Josh Selby

JOSHUA C. SELBY Shooting Guard/Point Guard University of Kansas Jayhawks #32 6:01.0-183 Baltimore, Maryland Lake Clifton High School DeMatha High School The John Carroll School OVERVIEW Regarded as the elite incoming player in college basketball prior to the 2010-11 season, to say that things did not go according to plan for Selby would be a drastic understatement. When he recently announced that he would forgo his last three years of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft, it was not a popular decision by the 20-year-old.

Casual basketball followers in Baltimore City might not remember Daishon Knight . The 6-foot-1, 188-pound combo guard didn't play for Lake Clifton during his senior year of high school in 2010, and he never suited up for a local AAU team either. But starting this fall, hoops fans from this area will get a chance to follow Knight's progress on a bigger stage when he takes the court for Illinois State. Knight, a West Baltimore native, signed his letter of intent to play for the Redbirds last week.

Former Lake Clifton guard Josh Selby was waived Sunday by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Selby, The Baltimore Sun's Male Athlete of the Year in 2010, began the 2012-13 NBA season with the Memphis Grizzlies. He has averaged 2.0 points and 5.9 minutes in 10 NBA games this season. Selby also appeared in 11 games for the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League this season, averaging 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 32.9 minutes per game. Selby spent one season at Kansas before declaring for the NBA draft in 2011.

More than a couple of Leron Fisher 's close friends openly questioned his decision-making process one year ago. Why, some of them asked, would the former Lake Clifton standout pass up a Division II basketball scholarship in favor of junior college? “I knew I could play Division I,” Fisher said Monday. “I knew if I went to junior college for one year and had the opportunity to play my best, I'd come away with a Division I scholarship.” Fisher's JUCO gamble paid off last weekend when Longwood offered him a full ride during his official visit to the Big South school in Farmville, Va. The former Lakers star accepted the Lancers' offer before heading home.

Casual basketball followers in Baltimore City might not remember Daishon Knight . The 6-foot-1, 188-pound combo guard didn't play for Lake Clifton during his senior year of high school in 2010, and he never suited up for a local AAU team either. But starting this fall, hoops fans from this area will get a chance to follow Knight's progress on a bigger stage when he takes the court for Illinois State. Knight, a West Baltimore native, signed his letter of intent to play for the Redbirds last week.

Former Lake Clifton star Josh Selby was named co-MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League, the NBAannounced Sunday. The second-year Memphis Grizzlies guard averaged 24.2 points on 55.7-percent shooting in five summer-league games. He shot 64.3 percent on 3-pointers, and exploded for a summer league-best 35 points last Tuesday against Washington. It was a notable stretch for a player who has struggled to find a steady NBA role. Selby, 21, averaged just 2.3 points in 8.5 minutes his rookie season.

Former Lake Clifton point guard Josh Selby faces a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge in Prince George's County. Selby, the 2010 Baltimore Sun Male Athlete of the Year, was cited Oct. 5. The Memphis Grizzlies rookie is scheduled to appear in Prince George's County district court on Jan. 25 at 8:45 a.m. Selby told the Memphis Commercial Appeal on Saturday that he had "no comment about it. It is what it is. " One day after...

Josh Selby wasn't concerned about a potential NBA lockout. He wasn't concerned about the underwhelming, injury-plagued year he had at Kansas. The former Lake Clifton star was dead set on going to the NBA, and he isn't overly concerned with where he lands in the draft so long as he gets selected. "I have a motto — it's not really where you start, it's where you finish," Selby said at the NBA pre-draft camp Thursday. But with a looming lockout inserting uncertainty into this year's draft, where you start is pretty important too, given that first-round contracts provide guaranteed money.

After a season in which he saw playing time in just 26 of 38 games at Kansas, Baltimore native Josh Selby found himself sitting on the sidelines once again Monday during predraft workouts for the Washington Wizards. Selby, who graduated from Lake Clifton and was named The Sun's 2010 Male Athlete of the Year, injured his right quad on Sunday during workouts with the Charlotte Bobcats and decided to take a day off to recover and receive treatment. "It's frustrating," Selby said.

Josh Selby emerges from the Stevenson University locker room, his hot pink sneakers with silver trim sparkling as he takes the floor. The Lake Clifton graduate's eye-catching shoes - which he says he wears to raise breast cancer awareness - quickly become an afterthought once play begins and his flashy game is on display. In the first quarter of Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams' charity basketball game late last month, Selby finds himself stuck in a corner beyond the arc, tightly guarded.

Former Lake Clifton guard Josh Selby was waived Sunday by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Selby, The Baltimore Sun's Male Athlete of the Year in 2010, began the 2012-13 NBA season with the Memphis Grizzlies. He has averaged 2.0 points and 5.9 minutes in 10 NBA games this season. Selby also appeared in 11 games for the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League this season, averaging 15.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 32.9 minutes per game. Selby spent one season at Kansas before declaring for the NBA draft in 2011.

A black nylon sign hangs over the entrance of St. Frances Academy's gymnasium with a simple, three-word message: "Protect this house. " Playing before a packed hometown crowd Tuesday night, that's exactly what Will Barton did. The rookie Portland Trail Blazers swingman led "Baltimore's Best," a makeshift squad featuring NBA role players and high school talents from the Charm City, to a 124-109 win over "Team Armour" - a group comprised of...

Several NBA players will be in Baltimore on Tuesday for an exhibition game at St. Frances. Dwayne Wise , Under Armour B'more Finest's director of basketball operations, told The Sun that a team of Under Armour-sponsored pros will take on a team made up mostly of Baltimore players. Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats), former Terps star Greivis Vasquez (New Orleans Hornets), DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers) and Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Former Lake Clifton star Josh Selby was named co-MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League, the NBAannounced Sunday. The second-year Memphis Grizzlies guard averaged 24.2 points on 55.7-percent shooting in five summer-league games. He shot 64.3 percent on 3-pointers, and exploded for a summer league-best 35 points last Tuesday against Washington. It was a notable stretch for a player who has struggled to find a steady NBA role. Selby, 21, averaged just 2.3 points in 8.5 minutes his rookie season.

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Several NBA players will be in Baltimore on Tuesday for an exhibition game at St. Frances. Dwayne Wise , Under Armour B'more Finest's director of basketball operations, told The Sun that a team of Under Armour-sponsored pros will take on a team made up mostly of Baltimore players. Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats), former Terps star Greivis Vasquez (New Orleans Hornets), DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers) and Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Josh Selby emerges from the Stevenson University locker room, his hot pink sneakers with silver trim sparkling as he takes the floor. The Lake Clifton graduate's eye-catching shoes - which he says he wears to raise breast cancer awareness - quickly become an afterthought once play begins and his flashy game is on display. In the first quarter of Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams' charity basketball game late last month, Selby finds himself stuck in a corner beyond the arc, tightly guarded.

Former Lake Clifton point guard Josh Selby faces a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge in Prince George's County. Selby, the 2010 Baltimore Sun Male Athlete of the Year, was cited Oct. 5. The Memphis Grizzlies rookie is scheduled to appear in Prince George's County district court on Jan. 25 at 8:45 a.m. Selby told the Memphis Commercial Appeal on Saturday that he had "no comment about it. It is what it is. " One day after...