Balling Across The USA

Burney's crossing the nation looking for the best and brightest Oakland County hoop studs playing in college for the 2011-2012 campaign;

OC Small School All-American

G Chris Bellamy (Novi) Spring Arbor – Silky smooth guard that also QB'd Novi on the gridiron

G Mike Fugate (Lakeland) Saginaw Valley State – The consummate floor general who could easily play in the MAC

F Ryan Aaron (MH Madison) Southern Nazerene (OK) – An athletic wing who is possibly the best OC slam dunker of last decade

F Mike Pryzdzial (West Bloomfield) Grand Valley State – Workhorse in the paint looking to rebound from injury-plagued redshirt season last winter

C Joe Prepolec (BH Andover) Kalamazoo – A dominant small school big fella

G Eric Fishman (BH Cranbrook) Kalamazoo – Has really rounded out his game and developed into a rock steady point guard on the college level. No longer just a great scorer

G Ken Brown (FH Harrison) Ferris State – Pure scorer. NUFF SAID!!!

F Bryan Coleman (Southfield-Lathrup) Wayne State – A force on the wing or in the paint, should be playing D1

F Drew Maynard (Lake Orion) Valdosta State – Very talented wing hoping to rehab his college career down South in Georgia

G Damacious White (Berkley) Davenport – Solid on both sides of the ball, playmaker on offense as well as a hardworking defensive specialist.

OC All-D1 Team

G Ray McCallum (Birmingham DCD) UofDetroit Mercy – About to set the Horizon League ON FIRE this winter. WILL be playing at the next level!!!

G Darnell Brown (Birmingham DCD) Bowling Green – High-quality MAC player in the backcourt for BG, who is a leader in the locker room and in the huddle alas his time leading DCD to a state title as a junior in '07

G Anthony Fields (Lake Orion) Wake Forest – I said it at the time when they were teammates at Lake Orion a few years back that Fields would be a better college player than Drew Maynard….It looks like Burney is fixing to be right on the MONEY on that one!!!

G Jalen Crawford (Oak Park) Bradley – Another in a long line of Crawford boyz who can STRAIGHT BALL like a ROCK STAR (see older brothers, Jordan and Joe)

F Austin Calhoun (Southfield) Bowling Green – In the midst of a very good college career in the MAC as the leading returning scorer for BG in '12

F Roy Marble, Jr (Southfield-Lathrup) Iowa – I smell a breakout campaign for RBJ this season with the Hawkeyes……Big 10, watch out!!!

C Da' Shonte Riley (Birmingham DCD) Eastern Michigan – Has the opportunity to turn himself into an NBA prospect under Rob Murphy…..can SWAT with the best of them in the post.

G Kyle Vinales (North Farmington) Central Connecticut State – KV has serious nose for the hoop. A natural born scorer with an extremely quick first step

G Carlton Brundidge (Southfield) Michigan – About to unleash his bulldog-style of game to the Big 10….very fitting!!!

F Dave Curletti (OL St. Mary's) Northwestern – Floor-burn specialist that is the definition of what both CHSL and Big 10 basketball is all about

F Donovan Kirk (Birmingham DCD) Depaul – Rangy forward with a high upside