Motor City Roundball Standouts: Top Ten

The 14th annual Motor City Roundball Classic supplied plenty of talent and highlight performances over the five-day event at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods, MI. Randy Williams did a wonderful job of organizing the event and Mal Parker's schedule was on point. Here's a look at the top ten performances:

10) Aubun Hills Avondale squeaked by Detroit King, 59-55, and 6'4 sophomore Demarquis Johnson's six of eight three-point shooting performance was what earned him Player of the Game.

9a) Flint Powers 6'3" small forward Patrick O'Brien put on a show in a 76-68 victory over West Bloomfield. The junior hit five of his six three-point attempts en route to 28 points. He also added five rebounds and five assists.

9a) Detroit Consortium College Prep's 5'11 sophomore combo guard Desmond Barnes scored 31 and hit some cluch free-throws down the line in a win over Canton (OH.) Hoover. The talented sophomore also added five assist on his way to earning Player of the Game honors.

8) 6'5"Brandon Dawson's 28 points and ten boards (six on the offensive end) was about all the sophomore from Gary (IN.) Lew Wallace could do in a 69-61 loss against Detroit Cody. He is being recruited on the high-major level and has North Carolina among a long list of programs watching him.

7) White Lake Lakeland's 6' senior guard Michael Fugate put up 30-points and grabbed eleven boards in a win over Detroit Mumford, 64-62. Fugate is taking his talents to Saginaw Valley State and like I wrote in the MCRC program "He's one of the most unheralded players in the state."

6) Mike Talley III is no stranger to production as he put up 50 in a game early in 2008. The 5'9" junior combo guard scored 40 in his last game of 2008 and added five assists in win for Melvindale Academy of Business & Technology over Pontiac Central, 66-57..

5) 5'7 junior point guard Maurice Jones of Saginaw Arthur Hill is the general for one of the state's best teams regardless of class. He put up 22 points and had seven assists in an overtime victory over one of the top teams in Class B, East Grand Rapids, 68-63. He is the state's second most exciting players but only for another year.

4) 6'5 senior forward Doug Anderson scored 18 and grabbed six rebounds but his five thunderous dunks have sent a shock wave through the state once again turning folklore into legend. There isn't a player in the state who can electrify a team, audience, or himself as much as Dunkin' Doug. Unfortunately for Kalamazoo Central they couldn't defeat Detroit Country Day. DCD 83 Kzoo Central 74

3) 6'1 junior point guard Ray McCallum, jr is the straw that stirs the drink for Nationally Ranked Detroit Country Day and his 20 points, seven assists, six rebounds, three steals, and most important poise led DCD to victory over Kalamazoo Central, 83-74.

2) 6'6 junior power forward Devon Long had the best individual performance of any player through the first four days. The big fella from Detroit Crockett tallied 22 points, 22 rebounds, some big blocked shots, and the game winning put-back furthered the big guy on the map. Detroit Pershing center and Michigan State commitment Derrick Nix donned Long, "The city's best big man in 2010."

1) Detroit Country Day's 6'5 senior wing/forward Jordan Dumars scorched the nets with eight three-point field goals on his way to 30 points. His 18-point first quarter onslaught is what first captivated the crowd.