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Some of the best high school seniors shined at the Miami Heat's American Airlines Arena Sunday. The 3 day all-star event put an exclamation point on the high school careers of 18 of the best players nationally. ============== Very rarely will any fan of high school or college basketball see a greater collection of talent all in one gym than what the Jack Jones Shootout has in store for fans on March 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. No less than 10 prospects who are committed to attend BCS conferences will participate in the event. In fact players in the game will represent all six power conferences next season when they don their college uniforms. A trio of talented guards headline the event. A pair of future Arkansas Razorbacks, Rashad Madden and B.J. Young, are as talented as any player in the nation, and future Arizona Wildcat Nick Johnson might be the premier defender and athlete in the entire class. Young and Madden will team with Hunter Mickelson during the game. Mickelson and Madden are very familiar with each other as they were on the travel circuit together with the Arkansas Wings, but it is Young who might be the most intriguing player in the game. Young is a highly athletic 6-foot-3 guard who can play either on the ball as a point guard or off the ball as a scorer. This past summer Young came out of virtually nowhere to earn five-star status according to Scout.com, and is one of the most exciting players in the country. Madden is a versatile 6-foot-5 player who can play point guard, shooting guard, or small forward. His long arms, athleticism, and ability to get to the rim, as well as hit shots, makes him as tough a matchup as there is in the country. Mickelson is a skinny, but effective, post player who has athleticism and can hit the mid-range jumper. While those three Razorbacks will be looking to make noise, do not sleep on a pair of big name players from Findlay Prep out of Henderson, Nevada. Johnson and his teammate Amir Garrett definitely know how to entertain. Johnson is a 6-foot-3 scoring guard who can really get after it on the defensive end. Over the course of the past year Johnson has shown an ability to shutdown some of the best scorers in the country. While that is nice, it is Johnson's athletic ability that has so many looking forward to seeing him. Arguably the most explosive guard in the country, Johnson is capable of a highlight reel caliber dunk at any time. Garrett is right there with Johnson in terms of athleticism. At 6-foot-6 Garrett is headed to St. John's next season, though he also could have a bright future as a pitcher in baseball. Right now Garrett gets it done with athleticism and energy, but his skill level is improving. Still he is at his best above the rim and in transition. As if that wasn't enough, one of the best outside shooters in the country will also be making an appearance. Memphis native, and future Minnesota Golden Gopher, Andre Hollins can absolutely light it up from deep. With a quick trigger and a great idea of how to get open, Hollins can get things going in a hurry. Beyond that, the Virginia Cavaliers will be represented with three players who will wear the Orange and Blue next year. Shooter Paul Jesperson out of Wisconsin was as hot a commodity as there was during July, Darion Atkins is an athletic power forward who can be a definite impact guy as a freshman, and Malcolm Brogden is a do it all wing who can really score. All of those players and more will be at the Jack Jones Shootout. With so much talent on the floor it should be an exciting game and one of the premier high school events in the country. |
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