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Atlanta Elite player on best Prep team in the country!!!
Mike Lacey former North Springs High Student has gained a excellent oppportunity to be recognized on a National Stage.As result of the recommendation of our staff, Mike is attending Patterson School,a top rated prep school in North Carolina.He currently plays with some of the best players in the country including Jordan Hill(commited to Arizona University)(We were very instrumental in all phases of his developement,Coach Ivy went as far as assiting in his guardianship in order to help him reach his goals)and Devon Jefferson,likely NBA 2006 draftee.Mike has recieved several Division 1 inquiries and is expected to sign with a division 1 program.Good luck Mike and Jordan,We love you and expect you to continue to develop.
Also here is a previous story on Jordan Hill:
April 26, 2005
From an unknown to a star recruit overnight
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Josh Gershon
GOAZCATS.com Senior Writer
Without any doubt, recruiting is an inexact science. The best schools in the country send
their coaches to all of the AAU tournaments, scouting players and trying to project how
kids will develop on the next level.
No one knew about Jordan Hill until Sunday.
Colleges spend millions of dollars into recruiting by traveling, subscribing to online
publications, newsletters, magazines and much more. Despite how much time and effort
goes into recruiting, there are always kids who could play for the best schools in the
country that fly under the radar.
ExWildcat
Gilbert Arenas was unranked by almost every publication in the country
when he chose Arizona over Kansas State. This year, he made his first NBA AllStar
game.
In that same recruiting class, two publications had LaVell Blanchard as the nation's top
player. Blanchard went to Michigan and is watching Arenas in the NBA Playoffs while
he plays professionally in Italy.
One year and seven days ago, Korvotney Barber was an absolute unknown in the
basketball world. That was until he went to the Houston Kingwood Classic with the
Smyrna Stars.
Barber had an incredible tournament and the college coaches took notice. Soon after, he
had offers from schools such as Georgia Tech, Alabama, Florida and Kentucky. Barber
later signed with Auburn and made the McDonald's AllAmerican
team.
According to Smyrna Stars head coach Gary Graham, Barber caught a break and the
coaches accidentally stumbled upon him.
Hill sat out last season.
"We got pretty lucky actually," Graham said. "We were in Houston playing Mario
Chalmers' team so there were a lot of coaches there. Korvotney had a big game and now
he's a McDonald's AllAmerican."
One year later, the Smyrna Stars introduced another big time player to the national
spotlight in the same tournament. On Saturday night, Jordan Hill was a virtual unknown
to college basketball's top programs.
That ended on Sunday, when Hill had 12 points and 15 rebounds in a Gold Division
semifinal loss against the Houston Swoosh Blue. Not even 24 hours later, Graham's
phone was ringing nonstop.
One college coach after the other has been asking about Hill ever since his big game.
"I've had 27 calls on my phone," Graham said Monday afternoon. "And that was since
last night."
In this case, you can't fault the college coaches for not having seen Jordan Hill play. In
fact, before this weekend, that would have been almost impossible.
Last season, Hill didn't even play high school basketball. According to his legal guardian,
Keith Ivy, Hill spent the last year working on his academics instead.
"He had a situation where his home life wasn't too steady," Ivy said. "Once we got the
guardianship of him, I just really had him concentrate on his grades and get them up to
par."
Ivy made sure that Hill worked hard in school and his GPA is now around a 3.0. With his
academic situation looking good, Hill is ready to concentrate on basketball.
Next season, Hill will play for Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.
We asked Graham about Hill's game, and the AAU coach raved about the kid's potential. Hill is known for his athleticism.
"He's just an awesome, awesome player," Graham said. "He's 610,
611
and very
athletic. He's just going to blow up big time this year. He hasn't played a whole lot of
basketball but once he works out the kinks, the sky is the limit.
"He can jump and he can shoot the ball really well for a kid that size. He's real athletic,
has real long arms and can play the four position if needed. He's not just a 610
guy that
has to play in the low box."
Hill has received interest from all kinds of schools since blowing up over the weekend.
Arizona, Georgia Tech and Georgia are just a few of the dozens of schools that have
inquired about him.
Considering that just four days ago no one knew Jordan Hill's name, the fact that Arizona
is so interested in the center is a big deal to the family.
"He's excited about it; he's really excited," Graham said. "That's amazing."
"He is very interested in Arizona," added Ivy. "Arizona is definitely a dynamic program.
If he went to Arizona, he sure couldn't go wrong, that's for sure."
Even though Hill has been flying under the radar all of this time, Ivy said that there isn't
much doubt in his mind that his son can play for a top program.
"I know that he wants to go to a big school," Ivy said. "I think he can play anywhere. In
fact, I know he can play anywhere. I know that he'll have the academics to do so also."
Not only will Hill be recruited by Arizona, but several other schools west of the
Mississippi will try to get involved in his recruitment. Normally pulling a kid out of
Georgia would be hard for schools on the other side of the country, but that might not be
the case with Hill.
Ivy says that Arizona's distance from Georgia won't give the school less of a chance with
Hill.
"The distance of Arizona shouldn't hurt anything," Ivy said. "In fact, you know how kids
want to get away from home. Jordan is the same way. He wants to go somewhere far
away."
If Jordan Hill is as good as he is made out to be, the fact that he wants to go far from
home should bode well for Arizona and the other schools out West.
To some, there isn't a question of how good Hill really is. Just ask his coach.
"He's so good that Ray Charles could see him," Graham said.
* GOAZCATS.com thanks Keith Ivy for the pictures of Jordan Hill.
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Sunday, August 27
Atlanta Elite Alumni signs national letter of intent!
Hill Ready To Climb With Wildcats
Hill Ready To Climb With Wildcats!!
Last year, "The Three Kings" arrived in Tucson to take the court for Coach Lute Olson. And each made their own 'unique' contributions. We're talking about Marcus Williams, Fendi Onobun and J.P. Prince each made their own unique contributions.
This year Wildcat fans are already heralding the arrival of McDonalds high school All-American Chase Budinger, point guard Nic Wise and a third player that is making his presence known weekends at St. Gregory college prepatory school.
The Tucson Summer Pro League is more than halfway through it's schedule and Jordan Hill is rapidly climbing to the top of his game.
At 6-feet-10-inches tall, the forward follows in a long line of prized-recruits. He's in town months early getting prepared for the fall semester.
"I'm feeling great about it," Hill said. "This league is helping me get acclimated and one of the reasons I'm glad to be here early."
Hill comes to the UofA by way of hot-lanta, Georgia and he's already feeling the Tucson heat. He already knows the kind of attention Arizona players receive in Tucson but isn't about to interpret it as added heat as in pressure.
"I already know all the players and I understand what's expected. I'm just excited to show what I can do."
And he can't wait to hit the court with fellow freshmen for their maiden voyage at McKale.
Sunday, August 27
Another alumni signs scholarship offer
Anthony "T.J" Prince Jr.has signed to play at Xavier University in Lousiana.Prince started for Prep school powerhouse The Patterson School of Lenoir,N.C.He will major in computer science.
Good luck T.J.,
REPRESENT!!!
Monday, April 23
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Wednesday, April 15
Atlanta Elite Player declares for NBA draft
Exiting Hill thanks UA for rescuing himBy Bruce PascoeArizona Daily StarTucson, Arizona | Published: 04.10.2009advertisementOver three seasons with the Arizona Wildcats, junior forward Jordan Hill dunked and swatted his way into countless highlight reels, made fans jump to their feet and appeared in five NCAA tournament games.But his journey did not come down a one-way street.For when Hill made it a formal goodbye Thursday, discussing his early departure for the NBA draft during a McKale Center news conference, he didn't talk so much about what he did for Arizona as much as what Arizona did for him.Not only was Hill a lightly recruited big man out of South Carolina and Georgia when then-UA assistant coach Josh Pastner began chasing him, he was also a young man on the verge of trouble."My decision to come out here was basically to get away from home," Hill said. "I had a lot of distractions out there in Atlanta and South Carolina. … In Atlanta, anything can happen over there. Females, parties, pro athletes, former athletes, it gets kind of crazy. I know I wasn't wiser then, so I'd probably get caught up in all that stuff."I just felt like if I had to stay over there, I probably would not be in this (situation) I'm in now. I just wanted to get away and be on my own, try to grow up."By all accounts, he did. Hill jumped from completely off the NBA radar screen as a high schooler to a projected lottery pick this June, and he also grew into a likable, if quiet, leader despite having to play through three of the more turbulent years of Arizona basketball.Not only did Hill play for three head coaches in his three years — Lute Olson and interim coaches Kevin O'Neill and Russ Pennell — but he also learned from the one time he found trouble off the court. Hill was cited for misdemeanor disorderly conduct last Aug. 1 when he resisted a police order to stop fighting another man."I definitely regret that," Hill said. "After that I just tried to calm down and just say I'm part of a big program; I can't put a bad reputation on this program by doing stupid things."During his UA career, Hill became friends with a teammate from an opposite background, forward Chase Budinger, who grew up close to paradise in San Diego's affluent North County. Those two also bonded with guard Nic Wise of Houston, in what became known as the "Big Three" this season."They've grown really close, with all the turmoil that's gone on there," said Keith Ivy, who took care of Hill beginning in 10th grade and became his guardian. "Those three — him, Nic and Chase — came in together and went through all those coaching changes. They grew together and became close friends. Jordan really does like Nic and Chase."The three may come across each other again this spring as they prepare for the NBA draft. Wise says he will test the draft but not hire an agent, keeping open the option to return to school, and Hill and Budinger have both signed with agent Kevin Bradbury.Down the road, there will be more challenges, of course. Hill noted with a smile that he has "ridiculous" upside and is glad he will be around NBA players and coaches who can bring that out of him. Off the court, he and Ivy will be attending to a 3-year-old son, Jordan Crawford, whose mother, Shaunte Crawford, is about to serve a year in Iraq.He'll also have to learn how to deal with the distractions his soon-to-arrive wealth will cause. The first-year salaries for players drafted No. 3-10, where Hill has been projected, range from $2.1million to $4 million.But Hill will always have the strength and maturity he gained in three years at Arizona to draw from."This place helped me grow up to be a man," Hill said. "I'm definitely going to miss everything about it."Rim shots • Two former Xavier assistant coaches, Emanuel "Book" Richardson and James Whitford, will rejoin head coach Sean Miller on the Arizona staff starting today, Miller told 1490-AM radio on Thursday. Richardson, 36, has strong recruiting ties in New York City, and Whitford, 37, was a longtime staffer at Miami (Ohio), where he worked with Miller in the mid-1990s.
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