Forward Demeatrio Wade (193-F), formerly of Excelsior High School, was recently named to the All Showcase Team at the IBS-Premier Spring Showcase; an annual college exposure event for college prospect from various states. The 64 senior from Decatur Christian School in llinois, was selected in the top 5 out of the 80 prospects who participated in the event.
Forward Demeatrio Wade (193-F), formerly of Excelsior High School, was recently named to the All Showcase Team at the IBS-Premier Spring Showcase; an annual college exposure event for college prospect from various states. The 64 senior from Decatur Christian School in llinois, was selected in the top 5 out of the 80 prospects who participated in the event. College coaches in attendance inquired about Wade, whose interest from college programs soared towards the end of the season, but he still remains uncommitted.
Tulsa, OK (4-8-2008) - The University of Tulsa fell behind 16-2 to start the game, but staged a remarkable comeback to capture the first ever College Basketball Invitational championships, beating Bradley University 70-64 in the final game of the best-of-three series. Sophomore center, Jerome Jordan, just missed a triple-double after finishing with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and eight blocked shots to earn tournament MVP honors. Tulsa ended the season 25-14.
Tulsa, OK (4-8-2008) - The University of Tulsa fell behind 16-2 to start the game, but staged a remarkable comeback to capture the first ever College Basketball Invitational championships, beating Bradley University 70-64 in the final game of the best-of-three series. Sophomore center, Jerome Jordan, just missed a triple-double after finishing with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and eight blocked shots to earn tournament MVP honors. Tulsa ended the season 25-14.
Portland, OR (4-15-2008) - A USA junior national select team scored an impressive 98-78 victory over a World select team, led by Samardo Samuels, in the Nike Hoop Summit on Sunday night. Samuels finished with 10 points for international team, which featured players from 11 countries, including Jamaica, France, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Republic of Congo, Canada, Ukraine, Lithuania, Serbia, Nigeria, and Germany. Samuels, the No.
Portland, OR (4-15-2008) - A USA junior national select team scored an impressive 98-78 victory over a World select team, led by Samardo Samuels, in the Nike Hoop Summit on Sunday night. Samuels finished with 10 points for international team, which featured players from 11 countries, including Jamaica, France, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Republic of Congo, Canada, Ukraine, Lithuania, Serbia, Nigeria, and Germany. Samuels, the No.1 high school center in the country, plans to attend the 8th annual Star Search Basketball & Life Skills Development Camp is set for July 13-18, 2008 at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education & Sports in St. Catherine, Jamaica - the place where it all started for him.
Peoria, IL (4-3-2008) - The last thing Bradley University wanted was to see the University of Tulsa celebrating on its home court, so they came out and used a stifling defense to shut down Tulsa's leading scorers - Jerome Jordan and Ben Uzoh - to force a game 3 back in Tulsa tomorrow night. At stake is the inaugural College Basketball Invitational championship which is now down to a winner-take-all stage.
Peoria, IL (4-3-2008) - The last thing Bradley University wanted was to see the University of Tulsa celebrating on its home court, so they came out and used a stifling defense to shut down Tulsa's leading scorers - Jerome Jordan and Ben Uzoh - to force a game 3 back in Tulsa tomorrow night. At stake is the inaugural College Basketball Invitational championship which is now down to a winner-take-all stage. Tulsa won game 1 on Monday night 73-68 and Bradley took game 2 last night 83-74, a game in which Jordan scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
Peoria, IL (4-2-2008) - The University of Tulsa will try to end their late season charge on a high note tonight when they go in search of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI) title. Tulsa, a program rich in basketball history with 13 conference crowns and two NIT titles, won game one of the best-of-three series on Monday night 73-68, behind Jerome Jordan's 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Peoria, IL (4-2-2008) - The University of Tulsa will try to end their late season charge on a high note tonight when they go in search of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI) title. Tulsa, a program rich in basketball history with 13 conference crowns and two NIT titles, won game one of the best-of-three series on Monday night 73-68, behind Jerome Jordan's 18 points and 13 rebounds. Tulsa has won 14 of its last 17 games, including a 7-1 mark since the end of the regular season, but Bradley hopes to earn a victory and send the series back to Tulsa for a deciding Game 3 on Friday night.
Decatur, IL (4-2-2008) - Senior forward Demeatrio Wade, formerly of Excelsior High School, ended a brilliant career at Decatur Christian School by winning the slam dunk contest at the Illinois All-Star Game over the weekend. Wade then went on to score 20 points and haul down 11 rebounds in the game but his team went down 126-120 in a classic shootout. Next season Wade will take his show to a college somewhere in the United States, but the college is yet to be revealed.
Decatur, IL (4-2-2008) - Senior forward Demeatrio Wade, formerly of Excelsior High School, ended a brilliant career at Decatur Christian School by winning the slam dunk contest at the Illinois All-Star Game over the weekend. Wade then went on to score 20 points and haul down 11 rebounds in the game but his team went down 126-120 in a classic shootout. Next season Wade will take his show to a college somewhere in the United States, but the college is yet to be revealed.
Tulsa leaps into College Basketball Invitational finals
Tulsa, OK (3-28-2008) - The University of Tulsa might not have been invited to the NCAA 'March Madness' tournament, but so what. Tulsa is making up for their exclusion in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational Tournament, a run that has them contesting the finals next Monday.
Tulsa, OK (3-28-2008) - The University of Tulsa might not have been invited to the NCAA 'March Madness' tournament, but so what. Tulsa is making up for their exclusion in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational Tournament, a run that has them contesting the finals next Monday. Last night center Jerome Jordan added 18 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocked shots as Tulsa edged Conference USA rivals University of Houston 73-69 to reach the championship game where they will face Bradley University. Leading 72-69, Jordan rebounded a Houston miss with just .04 seconds left and was fouled. He sank one of two shots to provide the final margin.
Milwaukee, WI (3-27-2008) - The East All-Stars were the underdogs, but last night that didn't matter as they defeated the West All-Stars 107-102 in the 31st Annual McDonald's All-American High School basketball game. Louisville-bound Samardo Samuels, who finished with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, was cited as the most impressive player of the week by fellow players Tyreke Evans (MVP of the game), Mike Rosario and Willie Warren.
Milwaukee, WI (3-27-2008) - The East All-Stars were the underdogs, but last night that didn't matter as they defeated the West All-Stars 107-102 in the 31st Annual McDonald's All-American High School basketball game. Louisville-bound Samardo Samuels, who finished with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, was cited as the most impressive player of the week by fellow players Tyreke Evans (MVP of the game), Mike Rosario and Willie Warren. Without hesitation, they recognized Samuels for his scary combination of size and agility. Former NBA player, Larry Drew, whose son also participated in the game, also said he was most impressed with Samuels.
