Player of the Week
CJ McCollum, Lehigh
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Dec 042012
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Rising
Ben McLemoreBen McLemore, Kansas
McLemore appears comfortable out there, and looks the part of an NBA 2-guard. He’s been a little inconsistent to start the year, particularly shooting the ball, but his potential is unmistakable. He’s drawn comparisons to Ray Allen due to his size, athleticism and silky shooting stroke, and smooth all around game.
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Nov 292012
In baseball and horse racing, the Triple Crown is seen as the ultimate individual honor that is rarely achieved. On the unique occasions that someone reaches this milestone, their name goes down in the history books to be looked upon with reverence forever. Affirmed was the last horse to win the award, 34 years ago. With baseball’s Miguel Cabrera ending a 45-year Triple Crown drought this season, America has been reminded that such an achievement is still possible in this day and age.
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Nov 292012
It is a given that many of the top players in a class will leave as freshmen or sophomores. But some talented players take time to develop at the college ranks, and that often results in a more NBA ready prospect. Last year Thomas Robinson and Damian Lillard both had breakthrough junior seasons to skyrocket up draft boards.
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Nov 272012
The first NBADraft.net College Power 16 of the season has a decided Big Ten Conference flavor near the top.
The Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines are 1-2 and Ohio State No. 5.
It doesn’t end there.
Jetting to No. 12 is one of the surprise teams of the season so far, Illinois, which rolled the competition (USC, Chaminade and Butler) by an average margin of 23 points.
Interestingly enough, Coach John Groce’s club struggled when it returned home, finally eking out a 63-62 win over Gardner-Webb on Sunday.
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Nov 242012
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This year’s EA Sports Maui Invitational had some highly competitive contests highlighted by a dramatic last second game winning three by Butler’s Rotnei Clark to defeat Marquette and a shocking Butler win over UNC, in which they held a 30 point lead at one point. While it was disappointing for NBA scouts as few unheralded prospects surfaced, and the talent level was down from past years, it was an exciting event nonetheless. Here is a look at the top 5 prospects from my viewpoint after watching the event first hand and speaking with scouts.
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