The 2008 McDonald’s All-American Game will be played on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Hawaii nominees: Stevie Austin, Moanalua; Kien Aviero, Honokaa; Colton Collins, Kamehameha-Hawaii; Cheynne Lishman, Kalaheo; Mike Makinano, Campbell; Taylor Mounts, Iolani; Cole Shidaki, St. Louis; Earvin Sione, McKinley; Kameron Steinhoff, Punahou
No player from Hawaii has ever played in the game.
Not much to say… its just plain ugly. Ughhhh. He’s in the NBA for goodness sake. You’d think the Rockets could find someone to fix him.
Called “the best pure-shooter in the Class of ‘08″ by Slam Magazine, Rotnei Clarke, a 6-1 combo guard at Claremore Verdigris High School in Oklahoma, is currently averaging 41.1 points per game and recently broke the career scoring mark (3606 points) in his home state. He has signed with Arkansas for the 2008-09 season.
Not all that impressive by “Clinic” standards, but just wait until he’s 6-5 with a 40″ vert and still got the same handle. Buy your tickets now for the Iolani Classic in 2014…
Funny guy, pretty good baller. Well, I don’t know how he’d do in a real game, but the guy can sure shoot it.
Watch as super-comedian Will Ferrell smokes Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton in a game of H-O-R-S-E when the two meet up for an ESPN interview to promote Ferrell’s new movie, Semi-Pro.
Special Note: Sorry for the lack of updates, but hopefully all the exciting games this season (and the HH Forum) took care of your “basketball jones” over the last few months.
Now that the high school season is over, we’ll be doing our best to keep the posts coming (whether its about Hawaii basketball or not) so you all don’t go crazy watching baseball.
Thank you all for visiting and we appreciate your continued support.
ESPN, in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, granted the wish of one Honolulu youngster earlier this year when they sent Noa Ornellas to Chicago to meet Dwyane Wade in the first segment of the five-part Sportscenter series “My Wish”.
Ten year-old Noa, an avid basketball player and lifetime Miami Heat fan, was born with biliary atresia, a rare liver defect that primarily affects newborns. At birth, he was given very little chance of surviving, but finally made it out of the hosipital after receiving a new liver and fighting off a life-threating infection. To this day, Noa remains on anti-rejection medication and is kept out of high-contact sports (to protect his liver), but loves to play basketball where he tries his best to emulate his hero, Dwyane Wade.
Game: Mid-Pacific Owls vs. Maryknoll Spartans
Date: March 13, 2007
Location: Damien Gymnasium
Jordan Kealoha of Mid-Pacific grabbed the rebound with under 5 seconds remaining, pushed the ball up the court and hit a line-drive runner from midcourt as the buzzer sounded to end the half.
Game Highlights: Washington State vs. Oral Roberts (CBS)
Derrick Low (Iolani ‘04) was featured on ESPN - College Gameday a few weeks ago. In the segment, Low discusses his new Hawaiian tattoo, its relevance and more…