What overbearing basketball dad LaVar Ball wants is apparently what overbearing basketball dad LaVar Ball gets, or so it seemed Friday at the Adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas.
Recruiting
LaMelo Ball, the soon-to-be junior guard from Chino Hills (California), followed up Wednesday’s 37-point performance in a loss with 36 points on Thursday in Big Baller Brand’s 111-102 victory against Play Hard Play Smart (California) at Cashman Center.
The nation’s top high school players are looking for more than a springboard to the NBA in a college program.
An AAU basketball game at Cashman Center was nearly canceled Wednesday night due to fire-code concerns as an overflow crowd jammed court 5 to watch LaVar Ball’s Big Baller Brand face SC Supreme.
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Kentucky’s John Calipari, Arizona’s Sean Miller and Villanova’s Jay Wright were among the head coaches in attendance at the three AAU tournaments in the valley Wednesday.
Three of Nevada’s top six players in the class of 2018 headline the Vegas Elite team at the Fab 48 tournament
Bishop Gorman wide receiver Jalen Nailor announced via Twitter on Saturday that he will be playing football at Arizona State next season. Nailor’s commitment is nonbinding and ASU coaches cannot comment until he officially signs.
Faith Lutheran wide receiver Elijah Kothe committed Wednesday to play at San Diego State.
Canyon Springs senior Greg Awa-Moppert became the first player from the Pioneers’ first-year club program to commit to playing collegiate lacrosse, signing his national letter of intent with Central Christian College of Kansas at his high school Wednesday.
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
Desert Pines senior guard/forward Je’rell Springer committed to Southern Utah on Wednesday, the final day of the spring signing period.
Desert Pines junior wide receiver Jaden Mitchell made an oral commitment to Arizona on Friday, announcing his decision on Twitter.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
Bishop Gorman junior Dorian Thompson-Robinson, rated as one of the top dual-threat QBs in the class of 2018, made an oral commitment to UCLA on Sunday.
