EAST
2011-2012
Defending 2011 TSSAA State Champions
First year coach
Sam Bachelor
and one of the rising young coaches in the city takes
over a program with a lot of history and prestige
respectively. Coach
Bachelor
inherits an awesome group of young
men and for the first time since the 2005 they are
pegged favorites to win their respected district which
in the Hoopers eyes is the toughest in the state hands
down. What coach would not like to take over a group of
athletes like this as for a first year coach. East has
always produced some of the best athletes from
neighboring communities in basketball and football. East
will field a very balanced team and with a bench that
they didn't possess last year plus one of the top
freshmen in the country in
Keelon
Lawson jr.
(6'6- 180
lbs.
rivals #10)
and this young man is going to be special in a short
time. Junior
Nick King
(6'7- 215
lbs.
rivals #15)
had an tremendous summer on the circuit elevating his
game and rankings at the same time. His in and outside
play will give other teams major matchup problems plus
his good rebounding defensively and offensively to go
along with an much improved jump shot.
One of the best point guards in
the city in senior
Alex Anderson
(6'0 - 170 lbs.,
rivals #)
whom
has the overall package respectively with great ball
handling, mid and long range jump shooting, captain
skills to name a few of the attributes. Another senior
who committed to Kent State
is senior
Ervin
Morris
(6'5 - 190 lbs.,
rivals #)
versatile play all over the court plus this young man
can nail the long jumper with relatively ease all over
the court.
Junior
Matthew
Butler
(6'3 - 190 lbs.,
rivals #)
has showed he can score and can do it very proficiently.
Butler
will be counted on all season long according. Senior
transfer from City university
Jalen
Selmon
(5'10 - 175 lbs.,
rivals #)
will surprise many onlookers as the season progresses
and might take over as the better point guard but we
will and see.
The Mustangs took
part in the Martin Luther King Tournament right before
Thanksgiving at
Melrose
High School where they defeated Melrose for the
championship.
Memphis East
will participate in the annual Memphis-Atlanta Classic
which was held in Atlanta for the first three years of
it's existence and this year will be the first time the
event will be held in Memphis and will be played at MUS.
The Mustangs will travel to MSU and play in the Travis
Outlaw Christmas Tournament December 28-30. They will
finish the non district schedule with a matchup against
Out savior New America Prep out of Nevada.
6 TSSAA
State Championship
Another young player that will be vying for some major
playing time is freshman
Donte
Fitzpatrick
(6'3 - 160 lbs.,
rivals #).
Senior
Nick
Wilson
(6'3 - 185 lbs.,
rivals #)
is pegged as the defensive stopper and is a hard nose
blue collar worker.
College
Coaches:
Diamond in the Rough Team with legitimate
off the radar prospects,
(college coaches click here).
Recap 12-15-2011
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Players:
Alex
Anderson |
5'10 |
Senior |
Ervin
Morris |
6'5 |
Senior |
Nick
Wilson |
6'3 |
Senior |
Jalen
Selmon |
5'10 |
Senior |
Nic King |
6'7 |
Junior |
Matthew
Butler |
6'3 |
Junior |
Keelon
Lawson Jr. |
6'6 |
Freshman |
Donte
Fitzpatrick |
6'3 |
Freshman |
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