Weekend’s western prep preview

October 28, 2011 By Frank Burlison Leave a Comment

The high school basketball weekend . . . a preview:
• I’ll be at the Arizona Premier Basketball Academy in Gilbert for the 13th annual Arizona Preps Fall Showcase Saturday and Sunday. Be sure to check in regularly on BurlisonOnBasketball.com for updates. Many of the state’s best players are expected to participate.
• The HAX (in the Los Angeles suburb of Harbor City) will play host to the Phiten Super-16 Tournament, which begins Saturday at 2 p.m. and wraps up with the championship game at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
Among the teams set to participate are Long Beach Poly, Compton, Gardena Serra, Woodland Hills Taft and Los Angeles Fairfax.
• And, on Sunday The LEAGUE – the premier fall league in Southern California – continues at the Player’s Edge facility in Corona.

Frank Burlison is a well-regarded basketball writer who was inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2005. His opinions on the potential of high school and college players are widely respected and sought by college coaches and NBA scouts, personnel directors and general managers from coast to coast. Oh, yes – he can offer plenty of thoughts on movies, television and pop music. Yes, he can rank those, too. Hint: He’s a big The Godfather, Larry Sanders, The Wire and The Beatles loyalist.

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George Raveling

I’ve known Frank for at least 35 years and have the utmost respect for his writing as well as his understanding of, and insight into, basketball. His ability to evaluate basketball prospects is almost impeccable. Most coaches and scouts watch a player and can tell you how good he is NOW. What separates Frank from the others is that he can watch the same player and tell you how good he can be two or three years down the line.

George Raveling

3x Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer

Director of International Basketball, Nike

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Gary McKnight

Winningest coach (892-81) in California boys’ basketball history during his 29 seasons at Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei

Marques Johnson

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Marques Johnson

1977 National Player of the Year, 5x NBA All-Star

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