NY2LASports.com Inside Dish

August 28, 2008
Antonio Curro - NY2LASports.com
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The 2008 NY2LASports.com Breakfast of Champions League continues to generate a buzz with a host of solid prospects set to put it down starting October 12, 2008. As announced last week, the league will run on Sunday mornings starting October 12, 2008 through November 17, 2008. Each week will feature skill sessions and full length game play with everything taking place between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Sunday mornings inside the M.S.O.E. Kern Center. Division B prospects (i.e. Projected graduation of 2011-2012) will have their sessions between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. each week while Division A prospects (i.e. Projected graduation of 2009-2010) will have theirs run between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. each week. A number of games will be filmed and weekly reports and articles on the league and players will be run here at NY2LASports.com throughout the league. For all the details including registration information CLICK HERE

Here's a few notes for the weekend...

Score one for Bradley and Head Coach Jim Les as 6'9' John Wilkins (pictured left) has committed to attend Bradley. Wilkins, a Belgian import, blast on the scene this July with the Illinois Wolves and promptly had coaches across the country in every major conference positing to land him after his performances at the 2008 Reebok Summer Championships and the 2008 Duel in the Desert. Wilkins was one of the top available bigs and was looked at as either a 2008 or 2009 prospect. Despite the commitment, he still needs to go through the NCAA Clearinghouse. This is an excellent grab for Bradley as Wilkins has the potential to have an excellent career there.

2010 F Kyle Kelm (pictured left) took a visit to the University of Iowa earlier this week. The Randolph High School (Wisconsin) standout is regarded as one of the top 2010 prospects in the Midwest. He's collected offers to date from Iowa, Marquette, Iowa State, Oregon State, UWM, GB, St. Louis, Bradley and Northern Iowa. Minnesota, Washington State, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Syracuse, and Notre Dame have also shown interest as well. He also plays for the Wisconsin Swing during the spring/summer travel season.

6'3" 2011 G Jalonnie Parks (pictured left) is now attending Wisconsin Lutheran High School. Parks is one of the elite 2011 prospects in the Midwest and as some of you may recall, he had an excellent season last year at Milwaukee Custer on the varsity level. However, things have now changed as Parks goes from playing with 2010 standout and UW-Milwaukee commit Calvin Godfrey to rocking the courts alongside 6'5" F Flavien Davis at Wisconsin Lutheran this year. Davis is already regarded as one of the top 2010 prospects in Wisconsin and together with Parks you can expect Wisconsin Lutheran to be a tough team to beat this upcoming year. Real talk, Parks can flat out go and a number of Division 1 schools including Pittsburgh have inquired about him after a strong spring performance. Expect his stock to soar over the next couple of years with continued development and growth. He plays with the Playground Elite on the spring/summer travel circuit.

UW-Milwaukee Head Coach Rob Jeter grabbed one of the top 2010 prospects in Wisconsin earlier this week as 6'5" F Marquis Mason verbally committed to play for the Panthers. Mason is regarded as an explosive athlete with a lot of upside given his raw skill set. Mason joins the likes of Evan Anderson, Vander Blue, and Kameron Cerroni as top Wisconsin 2010 prospects who are now off the board. Mason played with Badger Sporting Goods and then finished up with the Wisconsin Swing this past spring/summer travel season.

Speaking of early commits, new Indiana Head Coach Tom Crean extended his reach out West and grabbed 2011 6'2" G Matt Carlino (pictured left) this past weekend. Carlino is out of Highland High School in Arizona and is regarded by most as one of the elite prospects nationally in that class. This is an excellent catch for Crean as Carlino is an excellent floor leader who really gets it done.

One kid to keep tabs on 6'8" 2010 prospect Phillip Jackson over the next 12 months. The Saint Mel (Illinois) standout is one of the best kept secrets in the Midwest and could see his stock absolutely explode by the end of next summer. He plays with the Mac Irvin Fire on the spring/summer travel circuit.

6'3" SG Troy Huff of Brookfield Academy is not moving or transferring to Arizona as had been rumored. The young sharpshooting standout informed me earlier this week that he's returning to Brookfield Academy. Huff stands as one of the top perimeter shooting guard prospects in the 2010 class. He plays with the Playground Elite on the spring/summer travel circuit.

6'5" F Chip Rank of Cedarburg (Wisconsin) continues to get more and more interest. While UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee, and North Dakota State have put offers on the table, Marquette, Northwestern, Colorado, Colorado State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Portland, South Dakota State, and Williams & Mary have also expressed interest as well. Rank is regarded as one of the top 2010 prospects in the state of Wisconsin and should be an excellent piece for new Head Coach Lance Randall to build on at Cedarbug. Rank plays with the Wisconsin Swing during the spring/summer grassroots season.

Note: Antonio Curro is the National Recruiting Editor for NY2LASports.com, the Midwest Editor for the HoopScoop and national consultant to various colleges and services.

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