by Morris Gordon posted 04/27/2010
 

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by evan daniels, scout.com posted 07/29/2009
 

Damien Wilson, SF, Atlanta Celtics 15’s – This 6-foot-5 wing played hard in the Celtics opening round tournament game. He’s got good size on the wing, showed range to the three-point line and attacked the rim well, especially in transition. It’s still early, but we like the possibility of being a high major prospect down the road
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by stephanie stovall, espn.com posted 07/17/2009
 

Great Scott!
 

2011 guard Shannon Scott (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) is an outstanding floor general. Scott pushes the ball in transition and finds open teammates for easy baskets. His excellent handle makes him difficult to defend. He can go right or left to beat his man off the dribble. He does not wow spectators with incredible quickness, but he gets by his man, makes the right passes or finishes the play himself. The cerebral guard is constantly communicating with his teammates, and is the established leader on a talented team.
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by morris gordon posted 06/10/2009
 



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by jerry meyer posted 05/13/2009
 
2011 Prospects            
                                


Dai-Jon Parker led the Southern Kings.

Dai-Jon Parker (2011 Southern Kings)- A naturally talented combo guard, Parker is one of those prospects who plays within himself but also produces the feeling that he is capable of doing so much more. He was the Southern Kings top performer in a bracket win over the Jacksonville Lee Bulls.


Julian Royal (2011 Southern Kings)- Would like to see him develop a more physical edge to his game, but nonetheless, Royal is a skilled four with a soft touch.

2012 Prospects


Tony Parker (2012 Southern Kings)- Rarely does he play above the rim, but in a Jared Sullinger type fashion, Parker punishes defenders with both his physical play and nimble footwork.


Recruiting news

Southern Kings' 2011 point guard Shannon Scott lists offers from Clemson, USC, Xavier and Florida State. North Carolina, South Carolina and UConn are showing interest

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by william gunter posted 05/13/2009
 
Young Kings

Not many 15 and under AAU teams can boast one player that is 6’7 or above. That is not the case for the Southern Kings out of Georgia. In the first game of the day, the Kings thumped the Marietta Heat behind the play of 6’5 Jarmal Reid (Decatur, Ga./Columbia), who plays much bigger than his listed height, 6’8 Justin Touyo (Lovejoy, Ga./Lovejoy) and 6’9 CJ Dubose (Marietta, Ga./Wheeler).

Dubose has the biggest long term potential of the three. While he lacks strength and smooth offensive post moves, he more than makes up for it by playing the game at a pace unmatched by his opponents. Constantly flying in for rebounds or coming from the backside for a monster swat, Dubose has big time potential that will be developed over the next few years. That will result in him being another highly recruited player from the Wheeler program.

Reid will end up being a combo forward in the future. He can step out and handle the ball fairly well and displayed a great catch and shoot form that put the Heat squad down early. Several times Reid caught the ball at the elbow and either faced up and shot, or came off of a screen to catch the ball and knock down an open shot. He will need to hit the weight room a little and play more aggressively, but Reid will be a player to watch over the next few years.

The final big man, Touyo, is just becoming accustomed to the game of basketball. He has adjusted fairly well thus far, showing excellent skills as a shot blocker. Touyo has a long ways to go on the offensive end, but since he is only a rising sophomore, he has plenty of time to allow that part of his game to develop.

Gamecock news and notes

- Center prospect Jaleel Roberts is now playing with the 16 and under Southern Kings and told me he would be re-classifying to the 2011 class and changing high schools. Right now he is considering Patterson Prep in North Carolina. He said South Carolina was still recruiting him but was not sure if they had offered or not.


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by evan daniels posted 04/30/2009
 
Shannon Scott, PG, Southern Kings Red 16’s – Throughout the Kings win, Scott was always in control. He rarely, if ever, forces the issue and displayed impressive court vision and touch on passes. Already the 6-foot-3 lead guard has a developed mid-range game that consists of pull-up jumpers. He may not have elite speed, but he’s crafty and handles the ball with ultimate care

Tony Parker, Southern Kings Red 16’s – There aren’t many freshman as big as Parker. Standing 6-foot-9 and weighing in at over 240 pounds, Parker uses every bit of his frame to bang with the opposition in the paint. He’s load to handle in the paint, and extremely tough to keep off the glass. The offensive glass is where majority of his damage was done on Friday as he patrolled the paint looking for offensive put backs.

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by rivals.com posted 04/30/2009
 
Notable performances

The Family 16 and under squad boasts a pair of big time prospects. One is big man Amir Williams and the other is scoring dynamo Carlton Brundidge. Against the Southern Kings, Brundidge was an absolute beast. The burly scoring guard put his team on his back in the second half and kept them in the game. He is at his best going to the rim and finishing through contact, but Brundidge also was hitting threes and scoring in the mid-range. As his decision making improves he will be a big time offensive force.

While Brundidge starred for The Family, Williams had to do battle with the highly touted 2010 prospect Tony Parker. Parker was a beast on the boards. He used his strength to root out Williams, and corralled several key offensive rebounds when the game got close late in the second half. Parker didn't score much, but it was his work on the offensive and defensive boards that proved to be a key difference in the game.

Along with the solid board work from Parker, the Southern Kings got huge efforts from Shannon Scott and Julian Royal. Scott scored 22 points, and seemingly couldn't miss from the outside. Beyond that he was a true floor general who did a good job of running the show. Royal scored inside and outside to finish with 20 points.

Another 2011 guard who made an impression was Quinn Cook. In his team's losing effort to Spiece Indy Fastbreak, Cook was a star. While he possesses solid point guard skills, Cook can absolutely light up the scoreboard. He shot the ball well, and also scored at will going to the rim to give D.C. Assault an opportunity to win the game. Overall Cook was nearly impossible to stop off the bounce with his combination of savvy and quickness.

So far this spring Michael Chandler has been excellent, and while he was good against D.C. Assault, he wasn't up to his usual standards. Chandler did score down low when given the chance, but he wasn't as aggressive at times as he could have been.
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by justin young (rivals.com) posted 04/21/2008
 
After seeing Dai-Jon Parker last month at the Columbus Riverfest, we had an idea on how good he is and how good he will be. We didn't think he'd be this good this fast. Parker scored an impressive 27 points in a tough loss to the Spiece Gym Rats in the 15 and under semi-finals. Parker, a 6-foot-3 guard from Marietta (Ga.) High School, is a perimeter threat with big-time athleticism to boot. He's a high-major kid in the 2011 class.

Teammate Julian Royal received the most notoriety of any freshman in Georgia this season after a strong season at Milton (Ga.) High School. On Sunday morning, the 6-foot-7 forward went to work inside and out. He was good on the glass and stepped out to hit a couple of three-pointers.

Because he's only in eighth grade and because he'll be mentioned on this site at least one hundred times by the time he graduates high school, we'll be brief about one Tony Parker. But keep the 6-foot-8 forward on your mind for stars of the future from the class of 2012. The Georgia big man has a post game that some class of 2009 big men are striving for. Parker shined for the King James Shooting Stars South this weekend in the 14U division. 
 

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