Check out the final installment of A Day in the Life of the Barton Brothers, a mini-documentary about 2010 Memphis signees Will and Antonio Barton filmed in their hometown of Baltimore, MD. Will and Antonio Barton give you one final glimpse into what their life is like. Footage was taken by Brooks Hansen of Memphis Roar and edited by Daniel Cox of ReFocus Productions.
http://memphisroar.com/video/2010basketball/bartons_documentary_3.flvFinal Episode: A Day in the Life of the Barton Brothers
On March - 9 - 2010
A Day in the Life of the Barton Brothers: Part 2
On February - 22 - 2010
Memphis Bound Brothers Will and Antonio Barton
http://memphisroar.com/video/2010basketball/episode2bartonbrothers.flvMemphis Painted Black
On November - 16 - 2009
For the seventh time in Josh Pastner’s first early signing period as a head coach, the University of Memphis has garnered a commitment from yet another 2010 student-athlete. Memphis Roar was able to confirm that 6′8″ 230-pound power forward Tarik Black from Memphis’ Ridgeway High School has indeed committed to the University of Memphis.
Episode One: A Day in the Life of the Barton Brothers
On October - 17 - 2009
2010 Memphis commitments Will Barton and Antonio Barton introduce you to their old neighborhood, their friends and even their roommates. This multi-episode amateur documentary was filmed by Memphis Roar’s Brooks Hansen and produced by Daniel Cox of ReFocus Productions. Stay tuned for future episodes.
Fall Risers – ESPN’s 2010 Basketball Recruiting Class Rankings
On September - 18 - 2009
National titles are born on the recruiting trail as North Carolina coach Roy Williams, widely considered one of college basketball’s best pitchmen, can attest.
The Memphis Tigers’ recruiting success under Josh Pastner (pictured) is a fairly significant development. The Tigers, who check in at No. 3, recently added elite point guard prospect Joe Jackson (Memphis/White Station) to a class that already had talented guard Will Barton (Baltimore/Brewster Academy) and his brother, Antonio (Baltimore/Notre Dame Prep).
It’s Official: Joe Jackson Announces to be a Tiger
On September - 11 - 2009
Wait no more. Joe Jackson is shoeless no longer. The Memphis program was the right fit. To finish off a week of wild speculation, White Station High School 2010 point guard Joe Jackson has made his verbal commitment to the University of Memphis. At a public “press conference” this evening at the Larry O Finch Center on campus at the University of Memphis, Jackson announced his intent to attend the University of Memphis over Tennessee and Kansas. The press conference was originally planned to take place at 6:30pm, but plans changed early this afternoon and Jackson pulled the trigger at 5:30pm across the street from the Finch Center.
With current players like Wesley Witherspoon and Preston Laird looking on along with fifty or so friends, family members and Tigers fans, Jackson put on his Memphis hat and put all of the speculation [/sarcasm] to rest.
Speaking with reporters in the street, Jackson said, “I am very excited. I am ready to get on campus now. I have been knowing this since my ninth grade year. I have been holding back but now I am ready.”
The overall #21-ESPN-rated prospect in the 2010 class, Jackson is the first consensus top-25-rated prospect out of the city of Memphis to choose the Tigers since Penny Hardaway.
After quickly becoming a familiar face on the basketball scene, Memphis coach Josh Pastner made it a point to emphasize an “inside-out” recruiting philosophy. Jackson, who is the first local product to pledge to the Tigers since current Tiger Pierre Henderson-Niles, is evidence to Pastner’s hard work in the Tigers’ backyard.
