Carl Berman 
31 May 2015 
0 comments While the concept of freshmen becoming top NBA draft picks has become a customary practice, Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell was not seen as a likely one-and-done prospect coming into the season. After a prolific freshman campaign, can Russell be the top guard selected in this year’s draft? At 6-foot-5, Russell possesses the size to play […]
Russell Named NetScouts Basketball Player of the Day + Thursday Notes
D’Angelo Russell led Ohio State to an overtime win over VCU as the Buckeyes advanced into the Round of 32. The 6-foot-5 guard has been named NetScouts Basketball’s NCAA Tournament Player of the Day for games on March 19th. Ohio State trailed by double-figures in the first half, but cut the deficit to one by […]
NCAA Returns to Portland on 50-Year Anniversary of Final Four
Portland, OR – 50 years ago Portland hosted the 1965 Final Four featuring Princeton and Bill Bradley, John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins as well as Michigan and Wichita State. The NCAA tournament returned to Portland today with four second-round games. The first session featured No. 1 seeded Arizona. The Wildcats dismantled Texas Southern 93-72 behind strong […]
Ohio State’s Russell, Ohio’s Ndour Named NetScouts Basketball Players of Week
Freshman D’Angelo Russell had a pair of standout performances this week and proved that he’s a legitimate one-and-done prospect. The Louisville, Kentucky native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from January 19th to January 25th. Russell started the week with a dazzling 33 points, seven rebounds, and six assists […]
D’Angelo Russell Leads Ohio State Over Indiana
Columbus, OH – Ohio State got their first big win of the season against a ranked opponent, when they defeated #23 Indiana 82-70 in the jam packed Value City Arena on Sunday. Indiana jumped out to an early 12-4 lead but after an early time out for the Buckeyes the game would begin to swing […]
NetScouts Basketball adidas Nations 2013 All-Tournament Teams
It was another excellent adidas Nations global event held in Southern California this past weekend. Many of the top USA recruits from the 2014 and 2015 classes participated. The championship game featured 19 players in the top 100 for their particular class. The five international teams featured some of the better 18 and under players […]
adidas Nations 2013 Final Day: USA 2014 Blue Win Title
The USA 2014 Blue Team won the 2013 adidas Nations title with a hard-fought 81-77 victory over the Jalil Okafor led USA 2014 Red. North Carolina bound Theo Pinson was active for the winners with 15 points and seven rebounds. He was helped out by 14 points from Reid Travis, 11 points and eight rebounds […]
adidas Nations Day 3: USA Teams Reach the Title Game
Last night at the 2013 adidas Nations brought us the semi-final tournament as well as the Fellowship games between the four international teams that did not make the semi-finals. Team Africa took on USA 2014 Blue in the first semi-final. The Africans came out of the gate slow, possibly as a result of their bye […]
adidas Nations Day 2: USA Teams Show Dominance
Day 2 of the adidas Nations started with morning match-ups between the USA teams against the international teams. The USA won all the games. USA 2015 Blue got over a slow start to top Australia 78-63. 6’8 Carlton Bragg led the balanced scoring for the USA with 12 points. 6’8 Jonah Bolden was impressive in […]
