Kevin Durant Becomes Youngest to Win Scoring Crown, Leads Thunder to 50 Wins

Kevin Durant won the NBA scoring title, and as a team player led his young OKC mates to 50 victories- a proposition that would have seemed unlikely last year:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/2010/04/14/thunder_grizzlies_durant/?utm_source=Basketball%20lineup%20RSS-Images&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=Durant%20becomes%20NBA’s%20youngest%20scoring%20champ

Durant played AAU ‘ball for the DC Assault, and graduated Montrose Christian.

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Nolan Smith Leads Duke to National Title

Raining on a Hoosiers parade, Nolan Smith follows in the footsteps of his homeboy Ty Lawson, and sparks his team to a national championship run:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/ncaa-final-duke-defeats-butler-6159-for-fourth-title.html

The Upper Marlboro native scored 13 in the title game.

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Doc Rivers on Kevin Durant

Celtics coach weighs in on scoring sensation:

http://greenstreet.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/2010/04/01/rivers-on-dc-durant-nbas-most-efficient/

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Scottie Reynolds Makes John Wooden All-American Team

Former Herndon All-Met earns one of nation’s highest honors:

Men’s 2010 John R. Wooden Award All American Team

 

 

Name	Height	Class	Position	University	Conference
James Anderson	6-6	Jr.	G	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Da’Sean Butler	6-7	Sr.	F	West Virginia	Big East
Sherron Collins	5-11	Jr.	G	Kansas	Big 12
DeMarcus Cousins	6-11	Fr.	F	Kentucky	SEC
Wesley Johnson	6-7	Jr.	F	Syracuse	Big East
Scottie Reynolds	6-2	Jr.	G	Villanova	Big East
Jon Scheyer	6-5	Sr.	G	Duke	ACC
Evan Turner	6-7	Jr.	G/F	Ohio State	Big Ten
Greivis Vasquez	6-6	Sr.	G	Maryland	ACC
John Wall	6-4	Fr.	G	Kentucky	SEC

 

 Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez, a teammate of Kevin Durant’s at Montrose Christian, was also honored.

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