Memphis Roar

Just over the Mississippi River in Lepanto, AR, East Poinsett County High School combo guard Ky Madden says he has definitely been in touch with Josh Pastner and the Memphis staff.

“I’m hearing more from Memphis,” Madden said.

Memphis’ recruitment of Madden is nothing new. The highly athletic guard has starred for his East Poinsett squad for three years now and was a standout for the Arkansas Wings’ AAU team this past summer. Prior to Josh Pastner becoming the head coach at Memphis, John Calipari recruited Madden to Memphis heavily.

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2011 combo guard Trevor Lacey from Butler High School (Huntsville, AL) got some good news recently. He deserved a break, no pun intended.

A few weeks back, Lacey sustained a knee injury during the opening seconds of the first overtime period against Lee High School in the final of the Area 16 tournament for Alabama. Initial word was that it was a ligament tear, possibly an ACL.

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6′6″ 2011 SF Adonis Thomas from Melrose High School in Memphis, TN takes on White Station High School. Thomas is being recruited by Memphis, Arkansas, UNC, Kansas and a load of other SEC schools. Check out these highlights of Thomas playing against White Station.

Check out the final of Memphis Roar’s video coverage of the White Station vs. Melrose game on 2/2/10. This is the final 4:30 of the game, where White Station makes their big comeback. Check out Memphis commit Joe Jackson (#1 White Station) and 2011 Tiger target Adonis Thomas (#1 Melrose). The game also features wing Andre Hollins (#20 White Station) and Tennessee commit Chris Jones (#3 Melrose).

Check out part two of Memphis Roar’s video coverage of the White Station vs. Melrose game on 2/2/10. Part III will be posted later today (the remaining 4:30 of the second half). Check out Memphis commit Joe Jackson (#1 White Station) and 2011 Tiger target Adonis Thomas (#1 Melrose). The game also features wing Andre Hollins (#20 White Station) and Tennessee commit Chris Jones (#3 Melrose).

During almost any University of Memphis home game at the FedEx Forum, you can look behind the Tigers’ bench and see a bevy of local prep student athletes. Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford, Tarik Black, Adonis Thomas, Nino Johnson, Jarnell Stokes and others have all made multiple appearances this season. This afternoon, a look behind the bench will have you spotting prep-stars from out of state as well.

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