, SC) 19. Eron Gordon 6’2 Guard (Indianapolis, IN 20. NyRhique Smith 6’2 Guard (Tinton Falls, NJ) 21. Davion Thomas 6’7 Forward (Columbus, GA) 22. Braxton Blackwell 6’6 Forward (Nashville, TN) 23. Reggie Gardner 6’3 Guard (Bowie, MD) 24. Kobe Gantz 5'9 Guard (Lancatser, Pa) 25. DeAaron Fox 6’2 Guard (Katy, TX) 26. Michael Cage 6’8 Forward (Newport, CA) 27. Mustafa Heron 6’4 Guard (West Haven, CT) 28. Adrian Moore 6’3 Guard (Conway, AR) 29. Devonte Green 6’2 Guard (North Babylon, NY) 30. Mark Vital 6’4 Guard (Lake Charles, LA) 31. Terrence Ferguson 6’5 (Flower Mound, TX) 32. Devearl Ramsey 5’10 Guard (Los Angeles, CA) 33. Mario Kegler 6’6 Forward (Jackson, MS) 34. Kobi Stephens-Simmons 6’4 Guard (Alpharetta, GA) 35. Anthony Cowan 5’10 Guard (Bowie, MD) 36. Temple Gibbs 6'0 Guard (Scotch Plains, NJ) 37. Chris Lewis 6’7 Forward (Alpharetta, GA) 38. Devin Young 6’7 Forward (Sacramento, CA) 39. Quentin Gooding 6’3 Guard (Campbellsville, KY) 40. Matthew Buulock 6'4 Forward (Elizabeth, NJ) 41. Christopher Ellis 6’1 Guard (Tracy, CA) 42. Sam Green 6’6 Forward (Bowie, MD) 43. Unique McLean 6’2 Guard (Brooklyn, NY) 44. Alani Moore 5’9 Guard (Germantown, MD) 45. Jakolby Long 6’4 Guard (Edmond, OK) 46. Lamar Stevens 6’4 Guard (Philadelphia, PA) 47. Bryce Aiken 5’9 Guard (Randolph, NJ) 48. Derrick Daniels 6’7 Forward (Dayton, OH) 49. Ako Adams 6’1 Guard (Washington, DC) 50. Aaron Augustin 5’10 Guard (Duluth, GA) 51. Tuva Mott 6’3 Guard (Philadelphia, PA) 52. Rakym Felder 5’10 Guard (Raleigh, NC) 53. DeAndre Hunter 6’3 Guard (Philadelphia, PA) 54. Asante Gist 5’8 Guard (West Orange, NJ) 55. Donovan Love 5’10 Guard (Cranston, RI) 56. Trevell Beck 6’6 Forward (Cleveland, OH) 57. Daveyon Barnes 6’4 Forward (Baltimore, MD) 58. Caleb Swanigam 6’7 Forward (Dunfee, IN) 59. Mike Buland 6’4 Guard (High Point, NC) 60. Algevon Eiehelberger 6’6 Forward (Saginaw, MI) 61. Ryan Murphy 6’0 Guard (West Hills, CA) 62. Jalen Harris 5'10 Guard (Wilson, NC) 63. Vaughn Covington 6’0 Guard (Sicklerville, NJ) 64. Idris Joyner 6’4 Forward (Plainfield, NJ) 65. Malik Dow 6’4 Forward (Louisville, KY) 66. Randall Gaskins 6’2 Guard (Fairfax, VA) 67. Wolfgang Novogratz 6’0 Guard (New York, NY) 68. Derek Funderburk 6’7 Forward (Akron, OH) 69. Jashaun Agosto 5’9 Guard (Federal Way, WA) 70. Khalir Johnson 6’5 Forward (Wilmington, DE) 71. Jamar Watson 6’2 Guard (Brandywine, MD) 72. Jared Rivers 6’0 Guard (Westbury, NY) 73. Nigel Pearson 6’5 Forward (Beaumont, TX) 74. Sa’eed Nelson 5’9 Guard (Pleasantville, NJ) 75. Donovan White 6’5 Forward (Baton Rouge, LA) 76. Gilbert Thomas 6’5 Forward (Houston, TX) 77. Loren Jackson 5’6 Guard (Chicago, IL) 78. Nnamdi Collins 6’8 Forward (Little Rock, AR) 79. Dyaire Holt 6’0 Guard (Troy, NY) 80. Tim Walker 6’0 Guard (Charlotte, NC) 81. Mickey Bell 6’3 Forward (Washington, DC) 82. Kameron Hedgepeth 6’3 Guard (Haymarket, VA) 83. Kyle Elliot 6’1 Guard (Rahway, NJ) 84. Drake Davis 6’4 Forward (Baton Rouge, LA) 85. Seth Towns 6’7 Forward (Columbus, OH) 86. Vijay Blackmon 6’2 Guard (Fort Wayne, IN) 87. Kylia Sykes 6’6 Forward (Durham, NC) 88. Ty Jerome 5’10 Guard (New Rochelle, NY) 89. Dwayne Russell 6’5 Forward (Jacksonville, FL) 90. Keandre Fair 5’11 Guard (Hartford, CT) 91. Gilberto Cue 5’8 Guard (New York, NY) 92. Anthony Carr 5’9 Guard (Philadelphia, PA) 93. Ben Rabinwitz 6’0 Guard (New York, NY) 94. Roderick Caldwell 5’9 Guard (Dayton, OH) 95. Ty Graves 5’10 Guard (Charlotte, NC) 96. Jabri McCall 5’11 Guard (Philadelphia, PA) 97. Mike Janowski 6’1 Guard (Fairfax, VA) 98. Raekwon Long 6’9 Forward (Charlotte, NC) 99. J.J Caldwell 5’9 Guard (Houston, TX) 100. Jamal Allen 5’9 Guard (Boston, MA)

Kobe gantz Class of 2016

Name: Kobe Gantz AAU Team: Team Suspact Position: Point Guard Class: 2016 Breakdown: Gantz capped off a great season with a good showing at the Basketball Spotlight Super Showcase. He’s a heady floor general with extreme confidence and the ability to make plays or get others better. During the season he hit the circuit with Back To Basics and finished things off with Central Penn Ballers. We are very excited to see what Kobe has in store for us this year. Check out his film from this past season.

Harrisburg's jv Wr Zytia Hollingsworth

Harrisburg's jv Wr zytia hollingsworth scores 4 touchdowns,307 on Chambersburg.

Sweet60 Basketball Ranking 2014

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 Andrew Wiggins Video | Scouts Report SF Toronto, Ontario, CAN Huntington Prep 6'7'' 205 97 List 2 Tyus Jones Video | Scouts Report PG Apple Valley, MN Apple Valley High School 6'1'' 171 96 List 3 Jahlil Okafor Video | Scouts Report C Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6'9'' 270 96 List 4 Noah Vonleh Video | Scouts Report PF Haverhill, MA New Hampton School 6'8'' 220 96 List 5 Dakari Johnson Video | Scouts Report C New York, NY Montverde Academy 6'10'' 250 96 List 6 Emmanuel Mudiay Video | Scouts Report PG Arlington, TX Prime Prep Academy 6'4'' 190 95 List 7 Trey Lyles Video | Scouts Report PF Indianapolis, IN Arsenal Technical High School 6'8'' 210 95 List 8 Kevon Looney Video | Scouts Report PF Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Hamilton High School 6'7'' 185 95 List 9 Theo Pinson Video | Scouts Report SF Greensboro, NC Wesleyan Christian Academy 6'6'' 190 94 List 10 Cliff Alexander Video | Scouts Report C Chicago, IL Curie High School 6'9'' 240 94 List 11 Justise Winslow Video | Scouts Report SF Houston, TX Saint John's High School 6'5'' 208 93 List 12 Rashad Vaughn Video | Scouts Report SG Minneapolis, MN Robbinsdale Cooper High School 6'6'' 200 93 List 13 Leron Black Video | Scouts Report SF Memphis, TN White Station High School 6'7'' 215 93 List 14 Joel Berry Video | Scouts Report PG Apopka, FL Lake Highland Prep 6'0'' 185 93 List 15 D'Angelo Russell Video | Scouts Report SG Louisville, KY Montverde Academy 6'4'' 180 93 List 16 Jalen Lindsey Video | Scouts Report SF Franklin, TN Christ Presbyterian Academy 6'6'' 180 93 List 17 JaQuan Lyle Video | Scouts Report PG Evansville, IN Bosse High School 6'4'' 185 92 List 18 Justin Jackson Video | Scouts Report SF Spring, TX Homeschool Christian Youth Association 6'6'' 171 91 List 19 Chris McCullough Video | Scouts Report PF Bronx, NY Brewster Academy 6'10'' 220 91 List 20 Dwayne Morgan Video | Scouts Report SF Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6'7'' 180 91 List 21 Devin Booker Video | Scouts Report SG Moss Point, MS Moss Point High School 6'4'' 180 91 List 22 Shelton Mitchell Video | Scouts Report PG Waxhaw, NC Cuthbertson High School 6'3'' 170 89 List 23 Jordan McLaughlin Video | Scouts Report PG Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda High School 6'0'' 155 89 List 24 Stanley Johnson Video | Scouts Report SF Fullerton, CA Mater Dei High School 6'5'' 200 89 List 25 Ahmed Hill Video | Scouts Report SG Augusta, GA Aquinas High School 6'5'' 190 89 List 26 Daniel Hamilton Video | Scouts Report SG Los Angeles, CA Saint John Bosco High School 6'6'' 175 89 List 27 Malik Pope Video | Scouts Report SF Sacramento, CA Capital Christian School 6'8'' 180 89 List 28 Parker Jackson-Cartwright Video | Scouts Report PG Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School 5'7'' 140 88 List 29 Quentin Snider Video | Scouts Report PG Louisville, KY Ballard High School 6'1'' 160 88 Louisville Committed 08/04/2011 30 Keita Bates-Diop Video | Scouts Report PF Bloomington, IL University High School 6'7'' 190 88 List 31 Reid Travis Video | Scouts Report PF Minneapolis, MN De La Salle High School 6'8'' 240 88 List 32 Payton Dastrup Video | Scouts Report PF Mesa, AZ Mountain View High School 6'9'' 220 88 List 33 Grayson Allen Video | Scouts Report SG Jacksonville, FL Providence School 6'4'' 185 88 List 34 Trayvon Reed Video | Scouts Report C Snellville, GA Shiloh High School 6'10'' 190 87 List 35 Cody Martin Video | Scouts Report SF Mocksville, NC Davie County High School 6'7'' 205 87 List 36 Caleb Martin Video | Scouts Report SF Mocksville, NC Davie County High School 6'7'' 190 87 List 37 Kelly Oubre Video | Scouts Report SF Fort Bend, TX Bush High School 6'5'' 190 87 List 38 Adonys Henriquez Video | Scouts Report PG Orlando, FL Orlando Christian Prep 6'5'' 185 87 List 39 JaKeenan Gant Video | Scouts Report SF Springfield, GA Effingham County High School 6'8'' 86 List 40 Therence Mayimba Video | Scouts Report SF Rockville, MD Montrose Christian School 6'5'' 190 86 List 41 James Blackmon, Jr. Video | Scouts Report SG Ft. Wayne, IN Bishop Luers High School 6'2'' 175 86 Indiana Committed 09/03/2010 42 Shaqquan Aaron Video | Scouts Report SF Seattle, WA Rainier Beach High School 6'6'' 175 86 List 43 Isaiah Whitehead Video | Scouts Report SG Brooklyn, NY Lincoln High School 6'4'' 195 85 List 44 Dominique Collier Video | Scouts Report SG Denver, CO East High School 6'2'' 150 85 List 45 Omar Sherman Video | Scouts Report PF Ducanville, TX Duncanville High School 6'6'' 85 List 46 Jae'Sean Tate Video | Scouts Report SF Pickertington, OH Pickerington Central High School 6'5'' 190 85 List 47 Abdul-Malik Abu Video | Scouts Report PF Boston, MA Kimball Union Academy 6'8'' 220 85 List 48 B.J. Stith Video | Scouts Report SF Brunswick, VA Brunswick High School 6'5'' 175 84 Virginia Committed 09/03/2011 49 Jared Terrell Video | Scouts Report SG Weymouth, MA Brewster Academy 6'3'' 220 84 List 50 Trevon Bluiett Video | Scouts Report SF Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor School 6'5'' 205 84 List 51 Larry Austin Video | Scouts Report PG Springfield, IL Lanphier High School 6'1'' 161 84 List 52 Keith Pinckney Video | Scouts Report PG Lithonia, GA Miller Grove High School 6'1'' 165 84 List 53 Craig Victor Video | Scouts Report PF New Orleans, LA Saint Augustine High School 6'7'' 205 84 List 54 Phil Booth Video | Scouts Report SG Baltimore, MD Mount St. Joseph's High School 6'2'' 170 84 List 55 L.J. Peak Video | Scouts Report SF Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6'4'' 84 List 56 Dorian Pickens Video | Scouts Report SG Cave Creek, AZ Pinnacle High School 6'4'' 190 84 List 57 Paul White Video | Scouts Report SF Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6'8'' 185 84 List 58 Elbert Robinson Video | Scouts Report C Garland, TX Lakeview Centennial High School 6'9'' 270 84 List 59 Ben Bentil Video | Scouts Report C Middletown, DE Saint Andrew's School 6'8'' 225 84 List 60 Zytia hollingsworth Video | Scouts Report SG Harrisburg,PA Wordsworth High School 5'9'' 150 84 List

Dante Holloways Interview

In this exclusive iStreetball.com interview, I had the opportunity to ask Dante Holloway a few questions. Aaron Hill:So what school are you going to Next Year? Dante Holloway: Well maybe jp mccaskey or Penn Manor Aaron Hill: How does it feel to be Ranked in the Nation? Dante Holloway: I my just blessed to be where i am today and i think it fells Great"

Class of 2014 ESPNU Top 100 Basketball Rankings

1 Tyus Jones

None PG 6'0" 160 Apple Valley H.S. (MN)
2 Dakari Johnson
None C 6'8" 235 St. Patrick H.S. (NJ)
3 Tyus Jones
None PG 6'0" 160 Apple Valley H.S. (MN)
4 Jalen Linds
None SF 6'6" 170 Christ Presbyterian Academy (TN)
5 Jahlil Okafor
None PF 6'8" 260 Whitney Young H.S. (IL)
6 Leron Black
None SF 6'6" 175 White Station H.S. (TN)
7 James Blackmon, Jr.
Indiana SG 6'2" 170 Bishop Luers H.S. (IN)
8 Emmanuel Mudlay
None SG 6'3" 175 Grace Preparatory Academy (TX)
9 Sean O'Mara
None C 6'6" 240 Benet Academy (IL)
10 Xavier Rathan-Mayes
None SG 6'3" 180 Christian Faith Center Academy (NC)
11 Wayne Selden
None SF 6'4" The Tilton School (NH)
12 Tre Lyles [News]
Indiana PF 6'7" 200 Arsenal Technical H.S. (IN)
13 Joshua Perkins
None SG 5'10" 150 Regis Jesuit H.S. (CO)
14 Reid Travis
None SF 6'2" 170 De La Salle H.S. (MN)
15 Shaqquan Aaron
None SF 6'5" Mater Dei H.S. (CA)
16 Dante Holloway
None PG 5'9" Wordsworth H.S. (PA)
17 Tyler Arens
None C 6'7" Marion H.S. (IN)
18 Larry Austin
None SG 6'0" Lanphier H.S. (IL)
19 Anton Beard
None PG 5'9" Park View (AR)
20 Joel Berry
None PG 6'0" Apopka H.S. (FL)
21 Rohan Blackwood
None PF 6'4" Gulf H.S. (FL)
22 Trevon Blueitt
None SF 6'5" Park Tudor School (IN)
23 Devin Burleson
None PF 6'7" Price H.S. (CA)
24 Joe Burton
None SF 6'4" Christian Life Center Academy (TX)
25 Parker Cartwright
None PG 5'9" Loyola H.S. (CA)
26 Dominique Collier
None SG 6'1" East H.S. (CO)
27 Jordan Corbitt
None PG 5'11" Heritage H.S. (TX)
28 Lance Crawford
None PG 5'9" Pine Crest School (FL)
29 Clay Custer
None PG 5'10" Pembroke Hill School (MO)
30 Jackson Davis
None PF 6'5" Lafayette H.S. (KY)
31 Terrell Davis
None PF 6'5" Lawrence North H.S. (IN)
32 Ernie Duncan
None SG 6'0" Evansville Harrison H.S. (IN)
33 Ajon Efferson
None PG 6'0" Taft Union H.S. (CA)
34 Chance Ellis
None SF 6'3" Christ the King H.S. (NY)
35 Brandon Etienne
None PG 5'9" North Shore H.S. (TX)
36 Jackson Forbes
None PF 6'6" Homeschool Christian Youth Association (TX)
37 Mike Gilmore
None PF 6'6" Jacksonville Episcopal H.S. (FL)
38 Brandon Halton
None PG 6'0" Dixie Heights H.S. (KY)
39 Daniel Hamilton
None SG 6'2" 155 Crenshaw H.S. (CA)
40 Drake Harris
None SG 6'2" Grand Rapids Christian H.S. (MI)
41 Tyler Herron
None C 6'8" St. Edward H.S. (OH)
42 Shaiquon Herron
None SF 6'5" Mater Dei H.S. (CA)
43 Ahmed Hill
None SG 6'2" Peach County H.S. (GA)
44 Dorian Holland
None SG 6'2" Florence H.S. (CO)
45 Isiah Holman
None PG 5'9" Saint Louis University High (MO)
46 Demetrius Houston
None SG 6'3" Central H.S. (AL)
47 Tadric Jackson
None SG 6'1" Turner County H.S. (GA)
48 Jon Johnson
None PF 6'6" Notre Dame H.S. (IL)
49 Eric Johnson
None PG 5'11" Durham Academy (NC)
50 Marsalis Johnson
None PF 6'5" Sierra Canyon School (CA)
51 Stanley Johnson
None SF 6'4" 180 Mater Dei H.S. (CA)
52 Sam Jones
None SF 6'5" Mesa H.S. (AZ)
53 Justin King
None SF 6'5" Gary Wirt H.S. (IN)
54 Ricky Landers
None PF 6'6" Waukesha South H.S. (WI)
55 Kadeem Lattin
None C 6'7" Houston Christian H.S. (TX)
56 Richard Lee
None SG 6'2" Fort Lauderdale H.S. (FL)
57 Josh Martin
None PF 6'7" Mercer Island H.S. (WA)
58 Kelan Martin
None SG 6'4" North Hardin H.S. (KY)
59 Nate Mason
None PG 5'7"
60 James Miller
None PF 6'8"
61 Lourawls Nairn
None PG 5'10" Florida Preporatory H.S. (FL)
62 Moses Newman
None PF 6'6" Fort Lauderdale H.S. (FL)
63 Riley Norris
None PF 6'6" Sand Rock H.S. (AL)
None C 6'9" 210 Osseo H.S. (MN)
65 Tide Osifeso
None PG 5'7" Lutheran H.S. (CA)
66 Darryl Peak
None SG 6'2"
67 L.J. Peak
None SF 6'4" Gaffney H.S. (SC)
68 Kyree Perkins
None SF 6'4" Chicago University H.S. (IL)
69 Theo Pinson
None SG 6'4" Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC)
70 Khalil Rasheed
None SG 6'3" North Hardin H.S. (KY)
71 Trayvon Reed
None C 6'9" Carver H.S. (AL)
72 Jarred Reuter
None PF 6'7" 220 St. Mark's School (MA)
73 Michael Robinson
None PG 5'8" New Britain H.S. (CT)
74 D'Angelo Russell
None SG 6'3" Louisville Central H.S. (KY)
75 Marvin Saunders
None PF 6'5" Trent International School (TX)
76 Blake Shannon
None SG 6'0" 150 Tulare Union H.S. (CA)
77 Stephon Sharp
None SG 6'2" Hopkins H.S. (MN)
78 Omar Sherman
None PF 6'6" Duncanville H.S. (TX)
79 Karriem Simmons
None SF 6'4" Saint Joseph H.S. (IL)
80 Marcus Smith
None PG 6'2" Mount Carmel H.S. (IL)
81 Quentin Snider
None PG 5'11" Ballard H.S. (KY)
82 Thaxter Spruill
None PF 6'8" Clinton H.S. (NC)
83 Robert Steele
None PF 6'6" Huntsville H.S. (AL)
84 Quinton Stroman
None SG 6'1" W. J. Keenan H.S. (SC)
85 Trey Thompson
None C 6'7" Forrest City H.S. (AR)
86 Alonzo Trier
None PG 5'5" Federal Way H.S. (WA)
87 Romelo Trimble
None SG 6'0" Progressive Christian Academy (MD)
88 Paul Turner
None SG 6'2" Saint Joseph H.S. (IL)
89 D'Marques Tyson
None SG 6'2" Lakeside H.S. (WA)
90 Tyler Ulis
None PG 5'4" Shawnee H.S. (OH)
91 Tony Upchurch
None SF 6'3" Pearland H.S. (TX)
92 Johnnie Vassar
None PG 5'10" Lawrence Academy (MA)
93 Rashad Vaughn
None PG 5'11"
94 Zytia Hollingsworth
None SG 5'9" Wordsworth H.S (PA)
95 Joniah White
None PF 6'8" Grenada H.S. (MS)
96 Tyler Wideman
None C 6'6" Lake Central H.S. (IN)
97 Andrew Wiggins
None SF 6'6" 200 Christian Faith Center Academy (NC)
98 Mitch Wilbekin
None PG 6'0" The Rock School (FL)
99 Kyle Williams
None C 6'6" Saint John Baptist Diocesan High Sc (NY)
100 Ronnie Williams
None SG 6'0" Columbus Grove H.S. (OH)

The Baller Of The Year : Dante Holloway

The sophomore plays for the Wordsworth Wildcats, were hes averaging 36 points per game. He also scored 1056 points this year. Dante Holloway is being scouted by the university of pittsburgh, maryland , and penn state

Zytia hollingsworth is doing Big Things!!!