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Holiday Tournaments Spotlight Prep Standouts: East
By Pat McKee
Correspondent
Special to Full Court Press
Editor’s Note: The holidays are now behind us, but both coasts featured tournaments that will have repercussions for the lives of young players for some time to come. This week and next, we’ll be taking a look at some of the top prep talent at two of those tournaments, the Dunbar Lady Tiger Invitational/Aspire Elite Classic in Fort Myers, Florida, and the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Arizona. One of the biggest benefits of these tournaments is that they give us a chance to observe young players against top quality competition on something approaching a level playing field. Up first, Full Court correspondent Pat McKee takes a look at some of the top talent at the Fort Myers event.
Notre Dame signee Kayla McBride of Erie (Pa.) Villa Maria Academy, Maryland-bound Alicia DeVaughn of Pompano Beach Ely, Auburn recruit Jassany Williams of Davie Nova and Miami signee Krystal Saunders of Hollywood South Broward.
Led by McBride and Saunders, who earned MVP honors in the top two divisions the 48 team, six-division event, those were just a few of the outstanding players who graced the courts Monday through Wednesday during the Dunbar Lady Tiger Invitational/Aspire Elite Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. Each division was a separate eight-team bracket.
Big Ten Off-Season Report: Tranquility on the Coaching Front, Plenty of Upgrades on Rosters
By Sharon Crowson
Correspondent
For the past few years, the Big Ten’s off-season had almost as much excitement as the regular season. Players transferred and rebelled, and coaches were fired and quit. But not this year. For the first time in recent memory, and to the dismay of Wisconsin fans, no coaching changes were made. While maintaining the status quo will provide stability to the Big Ten, Badger fans are left wondering just how inept a coach has to be to be fired. But elsewhere, the lack of upheaval does not mean a lack of impactful actions. The spring signing period saw several teams strengthen themselves significantly and several coaches already have a strong start on their 2010 recruiting.
