Well, right about now, many of the summer hoops camps have gotten started. The ones I speak of are all sponsored by shoe companies. If you don't think these shoe companies influence the kids, check out this quote from Javaris Crittenton, on why he chose the Adidas camp:
"I wanted to stay loyal to Adidas," said Crittenton, who teamed with NBA No. 1 draft choice Dwight Howard to lead SACA to the Class A championship last winter. "It is all about who will market you the best."
Adidas Camp, Suwanee GA. July 7-10.
GT Recruits of interest:
Mario Chalmers - committed to Kansas
Anthony Goods - committed to Stanford
Kovotney Barber - in his top 3
Javaris Crittenton
Anjuan Wilderness - not sure the interest - from ATL
Brandon Costner
Marcus Williams - not in his top 7
Terrance Williams - committed to Louisville
NIKE Camp- July 8-11
IndyStar article
Another article
GT Recruits of interest (thanks to JuniorNT at the Hive for the list)
Alade Aminu- GT Commit Stephenson HS Stone Mountain GA
Eric Boateng- St. Andrew's School MiddleTown DE - Duke lean
Jamal Boykin- Fairfax HS Los Angeles CA - will go do Duke if they want him
Casaan Breeden- Marlboro County HS Clio SC - will not go to GT
Lee Bynum- St. Joseph HS Plainsboro NJ
Kevin Durant(06)- National Christian Academy Capitol Heights MD
Levance Fields Xaverian HS Brooklyn NY
Walter Hodge- Florida Air Academy Melbourne FL
Billy Humphrey- Dacula HS Dacula GA
Calvin Miles- Dallas Skline HS Dallas TX - Package deal w-K.Rogers?
Kevin Rogers- South Oak Cliff HS Dallas TX - Package deal w-CJ Miles?
Magnum Rolle- St. George HS Bahamas
Jessie Sapp- National Christian Academy New York NY
Jevohn Shepherd West Hill Collegiate Scarborough Ontario Canada
Famous Jackets who have attended the NIKE Camp include Travis Best, Dennis Scott, Kenny Anderson and John Salley.
REEBOK ABCD Camp, July 8-10 Teaneck, New Jersey
Roster not published yet.
Friday, July 09, 2004
The Summer Camps
Posted by Scott at Friday, July 09, 2004