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According to Zagsblog.com the No.1 player in 2012 Shabazz Muhammad will vist Kanas for the Missouri game.

“Coach [Bill] Self was out today for practice,” Ron Holmes told SNY.tv by text. “‘Bazz is going to visit Missouri game [for] official.”

Nike has decided to add a quick strike release to their 2012 Foamposite lineup. The “Galaxy” Foam One is slated to release later this month on February 25 (just in time for NBA All-Star weekend) and as you can see from the image below, the colorway is rather unique.

These Foam Ones will feature a glow in the dark sole to go along with the navy/purple-ish upper that resembles a “Galaxy”. Originally, it was thought they would release looking like this:

The brighter colorway you see above was first seen on the feet of Gentry Humphrey, who is the Product Creation Lead for Nike Sportswear. Humphrey is often seen wearing sample versions of shoes months before they drop. At some point Nike apparently switched it up to the darker version, although no word (yet) on why.

There aren’t many photos of the Galaxy Ones floating around but that’s sure to change in the coming weeks. Retail price will be $220 and with the Varsity Red Foams moving as fast as they did, you can bet these will get snatched up quick too. Follow @Mike_Valdes on twitter for more updates as they become available.

East meets West on April 14 (7 p.m. ET) at Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. game will be on the ESPN Network.

EAST TEAM (HOME)

Name School Position College

Kyle Anderson St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) PG UCLA

Kris Dunn New London (New London, Conn.) PG Providence

Jerami Grant DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) PF Syracuse

Gary Harris Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) SF Michigan State

Brice Johnson Edisto (Cordova, S.C.) PF North Carolina

Ricardo Ledo South Kent (South Kent, Conn.) SF Providence

Tony Parker Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) PF Undecided

Rodney Purvis Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) SG N.C. State

Kaleb Tarczweski St. Mark’s (Southborough, Mass.) C Arizona

J.P. Tokoto Menomonee Falls (Menomonee, Wis.) SF North Carolina

WEST TEAM (AWAY)

Name School Position College

Brandon Ashley Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Arizona

Isaiah Austin Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas) C Baylor

Anthony Bennett Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF Undecided

Archie Goodwin Sylvan Hills (Little Rock, Ark.) SG Kentucky

Danuel House Hightower (Houston) SG Houston

Grant Jerrett La Verne Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) PF Arizona

Shabazz Muhammad Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) SF Undecided

Marcus Paige Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) PG North Carolina

Alex Poythress Northeast (Clarksville, Tenn.) SF Kentucky

Rasheed Sulaimon Strake Jesuit (Houston) SG Duke

Nike Continues Foamposite Spree, “Varsity Red” Foam One to drop on 2/4

This Saturday February 4^th, 2012 Nike will be releasing a red Foamposite for the first time in 11 years. We’re not talking about one with red accents like the “Cough Drops”, we’re talking about a predominately red Foam, the likes of which we haven’t seen since 2001 when these Red/Black Pros released.

With this being the first drop of 2012 in the Foamposite line, we are greeted with Nike’s new price increase. Claiming that the materials used to produce shoes are becoming more expensive, Nike has raised retail prices on many of its signature releases. Foam Ones, which used to retail at $200, will now retail for $220 starting with these beauties you see below.

These Ones will have a Metallic Red finish (although listed as “Varsity Red” on the box, they are rather shiny) to go along with the clear sole and black nubuck upper. The shoe community loves Foamposites more than ever these days, add to that a solid black and red combination and this release will definitely be a popular one. No one is a fan of the price increase, but most will be willing to pay it (for these at least). Whether or not consumers will be willing to pay $220 for less desirable colorways in the future remains to be seen, however.

In the coming weeks we’ll be sure to see these on the feet of college basketball and NBA stars alike. You can get yours Saturday morning at most of your local spots, or Friday at midnight on sites like Footlocker, Eastbay and Nike.com.

Its looks like Gary Williams is stirring up controversy after leaving Maryland. According to the Sporting News former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell is against putting Gary Williams name on the floor, saying it’s not fair to put any name on the court.

Bet if they asked Lefty if the could put his name on the court it would have been different.

Left let Gary Williams cook.

“This is nothing personal,” former coach Lefty Driesell told The Washington Post on Wednesday. “It’s nothing against Gary. He had a lot of good teams and won the national championship.

“But I don’t think his name — or anybody’s name — should be on the Maryland basketball court. No. 1, I am not interested in my name being on the court. I don’t think it’s fair to have any one name on Maryland’s basketball court because it’s too great a university and too great a basketball program, and (Maryland basketball coach) is too big a job to have one person’s name on the court.

It’s look like the Cameron Crazies aren’t showing up anymore. According to DukeChronicle.com the attendance is so low that Duke has started to sale the student section tickets that were once impossible to get to the general public.

“It does take a lot to go to K-Ville and wait outside, sometimes in the cold and in the rain, and then go into Cameron where you have to stand and jump up and down,” co-head line monitor Ellie Garrett said. “Students need to realize that going to Cameron is… an awesome experience.”

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