Archive for November 9th, 2008

Here is a list of 3 players I’m looking forward to watching this season. I played against all 3 of them in high school and can’t wait to see how they do this year.

Gani Lawal - Georgia Tech:
I had the opportunity to play with and against Gani while I was in high school. I played on the same team as him at a Rivals.com Georgia Hoops Showcase the summer before our Junior years of high school. We were in the last game of the day and it pitted Gani up against J.J. Hickson at the center position. This game represented everything wrong with AAU politics in Georgia. Gani played for the Georgia Stars throughout high school and J.J. played with the Worldwide Renegades. Representatives from both AAU crews went back and forth all game. Apparently JJ scored 50. This was our 3rd game of the day and there was hardly transition defense played. Probably 14-20 of those points from JJ came on uncontested dunks. Nobody seems to remember that Gani and my team ended up winning, they only bring up JJ scoring 50. Anyways, I’m looking for Gani to have a great season at Tech this year. He is a class act and one of the nicest guys I’ve played against.

Chris Allen- Michigan State:
Chris Allen is probably tied with Stephen Curry as the best shooter I’ve ever seen. He doesn’t miss. His Meadowcreek team knocked my Milton team out of the state playoffs in the sweet sixteen to end my Junior season. Even though I’m a Wisconsin fan, I can’t wait to see Chris succeed in the Big Ten. He may not be the first option on that team considering he’s part of a very talented Spartan group, but I think he’ll find ways to put up good numbers.

Chris Singleton - Florida State:
I played against Chris Singleton for his Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years in high school. He played at Cherokee High School, a team in our region. He was a Mickey D’s All American last year. I’m not gonna lie, I though he was a great player and I knew he’d go play at a big school, but I never would have guessed he’d be a McDonalds All-American. I’m very interested to see how he does against ACC competition.