A Mid-Summer Night's Baller Dream

THE OC Mid-SUMMER Dirty Dozen – Top 12 Boys Prep Hoopsters in the area

1 James Young (Troy) – The Chosen One….'Nuff said!!

2 Jon-Jon Williams (Southfield-Lathrup) – Committed to the MAC but is a Big 10-caliber baller!!

3 Paris Bass (Birmingham Seaholm) – Biggest jump from this time last year, is a genuine D1 steal!!

4 Yante Maten (Bloomfield Hills Lahser) – Best post prospect in the area

5 A. Price-M. Diane-E. Sumner (Birmingham DCD) – Dynamic and versatile 'Jackets backcourt ready to erupt in 2013!!!!

6 Bakari Evelyn-De Marco White (Southfield Christian) – Best inside-outside tandem in Class D ranks in the whole state, both these guys are D1 recruits and will lead a serious repeat charge for the defending state champs

7 Jermaine King (Ferndale) – Will be the Paris Bass of 2013, monster leap from sophomore to junior year….pure athlete with added range from deep

8 Miroslav Jaksik (Walled Lake Western) – Rare potential will bloom this winter!!!

9 Maceo Baston Jr. (Birmingham DCD) – Should be higher on this list….might be the local Class of 2014's No. 1 prospect before its all said and done on the upcoming season

10 Khalil Malone-Quincy Norman (Waterford Mott) – Best inside-outside tandem in the KLAA, will give TEAM JAYSON a legit shot at repeating as league and district champs

11 (tie) Ahkemji Williams (RH Adams) – Turning himself into a D1 recruit this summer with hard work and savvy playmaking

11 (tie) Jordan Dasuqi (Clarkston) – Nicknamed 'The Milk Man' 'cause this kid ALWAYS delivers the goods on the court!!! The quintessential Wolfpack guard with a little 'Yaktown flair to his game

12 Garrett Ross (Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes) – Could be the OC's top two-sport SUPERSTAR for the incoming senior class….and he's at a Class D school, that's really saying something!!!