Nice Kicks Presents: For The Love Of The Game

For The Love of The Game from Nice Kicks on Vimeo.

Sid Ashford and Nice Kicks produced a nice lil segment entitled "For The Love of The Game." The footage was taken during the Nike Word Basketball Festival in NYC a couple of weeks ago. The video features Nike and Jordan Brand athletes like Melo, CP3 and D-Wade and basketball power brokers Michael Jordan, Coach K and Jerry Colangelo. Check it out...

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Arizona State Hoops Lands Elite PG Recruit

Jahii Carson (6'0, 160 lb point guard out of Mesa High School Phoenix, AZ) is a member of the 2011-12 recruiting and he has verbally committed to the Arizona State Sun Devils for the 2011-12 basketball season. Carson is an explosive point guard who will be staying in-state after he de-committed from Oregon State after a junior season in which he set school records with 24 pts. and 7 dimes per game.

Carson chose the Sun Devils over Arizona, St. John's, Washington, Oregon State, Alabama, UCLA and USC.

Bernard Sullivan Commits to Clemson

Barnard Sullivan (6'8, 215 lb power forward out of Davidson Day School by way of Charlotte, NC.) has verbally committed the the Clemson Tigers for the 2011-12 basketball season.

Sullivan averaged 18 pts. and 10 boards this season for the Vikings, earning his third straight all-conference award in the I-MECK 4A, generally considered the state's toughest conference.

Findlay Prep guard Nick Johnson picks Arizona

Nick Johnson (6'3, 185 lb. shooting guard out of Findlay College Prep by way of Gilbert, AZ.) is a member of the 2011 recruiting class and has committed to the Arizona Wildcats for the 2011-12 basketball season.

Johnson, who is from Gilbert, Ariz., averaged 14 pts and 4 dimes per contest for Findlay last winter. The nationally ranked program, which is housed in Henderson, NV., won a second straight ESPN Rise national title.

Johnson picked Arizona over eight other scholarship offers, including Louisville, Kentucky and Arizona State.

Jackson Simmons to Walk-on at UNC

Jackson Simmons (6'7, 200 lb small forward out of Smoky Mountain High School in Sylva, N.C) is a member of the 2011 recruiting class and has chosen North Carolina as his school of choice for the 2011-12 basketball season.

Simmons was selected to the All-Appalachian Athletic Conference and All-WNC teams last season after averaging 19 pts. and 13 boards a game for the AAC regular-season champion Mustangs.

Simmons turned down scholarship offers from Appalachian State, Charlotte, Davidson, Duquesne, Old Dominion and Richmond, among other mid-major programs to join the rich basketball tradition at UNC.