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The Stopper: Ishmail Wainright
Ishmail “Ish” Wainright is a physically imposing wing from Raytown, Missouri, a city less than twenty minutes away from Kansas City. One of eight brothers and sisters and blessed with the imposing presence of hungry pit bull, he has built his reputation on toughness at both ends of the court. Defensively, Wainright has tried to [...]
The Next Big Thing: 6’9″ Marcus Lee
Some talents are identified early, but every year there are a few players that blossom later in life. One young man, 6’9″ Marcus Lee, used his unusual mix of speed, size, and jumping ability this weekend to catapult onto every major program’s radar.
BDN Premium – Duke Basketball Team and Recruiting Update
The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Basketball staff will be more than a little busy in the coming weeks as the open recruiting period gets into full swing. Two prospects in Amile Jefferson and Tony Parker have yet to make their decision but the focus will soon shift to the Class of 2013 and 2014. BDN [...]
Getting to know Duke prospect Rodney Purvis
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” -Albert Einstein Last year, Rodney Purvis was a carefree, rising sophomore, who had just finished his freshman year at Upper Room Christian Academy. Sporting braces, he was set to spend a summer as the youngest member of Chris Paul’s 17-and-under CP3 All-Stars and be the only member of [...]
Nike EYBL Prospect Report
BDN Premium has Andrew Slater and Varand Khacadouri covering the Nike EYBL event in Los Angeles this weekend and their reports are coming in via the message board and our twitter site. We’ll have player interviews coming this week and much more including some members take on the prospects. In fact, one of our knowledgeable members, [...]
Future Blue Devil Rasheed Sulaimon checks in
In February, junior 6’3″ Rasheed Sulaimon became the second commitment for Duke in the 2012 class. The Houston-area product helped lead his Strake Jesuit squad to a 26-4 record, before getting upset by one point to Lamar in the second round of the Texas playoffs. For the season, the high-scoring guard with an improving defensive [...]