Athletics
#10 St. Thomas More upsets #3 Fishburne in OT
St. Thomas More and Fishburne traded blows for 40 minutes before Kuran Iverson would drill a step-back three-pointer to force overtime, but More took control in the extra period to pull out the 85-76 upset of the third-ranked Caissons in the National Prep Showcase on Saturday.
Read More: Click hereFMS alum Teven Jones debuts, helps UVa. to 83-43 win over Seattle
Virginia coach Tony Bennett desperately needs to find a solution at point guard – with senior starter Jontel Evans and sophomore backup Malcolm Brogdon on the bench for God-knows-how-long. He may have found the answer – in 2012 Fishburne Military School alum Teven Jones.
Read More: Click hereKuran Iverson: Memphis-bound
Kuran Iverson can fill a stat sheet out across the board. Memphis basketball fans look forward to seeing him fill out stat sheets as a Tiger. “It’s a great day. Just signing the papers and getting that out of the way, it’s a great feeling,” said Iverson, a 6’10” small forward who is a consensus top-32 recruit overall and is considered one of the top five or six small forwards in the Class of 2013.
Read More: Click here#3 Fishburne wins in opener at National Prep Showcase
Kuran Iverson and Zach Lewis returned to their home state to lead Fishburne Military School to a first-day win in the National Prep Showcase as the Caissons took down Northfield Mount Hermon 64-59 Friday night.
Read More: Click hereDaniel Dixon: Patience was his virtue
Daniel Dixon had D2 offers coming out of high school, but after holding his own in a series of high-school all-star games, he decided that he wanted to invest in himself, and asked his parents for their support. The 6’5″ shooting guard from Great Falls, Va., made the right choice, signing with William and Mary from the CAA.
Read More: Click hereWill Darley: A long road home
Baltimore-area native Will Darley decided on a postgrad year four hours away at Fishburne Military School and, as fate would have it, will end up with the reward of being able to play college basketball close to home at Maryland-Baltimore County.
Read More: Click hereChase Cormier: On to Grambling State
Grambling State is in the midst of a rebuilding effort under first-year head coach Joseph Price. Price may have landed his floor general of the future in Fishburne point guard Chase Cormier. Cormier, a 6’0″ guard from Windsor Mill, Md., made it official, signing with Grambling for the class of 2013.
Read More: Click hereAlassane Kah: Dream come true
Alassane Kah had a tough choice to make – with offers from the likes of Richmond, Rhode Island and Delaware, among others, to mull over. But he was sold on Western Kentucky on his visit. “It’s a great place for basketball. People there just showed me much love. I bonded well with the team when I visited. The chemistry, the offense – they play my style, they run up and down the floor. It was a great choice for me,” said Kah, a 6’9″ forward from Senegal by way of Columbus, Ohio, who signed with the Hilltoppers.
Read More: Click hereMarcel Simon: Hard work pays off
It’s hard to think that you’re going to get a scholarship to play college basketball in the States when you’re based half a world away in Germany. That was the situation for Marcel Simon, who viewed his postgrad year at Fishburne as an opportunity to showcase himself to American coaches. “This is what I’ve been striving for my entire life. And it’s finally come true,” said Simon, a 6’6″ guard who signed with Texas-Pan American.
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