John Henson is finally reaping the benefits of all his hard work over the past few years.  The 6’10 power forward from Round Rock, Texas made one of the biggest jumps in recent memory on the prospect rankings list.  In late 2007, Henson was ranked #25 for the class of 2009 and now just a few months later in June, the power forward has skyrocketed into the top five.

As a junior at Round Rock High School, Henson filled up the stat sheet averaging 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks per game. These impressive averages were enticing for many of the top college basketball programs.  UCLA, Texas, Memphis, Arizona and USC were all interested in the power forward but Henson decided to commit to another perennial powerhouse.

Henson kicked off the New Year in January by committing to the University of North Carolina.  Henson will join the Tarheels in 2010 and become another part of the storied basketball program that has turned out more NBA players than any other program in the past ten years.

With his big college decision off his back, Henson is now able to focus his attentions on his summer season.  Henson plays with Franchize Al-Stars out of Houston, Texas and has had an impressive summer and spring thus far.  The Franchize All-Stars will look to take home the GBOA South crown at the South region tournament in Atlanta, June 28 and 29.

What's up world! Its Marcus Jordan again dropping another Journal! So what have I been up to since last time? Summer League Whitney Young! We haven't lost a game yet and we have 3 championships from tournaments under our belts.... we're looking to take state this year after we fell short a couple games last year... My guy Chris Colvin and I have been leading our team pretty well and have been havin fun doing it...

I Know everybody copped Tha Carter 3! Best songs are Mr. Carter, La La, and Mrs. Officer!

Also down at the race Our racing team took 6th and 9th so not bad we're on the Rise! 

But back to basketball... I have the Nike Paul Pierce Skills Academy this weekend! I was invited a couple a weeks ago and I passed on the NBA top 100 camp to go so I hope it'll be fun!

I'm sick right now though I'm getting over a cold so hopefully it'll be gone by Friday! Has anybody seen my custom "rising stars edition" Jordan 9's if not here's a picture!

  

Thanks for reading,

Marcus

Hey Everybody,

What's up everybody its Marcus Jordan, thanks for checking my journal out on GBOAHoops.com. Umm Lets See well a couple weeks ago me and my team the Rising Stars went to North Carolina for the Bob Gibbons tournament. We went 3-0 in Pool Play against some top teams but a late 10 o'clock game caught us off guard and we lost to CP3 Allstars... so that was our last tournament and now that School just ended (I took my Last final today) and June is starting up I have a big month coming up with my Highschool team! We have a lot of team camps that we're playing in and that should be fun... Also if anyone gets a chance my dad and Brand Jordan have a AMA Superbike motorcycle team and be on the look out for them this weekend they have a race up in Wisconsin and I think it might be broadcasted on Speed channel.. Anyway thanks for reading my Journal

Everyone go get Lil Wayne's New Album "The Carter 3"

After graduation, Hollis Thompson will be packing his bags and moving clear across the country to start his college basketball career.  Thompson, a Los Angeles native committed to Georgetown University; making his decision to become a Hoya back in November.  His commitment to Georgetown has marked the fourth consecutive year the program has had at least one five star prospect in its recruiting class.

As a junior Thompson averaged 19 points per game in addition to 11 rebounds and 3 assists for Loyola High School.  Thompson was a prospect high on most recruiter’s lists, but eventually chose Georgetown over USC, UCLA and Duke.  His athleticism and diverse skill set made him a perfect match for Georgetown’s offense.  The same offense that played a major factor in the small forward’s decision to become a Hoya.

"One thing I really like about Coach John Thompson is he doesn't recruit positions, he recruits players," Thompson told Rivals. "I like their offense with the motions and cutting, and lenience and flexibility. I am not going there to play one definite position; I'll have a chance to play the 'one' through the 'four.'”

Thompson’s ability to play several positions helped Belmont Shore to the quarterfinals of the GBOA West tournament in early May and has given them a potential shot at earning a Wild Card bid for the Challenge of Champions, which takes place in Chicago in August.