Nate Britt - BDN Photo

Here is a video interview clip with PG prospect Nate Britt from this past weekend.  If you are a Blue Devil Nation member, be sure to check out our latest interview with Nate Britt.  Join BDN Premium for full site access and be in the know on all things recruiting.

Quin Cook drives to the basket in Cameron Indoor Stadium during the Tournament of Champions - Photo copyright Rick Crank and BDN Photo

BDN Premium continues it’s coverage from the TOC with this Quin Cook interview and we are just scratching the surface.  Next up on BDN Premium will be Andre Drummond followed by Amile Jefferson, Austin Rivers, Tyler Adams, more on J.P. Tokoto and Alex Murphy and that is just a partial list. BDN was at the Nike EYBL and TOC last week and we’ll be beating the AAU trail again this weekend.   It’s a great time to join BDN Premium!  Quinn Cook is a highly rated point guard prospect who plays his AAU ball for D.C. Assault.  During this past weekends Tournament of Champions, BDN caught up with the prosect who said he still has interest in Duke if they do him.

Hairston and Thornton - BDN Photo

The Blue Devil Nation has talked to future Dukies Josh Hairston and Tyler Thornton on numerous occasions, but we felt you might like to hear them for yourself.  Here is the audio feed from an interview after the two friends and teammates led their team to a win in Cameron Indoor Stadium.  Next up – Kyrie Irving and Dominique Ferguson.  It’s a great time to join BDN Premium and get full access  to the site.

Quinn Cook - BDN Photo

He was a man among boys on his team during the recent Southern Jam Fest scoring in the mid twenties in almost every outing.  He has a good handle and advanced offensive skills, but still needs work on his on ball defense.  This kid stood out in the crowd and after viewing him in six games now, I feel it safe to say that he will be one of the top 25 players in his class of 2011.

You  guys lost a tough championship game on a buzzer beater, what do you do to bounce back from that?

I mean, the good thing about basketball is that you have more games to play and this loss has to be put in perspective.  Next time we just have to make sure all their guys are checked.

How do you feel about your play in the Hoop Group Southern Jamfest?  Most observers have to see you as all tournament team.

I felt

Semi-finals action saw all three 2010 Duke commits in action against each other as Boo Williams, featuring Andre Dawkins, defeated DC Assault, featuring Josh Hairston and Tyler Thornton, 63-54.

Dawkins led Boo Williams by scoring 26 points with 23 coming during the second half.  In the first half, Tyler Thornton played shutdown defense on Dawkins limiting him to three points.  Foul trouble caught up with Thornton so he was unable to keep up the defensive pressure.  Highly touted 2011 prospect James McAdoo scored 16 points for Boo Williams.

Josh Hairston was limited to three points in the contest.  Hear  all the details from Mark in this audio update over at Roundballrecruiting.com.

In the Championship Game, CP3 made a statement via a dominating 93-70 victory over Boo Williams.  This is a game everyone expected to be close but it was anything but close.  CP3 was led by UNC bound Reggie Bullock, Wake Forest bound Melvin Tabb, 2011 player PJ Hairston, and a relatively unknown point guard named Chapman.  Hear all the details here.

News from the earlier action is here and here.  Be sure and check back as Blue Devil Nation will be providing much additional coverage of the Southern Invitational over the next several days.

Quin Cook - BDN Photo

Last year, Quinn Cook, a 2011 prospect, lost his father, Ted, to a cardiac arrest. This year, the point guard led the legendary DeMatha high school program to a City Title in Washington (D.C.), including a one-point victory over Tyler Thornton and Gonzaga. During the AAU season, he is the engine for the D.C. Assault 16-and-Under team. In each of the last two weeks, Cook has almost single-handedly led his Assault team to the finals of the Pitt Jam Fest and the semi-finals of the King James Shooting Stars Classic, scoring 17 and 28 points, respectively. During the Pitt Jam Fest, Blue Devil Nation spoke with Quinn about winning the City Title, dealing with the death of his beloved father, and future Duke guard, Tyler Thornton.

Blue Devil Nation: How’s your recruiting going? Do you have any timeline for when you’d like to decide by?

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Picture property of Natalie Hairston and may not be used or duplicated without permission from BDN or the photographer

Blue Devil Nation Premium caught up with Josh Hairston to find out how his AAU season was going.  In the process, we talked of his high school season, his future AAU events, Adidas Nation and much more in an informative interview.  Having talked with Josh on several occasions during his high school and AAU career, I have a good idea of who this young man is, but he never disappoints in adding something new each time we speak.  Josh is open and excited that he is to be a future Duke Blue Devil.  We think you’ll enjoy this detailed interview -

I just wanted to check in and see how things we’re going with you …

Yes sir (in an upbeat and excited voice)

When do you get out of school?

About four or five weeks …

Are you counting down the days?

(emphatic) Aw man, I’m counting them down.  It’s been a long and successful school year but I’m ready to move on to that senior year.

How about recapping the end of your high school season for the Blue Devil Nation …

We made a great run and finished at the top of our Battlefield District, won the tournament and went on to the regional tournament and then down to Richmond for the state tournament and won all that.  So it was a real successful year.  We set our goals and took each one a step at a time and the further we got the better and better we played, so it was a real successful year.

That’s great!  Did you win any individual honors?

Yes, I was named