Ohio Basketball Club is taking registration for all teams 3th thru 11th grade for 2011 summer AAU. Teams will start “FREE” individual workouts soon. Click below and feel out the form and someone will contact you.
Adidas Midwest Elite Camp is now taking campers. The camp has already got some commitments from several rank players. Also, several major scouting services will be on hand. Click below for more details and to sign-up.
Ludovic Ndaye 6′9 Phoenix (WW Prep) AZ., has a ton of colleges after his service, Memphis State, Akron, Cleveland State, East Carolina, Oklahoma State, SMU, Penn State, Arizona State, James Madiosn, Texas Tech, to name a few. Ndaye came to US via Montreal, Canada n traveled 2009 summer with Ohio Basketball Club.
Top 30 propect 2010 6′7 Mychel Parker (OBC) verbal to Maryland.
Former OBC player B.J. Mullens get drafted in first round #24 by Dallas Mavericks and traded to Oklahoma City. Congrat. to BJ Mullens.
B.J. Mullens, a long shot in NBA Draft, works out for Sixers
By FRANK SERAVALLI
Philadelphia Daily News
In the days leading up to Thursday’s NBA draft, 7-1 center B.J. Mullens has been launched around the country like the shots he was firing from long distance last weekend.
Saturday’s visit with the Sixers at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine was his eighth workout in 9 days.
It just happened that Mullens’ last workout might be his biggest head-scratcher in terms of a roster fit. The Sixers, who have been focused on a guard, don’t have much need for a big man with Elton Brand, Samuel Dalembert, Jason Smith and Marreese Speights on the roster.
“We don’t expect him, from a probability standpoint, to be there at No. 17,” said Courtney Witte, the Sixers’ director of player personnel. “But I think we need to be prepared. Our philosophy has always been to look at the best player available, and he is certainly a talent.
“I think any time you can get a talent like that, you have to take a look at him and you have to do your due diligence and then make a determination. He is potentially going to be a very good basketball player in the NBA.”
A source has told the Daily News the visit was a “longstanding commitment” arranged some time ago. Mullens’ agent, Andy Miller, also represents unrestricted free-agent guard Andre Miller. Teams cannot begin to negotiate with free agents until July 1.
Mullens, a better-than-average shooter for a big man, opted out of Ohio State after winning the Big Ten’s Sixth Man of the Year award as a freshman. He averaged 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 33 games.
“Even though they’re looking at a guard, you never know,” Mullens said with a shrug. “I’m just trying to get people talking about B.J. Mullens.”
Multiple reports have stated that the Detroit Pistons - sitting two spots ahead of the Sixers at 15 - are firm on drafting Mullens; he is slated to go anywhere from eighth to 20th in mock drafts.
“It’s all up in the air until draft night,” Mullens said. “I had told a reporter that I was going to go back [to Detroit] for a workout. But I don’t think I am.”
Mullens said Chicago, the pick before the Sixers, has also expressed interest.
After averaging 20 minutes per game at Ohio State, Mullens might need more time to develop than the typical college player. His trainer, Joe Abunassar, who has worked with more than 30 current NBA players, would know better than anyone.
Abunassar is training a slew of this year’s draft crop at his Impact Basketball center in Las Vegas.
“He is a very intriguing prospect,” Abunassar said of Mullens. “In all of my years, I’ve rarely seen a guy that is 7-foot and has this kind of skill and athleticism. He is a back-to-the-basket-type guy. Like Marreese [Speights, also a client], he does a lot of different things well. I think he just needs to play more and needs a little time to adjust.
“He is absolutely worth looking into. You never know what other teams are thinking on draft night.”
It seems that there is little interest in Mullens from teams selecting after the Sixers, limiting their options for a draft-and-trade scenario. Drafting him would still leave the Sixers with a gaping hole at guard.
“We think about that,” Witte said of a possible trade situaton. “We’re in the process of evaluating that. But I think any time you can get a quality player that has separation among other players, you’ve got to go with that talent.”
Nonething personal but Ohio Basketball Club is the only sponsored Adidas AAU summer program in Ohio.I hope this answer the question that I receive from some parents. Just because another program wears Adidas product doesn’t make them a Adidas sponsor program. Programs have been buying products and telling high school coaches, players and parents that for years. I hope this answered your question. God Bless.
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First time vistor, seen link on JJ Huddle. Nice site with all the front page help for a athlete. I like a site that provide information for all the kids and not just for their program. Also, thank for providing ranking for the public and college coaches.
I have a few disagreements on both team n players ranking, but you can bet everybody does. But, overall good job and thanks for providing the information. Look forward to visiting this site often for updates.