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Wasteing my time on the internet today and I came across these regarding 2 highly promising Aussie basketballers.
GOing to be very interesting to follow the next few years
Ben Simmons, 6-8
http://prospect-central.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/ben-simmons-dunker-from-down-under.html
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...uiting/19257309/pangos-allamerican-camp-recap
and this snippet from rivals.com
Thon Maker, 7ft 14 year-old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzE26V7y8SE
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/...p-middle-school-talent?urn=highschool,wp10047
http://prospect-central.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/thon-maker-8th-grader-dominates-in-3rd.html
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1364896
GOing to be very interesting to follow the next few years
Ben Simmons, 6-8
http://prospect-central.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/ben-simmons-dunker-from-down-under.html
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...uiting/19257309/pangos-allamerican-camp-recap
and this snippet from rivals.com
Now that we've had a few weeks for it to sink in, Ben Simmons performance at the Pangos All-American Camp is even more impressive. The 15-year-old Australian was far from home, didn't know anyone and was one of the youngest players. It didn't stop the 6-foot-8 forward. He hit jumpers, he slashed to the rim, he handled the ball and he played with poise reserved for much older players. When it comes time to rank the class of 2015, it's going to be hard to put anybody ahead of him.
Thon Maker, 7ft 14 year-old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzE26V7y8SE
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/...p-middle-school-talent?urn=highschool,wp10047
http://prospect-central.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/thon-maker-8th-grader-dominates-in-3rd.html
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1364896
No team in the EYBL relies as heavily on two very young players as much as the Jackson Tigers do. On Saturday, freshman sensation Malik Newman and eighth grader Thon Maker were incredibly productive playing against older players.
A 6-foot-5 combo guard out of Jackson (Miss.) Callaway, Newman entered high school with a huge reputation and it's easy to see why. He's fast with the ball, has tremendous explosion out of his first step, changes speeds and can knock down enough jumpers to put defenders on their heels. He cooled off a little in the nightcap scoring 11 after going for 26 during a morning game, but he looked more than comfortable playing up two age groups.
Then there's Maker. We wrote about him at the recent Under Armour Grind Session and we don't want to go too far just yet because of his youth, but the near seven-footer was something else. Skinny and long, Maker plays with a high level of skill and overall understanding for scoring the basketball on the offensive end of the floor. He will score over either shoulder, takes defenders off the dribble and is a very good jump shooter with range to the three point line. He had 19 points and eight rebounds to close out the day against Athlete's First after getting 12 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to start the day against Baltimore Elite. He has to get a lot stronger and more explosive off the floor, but again we are talking about a kid who hasn't even started his high school years.