2012 Fall Exposure League Week 2 Recap

Another Exciting Day of Basketball! The match ups were competitive. The atmosphere and fan support was great.  This is Memphis Girls Basketball!

Don't Call It a Comeback

Madison Luckett

It's great to see Madison Luckett back on the court. My first introduction to Madison was in the Inaugural Pre-Season Show Off Camp in 2009. My evaluation of her was "can not be left open because she is automatic from short range". She is a 6'1 forward at St. Benedict and still automatic scoring 7 points this week.

 Last November, during the third game of the season, she injured her knee (ACL) forcing her to miss the rest of her junior year. As they say, sheeee baaaack! She participated with her summer travel team (Team Memphis Elite-Daniels) during July and now using the Fall Exposure League to further her conditioning for the high school season. Madison is already academically qualified with a 20 ACT score and working hard to be able to play at the next level. Welcome back, Madison!

Sister Act

The Fall Exposure League is quite unique. In the Week 1 recap, I mentioned the variety of players participating from public schools, private schools and even home schooled. The league is also unique for the amount of siblings participating. Last season, the league had two sets of twins with Briarcrest sophomores Elise & Brynn Holden and Germantown sophomores Breanna & Brittany Cowans. Read the story here. Both sets of twins are back participating in the league this year with a season of high school basketball and another summer of travel basketball experience. Their growth and maturity as players is showing.

This season 2 sets of sisters have joined the league also. We have guard Sydney Malone, 9th grader at Houston High, and Jasmine  Malone,  an 8th grader at Schilling Farms. Sydney Malone had a great first week performance scoring 14 points in a variety of ways - running the floor for layups, off short jumpers, stick backs after rebounding. Little sister, Jasmine is an unafraid developing point guard who can score if left open.

Torri &  Gigi Lewis

Before it's all over, the parents of MHEA guards Victoria "Torri" Lewis and Gabriella "Gigi" Lewis will probably get to know quite a few college coaches. Torri Lewis is already on the ESPN Hoopgurlz Watch list for 2015 class and well known nationally as a college prospect. She has such swagger in her game and she travels with her own basketball. She is a good ball handler with deceptive 1on1 moves and has great court awareness. And don't leave her open because she is draining the outside shot. By the way, Gigi is a 7th grader and you don't want to leave her open either. You may want to add Gigi Lewis to your watch list for 2018.

No Diggity, No Doubt

St. Mary's Kaylan Pugh is a prolific scorer. She scored 45 points in a game as an eighth grader with the varsity team and scored 47 as a freshman in addition to scoring over 30 points multiple times each year. This young lady already has a strong college ready body at 5'10. She is extremely versatile with the abilities to run point and strong enough to post up in paint. She loves to use moves to get into the paint for easy buckets where she is strong enough to take contact, make the shot and get to the line. Only a sophomore. I'm eager to watch her development of the next couple of years.   

Games of the Week

The Fall Exposure League gives players an opportunity for extra conditioning in game situations, to display new skills developed during the off season and of course--bragging rights. The first thing is definitely displayed  in the Week 2 Games of the Week.

Game 1 - Stanford vs Baylor

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Game 2 - UConn vs Notre Dame

Check Out Ariel Hearn's (Arlington) First Photo Shoot at Memphis

Ariel Hearn is hilarious in this behind the scene look at Memphis Lady Tigers 2012-13 season photo shoot.

Womens College Basketball Daily News - October 5, 2012

East Carolina: Women's Basketball Begins Preseason Practice
Florida State: FSU Women's Hoops Starts Practice
Oklahoma State: Back In The Saddle Again
Stevens: Women's Basketball Hires Hannah Ally and Stephanie Prall as Recruiting Coordinators
Texas Tech: Lady Raiders begin fall practice eager for another NCAA tournament bid
Wagner: Women's Basketball Holds First Practice Under Lisa Cermignano
UC Riverside: UC Riverside to Tip Off Basketball Season With Midnight Madness and After Madness Dance Party on October 12

Top 50 Grassroots Girls Basketball People to Follow on Twitter

Kenny Kallina, of Florida Girls Basketball, has put together a list of the Top 50 people in the United States to follow on twitter when you’re looking for information about girls basketball grassroots. Despite no one from the Memphis area making the list, I find the list impressive and will use it as a resource. Click here to access the list

Womens College Basketball Daily News - October 4, 2012

Baylor: Brittney Griner - Preseason Player of the Year; Alexis Prince - Freshman of the Year.
College of Charleston: Women’s Basketball Thoughts from Seniors on Preseason Training
Duke: Blue Devils Add Hernando Planells to Staff
Eastern Michigan: EMU Women's Basketball Announces Television Dates
Florida Gulf Coast: Whitney Knight to Miss 2012-13 Season Due to Injury
Georgia Tech: Getting To Know: Roddreka Rogers
LSU: Lady Tigers Complete First Practice of the Season
Memphis: New University of Memphis women's basketball assistants settling in
Michigan: Maize & Blue to Offer Girls Clinic on Oct. 21
North Dakota: Women's hoops opens season with first official practice
Southeastern Louisiana: Young Lady Lions Begin 2012-13 Preparations
West Virginia: Big 12 Announces Women’s Hoops Preseason Honors
UCLA: Women's Basketball Holds First Official Practice
UTSA: Roadrunners begin practice on Tuesday

Check Out Danielle Ballard's First Day of Practice at LSU

Two days into the month of October, a new-look LSU women's basketball team took the floor on Tuesday as second-year head coach Nikki Caldwell put the Lady Tigers through their first official practice of the season in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The two-hour practice featured up-tempo drills and was the first college practice for three true freshmen - Danielle Ballard (Central), Kuaneshia "Coco" Baker and Derreyal Youngblood. NCAA legislation adopted in 2010 allows schools to begin women's basketball practice 40 days prior to the start of the regular season.

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Womens College Basketball Daily News - October 3, 2012

Central Michigan: Women's Basketball Program Adds Russell Rose as Video Coordinator
Coastal Carolina: Women's Basketball Opens Practice; Hoopla Set for Oct. 22
Florida Gulf Coast: FGCU opens practice loaded with newcomers
Memphis: Women's Basketball On the Court Monday
Mississippi State: Johnnie Harris finds her calling coaching basketball
Western Carolina: Women's Basketball Officially Begins Preseason Team Practice Today
Wright State: Women's Basketball Holds First Practice
Louisiana-Monroe: Women's Basketball Starts Practice

Womens College Basketball Daily News - October 2, 2012

Mary: Fred Fridley resigns as U-Mary's women's basketball coach
Montana: Veteran Lady Griz open practice Monday
Mississippi State: A'Quonesia Franklin brings experience, toughness to MSU women
Purdue: Newcomers quench Purdue women's basketball team's thirst for speed
Purdue: Purdue women's basketball staff will handle Drey Mingo with care
Southeast Missouri State: Southeast women get an early jump on practice
Tennessee: Debby Jennings, Ex-Lady Vols media director sues
Tennessee: Lady Vols freshman Nia Moore going to work at UT
Tennessee: Warlick Happy With Lady Vols' Effort
Tennessee: Warlick believes all 11 Lady Vols can help
Tulane: Tulane women's basketball hopes maturity gives team fast start to 2012
Wagner: Summer Bonding Unifies Women's Basketball As Practice Begins Wed.
UTEP: Anxious UTEP women's basketball team starts today
Vermont: UVM Women's Basketball to Host Free Clinics Around the State on Oct. 13

Middle School Play Day at Germantown High School

Play Day this Saturday, October 6 at Germantown High.

Girls Teams

City Schools	County Schools
Snowden	Highland Oaks
Lester	Mt. Pisgah
Kirby	Appling

Boys Teams

City Schools	County Schools
Wooddale	Appling
Hamilton	Mt. Pisgah
Sherwood	Schilling Farms
Raleigh Egypt	Germantown
Lester	Highland Oaks
Kirby	Shadowlawn

Girls Games
8:00am Appling vs. Snowden
8:45 Lester Vs. HOM
9:30 Kirby Vs. Appling
10:15Snowden vs. HOM
11:00  Mt. P vs Lester
11:45 Mt. P vs Kirby


Boys Games
12:30pm Wooddale vs. Appling
1:15pm Shilling Farms Vs. Raleigh Egypt
2:00pm Appling vs. G-Town (B)
2:45pm Raleigh Egypt Vs Mt. P
3:30pm Shilling farms Vs. lester
4:15pm Kirby vs Shadowlawn
5:00pm Hamilton Vs. Mt. P
5:45pm Lester vs G-Town (A)
6:30pm HOM vs Sherwood
7:15pm Hamilton Vs. Shadowlawn
8:00pm HOM Vs. Kirby  
8:45pm G-Town (A) vs Sherwood

Womens College Basketball Daily News - October 1, 2012

Arkansas State: “Boyer Mile” Tops 200 Participants
Chestnut Hill: Getting to Know Their "Dear Neighbor", Griffins Give Back
Chestnut Hill: Women's Basketball Walks for Autism Speaks at Citizens Bank Park
Oberlin College: Jasmine Mushington Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
Texas: Jody Conradt, Former Women's Basketball coach and Women's Athletics Director will have a statue of her likeness unveiled at Frank Erwin Center on Oct. 5.
Valdosta State: Releases 2012-13 Schedule