24 – January – 2012

Austin Anderson 67 Austin Westlake 47

The D1 Nation was in the house tonight for this match up. With their backs against the wall in district play (1-2) the Anderson Trojans defended their home court in convincing fashion, thumping Westlake 67-47. The tone was set early as Coach Leal Anderson's crew got into Westlake's grille defensively. They extended it to the perimeter and never allowed the Chaps to have decent outside looks. This strateg ...

Converse Wagner’s Andre Roberson…..Poster Time

[video id="Omq-YhH-f1o" type="youtube"] Big props to Converse Wagner and Texas D1 Ambassadors alum, Andre Roberson. The super sophomore is one of the country's top double double men for the Colorado Buffaloes. Here's a montage of dunks against Longwood, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Indiana and most recently Arizona State. Andre is scheduled to go at the #5 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. [caption id="attachm ...

NCAA Approves Summer Workouts For Players

Council approves basketball recruiting model The Division I Leadership Council approved the final elements of the men’s basketball recruiting model and will forward its recommendations for both summer access and on-campus evaluations to the Division I Board of Directors for its consideration Saturday. The Council approved a summer access model that will allow an entering or continuing men’s basketball stude ...

D1 Nation’s Central/South Texas Prep Rankings

We are well in to the 2011-2012 high school season. All tournament play is over and District play is under way. Here are the D1 Nation's rankings of the top teams in the Central Texas/South Texas area. These are my thoughts based on records, talents, trends etc and likelihood of playoff success. At the moment most of the power schools are out of San Antonio. 1. San Antonio Warren 5A (24-4) Warren has ...

2012 F 6’8″ Jake Belford: Battleground (WA)

Great news for Battleground H.S. (WA) as 2012 F 6'8" Jake Belford has returned to the hardwood after suffering a severe knee sprain 3 weeks ago. It didn't take long for the skilled forward to make an impact as he had 17 points and 7 rebounds in their win over Skyview 57-49. Belford runs the floor, handles the ball well, rebounds, plays with a high motor and is a superior perimeter shooter. He is also a p ...