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Jabari Parker and the Eventful Summer
Since last we profiled Chicago’s Jabari Parker, he has led the United States to a Gold Medal at the FIBA Americas 16U Championship in Mexico, where the 6’8″ wing was named the MVP of the tournament. Over the past month, Parker stood out against the nation’s best at the LeBron James Skills Academy and helped [...]
Dakari Johnson: Jolly Giant
At 6’10″ and 260 pounds, Dakari Johnson can’t play in the shadow of many people, but behind St. Patrick’s star player Michael Gilchrist, he was able to have a relatively smooth and productive freshman season, incrementally improving month by month. The rising sophomore ultimately averaged nine rebounds and three blocks per game, while playing against [...]
Jahlil Okafor: Focused and Friendly Chicagoland Big Man
“For of those to whom much is given, much is required” -President John F. Kennedy Jahlil Okafor is a 6’10″ rising sophomore from the North Side of Chicago. In the Gold Medal game of the 16U FIBA Americas, the fifteen year-old was perfect from the floor and finished with eighteen points and fourteen rebounds against [...]
BDN Interview – Chris Collins talks Team USA, Coach K, Durant and more
DURHAM - BDN sat down with Duke Assistant Coach Chris Collins upon his return from Istanbul where the United States reclaimed the top spot in the FIBA world rankings. Collins talks a bit about his experiences, Kevin Durrant, Coach K and how the team came together as time progressed. Well, you guys did it again! A [...]
USA holds on to defeat Spain behind Durant
The 2010 USA Men’s World Championship Team fought through adversity, fended off a second half attack and edged host and defending world champion Spain 86-85 on Sunday night inside the Magic Box in Madrid, Spain. Playing in a raucous stadium filled to its 10,960 capacity, the USA’s charge was led by Player of the Game [...]
USA Basketball is Gold
USA Basketball has been Gold this summer. Gold as in winning the Gold Medal at the FIBA U17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany, and at the FIBA Americas U18 tournament which was held in San Antonio, TX. The USA U17 team went a perfect 8-0 in Hamburg wrapping up the Gold Medal, on July 11th, [...]