In Detroit, basket ball is for the tough guys, so as an Oregon transplant and one who simply still likes the relaxed way of living a bit more than the stress here in Detroit, I admire those basket ball players who go about life in a similar fashion. Greg Oden lives a dual life. He plays hard...very hard and yet he finds time to give back to the community. Greg Oden started a program for mentors in Oregon called Team Oden and it has been expanding ever since.
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05/02/2010
Greg Oden Coming To Detroit?
OK, this might just be my dream to have Greg Oden in Detroit in the Pistons line up, but one can always hope. Greg Oden dominates the boards and blocks the opposing teams shots seemingly at will. So if I can have one wish fulfilled (and believe me I have many) in regards to basketball this yer it would be bringing the a center of the likes of Greg Oden to the Detroit Pistons. Maybe he can help us get back to championship caliber.
10/19/2007
Evans, Patterson commit to Duquesne
Adding one of the Detroit PSL's top uncommitted seniors is solid.
Getting verbal pledges from two on the same night is some coup.
DBR learned late Friday night that a pair of Detroit Northwestern teammates - point guard Eric Evans and forward Shawntez Patterson - are now off the board.
Evans, the city's No. 3 overall player and the metro-area's top uncommitted prospect, and Patterson, also a top senior, are Atlantic-10 bound after pledging their services to coach Ron Everhart and the Duquesne Dukes.
Evans, an aggressive 5-10 point guard, averaged 23.8 points and 7.1 assists last year for Northwestern and coach Steve Hall en route to earning DBR All-PSL Dream Team honors.
Despite his size, the jet-quick Evans is equally capable of finishing at the basket, pulling up for a long-range jumper or making a spectacular pass.
Patterson, a bouncy 6-6 forward, was ineligible for the first half of the high school season but was a presence down the stretch for Hall and the Colts.
Next year, Evans and Patterson will compose the entire Michigan contingent on a Duquesne team that is currently devoid of players from the Great Lakes State.
Last season, the Dukes finished 10-19 overall and 6-10 in the A-10, losing to Saint Louis 78-77 in the first round of the A-10 Tournament.
DBR will have more on these commitments in the near future.
10/01/2007
Kavon Rose commits
Kavon Rose, a senior shooting guard for Finney High School, has made his college choice.
Rose is Detroit Basketball Report's No. 2 player in the city of Detroit and No. 4 player overall in the state of Michigan in the class of 2008.
As a junior, Rose averaged 25 points and was selected to DBR's All-PSL first team. Where will Rose play his college basketball?
As a junior, Rose averaged 25 points and was selected to DBR's All-PSL first team. Where will Rose play his college basketball?
