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

Your Indiana All-Stars for 2008 have been selected. Many kids dream about a high school basketball career like this, these 14 have made it happen. Looks to us, Butler should be proud having three of the 14 players on the roster. More after the bump. 2008 Indiana Boys All-Stars Name School Ht. Ppg College choice Garrett Butcher Edgewood 6-7 25.2 Butler Randy Davis Plymouth 5-11 22.9 Ball State Gordon Hayward Brownsburg 6-8 18.0 Butler Braydon Hobbs New Albany 6-5 15.5 Bellarmine Kyle Kuric Evansville Memorial 6-4 20.8 Louisville Julian Mavunga Brownsburg 6-8 18.8 Miami (Ohio) Julius Mays Marion 6-2 18.6 North Carolina State Daniel Moore Carmel 5-10 13.5 Indiana Zack Novak Chesterton 6-5 26.9 Michigan * Walter Offutt Warren Central 6-3 NA Ohio State Chase Stigall New Castle 6-4 21.2 Butler Larry Stone Howe 5-9 22.0 IUPUI Alex Young Northwest 6-5 18.6 IUPUI Tyler Zeller Washington 7-0 33.2 North Carolina Coach: Rick Baumgartner, Muncie South. Assistants: John Boyd, Gary West; ... Read More

Warren Central High School's Scott Heady (45) resigns as boys basketball coach. Heady resigned after 13 seasons and is reporting its time to approach other professional opportunities in front of him. Heady announced this Thursday after compiling a 191-104 record with the Warriors that included Marion County, sectional and regional titles in the 1999-2000 season. "This is something I've been thinking about for a while," Heady said. "It was a tough decision, but it was just the right time. I have my ... Read More

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