Stephenson, Cheek Among Group to Sign Late; Brandon Jennings on His European Vacation

Lance Stephenson and Dominic Cheek will still be on the board after the NCAA early signing period begins Wednesday.
Stephenson, the 6-foot-5 guard known as “Born Ready” from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, and Cheek, a 6-5 wing from St. Anthony in Jersey City, are among an elite group of high school basketball [...]

Jennings a Trendsetter?

Pete Thamel from The New York Times has two stories today on Brandon Jennings, and my first though on this is, Great job by Pete getting the paper to send him to Rome for the research. We should all be so lucky.
The first story asks whether Jennings, an elite point guard who opted to play [...]

Anatomy of the Brandon Jennings Deal

The history-making deal that sent American high school basketball phenom Brandon Jennings to a professional club in Italy was brokered early Tuesday morning in a hotel room at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.
After Jennings, 18, his family and his advisors had dinner with grassroots sneaker czar Sonny Vaccaro Monday night, Jennings returned to his hotel [...]

Brandon Jennings Headed to Italy

Brandon Jennings is pulling a Kobe. A year after playing for Oak Hill Academy on ESPN, he’s headed to Italy.
Jennings, the prep star who announced he would skip Arizona in order to play overseas, signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract with the Rome-based Pallacanestro Virtus Roma team. The deal has a buyout clause that will allow [...]

Jennings Appears at Reebok; Sidney’s List

PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Jennings made an unscheduled appearance here at the Reebok All-American Camp — as a fan only. The 6-foot Jennings recently announced that he would skip next season at Arizona and play ball in Europe instead. He stopped by press row and mentioned that he might possibly play in Italy, Spain, Russia or [...]

Jennings to Europe

Brandon Jennings is headed to Europe.
The National Prep Player of the Year will not go to Arizona, but instead will make an unprecedented move to play professionally in Europe.
“Over the course of the last two months I have consulted a number of people in basketball before coming to this decision,” Jennings said in a statement [...]

Jennings Still Awaiting Score

Brandon Jennings was supposed to have received his SAT score on Saturday, but it now appears the Arizona commit will have to wait until July 11.
The 6-foot Jennings has said he may head to Europe instead of college even if he secures a qualifying test score — assuming he can find the right situation.
The National [...]

Will Jennings Be a Trendsetter?

UNION, N.J. — Brandon Jennings could be done with the NCAA before even spending one year on campus.
A 6-foot-2 point guard out of Oak Hill (Va.) Academy and the top-ranked prep player in America according to ESPN, Jennings is considering spending one year in Europe instead of playing next year at Arizona, the school to [...]

If Jennings Goes Overseas, Will Others Follow?

Brandon Jennings and those close to him are weighing the options as to whether he will play overseas or at Arizona next season.
The question is: If Jennings goes overseas, will it set a trend for others to follow? Could we see a Lance Stephenson or a Renardo Sidney follow Jennings abroad for a year before [...]

Jennings Awaiting Test Score

 
In his cover story on Brandon Jennings in the current Basketball Times, John Akers confirms what we reported here earlier this month.
 
 
“Jennings has yet to attain a qualifying test score that correlates to his grade-point average,” Akers wrote.
 
 
The 6-foot Jennings is committed to Arizona.
 
 
“He doesn’t have his test score,” Oak Hill coach Steve Smith told [...]