Old hand, Van Coleman of http://www.hot100hoops.com/ & Dinos Trigonis (right) of http://www.fullctpress.net/
Rosters:
Texas D1 Ambassadors Austin/San Antonio
2012 5'11" G Carter Josephs San Antonio Clark
2012 5'11" G Mike Hardge Georgetown
2012 6'5" G Uche Ofoegbu San Antonio Stevens
2011 6'7" W Austin Jenkins Austin Hyde Park
2012 6'7" P Shelby Lane San Antonio Alamo Heights
2011 6'5" W Allante Faust Killeen Harker Heights
2012 6'6" W Jeffrey Rodewald San Antonio Alamo Heights
2012 6'6" P Drew Wikelius Austin Westlake
2012 6'9" P Connor Lammert San Antonio Churchill
Texas D1 Ambassadors Houston
2012 6'0" G Chase Brogna Houston St. Thomas
2012 5'10" G Joshua Hagins Bossier Airline (Louisiana)
2012 6'6" G Alex Caruso College Station A&M Consolidated
2012 6'7" F Maurice Letcher-Ellis Houston Yates
2013 6'8" F Kendrick Morris Houston Second Baptist
2013 6'8" F Johnathan Motley Galena Park Northshore
2011 6'9" F Keynon Willis Crosby
2013 6'7" F Parker Callendar Clear Lake Clear Springs
2012 6'4" G Devon Turk Houston St. Pius
Friday Night Games
Southern Nevada All Stars 81 Texas D1 Ambassadors Austin/San Antonio 60
As I watched this game I scratched my head and thought our kids played with little energy and lost to a much less talented team. The Southern Nevada team hit 15 three pointers & I thought they'll never do that again in a million years. I was wrong though as they dropped 13 more in their next game and easily won their pool to advance to bracket play.
2011 F Austin Jenkins had 10 points and 8 rebounds. The unsigned senior from Austin Hyde Park shows increased athleticism, a nice perimeter shot & a newfound intertest in battling on the boards and blocking/altering shots. He has excellent academics and will be a nice spring signing for a new Division One staff looking for a wing.
Austin Jenkins (left) & Connor Lammert (right) impressed on Friday at the Easter Classic
2012 F Connnor Lammert (who won't turn 17 until August) is easily the top post prospect in San Antonio's 2012 class. He can step out to hit the three, rebounds hard & is a nice passer. He led the way with 12 points & 14 rebounds in the loss.
Texas D1 Ambassadors-Houston 77 Las Vegas Prospects 64
We've had many a battle with the Prospects program over the years, including a come from behind win where we overcame a 22 point deficit at haltime of Hal Pastner's old Main Event tournament when the Las Vegas squad boasted current San Diego State star Billy White. A close game was broken open with a 12-0 run towards the end of the first half which catapulted Texas D1 to the win.
2012 G Devon Turk is a lights out shooter. He has great size at 6'4" and with a quick trigger release is a premiere shooter in the Class of 2012. He rained 4 three pointers and had an assortment of mid range shots in his bag of tricks while scoring 22 points.
Devon Turk (left) & Alex Caruso (right) played so well in Game One that Rivals.com gave them great props and publicity on Day 1 (Friday).
2012 G Alex Caruso continues to prolong his coming out party as one of 2012's top combo guards. He had 16 points, 6 assists & 5 rebounds in a well rounded effort. It's his athleticism that when thrown into the mix makes him have such a high ceiling.
