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The 2010 Horizon League basketball tournament is scheduled on March 2nd through March 9th, 2010 at conference team locations. The winner of the 2010 Horizon League basketball tournament will receive an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament. The following is the 2010 Horizon League Basketball Tournament TV schedule and bracket.

2010 Horizon League Basketball Tournament Schedule

2010 Horizon League Basketball Tournament First Round
Tuesday, March 2
Game #1  #10 Youngstown State vs #3 Green Bay 8:00 PM   HLN
Game #2 #7  Detroit vs #6 Valparaiso 8:00 PM HLN
Game #3 #9 UIC vs #4 Milwaukee 8:00 PM  HLN
Game #4 #8 Loyola vs #5 Cleveland State 7:00 PM HLN

2010 Horizon League Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5, 2010
Game #5 Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 6:00 PM  HLN
Game #6 Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 8:00 PM HLN

2010 Horizon League Basketball Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Game #7 Winner Game 5 at #1 Butler 6:15 PM ESPNU
Game #8 Winner Game 6 vs #2 Wright State 8:05 PM ESPNU

2010 Horizon League Championship Game
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 9:00 PM     ESPN/ESPN360.com

2010 NBA Mock Draft Updated 29 Oct 09.

Since college basketball season is almost here, I have updated my 2010 NBA Mock Draft. I’ve tweaked the format to be a little nicer on the eyes than the last edition. The draft order is also very notional at this point based on last year’s finish and not taking into account any performance to-day in this year’s NBA season. After the NBA season is  more mature, I will add the teams back to the mock draft along with the picks. Still a lot of basketball to be played to include the 2010 NCAA tournament, so it will be interesting to see which of the freshmen on the mock draft hold up to the hype, and which take a bit of ’seasoning’ to be ready for the NBA. So far, the #1 projected pick in most mock drafts on the Internet, John Wall, has lived up to his billing.

2010 NBA Mock Draft – Round 1

(Entries order reads: Draft Position in Round, Name, Position, Age, Ht, Wt, College, College Class)

2010 NBA Mock Draft #1 – John Wall  PG – 19 years old; 6′3″; 175 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #2 – Derrick Favors  PF/C 18 years old; 6′9″; 215 lbs. Georgia Tech, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #3 – Donatas Motiejunas  PF/C 19 years old; 7′0″; 215 lbs. Benetton Treviso, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #4 – Cole Aldrich  C 20 years old; 6′11″; 250 lbs. Kansas, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #5 – Patrick Patterson  PF 20 years old; 6′8″; 223 lbs. Kentucky, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #6 – Willie Warren  SG 20 years old; 6′4″; 200 lbs. Oklahoma, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #7 – Evan Turner  SG/SF 21 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs.Ohio State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #8 –  Al-Farouq Aminu  SF/PF 19 years old; 6′8″; 210 lbs. Wake Forest, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #9 – Ed Davis  PF 20 years old; 6′9″; 215 lbs. North Carolina, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #10 –  Greg Monroe  PF/C 19 years old; 6′11″; 240 lbs. Georgetown, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #11 – John Henson  PF years old; 6′10″; 200 lbs. North Carolina, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #12 – DeMarcus Cousins  PF/C 19 years old; 6′10″; 270 lbs. Kentucky, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #13 – Damion James  PF 22 years old; 6′7″; 225 lbs. Texas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #14 – Solomon Alabi  C 21 years old; 7′1″; 230 lbs.Florida State, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #15 – Larry Sanders  PF/C 20 years old; 6′9″; 205 lbs. VCU, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #16 – Jan Vesely  SF 19 years old; 6′11″; 240 lbs.KK Partizan Belgrade, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #17 – Greivis Vasquez SG/PG, 6′6″, 195 lbs, Maryland, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #18 – Kyle Singler  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 210 lbs. Duke, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #19 – Avery Bradley  SG years old; 6′3″; 180 lbs. Texas, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #20 – Craig Brackins  PF/C 22 years old; 6′10″; 230 lbs. Iowa State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #21 – Terrico White  PG/SG 19 years old; 6′5″; 211 lbs. Mississippi, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #22 – Trevor Booker  PF 21 years old; 6′7″; 215 lbs. Clemson, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #23 – Tyler Smith  SF/PF 23 years old; 6′7″; 210 lbs. Tennessee, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #24 – Xavier Henry  SG years old; 6′6″; 210 lbs. Kansas, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #25 – Devin Ebanks  SF/PF 20 years old; 6′8″; 205 lbs. West Virginia, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #26 – Gani Lawal  PF/C 20 years old; 6′8″; 233 lbs. Georgia Tech, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #27 – Deon Thompson  PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 245 lbs. North Carolina, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #28 – Lance Stephenson  SG 19 years old; 6′5″; 200 lbs. Cincinnati, Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #29 – Kalin Lucas  PG 20 years old; 6′0″; 180 lbs. Michigan State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #30 – Sherron Collins  PG 22 years old; 5′11″; 190 lbs. Kansas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft – Round 2

(Entries order reads: Draft Position in Round, Name, Position, Age, Ht, Wt, College, College Class)

2010 NBA Mock Draft #1 – Alexey Shved  PG/SG 20 years old; 6′5″; 161 lbs.CSKA Moscow, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #2 – Sylven Landesberg  SG 19 years old; 6′6″; 185 lbs. Virginia, Sophomore

2010 NBA Mock Draft #3 - Chris Wright (Dayton)  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 214 lbs. Dayton, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #4 – Jarvis Varnado  PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 210 lbs. Mississippi St., Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #5 – Stanley Robinson  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 212 lbs. Connecticut, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #6 – Andrew Ogilvy  C 21 years old; 7′0″; 240 lbs.Vanderbilt, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #7 – Kenneth Faried  PF 19 years old; 6′8″; 215 lbs. Morehead State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #8 – Manny Harris  SG/SF 20 years old; 6′5″; 170 lbs. Michigan, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #9 – Luke Harangody  PF 21 years old; 6′8″; 251 lbs. Notre Dame, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #10 – Vladimir Dasic  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′9″; 225 lbs. Real Madrid, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #11 – Matt Bouldin  PG/SG 21 years old; 6′5″; 214 lbs. Gonzaga, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #12 – Jerome Jordan  C 23 years old; 7′0″; 235 lbs.Tulsa, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #13 – Da’Sean Butler  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs.West Virginia, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #14 – Marko Keselj  SF/PF 21 years old; 6′10″; 0 lbs. BC Red Star Belgrade, International

2010 NBA Mock Draft #15 – JP Prince SG, 6′7″, 205 lbs, Tennessee Volunteers, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #16 – Artsiom Parakhouski  C 22 years old; 6′11″; 260 lbs. Radford, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #17 – Quincy Pondexter  SF 21 years old; 6′7″; 220 lbs. Washington, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #18 – James Anderson  SG/SF 20 years old; 6′6″; 195 lbs. Oklahoma State, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #19 – Mac Koshwal  PF years old; 6′10″; 240 lbs. DePaul, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #20 – Patrick Christopher  SG/SF 21 years old; 6′5″; 215 lbs. California, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #21 – Renardo Sidney  PF years old; 6′9″; 250 lbs. Mississippi St., Freshman

2010 NBA Mock Draft #22 – Dwayne Collins  PF/C 21 years old; 6′8″; 232 lbs. Miami, FL, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #23 – Tasmin Mitchell SF/PF, 6′7″, 235 lbs, LSU Tigers, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #24 –  Arinze Onuaku PF/C, 6′10″, 275 lbs, Syracuse Orangemen, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #25 – Lazar Hayward SF, 6′7″, 205lbs, Marquette, Sr.

2010 NBA Mock Draft #26 – Damian Saunders  PF 20 years old; 6′7″; 205 lbs. Duquesne, Junior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #27 – Michael Washington  PF 23 years old; 6′10″; 224 lbs. Arkansas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #28 – Jerome Dyson  PG/SG 22 years old; 6′3″; 180 lbs. Connecticut, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #29 – Dexter Pittman  C 21 years old; 6′10″; 310 lbs. Texas, Senior

2010 NBA Mock Draft #30 – Artem Zabelin  PF 21 years old; 7′1″; 200 lbs.CSKA Moscow, International

Jodie Meek’s was one of the highlights for Kentucky Wildcat fans in the 2008-09 basketball season. His 54 points against Tennessee set a Kentucky record, and put Meeks on the map for the NBA draft and had him discussed in the same dialogue with Blake Griffin for the National Player of the Year Award last season. Jodie Meeks has declared for the 2009 NBA draft, but at the time of this writing had not hired an agent. With the 15 June 2009 NBA draft deadline quickly approaching, Meeks has gone on record stating he would remain in the draft if he get’s assurances that a team will pick him in the first round of the draft. Many Kentucky fans hope he comes back to join Patrick Patterson and the other star recruits heading to Lexington for a 2010 NCAA tournament run, however, Meeks will likely remain in the 2009 NBA Draft.

Jodie Meek’s Collegiate Career at Kentucky

In just one season, Jodie Meeks became one of the highest scoring Kentucky Wildcat’s guards in school history. Spending most of his sophomore season injured (many thought due to Coach G’s over-practicing of the team), Meeks started out the season scoring 39 points in a losing effort against VMI. He continued to heat up with 37 against Kansas State, and then lit up Tennessee for 54 points in January 2009. He was selected to the All SEC First Team and was a Second Team All American as voted by the AP, USBWA, NABC, and the SportingNews.com. Meeks finished the 2008-09 season averaging 23.7 points per game, 1.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Jodie Meek’s 2009 NBA Draft Prospects

Jodie Meeks is considered a bit short at 6′4″ to play the 2 guard role in the NBA, though the upside of his shooting ability and scoring instincts make him attractive for NBA teams to go ahead and take him in the 2009 NBA draft. Meeks is solid at 211 lbs, and has a solid frame to go with excellent 3 point and free throw shooting. On the down side, Jodie Meeks is only considered an average ball handler for the NBA and is criticized for being able to create separation with his defenders. Another knock on Jodie, is that he did not win at the college level, so his ability to be the difference maker for an NBA team has been put in question at times. He has been reported to be having good workouts for NBA teams, and the Detroit Pistons have expressed a potential interest in drafting Meeks with their first round pick. One consideration for Jodie Meeks is with the expected depth of the 2010 draft, should he just go ahead and take his chances this year while working on his ball handling and dribbling? With the talent coming in to Kentucky for the 2009-10 season, its doubtful he would get the touches to improve on his scoring average so Coach Cal can keep all of the 4 and 5 star prospects happy so his stock would have a potential to dip in the 2010 draft. The Detroit Pistons have expressed a potential interest in taking Meeks in the first round, and my guess is that we will see him stay in the 2009 NBA draft.

Refs:

http://www.everyjoe.com/expertfantasy/jodie-meeks-nba-draft-nba-profile/, http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/2009/05/2009-kentucky-wildcats-basketball-recruiting-class/, http://www.predictify.com/q/where-will-jodie-meeks-be-picked-in-2009-nba-draft-2, http://www.nbadraft.net/node/4289, http://lesterslegends.com/?p=11597, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290132633, http://www.everyjoe.com/expertfantasy/jodie-meeks-nba-draft-nba-profile/, http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2009/02/mock-draft/, http://dcprosportsreport.com/mockdraftdatabase/nba.html,