Kearney Decides

11/3/09

Inside Prep Sports

Detroit, MI.- Tuesday, November 3rd, Decision day and election day for many of the
United States' citizens.  On the basketball front, it was announcement day for Detroit
Southeastern's 2011 6'6 wing Brandan Kearney and his decision was what many
suspected and the Michigan State Spartans landed their first recruit from the 2011 class.

Regarded as one of the best in Michigan's super deep 2011 class, Kearney gathered early looks from big time programs that turned into offers after a solid summer individually and on a team level. He played an age group up on Team Detroit's 17u club team and both team and the Detroiter had impressive tournaments in July's certified events. Team Detroit won NY2LA's Summer Jam in Milwaukee and followed that tournament victory up by winning Reebok's Summer Championship in Las Vegas. Both tournament victories were played in front of the NCAA's premier coaches and programs among them Michigan State, Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio State. Coaches from those schools recruited Kearney hard and were on his final list.

The 6'6 wing also had success on the international level with the USA's junior team as they won a gold medal a month later in Argentina. He has established himself as a team player over the last two years and after watching him in an open gym last week he seems ripened for a breakout junior year on the individual scale. He's more vocal and playing with a controlled urgency. Kearney's starting to gain weight and could be close to 200 pounds by the time he steps on to the Spartans campus as a freshman. Also, expect him to have the size, skill set, athleticism, and court vision to play the point, shooting guard, and the wing in two years.

By TJ Kelley