[video id="NIUytL-FbI4" type="youtube"] One of the reasons Louisiana State University hired Johnny Jones away from North Texas as their new Head Coach was the desire to keep all that top Louisiana talent at home at the State's Flagship University.  One of his first moves was to bring one of "The Boot's" own back in 6'6" W Shavon "Sugar" Coleman of Thibodeaux. Coleman was a top 100 player back in the Class o ...

The Best Buy Mile High Classic is the latest in a long line of National Tournament Championships for the  D1 Ambassadors.  Over the years D1 has snagged 4 Houston Kingwood Classic Championships, 4 Great American Shootouts, 2 National AAU Final Fours, Las Vegas Live, Atlantic Slam etc etc. The Texas D1 Ambassadors-Team Morse squad brought home another title beating last week's Best Buy Spring Classic Champio ...

The Mississippi D1 Ambassadors headed to New Orleans, LA for the New Orleans Grassroots Super Battle this past weekend finishing 1-2 but with another college scholarship offer for a D1 Nation player. Pensacola Elite (FL)  69  Mississippi D1 Ambassadors  66 Three players were in double figures for Mississippi D1. 2013 F 6'4" Ron Logan (16/10reb), 2013 G Torrian Lee (15/5 assists with all scoring on three poi ...

In only it's second year, San Antonio Brennan piled up the wins and a couple of playoff victories too on the backs of two juniors.  2013 PG 5'10" Johnny Azzinaro and 2013 W 6'5" George King.  Under the direction of Coach Tommy Hines the two are really flourishing. Now in the short time playing for the Texas D1 Ambassadors-Ivany both are closer to their dream of playing college basketball. Last week,  Big Sk ...

The D1 Nation was on the move this past weekend with 17U teams getting work in around the country in preparation for the upcoming NCAA LIVE EVALUATION PERIOD in the last two weekends of April. The Mississippi D1 Ambassadors travelled to the Memphis Magic Easter Invitational (Memphis, TN), four Texas D1 Ambassadors headed to the Bigfoot Hoops Houston Easter Classic (Houston, TX) and three Danny Granger D1 Am ...

March 31-April 1               Battle of the South                       Jackson, MS One of the South's and the Country's toughest events out of the gate is theBattle of the South in Jackson, Mississippi.  The 2012 version of Mississippi D1 Ambassadors finished 2-1, including an impressive win over a stacked MBA Elite (MS) and Tuscaloosa Warriors (AL).  They lost their final game in a squeaker to the Georgi ...

The D1 Nation rolled into New Orleans on Wednesday evening about 10 pm and then walked the two blocks over to Bourbon Street.  No, not to party I'm getting too old for that.  The reason I come to the Final Four every year is not even to watch the games.  It's to network and to spread the word about the many college prospects who are part of the D1 Nation and to build on relationships with old college coachi ...

[video id="U2CoKpd_Xps" type="youtube"] Last night on ESPN2, Intersport sponsored the Dunk of the Year Award.  It went to none other than the Pride of Harker Heights High School, the City of Killeen and the Texas D1 Ambassadors.  Congratulations to Memphis Tigers Junior wing, D.J. Stephens! [caption id="attachment_10514" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="D.J. Stephens Throwing One Down with the Texas ...

For all of you guys out there who get a hangnail and then use it as an excuse for a so so season, how about my daughter in law, Judy Jones?  After an impressive freshman campaign at UT-San Antonio she spent a year as a medical redshirt while pregnant.  Try returning after having a baby by Caesarian and having to shed about 60 pounds. [caption id="attachment_10397" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Ju ...

Cedric Martin        Sr.        F  6'7"                Bastrop (TX)                    Cal State-Fullerton The former Bastrop star did it the hard way but he persevered.  Stops at New Mexico Military Institute and Mobeley JC (MO) were his ticket to a D1 scholarship.  In this, his senior season he finished his career with his best D1 stats.  He had 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in 23 minutes i ...