Hooped Up

You might not now the name yet, but former high school star Lance Stephenson aka “Born Ready” is going to be a Bearcat before he makes his way to the NBA.

“The former Lincoln basketball star whose future has been complicated by a sexual harassment case and questions about his amateur status, has ended months of speculation by finally deciding on a college. A family source said Tuesday that Stephenson intends to suit up for the University of Cincinnati, the school he and his family visited over the weekend.

“Unless something out of their control happens, he’s going to Cincinnati,” the source said. Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin, who is no stranger to the Lincoln program, said Stephenson signed a financial aid agreement with the Bearcats and expects Stephenson to attend summer school.”

See why NBA scouts are excited after the jump.

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Just before my server went down (arrgh!), I received a copy of Gunnin’ for that Number #1 Spot directed by Adam Yauch b.k.a (better known as) MCA of the Beastie Boys thanks to the good folks over at Oscilloscope Laboratories and it’s good to finally say “awesome I f*ckin watched that!” 

The documentary centers around the first ever outdoor all-star showcase of the top 24 high school players in 2006 at hoops Mecca, Rucker Park in Harlem and it was an idea way past due!  The great thing about this showcase game is that if you play at Rucker and look bad, no future sponsor can save your rep and these kids enter knowing that!  So as much as these kids want to be one day named along side of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird.  Don’t think for a second that they don’t want to me mentioned alongside street legends like Pee Wee Kirkland, Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond and Earl “The Goat” Manigault just as much; and Yauch was able to capture this feeling with accuracy in Gunnin’ for that Number #1 Spot.

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