Checking LTD today, and noticed they have the new Nike Jordan PHLY's in. We've seen a few colors in the past, yet nothing as appealing as the black on brown. The premium materials, colors, and simple lifestyle type kick these deliver make them a must for the collection. You might want to cop' em now, these wont last long. Read More

Kory Barnett(?), Tommy Weakley(?), and now Daniel Moore to walk on at Indiana University after turning down Boston University. Moore, the 5-10 point guard, wants to be a key factor in the rebuilding of Indiana Basketball after the Sampson mess. Moore said he will be heading down to Bloomington on Friday morning with his father to speak to the new Indiana Coach, Tom Crean. "It's unfortunate what happened down there, especially since I was close with most of the coaches," Moore said. ... Read More

I heard the news late last night, but wanted to wait till it was official... Yorktown senior Emerson Kampen will walk on at Butler University. He joins Garrett Butcher, Gordon Hayward, and Chase Stigall in the 2008 Indiana incoming class. Yorktown Senior to Walk on at Butler By SCOTT DUNCAN Yorktown senior Emerson Kampen took a leap of faith in waiting until the spring to make his college decision. There were times during the boys basketball season that he questioned his choice to wait, but ... Read More

Some of the top prep basketball players in the nation will be on hand for the adidas Derby Festival Basketball Classic on Saturday, April 20, at Freedom Hall and the adidas Derby Festival Night of the Future Stars on Friday, April 19, at Bellarmine University’s Knights Hall. Live coverage on 105.1 WLRS. Said Recruiting Chair Dan Owens: “The Derby Festival Basketball Classic has for years been a great place to see stars in the making. These young men represent the best talent in ... Read More

These kicks look like they were made exclusively for the Indiana All-Star team! Nike, June 14th, will release these Air Jordan 5 Fusion's to the public... hopefully our boys will have them before! Complex reports: Can this Chicago Cubs/Olympic colorway of the AFI x Jordan V make the hybrids go from lukewarm to hot? Gentry (who’s chillin’ in NYC today) and JB hope so. If you think of the fusions as replacements for all the Team J’s that use to drop, they’re definitely an ... Read More

New York Media Relations, 212-367-4447 Nike and Kobe Bryant today launched the Nike Hyperdunk, Nike's (NYSE:NKE) lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever and one of the many superior, lightweight performance product innovations the company unveiled to support athletes from over 100 countries who will compete for gold in 32 sports in Beijing this summer. At only 13.0 ounces, the Nike Hyperdunk is 18 percent lighter than the average Nike basketball shoe. Kobe runs an average of 2.5 miles a game--less weight on his ... Read More

The 7-foot Zeller, a North Carolina recruit who led the state in scoring last season, was selected the top player in Indiana for 2008 in the annual voting conducted by The Indianapolis Star. Zeller averaged 33.1 points a game for the season and scored a record 43 points in the 84-60 win over Fort Wayne Harding for the championship. He was named on 257 of the 345 ballots cast by media and coaches from across the state. Plymouth's Randy Davis was a distant ... Read More

Indy Star Player of The Year: Gordon Hayward School: Brownsburg. In 2007-08 A 6-8 guard-forward, Hayward averaged 18.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in helping lead the Bulldogs to a 22-5 season and Class 4A state championship. A Butler University recruit, Hayward totaled 929 points and finished in the school's top five for career totals in rebounds (398), assists (198) and steals (176). The three-year varsity player helped the team to a 48-25 record and capped his career by hitting the winning shot as ... Read More

The Indy Star's 2008 Boys Basketball Super Team Patrick Bade (Franklin Central, Jr, Undecided) Travis Carroll (Danville, Sophomore, Undecided) Stuart Douglass (Carmel, Senior, Michigan) John Hart (Beech Grove, Senior, Undecided) Gordon Hayward (Brownsburg, Senior, Butler) Julian Mavunga (Brownsburg, Senior, Miami (Ohio)) Daniel Moore (Carmel, Senior, Undecided) Larry Stone (Howe, Senior, IUPUI) Stephan Van Treese (Lawrence North, Junior, Undecided) Alex Young (Northwest, Senior, IUPUI) Read More

H-T All-Area Boys’ Team Butcher unanimous choice for Player of the Year With little left to say about Garrett Butcher’s storied career at Edgewood we’ll simply add one more sentence: He is our unanimous choice as the Herald-Times Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year based on voting by the sports staff. The record-setting, 6-foot-7, Butler-bound forward leaves as Monroe County’s all-time career scoring leader (1,820) after scoring 635 points this season. He averaged 24.4 points and 9.3 rebounds and set a school record (one of ... Read More