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News 7-20-10:
Yeah
or Nay
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Battle on the Bluff held by Leshone Bynum was the best
NCAA sanctioned tournament to ever be held in Memphis.
Look at the
magnitude of coaches that were in attendance (2008) from
all over the country during the event. One has to say,
Is it the marketing of the tournament, players in
attendance or what. Click here to find out what exactly
happened to the tournament and who was behind it.
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Area
News 7-11-10:
Nashville
Stars led by Orlando Bass and Lonnie McClanahan capture
the 17 crown at
the 2nd Annual Memphis Shoot Out over the Memphis
Disciples who had an extremely great weekend and proved
that they can play with the best Birmingham Stars are
the 16 winners.
Memphis Magic Elite
led by
Ryan Rhoomes,
Jakerious Braqdley
and
Andre Hollins
wins the River City Showdown in a close contest over
Memphis Magic Elite Gold Memphis Stars in the 16 and
will be a strong to contend with next year.
Melrose
Adonis Thomas
helps the USA Under 17 notch the Gold Ball
in dramatic form. |
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Area
News 7-07-10:
Nitty
Gritty
- Germantown has a new coach in Gerald Rodgers. Wooddale
keeps Jerry Johnson as head coach and look out for Jerry
Johnson Jr. in the 9th grade this upcoming basketball
season. Cordova picks up major transfers. Favorites in
Division A is Westwood, Division AA is Hillcrest and
Division AAA is between and Dyer County and Melrose on
this side. Dyer County will be included in Top Ten just
like Union City when they went undefeated beating
Manassas in the 2008 TSSAA Championship Game.
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Area
News 7-04-10:
Memphis Select Boys presents the
2nd Annual Memphis Shoot Out & River City Showdown by
BEAC in it's second year of operation. The tournament
features top talent from all over the mid west, south
and east regions. Click here to view players and teams
in attendance. |
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Area
News 6-28-10:
MemphisHoopers.com staff
would like to Thank supporters of the Hoopers. Let's
start with
Thad Young Marketing
on donating new
uniforms.
Memphis Oral and Facial Surgery
for their
continued support every year. Also to
Carrolls Roofing
and Construction for their support from the first year
of existence. |
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Area
News 6-27-10:
Summer Classic at MUS,
the winners and losers of the
weekend high school tournament to finish the finale summer
event for high schools.
Craigmont,
Dyer County, and
Southwind dominated their games respectively. Hillcrest
will be favorites in Division AA. How much will Melrose
miss Chris Jones? How good will
White
Station
be without Joe Jackson? Watch out for Dyer
County, the big Orange in high school sports have a hell
of a following and community support for basketball.
Whitehaven which will have the tallest team in the
region, the jury is still out on them. Had them a
sleeper but I will hold up on that at the moment.
Player To
Watch:
MUS Team Camp
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Area
News 6-18-10:
Nitty
Gritty
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Melrose
drops out of Team Camp at Memphis and maybe all other summer
activities
Enroll
to find out. Melrose passes out state championship rings
yesterday in Orange Mound. Preseason High School
Rankings come out next week after the MUS Team Camp. The
top three teams will be Central, Melrose and Southwind,
what order is yet to be determined.
New
additions will be Bartlett to name one, enroll to find
out.
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Area
News 6-14-10:
Nitty
Gritty
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It's official, former Raleigh Egypt stand out
Arnette
Moultrie
via UTEP transfers to Mississippi State University over
Auburn in a close race for the 6'10 services.
Also Raleigh Egypt has a new coach in Dwayne Stokes
formerly of Craigmont who takes over for Coach Brooks
who is taking a job offer in Washington D.C. |
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Area
News 6-13-10:
Josh Pastner Team Camp featuring some of the
best high schools in Memphis and Mississippi.
Schedule
click here |
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Area
News 6-12-10:
Manassas fares extremely well in Ole Miss team camp.
Bartlett, Southwind, Olive Branch, and Westwood all
preseason
picks
do very well in FCA Team Camp at Millington Baptist
Church.
Hillcrest goes 3-0 at MTSU Team Camp beating Ridgeway in
a contest, MTSU offered
Kerrell Davis
(Hillcrest)
which would be a great pickup for the Blue Raiders early
in the recruiting frenzy!! Former
Hooper
John David Little
is presently a sophomore at the school. |
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Area
News 6-10-10:
Summer League High School Action at Trezevant. More
transfers on tap with Martavious Newby leaving BTW or
not, Frayser loses a very good - big man prospect. White
Station, Cordova, and Southwind having good summers.
Millington Baptist Church summer high school action with
Bartlett, Briarcrest, and Westwood to name a few.
Movie Action at Trezevant. |
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Area
News 6-06-10:
Southwind dominates team camp at UT Martin with 20+
point differential in victories all weekend long.
Memphis Central will travel to the prestigious
Chick Fil A Holiday Tournament in South Carolina this
year. What a big time player does for your program.
Craigmont wins the summer league at Memphis Central over
Memphis Melrose. |
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Area News
6-04-10:
Nitty
Gritty
- Sheffield High will field a new basketball coach this
school year , Germantown High may have a new coach
also,. Kids will make that jump to other schools during
summer basketball leagues, not as quick as summer teams.
At least they have some sort of policies to adhere with
high schools.
Joe Northington
transfers from Manassas to Melrose,
Tevin Cox
stays put at City University, What will Hillcrest retain
to make another run, White Station might have new
transfers on hand, read more. What high school has the
best incoming freshman class.
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Area News
6-03-10:
Memphis teams fared extremely well in Memorial Day Tournaments
around the country.
Memphis Select in Birmingham,
YOMCA in Los Angeles, and Memphis Magic Elite winning
the Select Division at Bob Gibbons in North
Carolina, |
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Area News
6-02-10:
Summer League High School
Action at Trezevant.
Player To
Watch:
AAU State
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Area News
5-21-10:
Summer League High School Action at Central. Teams
participating are Carver, Central, Craigmont, Douglass,
Kirby, Melrose, Westwood, and Wooddale.
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Area News
5-17-10:
Nitty
Gritty
- Is
Bobby Parks
leaving Melrose . Wooddale coach will stay as Mitchell
coach will as well. New coach at Kingsbury, Northside
and Raleigh Egypt.
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Area News
5-16-10:
Memphis Magic Elite win the Hoops on the River Explosion
with
Adonis Thomas
taking MVP honors.
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Area News
5-13-10:
Yeah
or Nay
- Can't wait to get the voting software to get the real
voice of Memphis. Elliott Williams (Memphis) heading to
the NBA, if he stayed at Duke, yes he would have a ring
but on the other hand he wouldn't even be considered for
the NBA. At Memphis, Coach Pastner and staff let Elliott
show off his top notch overall skills to excel to the
next level.
Yeah or Nay |
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Area News
5-10-10:
Nitty
Gritty
- One thing about AAU and summer travel teams. Players
will jump ship in a minute but you can't knock them if
the other side is greener with more opportunities.
We didn't make the rules we just follow them. Memphis
Magic Elite made it to the Final Four of Wallace Prather
Memorial, great showing compadres. |
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Area News
4-29-10:
Nitty
Gritty
- What high school coaches will change schools and who
will stay from Fairley, Wooddale, Oakhaven to name a
few. Where is Adonis going to pick, who will make
that choice, mmmm. Who will be the Preseason Number for
2011. Will White Station keep the luster by Patino
recruiting or thinking they will just come because it's
White Station. Germantown had it's run last year can
they repeat it. These are thoughts running wild
throughout the Memphis area basketball world. |
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Area News
4-25-10:
Next Level
Nationals April 23-25:
Results
Memphis YOMCA
capture the 16 Gold Division with a victory over
Arkansas Wings.
Memphis Elite
went 4-1 and Memphis Select played extremely going 2-2
against some of the best talent in the tournament.
Memphis Magic-Cowboy
win the String Music Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Area News
4-22-10:
Next Level
Nationals in Dallas April 23-25:
Memphis Select 17 play Deron Williams Elite Saturday
morning. Memphis YOMCA 16 play Tulsa Elite Saturday
morning also. |
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Area News
4-21-10:
Dallas Next
Level Nationals April 9-11: Preview plus
a Breakdown on Area News from teams stealing another
teams name and image, it's the truth or we have another
Compton Magic supposedly here.
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Area
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