Minnesota's Marcus Alipate gets looks

A standout guard from Bloomington MN has been doing damage over the past year averaging nearly 10 points per game. His ball handling is great and he goes where ever he wants to without letting it slip or getting it poked away. At 5'11 he really knows how to defend too he is very tough, maybe the football in him has helped. Marcus has been getting a lot of love from the Golden Golphers and Tubby Smith and been on a visit earlyer in the month.

Illinois Rankings

2011

1. Wayne Blackshear 6"5 SG Chicago IL

2. Mike Shaw 6'8 SF Chigago IL

3.Sam Thompson 6'6 SG Chicago IL

4. Chasson Randle 6'2 PG Rock Island IL

5.Tracy Abrams 6'0 PG Chicago IL

6. Dre Henley 6-5 SG Chicago IL

7. Jacob Williams 6'5 SF Chicago IL

8. Nnana Egwu 6'9 C Chicago IL

9. James Siakam 6'7 PF Chicago IL

10. Donivine Stewart 5'10 PG Bartonville IL

11.Andrew Jordan 6'5 SF Peoria IL

12. Ryan Boatright 5'10 PG Aurora IL

13.George Marshall 6'0 PG Chicago IL

14. Devon Hodges 6'7 PF Romeoville IL

15. Hayden Hoerdemann 6'3 SG Bloomington IL

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2012

1. Aaron Simpson 5'10 SG Chicago IL

2. Cameron Harvey 6'2 SF Plainfield IL

3. Trashaun Carroll 6'5 PF- Maywood IL

4. Keith Carter 5'11 SGLexington, Chicago IL

5. Darron Smith 5'6 PG Chicago IL

6. Derrick Randolph 5'5 PG Chicago IL

7. Akheem Springs 6'1 PG Waukegan IL

8. Isaac Lazerus 6'6 PF Chicago IL

9. K'Darryl Bell 5'9 PG Oak Park IL

10. Jelani Neely 5'9 PG Chicago IL

11. Jovaughn Gaines 6'3 SF Woodland IL

12. Delvon Rencher 6'5 PF Homewood IL

13. Steve Taylor Chicago 6'5 PF Chicago IL

14. Darrel Combs 6'2 SF South Holland IL

15. Jermaine Morgan 6'8 PF Chicago IL

Honigford, Buckeye or Spartan

Paul Honigford is a 6'7 Power Forward from Sugar Creek Ohio. A good finesse Forward who has a sweet touch around the basket. Honigford took a visit to Michigan State in September to watch the Notre Dame vs MSU game. He has also had a visit to Ohio State in early september. At this time no one knows which school he likes the most but stay tuned. Look for more Big Ten school'

s to come after his sophmore season

The Combo Guards in Detroit

Brandan Kerney the 6'5 Combo Guard from Detroit Michigan has been geting a lot of love this summer playing with the Michigan Mustangs AAU team. He is a slim, long guard who can see the floor and has a deadly set shot from the center three point line. He lacks speed and athleticism but has an incredible I.Q. Early in the summer Brandan took a visit to the University of Michigan where they offered him. He has been getting interest from Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Davison. Kearney is one of the top 10 Players regardless of class in Michigan and many are excited to see what he is going to do this year on a new stacked Detroit South Eastern team. Kearney has a good shot at the State Championship this year. Many compare Kearney to a Tracy McGrady, long with handles and can really shoot the three. Kearney is a Top 20 player in the Nation for the class of 2011 and Top 5 Shooting guard in the nation.

Ray Lee the 6'1 Flashy guard has every aspect of the game down packed. Hasn’t played his first High school game yet but many seen a glimpse of what its going to look like. He tore opponents up by scoring in the 20's and 30's on many occasions and at Dearborn Rochibaud he has the complete show. With his high school team he plays the off guard and his job is to score, on the other hand AAU with the Detroit Fire is a little different. He tends to free-lance and do what he feels caring less about the consequences, he likes the flair dribble and cross over on his defender. He can see the floor very well. He has a mixed game if he wants to go for 30, he can do that, but its some games where he only will attempt 4 shots and just pass.

Kearney and Ray Lee and Carlton Brundidge a wing from Southfield Michigan are arguably the top guards out of the 2011/2012 class. Ray Lee and Kearney will face each other early in the season and believe me Michigan and State will be there.

Top Freshman in the Midwest

1.Devante Smith-Rivera 6'3 Indianapolis IN
2.DeJuan Marrero 6'5 SF Gary IN
3.Marcus Paige 5'10 PG Marion IA
4.Cameron Harvey 6'2 2012 PF Naperville IL
5.Trashaun Carroll 6'5 SF Chicago IL
6.Alex Foster 6'5 Plainfield IL
7. Raphael Davis 6'5 PF Fort Wayne IN
8. Maurice Fleming 5'9 PG Chicago IL
9.Ray Lee 6'1 PG Detroit MI
10.Kyle Molock 6'1 PG Dublin OH
11.Elijah Macon 6'7 Columbus OH
12.Siyani Chambers 5'7 PG Minneapolis MN
13. Aaron Simpson 5-11 SG Chicago IL
14.Arroyo Edwards 6'2 SF Milwaukee WI
15.Jean Pierre Tokoto 6'4 PF Menomonee Falls WI
16Casey Kasperbauer 5'10 2G Carroll IA
17.Denzel Valentine 6'4 SF Lansing MI
18. Adolphis Washington 6'4 PF Cincinnati OH
19. Keith Carter 6'0 SG Lexington IL
20. Tony Mayfield 5'10 PG Waukesha WI

Trey Burke 5'10 Columbus

The 5'10 Combo Guard from Columbus has been doing big things with the 15u All Ohio Red program. Finished up his Freshman year at Northland High in Ohio geting good minutes. Trey feels as if he has the green light everytime he steps inbetween the lines. His set shot looks very premature but affective. Off the dribble he shows flashes of Allen Iverson as he can pull up on a dime and drain the shot in the defenders face. Burke's handles are good and he does not get too fancy with them, he's not flashy but he's affective. He contest lots of three pointer's and when they dont fall he gets a little frustrated and at times it affects his play but he is a very crafty guard. Trey just recently had a visit to Akron. Akron is the only school interested in him at this time but its still early in his highschool Career and look for more schools to pile in on him.

Ohio Rankings 2011 and 2012

2011

1. Chene Behanon 6'6 PF Cincinnati OH

2. Stevie Talor 5'8 PG Ghanna OH

3. James Price 6'9 C Lakewood OH

4. Kirby Wright 6'7 SF Liberty Town OH

5. Paul Honigford 6'7 PF Sugarcreek OH

6. Traevon Jackson 6'2 SF Westerville OH

7.Trey Burke 5'10 PG Columbus OH

8. Jehvon Clark 5'11 SG Canton OH

9. Vincent Zollo 6'7 SF Greenfield OH

10. Markus Crider6'5 SF Huber Heights OH

11. Jakarr Sampson 6'6 PF Solon OH

12. Ricky Johnson 5'8 PG Akron OH

13. Anton Grady 6'6 PF Cleveland OH

14. Eddie Norrils 5'10 PG Toledo OH

15. Brandon Neel 6'5 WF Cincinnati OH

2012

1. Kyle Molock 6'1 CG Dublin OH

2. Elijah Macon 6'7 PF Columbus OH

3. Adulphus Washington 6'4 PF Cincinnati OH

4. Jalen Robinson 6'5 SF Columbus OH

5. Josh Lemons 5'10 SG Cincinnati OH

6. Cameron Wilson 6'0 SG Dublin OH

7. Dewayne Stanford 6'4 SF Cincinnati OH

8. Isiah Rogers 5'4 PG Westerville OH

9. Treyvon Carter 6'4 PF Akron OH

10. Darren Hall 5'11 Berea OH

11. Ben Galemo 6'0 SG Cincinnati OH

12. Malik London 6'9 PF Columbus OH

12. Jake Cambell 6'9 Centerville OH

13. Kechaun Lewis 6'0 SG Columbus OH

14. Channing Doerman 6'3 SF Westerville OH

15. Mark Minch 6'3 SF Cincinnati OH