'12 NV SG Shabazz Muhammad

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Shooting guard
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 170 lbs
Class: 2012 (High School)


Says he will visit tOSU in the near future...

Scout.com: Las Vegas: Day One, Part A

Jul. 23, 2009
Copyright ? Las Vegas Review-Journal

PROMINENT PREP PLAYER: Muhammad making mark

Gorman star ranked top sophomore in country

By MATT YOUMANS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL



Dream Vision's Shabazz Muhammad battles for the ball against the Atlanta Celtics on Wednesday morning in the adidas Super 64 tournament at Cimarron-Memorial. Muhammad, who will be a sophomore at Bishop Gorman this fall, scored 29 points in Dream Vision's 74-68 loss.
Photos by Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal



Shabazz Muhammad dunks for two of his 29 points in Dream Vision's 74-68 loss to the Atlanta Celtics on the first day of the adidas Super 64 tournament at Cimarron-Memorial High School.

It was 9:09 a.m. Wednesday when Shabazz Muhammad threw down his first dunk. About five minutes later, he dunked again. The rattling rim was an alarm clock for those in the gym still rubbing the sleep from their eyes.

Basketball might not be meant for the morning, but Muhammad is used to early starts.

"When I was 2, my dad had me dribbling a ball in the garage. I remember it now," he said.

How does a kid grow to be ranked the nation's No. 1 player in his high school class? He picks up the game early and stays late, as Muhammad did on the opening day of the adidas Super 64 tournament.

He rolled out of bed and scored 29 points as his Dream Vision (San Diego) team lost to the Atlanta Celtics 74-68 at Cimarron-Memorial High School. He returned in the evening and scored 15 in a 67-56 victory over KC Pump N Run.

Muhammad, 15, will be a sophomore at Bishop Gorman in the fall, and he's on the rise as Las Vegas' next prodigy. Hoop Scoop ranks him first in the class of 2012, and similar rankings by other recruiting services are expected to follow.

College coaches are getting to know him well. North Carolina's Roy Williams, Kansas' Bill Self, UCLA's Ben Howland, Texas' Rick Barnes and Oklahoma's Jeff Capel watched his morning performance.

Muhammad's dad, Ron Holmes, has a popular cell phone number, and UNLV's Lon Kruger is among the callers.

"It's just so early in the process. He still has at least two years until he has to make a decision," Holmes said.

PROMINENT PREP PLAYER: Muhammad making mark - Sports - ReviewJournal.com

[buckeydoptimist]

The comment about his dad being called by Kruger raises a question.

I know that calls from coaches to recruits are limited in number and to certain periods. And that calls FROM the recruits to the coaches ARE NOT restricted. I believe some coaches were texting recruits telling them to call them - and thus some texting rules are either in place or being considered.

But what about calls from coaches to parents or "handlers"? Are they limited or regulated? Can Kruger call this kid's dad any time he wants and talk about his son ( so long as he doesn't call the son )? Seems like a "dodge" of the intent, no?