Long-time Julian High coach has helped develop some of the city’s top players
BRADENTON, Fla. (June 17, 2010) - IMG Academies today announced the hiring of Loren Jackson, a veteran prep basketball coach, who has led some of Chicago’s elite players and teams.
Jackson, who is well known for his success at Julian High and Boys to [...]

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Since he entered middle school, Derrick Caracter was a household name in the basketball world. By the time he was a high school senior, Caracter was a consensus top-25 recruit and wanted by most of the top college programs. He chose Louisville and, after a rocky two years, left the program. Next year, he’ll play [...]

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Weekly Thorpe Update

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Posted: Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Can you guess the two things the following players have in common?
Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Danny Granger, Kevin Martin, Al Jefferson, Devin Harris, Antawn Jamison, Zach Randolph, Joe Johnson, Tony Parker, Stephen Jackson, Michael Redd, Al Harrington and David West.
The first should be pretty easy to figure out: All of these guys are big-time scorers [...]

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