Archive for February, 2012

Indiana state playoffs kick off with sectional play

Published by Source on February 28th, 2012

Across the state of Indiana, a number of B1G and local committed prospects will be looking to advance their high school teams through sectionals. Play kicks off Tuesday night and 4 future state champions begin their journey to glory. Indiana separates high schools into 4 separate classes based on enrollment size (4A has the biggest schools, down to A with the smallest). A number of huge games will take place tonight, as the blind draw put several high profile teams against each other in the first round. Below is a breakdown of where the notable players will be and when you can check them out (all commits are 2012 unless noted otherwise, some times will be approx. as they may depend on previous game):

CLASS 4A

Sec. 1: Glenn Robinson III (Michigan) and Lake Central face Munster at Gary West Side (Tues 8pm/7 CT)

Sec. 6: VJ Beachem (Notre Dame ’13) and New Haven will play Jay County at Huntington North (Tues 6pm/5 CT)

Sec. 8: Ronnie Johnson (Purdue), Patrick Ingram (Iowa) and North Central face Gary Harris (Michigan State) and Zak Irvin (Michigan ’13) at Noblesville (Tues 7pm/6 CT)

Sec. 10: Jeremy Hollowell (Indiana) and Lawrence Central will meet Trey Lyles (Indiana ’14) and Arsenal Tech at Tech (Tues 6pm/5 CT)

Sec. 10: Collin Hartman (Indiana ’13) and Cathedral faces Basil Smotherman (Purdue ’13) and Lawrence North at Tech (Tues 7:30/6:30 CT)

Sec. 10: Devin Davis Jr. (Indiana ’13) and Warren Central will face the winner of the Lawrence Central/Tech game on Friday at Tech (6pm/ 5CT)

Sec. 11: Austin Burgett (Notre Dame) and Avon take on Southport at Southport (Tues 7pm/6 CT)

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Loyola lands two Houston seniors

Published by Source on February 11th, 2012

Friday was a big day for Loyola basketball, as first-year head coach Porter Moser scored commitments from two Houston seniors on the same day. 6’8″ power forward Jeremy King (St. Thomas Episcopal) and 6’2″ shooting guard Devon Turk (Westbury Christian) both chose to take their talents to the Windy City.

It has been a rough season for Coach Moser, who’s Ramblers are currently at the bottom of the Horizon League. Loyola has managed just one conference win so far this season, a home win over Illinois-Chicago (the Flames are second from the bottom in conference). But the 2012 recruiting class currently stands at six players, headlined by Muncie, Indiana power forward Nick Osborne.

The Source will have more info on the two newest Ramblers in the coming weeks….


Brandon Austin commits to Penn State

Published by Source on February 10th, 2012

Pat Chambers and Penn State basketball got some good news Thursday night when Brandon Austin, a junior wing at Imhotep Charter School in Philadelphia, committed to the Nittany Lions. Austin is the second commit in the 2013 class for PSU, who also landed a verbal from Pittsburgh (Shaler Area) point guard Geno Thorpe back in November.

Austin’s choice to stay in-state is huge for Penn State, as the junior held offers Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Miami. It is crucial to Penn State’s turnaround that they bring in big players that can contribute right away. It is also important for Chambers to keep Penn State in the mind of the top Pennsylvania recruits. Landing Austin and Geno Thorpe, who chose State over the likes of Kansas State, Seton Hall, Wisconsin and in-state rival Pittsburgh, is a great start to locking down the borders a bit and rebuilding Penn State basketball. Rivals currently ranks Thorpe as the #135 prospect in the 2013 class.

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Harris and Ferrell make McDonald’s Rosters

Published by Source on February 9th, 2012

Two current B1G commitments have been named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game, being held March 28th at the United Center in Chicago. Michigan State-bound shooting guard Gary Harris will play on the East team while point guard and Indiana verbal Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell will play for the West. Ferrell is out of state title contender Park Tudor School in Indianapolis and Harris plays at Hamilton Southeastern High School in nearby Fishers, Indiana.

Despite the game being in Chicago, these are the only two B1G players to participate in the game. Michigan’s top commitment Mitch McGary, a Chesterton, Indiana native, is ineligible for the game because he is a 5th-year prep student. In fact, the only other players from B1G country are North Carolina-bound Marcus Paige (Marion, Iowa) and still undecided Amile Jefferson (Philadelphia, PA).

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