After winning MVP honors in the Nike All-America camp underclassmen all-star game, Willie Warren kept firing up shots in the morning game against Team Florida. Being down by almost 30 points, Warren found a rhythm and scored 12 straight buckets and roughly 20 points in the second half. Warren finished with 30 points. It wasn't pretty but he can score. Shot selection is not his best trait, but the class of 2008 prospect is a guy that will draw a host of high-majors over the next two years.
Willie Warren was named co-MVP as he put in a game high 22 points on eight of 13 shooting from the floor. The muscular Texan put in four of seven three-pointers and showed that the rust is flaking off of his game. Keep in mind, he hasn't played on the national circuit since March.
Willie Warren, 2008 – For a guy that has missed the AAU scene since March because of an injured back, Warren looked pretty good. His back wasn't too shabby either. The North Crowley (Texas) product flied high in the air for an alley-oop that was tossed too far behind his head but grabbed the pass and thundered it home off of a ridiculously high vertical leap. He's still a bit rusty but showing flashes of why the likes of Florida, Kansas State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech, Georgia and George Washington are showing interest. Warren said he's really high on Kansas State right now.
Warren mentioned his current top five consists of Kansas State, Syracuse, Georgetown, Arkansas and Missouri with Kansas State holding a slight lead, because of his relationship with coach Bob Huggins. However, the recruiting process has only begun for the Crowley, Tex. superstar."When I start talking to Oklahoma they'll be one of the teams I look the hardest at," he said. "If they offer Rotnei there's a good chance he goes there and I might not be far behind him."
Rivals affiliate TexasHoops.com has Warren rated as the No. 1 prospect in the state for the class of 2008. He figures to be highly rated when the national rankings are released in August.
Take a bow, Willie Warren, rising junior from Fort Worth, Texas. You are my Sardinian Warbler. You made the only banker (beyond layup range) that I saw in three hours of watching.It was a thing of understated, unglamorous beauty. Warren launched it with apparent full purpose of using the glass from roughly 15 feet out, on the wing. When it dropped, they should have stopped the entire camp and awarded the young man the game ball. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2511634
