Class
AAA, Region 7, District 15
Record: 13-1 (2-0)
Principal Susan Vaughn
Shelby County
7900 East Shelby Drive
Memphis, TN 38125
Peyton
Hulsey @ Southwind in 2012 (David Lipscomb signee)
SOUTHWIND
2012-2013
The
Jaguars
in their full fifth season of competition in TSSAA
Division AAA garner another strong senior core (9
seniors accordingly) team with three players already
committing to Division 1 schools respectively.
Southwind
is presently ranked 12th nationally inESPN National Power Rankings
and a state tournament appearance will not just be
acceptable but a championship gold ball is the goal. The
last three years teams were extremely talented with
postseason action not soJaguar
friendly and that run will fall off after this year
slightly but with a school enrollment of over 1,700
students, you never know what might pop up in numbers.
Senior
Jonathan Williams
(6'8 - 200 lbs.
espn #
37-
Missouri commit)
versatile play will help lead a very strong senior group
that consist of many important parts to advance far in
postseason action.
Williams
has improved his shooting from
the outside and mid range but his rebounding has been a
major plus improving ten fold. Senior offensive prowess
Jujuan Johnson
(6'4 - 175 lbs.
espn #
64-
Marquette commit)
is a true scorer with an awesome
jumper from all over the court in any situation brought
before him and his drives to the goal are as good as
anyone in the country.
Another
senior who had an extremely great summer circuit season
was
Payton Hulsey
(6'5 - 180 lbs.
rivals
#-David Lipscomb commit) who played
the point guard in several tournaments and did
exceptionally well. His stalwart frame with great court
vision and
Hulseycan nail
down the shot from anywhere on the court when called on.
Another attribute that he displayed this summer
was he is one of the best rebounding guards Hoopers
staff has seen from Memphis in a while with his
basketball IQ very high in a patient but ready at
anytime mode. Senior teammate
Dockie Johnson
(6'4 - 175 lbs.
rivals
#)
all around overall play is very helpful playing multiple
positions with his aggressive style of play. Johnson
seems to always be in the mix with loose balls, rebounds
around the rim, and all other hustle plays of sort.
Senior
Dre Sean Looney
(6'0 - 165 lbs.
rivals #)
will play in the deep rotation the Jaguars possess in
the guard spot with his aggressive play also. Another
senior that will play valuable minutes at the guard with
good experience is
Kedran Moore
(5'10 - 160 lbs.
rivals #)
plus his nifty handling of the ball and his court
decisions have improved vastly. A senior that grew 5
inches over the summer in strong form will contribute
against teams with very good big men helping bolster the
middle at the same time is
Jamie Ervin
(6'6 - 205 lbs.
rivals #).
Coach Edwards
definitely has plenty of interchangeable parts in his
deep and athletic rotation and can throw many different
scenarios and defend what other teams throw at the
Jaguars at game time.
When
you have several marquee players like
Williams
and Johnson
who played on the summer circuit
with Nike EYBYL participant
Bluff City Legends
formerly
YOMCA.
Especially in front of tournament director
representatives from the biggest tournaments in the
country during the high school basketball season. The
Jaguars start off with the
Rumble on the Ridge
in Forrest City Arkansas then the
Bid Deal Classic
where they are pitted against Mississippi powerhouse
Provine
out of Jackson, Mississippi.
Then the Jaguars are off to the nationally heralded
early season high school event The
Marshall County Hoopfest
in Benton County, Kentucky November 30-December 1, 2012.
Southwind
will play against nationally top ten ranked Oak Hill
Academy.
The largest tournament of the high school basketball
season,
The City of Palms Tournament
in Ft. Myers, Florida from December 18-22, 2012 fields
the best teams from around the country and this year is
no exception with Top Ten
Julius Randle
one of their first opponents. In January they stay home
with the ARS/Penny Hardaway
Classic
January 10-12 with the first two games at
Dyer County
and the last day at White
Station
High School.
Junior
Torry Henry
(6'1 - 180 lbs.
rivals #)
will get opportunities at the guard spot in certain
slots during the season and his athletic ability will be
definitely a plus. Juniors
David Garnett
(6'3 - 185 lbs.
rivals #)
and
Mieran Mardy
(6'3 - 185 lbs.
rivals #)
will get
opportunities early in the season with their great
overall basketball play and before it's over will
be a great players in the makings.
College
Coaches:Diamond in the Rough Team with
legitimate off the radar prospects, (college coaches click here).
It was the best
of times, it was the worst of times. I think there is a
book that starts off that way, but I digress.
The anticipation of the upcoming AAU or summer campaign
was alive and kicking all over the country in May of
2005, especially in Memphis.
The expectations seemed enormous, having finished second
in the 17 and under nationals last season as 16's the
Memphis YOMCA seemed primed for the ultimate run.
Something happened on the way to the gym.
It was apparent the Bluff City faithful were not the
only parties interested in getting a piece of the star
studded squad.
Adidas wanted to get a foothold in the ever burgeoning
Memphis hoop scene and this seemed to be the initial
move to start this particular ball
rolling.
So the YOMCA was no longer in the loop and the Memphis
Pump-N-Run were officially born.
Taking a peek at the roster one could not blame Adidas
for their bold move. Thaddeus Young, Willie Kemp, Wayne
Chism, Pierre Niles and Brandon Powell made up a nucleus
that would surely lead Team Memphis to the promised
land.
The summer campaign started with a most interesting
scenario as the "PNR" lost a game to the Mid-State
Ballerz, who ironically had Willie Kemp running the
show. This was an illusion that would soon change, as
Kemp
shortly thereafter joined the PNR.
With all their ducks in a row, the PNR set out to
establish themselves and put a benchmark on the national
attention that would follow.
The Real Deal on the Hill, the first major tournament of
the summer that coaches could attend. The pundits pined
for the impending matchup between Team Memphis and the
defending mythical goliath The Indy Spiece Heat. The
Heat were led by the consensus top player in the class
Greg Oden and numerous other high level prospects who
could actually match the
PNR with name recognition.
The reputation was established and the aura of the PNR
was created as the boys from Memphis soundly defeated
the Heat and made a huge cry across the land as the best
summer squad in existence.
Another funny thing happened on the way to their future
endeavors, nothing.
For some inexplicable reason the PNR did not suit up for
any of the Memorial Day festivities and was sparsely
seen until the Adidas Super 64 in Atlanta, following the
shoe camps.
The aforementioned players participated in various high
level exposure camps and the three major shoe camps and
kept their names on the tongues of coaches nationwide.
After achieving individual success at these various
camps, the boys got back together with the purpose of
putting the finishing touches on a grand and final run
through the top programs the country had to offer. They
added Ridgeway jumping jack Ernest Fields and ECS
powerhouse Tim Johnson to the fold and things looked
bright.
Once again a funny thing happened on the way to the gym.
The time off and the lack of continuity played havoc on
the chemistry of the PNR and they bowed out early in
Atlanta.
Heading to Las Vegas for the final big time event of the
summer, the PNR seemed poised and ready to achieve.
After dominating pool play the lack of chemistry once
again reared it's ugly head and some resentment among
the players seemed to end this summer campaign on a sour
note.
This team had the potential to be one of the best of all
time. It is truly unclear what precipitated these events
that grounded this team for much of the latter portion
of May and June, but it truly had it's effect on their
success.
None the less these kids are part of the best class of
seniors to dot the Tennessee landscape in many years.
The decision to completely disassociate themselves with
the
organization that they grew up playing for in retrospect
now seems like a mistake. The YOMCA will continue on
with quality younger teams and what to make of the
Adidas affiliation with the Bluff City at this juncture
is
unclear.