PORTLAND, Ore. — A few things were determined last weekend. First, Shabazz Muhammad stamped himself as the nation’s top senior boys basketball player, but the Class of 2012 on a whole isn’t strong. That was evident when Team USA fell to the World Select, 84-75, in the Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden. To their credit the American high school all-stars rallied from an 18-point deficit tying the score at 72 with 4:14 left and took a 75-74 lead a minute later but wilted down the stretch. The 6-foot-6 Muhammad scored a game-high 35 points, making 12 of 27 shots, and hauled down nine rebounds, playing all but 57 seconds of the 40-minute international contest. The Americans featured several talented players but weren’t up for the challenge. Last Friday when the Americans participated in a scrimmage against an area team composed of former college players at the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility in Tualatin, NBA general managers and scouts lined the court.
Showalter spoke exclusively with Blue Star Media, providing commentary on each of the American players that participated in the Hoops Summit:
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Senior Writer and national analyst for Blue Media and compiles the Blue Star Elite 25 national boys and girls high school basketball and football rankings during the season. Lawlor, an award-winning writer, is a voting committee member and advisor for several national high school events, including the McDonald’s All-American Games. He previously wrote for USA TODAY and ESPN.com, where he was the national preps writer, while compiling the national rankings in four sports.
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