Hump Day Notes
Right: Former OSU star Michael Redd was named to the U.S. Olympic basketball team. File Photo
Redd, white & blue
On Monday, former OSU star and current Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Michael Redd was named to the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic basketball team.
Redd averaged 22.7 points last year, his lowest average since 2002-03 when he took over as a full-time starter after the Bucks traded Ray Allen to Seattle.
Redd was selected primarily to give Team USA something they have sorely missed in previous international competitions, and that’s having someone who can consistently knock down three-pointers.
During his eight years so far in the NBA, Redd has rattled in 38.8 percent of his shots from downtown.
Team USA’s expected starters are Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. Reserves include Redd, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams.
The team is coached by Mike Krzyzewski, and will conduct a minicamp this weekend and a training camp from July 20-25, both in Las Vegas, to prepare for the Olympics as USA opens play against China on Aug. 10.
More commits for OSU football
On Monday, two soon-to-be high school seniors pledged their allegiance to Senator Sweater Vest as 6-foot, 181-pound safety Bradley McDougald from Scioto High School in Dublin, and 6-foot-1, 180-pound athlete Corey Brown from Gateway High School in Monroeville, Penn., made their intentions known.
On Tuesday, 6-foot-2, 221-pound defensive end Jonathan Newsome from Cleveland’s Glenville High School also issued his verbal commitment to attend and play football at Ohio State next year.
Brown was the more sought after recruit, receiving offers from 12 other schools including Michigan and Notre Dame. He ranks 73rd best player in the country on the Rivals100 by Rivals.com.
Ohio state now has 23 players who have issued their verbal commitments for the class of 2009.
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