Thursday, March 18, 2010

Air Jordan 1 "AJKO" Pack




The AJKO gave the Air Jordan 1 a vintage feel with this design. Look for the white/red and the Chicago Bulls colorway to have an official release on Saturday, March 27th.

Via: Hypebeast

Tharpe is Headed to Providence



Naadir Tharpe (6'0, 170 lb. point guard out of Brewster Academy in Worcester, MA.) is a member of the 2011 class and has given Providence a verbal commitment for the 2011-12 basketball season. Tharpe is quick, has a nice handle, quick feet and good court vision -- all of the traits needed in a floor general. Tharpe was heavily recruited by Boston College and UNLV, with Arizona, Indiana and West Virginia also showing strong interest.

Nike Air Max 90-Infrared




The infrared colorway of the Air Max 90 returns and is set to be released this July. Look for these to be available at Footlocker and other selected Nike retail accounts.

Via: Footlocker Unlocked

World Select Team Announced For 2010 Nike Hoop Summit.



The 2010 World Select Team has been announced for the 13th annual Nike Hoop Summit, the premier annual basketball game featuring many of the world's leading basketball players aged 19-years-old or younger. The 2010 Nike Hoop Summit will take place on Saturday, April 10 (7 p.m. PDT tipoff) at the Rose Garden, in Portland, Oregon.

During last year's Nike Hoop Summit, the World Team secured their first victory since 1998 in the series, rallying in the fourth quarter to beat the USA 97-89 in front of a national television audience and a Nike Hoop Summit record crowd of 11,246, at the Rose Garden.


2010 World Select Team
1.Cory Joseph (6'3", Findlay Prep, Nev. / Canada),
2.Duje Dukan (6'8", Deerfield HS, Ill. / Croatia),
3.Sui Ran (6’4”, Shandong Flaming Bulls / China)
4.Jason Cadee (6'0", Australian Institute of Sport / Australia).
5.Tristan Thompson (6'10", Findlay Prep, Nev. / Canada)
6.Enes Kanter (6'10", Stoneridge Prep, Calif. / Turkey)
7.Nikola Mirotic (6'10", Faymasa Palencia / Spain)
8.Mael Lebrun (6’6”, Entente Orleans / France).
9.Dejan Musli (7'0", FMP Zeleznik / Serbia)
10.Robert Loe (7’0”, JTB/Breakers / New Zealand).

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Rogers Picks Texas State



Stevie Rogers (5'11, 165 lb. point guard out of Choate Rosemary Hall in CT. by way of Houston, TX.) de-committed from Rice to sign with Texas State for the Fall of 2010. After a year in prep school Rogers re-opened his recruitment process, and San Diego, St. John's, Fordham and Northeastern were all showing strong interest. Texas State has a good one in Rogers, he can flat out make plays on the court.

Glaze Is Headed to UNLV



Grandy Glaze (6'6, 230 lb. power forward out of Brampton, Ont., CAN.) is a member of the 2011 recruiting class and has given a verbal committed to UNLV for the Fall of 2011. Glaze runs the floor extremely well and he should be able to play multiple positions in UNLV's style of play. Notable schools like West Virginia, Florida, Providence, Iowa State, South Florida and Maryland were also showing interest in the big fella.

Duke Adds JUCO Small Forward



Carrick Felix (6'6, 195 lb. small forward out of the College of Southern Idaho in ID., by way of Glendale, AZ.) has given a verbal commitment to Duke for the 2010-11 basketball season, becoming the first junior college player the program has taken under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Felix is a great athlete and he thrives in the open floor -- he should bring Duke some much needed explosiveness from the wing position.

Felix will have three years of eligibility remaining. He was granted a medical redshirt when he suffered a broken wrist in the second game of the 2008-09 season.