Birmingham Storm

Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Region: GBOA South
Coach: Danny Pritchett (Head Coach), Fred Martiner & Eric Hill (Assistant Coaches)
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Website: www.birminghamstorm.com

# NameHT WT Class High School Interests
 0 DeMarcus Cousins6'11" 265 2009 Leflore HS Alabama-Birmingham (committed)
 1 Anthony Edwards6'5" 190 2009 Pinson Valley HS  
 2 Ronnie Mack6'0" 180 2009 Oak Mountain HS  
 3Jeremy Adams 6'4" 195 2009 Madison Central Acad.  
 5Siddeeq Cooper 5'9"185 2009 Thompson HS  
 6Eric Bledsoe 6'1" 195 2009 Parker HS  
 8Carl Blair 6'1" 195 2009 Provine HS  
10 Dayton Mickens 6'5" 185 2009   
11 Martrevious Sanders 5'9" 175 2009 Rosa Fort HS  
12 Dylan Spencer 6'4" 185 2009 Vestavia Hills HS  
15 Edward Daniels 6'7" 210 2009 Woodlawn HS 

 

22 Demetris Finklea 6'7" 215 2009 J.F. Shields HS  
23 Joshua Pritchett 6'3" 185 2009 SHades Valley HS  
42 Phillip Crawford 6'8" 210 2009 Murphy HS  
32 Emery Kelly 6'7 210 2009 Provine HS  
42 Shaunessy Smith 6'6" 205 2009 Noxube County HS  

Birmingham Storm Results

Player Spotlight: DeMarcus Cousins (Birmingham Storm)
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 19:33

DeMarcus Cousins is a hometown kind of guy, that’s why one of the top ranked player in the class of 2009 decided to keep it in state when selecting which college he would attend after graduation.  Cousins, a 6’9 center from Mobile, Alabama will be suiting up for coach Mike Davis’ University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers in 2009.

After averaging 17 points per game to go with 8 rebounds and 2 blocks as a junior, Cousins committed to play at UAB in February.  Cousins chose UAB over perennial powerhouses: Kentucky, Florida and IU.  This may have surprised college basketball fans but Cousins made the decision not just based on the basketball program but rather the overall support he received from Davis and his staff.

"Coach Davis was there for me when I was going through some bad times last year,” Cousins told Rivals.  “Some coaches backed away and I didn't hear from them. For him (Davis) it's not just about basketball, he cares about me."

Cousins will certainly end up being the highest profiled recruit in the history of the UAB basketball program as he is the #2 ranked center and 9th ranked player overall for the class of 2009.

The center and his Birmingham Storm team will compete later this month in the GBOA South Regional Tournament in Atlanta.  Cousins will get an opportunity to go head to head with some of the top players in the country including several of the players ranked above him, including: John Henson and Derrick Favors.