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Duke offers Kevon Looney
Blue Devil Nation Premium has learned that Duke has offered a schlorship to Kevon Looney. When you’re a versatile and skilled 6’8″, your highly respected five-time state title winning coach says that — as a rising junior – you’re the best player he’s ever coached, including NBA players Rodney Buford and Carl and Marcus Landry, college [...]
Serenity Now: The Evolution of Ryan Kelly
On a steep hillside overlooking the Hudson Valley in New York, the Trinity-Pawling school was where Chris and Doreen Kelly were working as educators and coaches when their first child, Ryan, was born on a Tuesday in early April of 1991. Genetically, Ryan benefited intellectually and athletically from a union of two high school sweethearts [...]
Semi Semi Ya: Duke Lands Semi Ojeleye
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Semi Ojeleye was born in Overland Park, Kansas and his family’s tale is one of the American Dream. His father, Victor, arrived in Kansas from Nigeria, looking to do an internship and residency at the University of Kansas [...]
Everything Is Bigger In Texas: An Elijah Thomas Interview
After putting in the hard work to lose a significant amount of weight, Elijah Thomas, at nearly 6’9″ and 235 pounds, has seen his game and recruitment take off. With soft hands, a strong upper body, good feet, a fundamentally sound low-post game, a relatively soft touch, and a competitive streak on both ends of [...]
Explosive Potential: An Interview With Robert Hubbs III
“Basketball never stops” is a current marketing slogan from Nike, but it also describes the kinetic lifestyle of elite prospects like potential All-American Robert Hubbs III. It’s the price a young man pays for going from a local prospect to a regional target to a national recruit. This Saturday, Robert will be playing in the [...]
And Justise For All: The Justise Winslow Interview
In the well air-conditioned Durango High School gym in a city with the dry heat of a sauna, Las Vegas, 6’6″ Justise Winslow ended his summer in fitting fashion, with a championship trophy and an ankle wrap filled with enough ice to keep the Kennedy clan refreshed for a night in Palm Beach. Winslow’s AAU [...]