Madison Heights Madison basketball star Damon Bozeman is a true hidden treasure. If you're unaware of his cage resume it's understandable. Bozeman's name didn't dot a ton of pre-season Top 25 lists this year, but if you believe your boy Burney, it certainly should have.

The 6-foot-3 junior is a gem of a player. He plays inside and out and is one of the hardest working kids around. His game is thrifty – he does a lot of different things for a coach out there and scores bunches of buckets without taking boatloads of shots – and has an innate toughness and edge to it that makes him a rare combination grit and finesse. Last season as a junior, he recorded double-doubles in 13 straight ballgames on his way to averaging 14 points and eight boards per game.

Over the summer, Bozeman went back to work on his game, realizing that if he wanted to be recruited at the college level he needed to remake himself as a guard. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED; He looked superb in showcase camps and on the AAU circuit during the offseason, displaying his well-honed perimeter touch and lockdown defensive ability. For college coaches reading this, think former NBA'er and Bad Boy Piston VINNIE JOHNSON, arguably the best rebounding guard of his era.

In the Eagles opener, Bozeman got loose for 19 points, nine boards, three blocks and four assists sparking his team to a 66-39 thumping of intra-city rival Madison Heights Lamphere.

 

 

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