GEORGIA TARHEEL SPORTS

Georgia Tarheel Sports is a non-profit athletic organization designed to provide young athletes (ages 8-17) with a forum to develop and display their athletic skills and talents. The league is structured around and emphasizes the importance of continuing education, teamwork and good sportsmanship. Another very valuable asset to the positive interaction that the organization continually has with local school, neighborhoods, city management and the business community.

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4 DeKalb Basketball Players Drafted into the NBA

The first alum to hear his name called was former Dunwoody star Chris Singleton (6-9, 230) who went 18th overall to the Washington Wizards. Singleton played three years as a small forward at Florida State after signing with the Seminoles out of Dunwoody High School.
Singleton, a two-time All-ACC First Team player and two-time All-ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2010-11) led the Seminoles in scoring and rebounding during 2011 with 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. He was a Class AAA All-State selection as a senior at Dunwoody as he led the Wildcats to a 27-4 record while averaging 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game.
Former Tucker Tiger Marshon Brooks (6-5, 201) was next in the opening round as the 25th pick to the Boston Celtics. Brooks was senior shooting guard/small forward coming out of Providence following his high scoring senior season. Brooks was later traded to the New Jersey Nets in a draft day deal.
Brooks earned All-Big East and Third Team All-America honors in 2011 after ranking nationally in scoring at a 24.63 point clip. He scored a Big East record of 52 points in a win against Notre Dame in 2011 and was the only player in the nation to average 24 points and 7 rebounds. Brooks averaged 20.1 points, 6.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds during his All-State senior season at Tucker. The Tigers finished 31-2 and as the Class AAAA state champions in 2007.
Stone Mountain’s Andrew Goudelock (6-3, 200) was the 46th overall pick and 16th of the second round as the Los Angeles Lakers picked up the high scoring point guard from College Charleston.
Goudelock became the all-time leading scorer for the College of Charleston as he completed his career with 2,571 points. He lead the Southern Conference with a 23.7 points per game average while adding 4.2 assists on his way to becoming the first College of Charleston male athlete to be named the Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year for 2011.
Charleston reached the quarterfinals of the NIT as Goudelock scored 39 points in the first round victory over Dayton. He also earned his third consecutive All-Southern Conference First Team honors in 2011.
Former Columbia All-State player Travis Leslie (6-4, 202) followed right behind Goudelock as the 47th pick overall going to the Los Angeles Clippers as the 17th choice of the second round. Leslie was a junior at Georgia in 2011.
The Georgia Bulldog finished his career with 1,099 points, 551 rebounds, 191 assists and 104 steals and was named to the Coaches All-SEC Second Team in 2011. He averaged 14.4 points, 7.18 rebounds and 2.84 assists in 2011 as he helped lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament.
Leslie was named the AJC’s Class AAAA Player of the Year in 2008 as he led the Columbia Eagles to the Class AAAA state title while averaging 21.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

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Analysis of 5 of Georgia’s top HS basketball prospects

Robert Carter, Thomasville: Carter continues to prove that he should be ranked higher than his current #16 in the country. The big man was consistent all throughout the camp and fun to watch, showing his complete post game on day one, then the next day proving that he could mix it up with a face-up game that extends out to the 3-point line.
William Goodwin, Southwest DeKalb: The 6-foot-8 athlete looked to be on cruise control at the camp’s start, but he soon got to work on the glass with quick leaps for tip ins, offensive rebounds, and finished every dump off pass he got his hands on with a two-handed jam. He did a great job of establishing post position and, when he was fed the ball, Goodwin used his quickness to convert baskets in the paint.
Shaquille Johnson, Milton: The Auburn commit electrified the crowd with his ESPN SportsCenter ready dunks, as he took home the trophy for winning the camp’s dunk contest. When he wasn’t flying through the air Johnson was using his athleticism to defend and rebound well. Johnson still has plenty of work to do to round out his game, but the signs of improvement were evident over the weekend.
Quinton Stephens, Marist: The young player did a lot of things right throughout the camp. There isn’t one particular thing he does very well, but that’s what makes Stephens valuable. He can practically guard every position on the floor and, as he can gets stronger, he has a chance to become more dominant on both ends of the court. He ran the floor very well, and had his share of blocked shots.
Jordan Price, Southwest DeKalb: The camp’s MVP established himself on day one with a 27-point performance in his first game. Price had all faucets of his game working as he scored from deep, slashed to the basket, and he showed that his bounce is coming back by throwing down a couple of nice dunks. The big-bodied combo guard has re-opened a lot of scouts eyes, and he should see his recruitment heat up in July. [Update: Price has committed to Auburn]

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Georgia #1 Point Guard Transfers to Powerhouse Milton High School

Milton High School has played for three straight state championships in basketball, winning in 2010.
They will be a top contender for a fourth consecutive appearance after the No. 1 point guard in Georgia transferred to Milton.
Charles Mann, who has been one of the state’s hottest college basketball prospects since UConn offered in late April, has switched from Union Grove to Milton for his senior year of basketball. Mann has nearly 20 offers, including Georgia Tech and UGA.
The 6-foot-5, 193-pound Mann will give Milton the state’s top outside perimeter, also featuring swingman Evan Nolte (committed to Virginia) and dunk artist Shaq Johnson (committed to Auburn).

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