Next Generation Sports

Swartz Creek- Pool play wrapped up in the morning and bracket play began at Day 2 of the Great Lakes Championships.  Dorian’s Pride took the floor in the morning without their star Tommie McCune and the team struggled in a loss to Legion.  Nick Gregory led the way for Legion.  Flint Northern’s Shaq Smith and [...]

Swartz Creek- It didn’t take long for the show to start at the Great Lakes Championships as Team Detroit and Dorian’s Pride met early in super pool play.  The Pride 16’s took a double digit lead before Team D decided to wake up.  After trailing by as many as 15 points Team D rallied back [...]

One player to keep an eye out for in the month of July is Leo Edwards.  The Detroit Cass Tech sophomore-to-be took the spring AAU season by storm playing with Team Detroit and has quickly made a name for himself around the state.
In July the 6’8” Edwards has a chance to make a national name [...]

2012 instate prospects stole the show this year at the Michigan Elite Camp, which took place Thursday at Crisler Arena.  The campers spent the day competing in drills, as well as 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 games.
Top 3 performances (in order):

1. Javontae Hawkins, Flint Powers, 6-5, 2012- Michigan is making it very [...]

Wednesday afternoon Country Day’s Amir Williams was selected to be a member of the USA Basketball 18-under team.  The 6-10 center spent all week trying-out for the team that is mostly compiled of incoming college freshman.
Southeastern’s Brandan Kearney and Southfield’s Carlton Brundidge are currently down in Virginia participating in the NBA Top 100 Camp.  The [...]

The next two months of June and July play a significant role in the basketball future of AJ Mathew.  The 6-3 combo guard will use June to prep for his senior season at Ann Arbor Huron, where the team goals have been made very clear for Mathew and company, and that’s a return trip to [...]

Ypsilanti- Team Detroit took care of business last weekend at the Michigan Memorial Classic by claiming championships in the 15-u, 16-u, and 17-u divisions.
However TD fell just short of a sweep as their 14-u team fell in the championship by two points to the Michigan Warriors.  TD’s 14-u squad was paced by their 3-guard line-up [...]

Javontae Hawkins has made the most of his spring AAU season.  The Flint Powers product is playing on both of Team Detroit’s 17-u and 16-u teams.  The 6-5 wing led the Team Detroit 16’s to a NY2LA championship last week and also claimed MVP honors.
Two weeks ago he chipped in his fair share as the [...]