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JMett94

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  1. On 4/26/2021 at 7:23 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

    Rob Cassidy of Rivals on Brauntae Johnson of FW Northside:  

    A class of 2024 shooting guard, Johnson gets to the rack as effortlessly as any prospect in his class. And while he impressed onlookers with a 22-point performance that also saw him grab a number of tough rebounds, most of the college interest that surrounds the 6-foot-3 prospect is as a football player.

    According to Johnson, who plays for the Indy Heat program, football staffs at Notre Dame, Indiana and Purdue have all reached out to inquire. Still, he certainly has a future on the hardwood if he chooses to pursue it. If he develops a consistent jumper to go along with his ball-handling, rebounding and quick first step, he could garner a number of high-major looks down the road.

    Where he might land: Johnson, who is just a freshman, says he has not decided if he will pursue basketball or football as his primary sport in college.

    Thanks for the update! I will definitely be attending some North Side basketball and football games to follow his progress.

    I believe their basketball team was mostly underclassman this year, so as long as they stick together we should be hearing more about him for the next couple years. The year after Keion Brooks early departure to La Lumiere NS hired Gary Andrews as their head coach. He won 3 State women's high school championships at FW Luers and the a college championship at FW St. Francis. Hopefully he can do the same thing for the North Side boys.


  2. 1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

    As a junior, he averaged 22.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Bates was a 44 percent three-point shooter who shot 58 percent from the floor overall and 88 percent from the free-throw line in 2019-20.

    https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/class-of-2021-guard-tamar-bates-commits-to-indiana/

     

    Yasir Rosemond @Coach_Ya

    It’s a GREAT day to be a Hoosier

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    I might be most excited about his free throw shooting!


  3. 18 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

    Interesting news given there was some kind of disagreement last season between the Brooks family and Khaliq.  Also wonder if it will have any bearing on Brooks transferring to a prep school for his senior year which is a rumor that has bounced around.

    (Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel.com has learned that Shabaz Khaliq will exit after eight seasons as head coach of the North Side boys basketball program. The news was first reported by Troy Derengowski of RadioTroy.com in Richmond.

    Khaliq is expected to be named the new head boys basketball coach at Richmond High School during a school board meeting in Richmond on Wednesday. Located just less than 100 miles south of Fort Wayne via US-27, Richmond is coming off an 8-27 season. The Red Devils endured three consecutive seasons under Rick Wedlow before his resignation on March 14.

    Khaliq played college ball in Richmond. Hopefully that and maybe a pay increase is the reason. Hate to think Brooks and his family have anything to do with it. I wonder if his dad will be a candidate for the Head job. He was an assistant and played at North Side. Has real coaching experience. There is a younger brother Derrion Brooks that could join North Side in a couple years, so maybe North Side would want to keep the Brooks pipeline flowing. Hopefully.    


  4. Might as well have them and everyone else involved. The more the merrier. He deserves to enjoy the courting process. But between his early relationship with MSU and his statements since Miller arrived and about playing for his state and his dads relationship with Schilling, I would be pretty surprised if he ended up at Kentucky or anywhere else.

    Just my opinion.


  5. Not sure what the rules are for posting from other boards, but I had this sent to me from someone on the SpartanMag board....

    Versatile Brooks excelling in EYBL, talks MSU and Izzo

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    Jordan Wells/TheHoosier.com
    Brad Kellner
    SpartanMag.com
    Brad Kellner is a staff member and analyst for Texas Top 100 and covered the EYBL event for SpartanMag.com.




    Brooks is ranked the No. 35 player in the nation by Rivals.com.

    DALLAS - Michigan State recruiting target

    Keion Brooks
    , a four-star forward from Fort Wayne (Ind.) North Side High School, absolutely stole the show for the Indy Heat at EYBL Session One last weekend, with many of his successes taking place while Spartan head coach Tom Izzo watched.


    With his combination of size and skill, Brooks poses a matchup problem for opposing defenses. He can handle the rock as well

    as a lot of point guards and his 6-foot-7 frame makes him dangerous on the low block.

    He’s one of those “too big to be guarded by a guard and too quick to be guarded by a big” type of players. Brooks was able to get it done both down low and on the perimeter throughout the weekend. Over the four games, Brooks made 12-of-19 from 3-point range (63.2%!) and was able to get to the foul line 37 times (24-37).

    In his team’s most anticipated matchup of the weekend, Brooks delivered, going for 30 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals in an 83-68 win over Nike Team Florida, which features the likes of fellow five-star prospects

    Vernon Carey
    and
    Scottie Barnes
    .


    Offensively, Brooks just finds ways to make things happen. He averaged 21 points per game while playing less than 16 minutes per contest. He also averaged 2.5 assists over the course of the weekend and had countless hockey assists to go with it.

    Despite not being a traditional point guard, his Indy Heat teammates would often let him dribble the ball up the floor and control the offense.

    Brooks has a great feel for the game and his instincts really showed on that side of the floor. He and fellow five-star Michigan State prospect

    Trayce Jackson-Davis
    had a great two-man game going throughout the weekend, as well. This kid has the potential to be a star at the next level.


    Defensively, Brooks was tied with Jackson-Davis for the team lead in blocks with five over the four games. He was second on the team in rebounding (to Jackson-Davis) and also averaged about a steal per contest. Brooks was all over the floor and was flying to the ball while

    on defense.

    Plenty of prominent coaches (including Izzo) were around for all of his team’s games. Recently, Brooks has had in-home visits with Izzo, Archie Miller of Indiana, Patrick Ewingof Georgetown and John Calipari of Kentucky.

    The following comes from a postgame interview with Keion following his team’s 80-49 Friday night victory over Nike Phamily:

    Q: Do you feel like you have a position at the next level? You remind me of a Ben Simmons-type point forward. Is that someone you model your game after?

    A: Yeah of course. I like watching guys like Ben Simmons, Paul George, even LeBron. Just how they are bigger guys but are able to handle the ball with the best of them. So I just feel like if I can kind of steal from their game and put it into mine I can be very hard to guard and just be a very good value to my team.

    Q: What’s it like playing in front of big-time Division I basketball coaches? Does that add any extra pressure to you?

    A: To be honest, this year, not at all. Last year I was kind of star-struck at times. Bill Self here, Coach K there. But now it’s just playing basketball and trying to get a win.

    Q: Did you notice anybody out there tonight?

    A: Not at all.

    Q: For you personally, do you get more of a kick out of making a great defensive play or do you enjoy putting the ball in the basket a little bit more?

    A: I enjoy doing whatever I can to help my team win. That play where I pinned the ball against the backboard, I turned it over so I had to hustle back and try to make it up on the defensive end. I enjoy doing whatever I can to help my teammates and help myself

    be successful on the floor.

    Q: What are your thoughts on Tom Izzo and what is it like having him come out to your games?

    A: It means a lot because he’s been recruiting me for about three years now. He’s just continually pushing to build a relationship with me. He’s not slowing down. He’s not backing off. He’s coming with a full head of steam to try to get me to be a Spartan dog.

    Q: What has Kentucky’s central message been?

    A: Coach Cal’s message has been “Kentucky isn’t for everybody.” He felt like I have an edge about myself, feels like I can go in there and succeed and the way I’m able to play all over the floor he felt like I can play multiple positions and compete for a national

    championship at Kentucky.”


  6. 4 hours ago, RealIU said:


    Wow, maybe we shouldn’t worry about the short my boy wearing and just stick to how good his kid is!!


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    You missed the point. I wasn't worrying or judging his dad on his shirt. I have met Keion and his dad and they are great people. He went to North Side as did I and his son does now. Their colors are Red and White. It was meant as it would be cool if he was wearing NS colors which coincidentally are IU colors and a little local humor against the other local high school Northrop Bruins. Did you go to Northrop? Never mind. I will just take it as it was not funny. My fault. 


  7. On 4/14/2018 at 11:38 PM, FortWayneHoosier said:


    Or because that’s his school colors, at least it was when I went there lol


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    North Side Redskins (Legends)  = Red and White

    Northrop Bruins = Orange and White

    His dad is a former North Side star. Shouldn't be wearing Bruins colors, but maybe he is avoiding people like us making assumptions based on what they are wearing. Still someone needs to get him a new shirt! Can I do that without breaking any rules? 


  8. North Side Coach Shabazz interview with local talk sports host about Keion, Calipari and other......Shabazz doesn't exactly talk about Archie or IU much. Iowa's Mcaffrey was also in town. Probably recruiting some of the other kids. North Side has quite a roster this year. They should open up in the top 2 or 3 in state rankings.

    https://audioboom.com/posts/6316310-north-side-boys-bball-coach-shabaz-khaliq-joins

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