When: Dec 26-30 (no games Sunday)

Where: Broughton High School

Who: Future UNC (Reggie Bullock/Kinston), N.C. State (Ryan Harrow/Marietta, Ga.; Luke Cothron/Red Springs Flora MacDonald Academy) and Wake Forest (Melvin Tabb/Raleigh Enloe; J.T. Terrell/West Charlotte) stars will join one of the nation’s rising stars in top 10-ranked C.J. Leslie (Raleigh Word of God/Uncommitted) in one of the top prep basketball tournaments in America.

Schedule:

Monday, Dec. 28
11 a.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational) Loser’s bracket semifinal, Apex/Greenfield loser vs. Word of God/Southern Wayne loser
12:40 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Marietta Walton, Ga. vs. Raleigh Millbrook
2:20 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Red Springs Flora MacDonald vs. West Charlotte
4 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Harlem, N.Y. Rice vs. Durham Riverside
5:40 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Forsyth Country Day vs. Charlotte United Faith Academy
7:20 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Kinston vs. Garner
9 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Semifinal, Apex/Greenfield winner vs. Word of God/Southern Wayne  winner

Tuesday, Dec. 29
11 a.m. - Girls: Third-place game
12:40 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Loser’s bracket semifinal,
Walton/Millbrook loser vs. Kinston/Garner loser
2:20 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Loser’s bracket semifinal, Flora MacDonald/West Charlotte loser vs. Forsyth Country Day/United Faith loser
4 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Loser’s bracket semifinal, Rice/Riverside loser vs. Enloe/Cardinal Gibbons loser
5:40 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Semifinal, Flora MacDonald/West Charlotte winner vs. Forsyth Country Day/United Faith winner
7:20 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Semifinal, Walton/Millbrook winner vs. Kinston/Garner  winner
9 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Semifinal, Rice/Riverside winner vs. Enloe/Cardinal Gibbons winner

Monday, Dec. 30
11 a.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Fifth-place game
12:40 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Fifth-place game
2:20 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Third-place game
4 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Third-place game
5:40 p.m. - Girls: Championship game
7:20 p.m. - Boys (Shavlik Randolph Foundation Invitational): Championship game
9 p.m. - Boys (Summit Hospitality Group Invitational): Championship game

12/27/2009 1:48:47 AM

I wish we still had a chance with Luke

i don't know why he would want to play in the SEC over the ACC

12/27/2009 9:04:41 AM

I wish we still had a chance with Tracy Smith that time he didn't sign until the spring after verbally commiting in the fall

12/27/2009 10:36:46 AM

also, lol @ the Shavlik Randolph Foundation

this came last week

Quote :

"BIGGEST RECRUITING BUST: Shavlik Randolph, Duke As a senior at Broughton High in Raleigh, N.C., the 6-10 forward scored 70 points in a game to break a school record held by Pete Maravich. He was a two-time Parade and McDonald's All-American who was the 12th ranked prospect in the Class of 2002 by Scout.com. However, in three injury- and illness-plagued seasons in Durham, Randolph averaged just 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while starting less than half of Duke's games. After his junior season, he declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. He went undrafted and is currently playing 11.5 minutes per game for the Miami Heat, his third NBA team in five seasons."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/08/cbb.highlights.lowlights/index.html

12/27/2009 11:24:46 AM

^^^Tennessee was the school that was really coming after him. I'm sure they are still interested, but I think they are looking at a transfer for their last scholarship...

12/27/2009 11:40:18 AM

Glaxo Smith-Kline?

12/27/2009 3:30:14 PM

^^he was wearing an Alabama hoodie at one of his recent tournaments

12/27/2009 3:56:50 PM

GlaxoSmithKline

12/27/2009 3:57:08 PM

Anybody go last year? How early should I get there tomorrow morning for tickets?

12/27/2009 11:42:25 PM

hey how much are tickets? anybody know???

12/28/2009 12:08:42 AM

from the website

Quote :

" 2009 ticket information * All tickets are available game day only and are general admission. No advance purchase or reserved seats are available. All tickets are good for any day * Ticket prices (good for an all-day pass; 6-7 games) are $12 Adult, $6 Youth (under 10) * No passes are honored * Parking is free * No air horns * No book bags or back packs * No outside food or beverages * Signs are OK * Still cameras and video cameras are ok (battery operated only; no longer than 16 inches) * All camera bags and purses "

12/28/2009 3:49:46 AM

WRAL is reporting that Walton won by 1 pt over Millbrook in OT.

Stat line says Harrow had 35 pts and 2 assists, but 8 turnovers

Anyone there want to give any details?

12/28/2009 2:44:38 PM

Quote :

"I wish we still had a chance with Luke i don't know why he would want to play in the SEC over the ACC"

last I heard he was still committed, but might look around if he thought he wouldn't play early...it seems like he can get all the minutes he wants with how Painter and Howell are playing. He has 13 points and 10 boards at the half.

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 3:07 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM. Reason : .]

12/28/2009 3:06:04 PM

^^ it wasn't in OT, but it did come down to a last second shot by one of Ryan's teammates who Ryan passed to.

Ryan looked amazing out there, he does a lot of things that look effortless. He was fouled a lot driving to the rim and made many of his points off of free throws. The only negative thing I can say is that he took a couple of shots behind the rim and missed them all, and most of the turnovers were from him being in a tough spot and dribbling out of bounds, or getting a bad pass by a teammate.

But other than that he had some great passes, a few steals and some really nice moves beneath the basket.

I'm pumped.

I also saw the first half of Luke's game after Ryan's and wasn't too impressed. He had one block, and maybe 4 points I think? He seemed soft down low and never really took it to the basket, he also tried a couple 3's that made me go wtf? He did get fouled a couple times and made just about all of his free throws. I guess I was expecting him to be a lot more aggressive than what he showed.

Based just on what I saw today, I'd be okay if we didn't get Cothron.

edit: Sidney Lowe, Larry Harris, and Tracy Smith were all there as well, I could have missed some others. On a couple of Ryan's plays I saw CJ Leslie get excited because they were so nice.

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM. Reason : asf]

edit: okay I take what I said about Luke back, apparently he had a double double at halftime. Didn't realize he was getting so many rebounds.

[Edited on December 28, 2009 at 4:00 PM. Reason : f]

12/28/2009 3:45:47 PM

Cothron finishes with 27 points, 12 boards, 4 blocks and 2 assists...don't know how much more you could expect from him.

12/28/2009 4:38:56 PM

Yeah, I was surprised that Cothron led all scorers with 27. He got a lot of points from the free throw line, but I only remember one or two times he manufactured his own shot. There were a bunch of jumpers over smaller guys. My brother and I thought he looked very Brandon Costner-esque out there.

Harrow looks good. I think he would have taken a few more guys off the dribble, but he got called for carrying 4 times.

12/28/2009 7:11:17 PM

^ That's about what I was thinking, he has the talent, just seems sort of... slow or something.

12/28/2009 7:41:58 PM

i agree about cothron. i was there and didn't like his body language. it looked like he was getting on his teammates for stuff that seemed to be more his fault as well. this coupled with his comments about wanting to start makes me not care too much if we land him or not.

harrow, on the other hand...whew. his shot wasn't falling at first, but as you can tell from the stat line, he was all over the court making things happen. and of course he got his points too. the refs nearly crippled him too, taking away his crossover (calling bs double dribbles), but he still didn't let that stop him.

also it was nice to see cj leslie chattin it up with tracy smith as i was walking in. kid better not pull a john wall.

12/29/2009 1:48:47 AM

video of some of Harrow's highlights from WRAL


http://www.highschoolot.com/content/video/6701251/

12/29/2009 9:43:11 AM

Looks like a 12 year old schooling every one. Hope he can survive D1 play next year

[Edited on December 29, 2009 at 2:16 PM. Reason : harrow also looked tired in the milbrook video. gonna need more explosiveness next year]

12/29/2009 2:14:11 PM

Kinston beats Walton in a thriller of a game. Ryan Harrow scored 25 and was battling the flu throughout and had to be helped off the floor and was taken to the hospital for an IV; he's expected to be okay.



http://twitter.com/HighSchoolOT



[Edited on December 29, 2009 at 9:53 PM. Reason : as]

12/29/2009 9:49:52 PM

well, that explains why he looked tired

12/29/2009 9:55:49 PM