Prospect Profile: Kenny Kaminski

Kenny Kaminski, F
6'7" :: 215 lbs.
Class of 2012
Medina (OH) HS [team site]
AAU: Indiana Elite / Team Pride

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Rankings
Scout: 3 Stars * * * (#24 PF)
Rivals: 4 Stars * * * * (#77 overall)
ESPN/Scouts, Inc. grade: 90 (#32 PF)

Honors
2010 Honorable Mention All-State (Div. 1)
2010 Second Team All-Northeast Inland District

Recent Press
7/8: Day 2 and 3 at the Adidas Invitational - The Hoosier Scoop
3/14: Avon Lake continues remarkable run - The Chronicle-Telegram
2/12: Medina's boys basketball team has no trouble with Garfield Heights - Cleveland.com
2/4: Dominant first quarter propels Battling Bees - Cleveland.com

The Verbal
No verbal commitment

The Hype
Ohio State AAU Recap - Rivals (6/7/10)
All-Ohio Sweet 16 tournament recap - ESPN (5/24/10)
Double Pump: Friday - Rivals (4/17/10)
Q & A: 2012 Medina forward Kenny Kaminski - Inside the Hall (3/30/10)

Audio/Video
Interview: Kentucky Hoopfest: Kenny Kaminski (7/11/10) - Vimeo
Interview: Kaminski 'leaning' toward Michigan State (5/18/10) - Courier-Journal
Interview: Adidas May Classic: Kenny Kaminski (5/15/10) - Vimeo

Stats
Sophomore: 2009-10 (Medina) - OhioHSsports.com

Additional Info
Team Schedule :: Cleveland.com :: The Chronicle-Telegram

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A Look Ahead: Leuer's Draft Stock

UPDATE (7/8): Jon Leuer is one of 20 collegians named by USA Basketball to the USA Men's Select Team to train against the national team later this month.

Let the record show that in the summer prior to the 2010-11 season, Wisconsin senior Jon Leuer was generally accepted as a projected second-round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Leading writers at two mainstream portals, Fox and ESPN, came out with their own early looks at next year's draft class. Jeff Goodman has Leuer going 55th, while the 6'10" forward was one of the 68 players to watch on Andy Katz's list, saying Leuer "has pro skills."

Full-time draft website NBADraft.net has had Leuer going in the mid-to-late second round for a while now. Somehow DraftExpress.com hardly has Leuer in the top 50 among returning seniors for next season. That is, well, crazy.

Leuer averaged 15.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 1.3 bpg with great percentages (52/39/72) during his injury-shortened junior campaign. You could just as easily compare his combined physical profile and scoring prowess to recent first-rounder Craig Brackins from Iowa State as you could to undrafted Mac Koshwal of DePaul. Except that Leuer would be entering the league as a 22-year old graduate. Sure Leuer is versatile and has a better touch from the outside, but rest assured, scouts will be looking for more rebounding from this Badger big man on his farewell tour.

On the Stove Top: NBA Draft Talk

Today Trevon Hughes participated in his third pre-draft workout of the month, this time for the Indiana Pacers. On Friday, Hughes joined five others in working out for the Charlotte Bobcats, who do not have a pick in this year's draft.

Prior to that, Hughes had worked out with the Sacramento Kings on June 3 and the Milwaukee Bucks in May.

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It's been a while since I touched on the Milwaukee Bucks here, but they made headlines today. Following the (expected) revelation that John Salmons will opt out of his contract this month, Milwaukee has reportedly shipped Dan Gadzuric and Charlie Bell to the Warriors in exchange for Corey Maggette.

Seems like another Richard Jefferson experiment to me. What is John Hammond thinking? Maggette is just another me-first wing player who came off the bench 20+ times for a 26-win Golden State team. Sure, Milwaukee is getting a player with actual skills, but the trade only saves money for one season since Maggette has three years of bloated salary remaining on his deal. Oh, and he can't shoot threes either.

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Recruiting Madness Continues

One day after receiving his dream offer from the University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan Lutheran's Sam Dekker pledged to play basketball for Bo Ryan's Badgers. Dekker became the first member of Wisconsin's 2012 recruiting class with his verbal commitment on Tuesday.

Dekker, now 6'7", was a scoring machine (25.5 ppg) last season as a sophomore after growing four inches. A knock on him as a prospect is the level of competition he faces during the high school season as a Division 3 team in the Central Lakeshore Conference, so it will be interesting to monitor his development. Dekker has enjoyed an impressive AAU season thus far, rising to among the top two or three players in Wisconsin in the 2012 class.

The Badgers also offered their first 2013 tender to 6'1" point guard Bronson Koenig. Koenig just completed his freshmen season at La Crosse Aquinas back in March, averaging just under 15 ppg. He is the second-ranked rising sophomore in the state according to Wishoops.net.

Considering Koenig's offer is one of the earliest ever handed out by Bo -- only two months behind J.P. Tokoto's last spring -- it's safe to say the staff is pretty enamored with the kid's abilities.

It also is another example of Bo's willingness to forgo the NABC guideline regarding offering scholarships to players prior to June 15th after their sophomore year. If memory serves, Bo was up front from day one that a soft guideline was going to be impossible to enforce and thus, potentially detrimental to programs that follow the guideline in lock-step. Some schools run through the dog-and-pony show of promising to offer as soon as the NABC guideline allows (ahem, North Carolina .. or Michigan under John Beilein), which is basically the same thing as offering except they get to pat themselves on the back for following a quasi-rule.

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In other news, Tom Izzo is staying put at Michigan State "for life." A very drawn-out, tense affair for Spartan fans, but a good end result for the Big Ten.

Prospect Profile: Bronson Koenig

Bronson Koenig, PG
6'1" :: 165 lbs.
Class of 2013
La Crosse (WI) Aquinas HS
AAU: Wisconsin Playground Warriors

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Rankings
Scout: NR (PG)
Rivals: NR (PG)
ESPN/Scouts, Inc. grade: NR

Honors
2010 Honorable Mention All-State (AP)
2010 First Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference

Recent Press
6/16: Wisconsin offers basketball scholarship to Aquinas' Koenig - La Crosse Tribune
6/15: Wisconsin extends scholarship offer to Aquinas' Koenig - Wishoops.net
3/16: Green Bay extends scholaship offer to Aquinas' Koenig - Wishoops.net
3/13: Blair-Taylor senior plays shutdown defense against Aquinas - InsidePreps.com
3/6: Freshman Koenig scores 24 in a regional title game - InsidePreps.com
2/6: Blugolds turn up the heat on Rangers - InsidePreps.com

The Verbal
No verbal commitment

The Hype
Observations from the Wisconsin Dells NCAA Exposure Classic - Wishoops.net (7/30/10)
Observations from the Hugh Roberts Classic - Wishoops.net (5/17/10)
Pederson, Koenig help Aquinas rally past Fennimore - Wishoops.net (3/16/10)
Aquinas' Koenig, Onalaska's Thomas make instant impact - La Crosse Tribune (2/26/10)
Koenig key for Aquinas in victory over Holmen - InsidePreps.com (12/15/09)

Video
Interview: Bronson Koenig Interview (8/7/10) - Wishoops.net

Stats
Freshman: 2009-10 (Aquinas) - Wishoops.net

Additional Info
2010-11 Schedule :: La Crosse Tribune

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