News and notes around the college basketball world related to hoopsters from Oakland County

Amir Williams (Birmingham DCD) averaged a blocked shot every three minutes last year in the Big 10 for Ohio State

Kyle Vinales (North Farmington) became the first freshman in Central Connecticut State history to score over 500 points in a season in 2012

Carlton Brundidge (Southfield), who played last year at the University of Michigan, is now at the University of Detroit-Mercy, where he will be eligible to suit up in a Titans uniform in November 2013.

Speaking of UofD-Mercy, Ray McCallum, Jr. (Birmingham DCD) is ranked the sixth-best point guard in America, according to the Lindy's Sports college bball preview

Following in his dad's footsteps, Roy (Devyn) Marble, Jr. (Southfield-Lathrup) has become a star in the Big 10. He averaged 12 points and 4 assists per game in 2011 at Iowa – Roy, Sr.'s alma mater – and has developed into one of the Hawkeyes top starting point guards in the past decade.

Bradley University's Jalen Crawford (Oak Park) was the first player to ever sign with Braves second-year coach Geno Ford, who himself was a backcourt gem in college at Ohio

Austin Calhoun (Southfield) was a second-team All-MAC selection last winter, putting up 14 points and 6 boards a game at Bowling Green and is expected to contend for first-team honors this year

From the C-Town college cage contingent, Brandon Stokely (Clarkston) hit almost a 3-point bomb per game last year at Western Michigan and Thomas Staton (Clarkston) averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds a night at UM-Kansas City

In five years on the bench as head coach, the OC's very own Brett Reed (AH Oakland Christian) has accumulated a 94-63 at Lehigh University, while making two trips to the BIG DANCE aka the NCAA Tourney and advancing into the Sweet 16 last March.