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Gibbons MVP finds college home

1, Oct 2013

Gibbons MVP finds college home

James Demery went to Twitter on Monday night and told the world that he is headed to St. Joseph's University to continue his basketball playing days. The 6-foot-5 wing from Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, N.C. visited the Atlantic 10 school last month and saw enough to put an end to his recruitment.

Demery was the Most Valuable Player of the 2013 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions and one of the very best players to come through Suwanee Sports Academy this travel season.

He helped Team Charlotte win the Gibbons event and a great showing overall from March until August. Demery was the top player of Jeff McGinnis's program.

What we've said about Demery:

From Gibbons: (He) helped navigate and willed his team to the championship. Down by double figures against Team Heat, the junior proceeded to score the next three baskets to not only cut into the lead before getting an overtime win. His ability to slash, take defenders off the ball and lock down opposing players was the recipe in getting the 17U National bracket championship.

From Gibbons 17U championship game: Charlotte’s guard depth, however, was just too much for the Raptors to handle. The catalyst was James Demery. The 6-foot-5 guard was slithery quick and so explosive he was hard to contain. He also attacked the basket with one mission in mind finishing above the rim. Demery scored a game-high 20 points to win secure the title and the Most Valuable Player award. 

During his recruitment, Demery told us his goal was to find a school that would develop him on the court.

"I am trying to go in and play for a school and coaches that can help me achieve my full potential in basketball," Demery said in the spring. "I think any kid in high school would love to go to a school where they can come in and play right away as a freshman. But I know that isn't given. I know I have to earn it. I want to go somewhere that allows me to play to the best of my abilities."

He found that in St. Joe's.


Justin Young
Editor-in-Chief

Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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