October 6, 2018 - High School Session
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Nina Davis, Cornelia Fondren receive BOP Awards
Central's Nina Davis is just a junior, but took home her second girls basketball player of the year award after averaging 19.4 points and nine rebounds per game.
Overton's Cornelia Fondren, who will be heading to Syracuse in the fall, received the Athlete of the Year Award for MIAA and Harding's Ki'ana Christy received the award for Private Schools.
Click here for a list of all winners
Friday, June 8, 2012
Nikki McCray's career was time well spent
Nikki McCray's (Collierville) sense of time didn't foreshadow her sense of timing.
The first definitely was a deficiency, requiring the forceful suggestion of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt and the generosity of a family member. When McCray arrived at UT as a Prop 48 freshman in 1990, Summitt advised her, "You're going to need a watch." McCray's aunt responded by giving her niece the timepiece off her wrist.
"I had no sense of time," McCray said. "I was late, late, late. That wasn't acceptable."
She wasn't tardy, however, for the explosion in women's basketball that coincided with the 1996 Olympics. In fact, she couldn't have plotted the arc of her career any better to take advantage of the opportunity.
"We talk about the timing of everything," McCray said. "The thing I've prided myself on is the people I've associated myself with."
She'll be in good company this weekend as a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2012. McCray, an assistant coach at South Carolina, will be inducted along with five others, including South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley.
The induction ceremony is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bijou Theatre.
Read the complete GoVolsxtra.com story
The first definitely was a deficiency, requiring the forceful suggestion of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt and the generosity of a family member. When McCray arrived at UT as a Prop 48 freshman in 1990, Summitt advised her, "You're going to need a watch." McCray's aunt responded by giving her niece the timepiece off her wrist.
"I had no sense of time," McCray said. "I was late, late, late. That wasn't acceptable."
She wasn't tardy, however, for the explosion in women's basketball that coincided with the 1996 Olympics. In fact, she couldn't have plotted the arc of her career any better to take advantage of the opportunity.
"We talk about the timing of everything," McCray said. "The thing I've prided myself on is the people I've associated myself with."
She'll be in good company this weekend as a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2012. McCray, an assistant coach at South Carolina, will be inducted along with five others, including South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley.
The induction ceremony is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bijou Theatre.
Read the complete GoVolsxtra.com story
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Blair Lansden, Former U of M coach to lead Hutchison girls team
Former University of Memphis women's basketball coach Blair Lansden has been named the head coach at Hutchison.
The 10th-leading scorer in Arkansas history, Lansden was the head coach at Memphis from 2005-2008. At the time, she was just the third coach in Lady Tigers history.
Lansden replaces Nikki White, who coached the Sting for the last three seasons.
Memphis Girls Basketball Off Season: Tony Wroten Workout
I personally love this video because Washington's Tony Wroten is a lefty. I'm not a lefty but I think lefties have the prettiest shot....but anyway...This work out demonstrates Wiz Khalifa's song "Work Hard, Play Hard". Just look how hard Tony goes through the drills.. He does not go through the motion slowly. He is aggressive and explosive. I Love It!!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Pepsi Best of the Preps awards show is coming June 8th
The Commercial Appeal's Pepsi Best of the Preps awards show is scheduled
for 7 p.m. Friday, June 8, at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre.
Memphis Girls Basketball Off Season: Fab Melo Work Out
Basketball is not one dimensional. Having the ability to score with counter moves is an awesome asset to have. What is a counter move? Its when the defense adjusts and stops you with you first move, then you come with another one.
If you play the center position, this video is for you. Watch the variety of counter moves from Syracuse's Fab Melo workout.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Deja Faulkner, Justice Martin, Shandricka Sessom shines at Adidas Memorial Tournament
Prentice Beverly of FullCourt.com was in Franklin, TN at the Adidas Memorial Showdown tournament to check out the talented young ladies participating.
He was impressed with a couple of Mid-South players including Middleton High's Deja Faulkner, H.W. Byer's Justice Martin and Byhalia High's Shandricka Sessom.
Check out the evaluation:
Deja Faulkner 6-0, Team Po Po 14U, 2015
If you're looking for an athletic all-around player that plays the game the way it is supposed to be played, then the 6-0 Faulkner is your prospect. She has a solid body with long arms that take up space in the lane. Faulkner plays a very aggressive game at both ends of the court. She has a nice low-post game and finishes well in the paint or gets to the line where she is a good free-throw shooter. Faulkner also showed that she has a smooth face-up game. She used her long arms and good leaping ability to dominate the boards and push the ball up the floor. Defensively, Faulkner defended the low post and perimeter extremely well with a fearless, reckless abandon, blocking several shots. Faulkner has a tremendous upside a BCS caliber prospect.
Justice Martin 5-10, Mississippi Glory Holly Springs, MS, 2013
Martin has a college-ready body and the competitive fire to go along with her versatile game. From tipoff to the final horn Martin was constantly on the attack. Offensively she used her ball handling skills to create space to knock down the three pointers. In the half court sets Martin was a beast in the low post scoring using a variety of moves which included a nice up-and-under and some well-timed spin moves. She used her face up game to stroke several mid-range jumpers as well attack off the dribble. Defensively, Martin defended on the block quite well holding off taller opposing players. She also showed the ability to defend on the perimeter. Martin did a great job communicating at both ends of the court. Martin has a nice game with DI talent.
Shandricka Sessom 5-9, Mississippi Glory Byhlia, MS, 2014
While walking from court to court looking for a game to watch I received a tip from a friend to stop and checkout number 3 from the Mississippi Glory and honestly it was more than a tip. Number 3 turned out to be Shandricka Sessom, an extremely athletic guard with the ability to play multiple positions. She is a sleeper BCS prospect with the total package. Sessom's game reminds me of a young Tamika Catchings all the way down to her athletic frame. Sessom played with a motor that wouldn't quit, wasn't afraid to dive for loose balls and she ran the floor like a gazelle. Sessom was really smooth handling the rock in transition with a nice change-of-direction dribble. She showed off her well- rounded game posting up, attacking off the bounce, facing up and knocking down the mid-range jumper. Sessom was just as comfortable on the wing; she used her ball handling skills and nice spin move to score in the paint. She has a really soft touch from 10 to 22 feet. Sessom rebounded really well, grabbing the ball from its highest point. Defensively, Sessom creates havoc for opposing players by jumping the passing lanes and either finishing off the break or creating for her teammates. She is an excellent on-ball defender and showed the ability to defend multiple positions. Sessom has the rare trait of being a super athletic with a fundamentally sound game. She is truly the total package.
Click here for all evaluations
Check out the evaluation:
Deja Faulkner 6-0, Team Po Po 14U, 2015
If you're looking for an athletic all-around player that plays the game the way it is supposed to be played, then the 6-0 Faulkner is your prospect. She has a solid body with long arms that take up space in the lane. Faulkner plays a very aggressive game at both ends of the court. She has a nice low-post game and finishes well in the paint or gets to the line where she is a good free-throw shooter. Faulkner also showed that she has a smooth face-up game. She used her long arms and good leaping ability to dominate the boards and push the ball up the floor. Defensively, Faulkner defended the low post and perimeter extremely well with a fearless, reckless abandon, blocking several shots. Faulkner has a tremendous upside a BCS caliber prospect.
Justice Martin 5-10, Mississippi Glory Holly Springs, MS, 2013
Martin has a college-ready body and the competitive fire to go along with her versatile game. From tipoff to the final horn Martin was constantly on the attack. Offensively she used her ball handling skills to create space to knock down the three pointers. In the half court sets Martin was a beast in the low post scoring using a variety of moves which included a nice up-and-under and some well-timed spin moves. She used her face up game to stroke several mid-range jumpers as well attack off the dribble. Defensively, Martin defended on the block quite well holding off taller opposing players. She also showed the ability to defend on the perimeter. Martin did a great job communicating at both ends of the court. Martin has a nice game with DI talent.
Shandricka Sessom 5-9, Mississippi Glory Byhlia, MS, 2014
While walking from court to court looking for a game to watch I received a tip from a friend to stop and checkout number 3 from the Mississippi Glory and honestly it was more than a tip. Number 3 turned out to be Shandricka Sessom, an extremely athletic guard with the ability to play multiple positions. She is a sleeper BCS prospect with the total package. Sessom's game reminds me of a young Tamika Catchings all the way down to her athletic frame. Sessom played with a motor that wouldn't quit, wasn't afraid to dive for loose balls and she ran the floor like a gazelle. Sessom was really smooth handling the rock in transition with a nice change-of-direction dribble. She showed off her well- rounded game posting up, attacking off the bounce, facing up and knocking down the mid-range jumper. Sessom was just as comfortable on the wing; she used her ball handling skills and nice spin move to score in the paint. She has a really soft touch from 10 to 22 feet. Sessom rebounded really well, grabbing the ball from its highest point. Defensively, Sessom creates havoc for opposing players by jumping the passing lanes and either finishing off the break or creating for her teammates. She is an excellent on-ball defender and showed the ability to defend multiple positions. Sessom has the rare trait of being a super athletic with a fundamentally sound game. She is truly the total package.
Click here for all evaluations
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