Dillard’s Dawnn Maye named Florida Girls ‘ Basketball Player of the Year (Miami Herald)

Best known for delivering passes, Dillard senior point guard Dawnn Maye received the Gatorade Florida Girls ‘ Basketball Player of the Year award on Thursday.

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With UK loss, Florida hears more bubble babble (SportingNews)

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Having heard just about all the jabbering about last four in/first four out that any human being could handle—and worrying about how it might affect his basketball team—Florida coach Billy Donovan decided to teach his Gators a lesson.

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Aldrich Named Academic All American Of The Year (KAKE Wichita)

Kansas junior Cole Aldrich was named the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Basketball Academic All-American of the Year,

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Teams ready to begin district tourney inside new CHS gym (The Carthage Press)

With the regular season now over for high school teams in Missouri Class 4 and 5, district tournament play is right around the corner, which means area teams are preparing to make a late-season charge towards the ultimate prize — a trip to Columbia for this year’s 2010 MSHSAA Basketball Championships at Mizzou Arena.

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District 3 basketball pairings (The York Dispatch)

(Following are the matchups for the District 3 Basketball Tournament which will begin on Friday. The number behind each team is its seeded position in the bracket).

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Florida High School Boys Basketball Rankings (The Tampa Tribune)

The Top Ten teams in the Florida high school basketball poll, as voted by sportswriters and members of the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches.

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Hoops heat up (The Facts)

While some districts are halfway through their basketball season, others are just getting started. Four teams from each district will make the playoffs in both Class 5A and 4A, while the lower classifications of Class 3A and 2A still only place three teams in the postseason.

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Washington’s Pondexter Named Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week (Pac 10)

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Commissioner Larry Scott announced today that WASHINGTON senior forward Quincy Pondexter has been named the Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 11-17.

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Former Montverde basketball guard Marcus Capers makes impact at Washington State (Orlando Sentinel)

Former Montverde Academy basketball player Marcus Capers has made a big impact on the Washington State basketball team, which has the best overall record in the Pac-10. A year ago, Washington State guard Marcus Capers was struggling to adapt as a college freshman in the Northwest.

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NBA needs to send a Stern message about out-of-control players (Standard-Examiner)

SEATTLE — Back in the late 1970s, when I was covering the Portland Trail Blazers, one of the best parts of the job was riding in the back of the buses with the players and listening to their basketball war stories. — read more

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