Stone, Looney highlight Nike Elite 100 

June, 11, 2012
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ST. LOUIS -- The Nike Elite 100, one of the summer’s prime hangouts for elite underclassmen, yielded another great crop of standouts. Overall, the event’s best young prospect was center Diamond Stone (Milwaukee, Wis./Dominican), but it was another Milwaukee native, power forward Kevon Looney (Milwaukee, Wis./Hamilton), who was the unofficial MVP of the event.

Standout players

Diamond Stone
2015, C, 6-foot-8, 220 pounds

He proved to be one of the top big men we've seen at this camp in the past decade. In camp settings like this one, you can get a true measure of how good a big man is by how much respect the guards show him. At this event, the guards tossed to Stone for fear of reprisal. He’s a huge body with an inherent dose of skill. Stone's hook shot and ability to use both hands in the lane was outstanding. He has room to develop and crank up his motor. There was little doubt he was the No. 1 overall prospect at the event and will be a serious challenger for the top overall spot in the 2015 class.

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