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John Wall Won't Be Swayed By Derrick Favors' Decision to Attend Georgia Tech

By Will BrinsonJan 15th 2009 – 11:20PM

Derrick Favors and John Wall are the top two recruits in the nation -- Favors, as we mentioned yesterday, was rated number one by Scouts and Wall has been listed as Rivals number one overall prospect. Favors is now off the board, having committed to be a Yellow Jacket for one year his college career. Wall, meanwhile,...

Derrick Favors Is Very, Very Good: Video Reminder

By Will BrinsonJan 14th 2009 – 8:30PM

Derrick Favors, the number-one ranked college basketball prospect in the country, just announced that he will attend Georgia Tech for his brief stint in the NCAA. As a reminder that Favors is kind of decent, enjoy the following YouTube mashup of him posting a 42-point, 20-rebound, 12-block line.So, yeah, to say that he's...

Derrick Favors, Country's Top Prospect, Commits to Georgia Tech

By Will BrinsonJan 14th 2009 – 7:00PM

Derrick Favors, the number one college basketball prospect in the country according to Scout, announced his college decision today and he's going to be a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket. Paul Hewitt (right), GT coach, is probably pretty thrilled. Sidney Lowe, who runs the the coffee-less N.C. State Wolfpack, well, probably not...

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Jazz Drop Suns 100-88 To Secure Playoff Spot (VIDEO)

By The Huffington Post News Editors Apr 25th 2012 - 08:24AM

Paul Millsap scored 26 points and Al Jefferson went on a personal 8-0 fourth-quarter run as the Utah Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns 100-88 Tuesday night to secure a Western Conference playoff spot.

DerrickFavors News From the Web

  • 05/22/12 Seven T-Birds NCAA bound Source: The Spectrum - St. George UT The group includes four men and three women that rank within the top 48 in the western United States.
  • 05/21/12 Georgia Tech (SID): Derrick Favors Named to USA Select... Source: The Mid-Majority Colorado Springs, Colo. Featuring nine players owning USA Basketball experience, including former Georgia Tech and current Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors , USA Basketball today announced 13 players for the 2012 USA Men's Select Team that will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team during its July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev. Named to the 2012 USA Basketball Select squad were: Ryan Anderson (Orlando Magic / California); DeJuan Blair (San Antonio Spurs / Pittsburgh); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings / Kentucky); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors / USC); Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz / Georgia Tech); Paul George (Indiana Pacers / Fresno State); Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls / USC); Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz / Butler); Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers / Duke); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs / San Diego State); Jeremy Lin (New York Knicks / Harvard); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors / Washington State); and Wall (Washington Wizards / Kentucky).
  • 05/21/12 Jazz's Hayward, Favors won't play in summer league Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors will not participate on the Utah Jazz team in the Orlando Summer League, general manager Kevin O'Connor said Monday.
  • 05/15/12 Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors, Gordon Hayward join Select... Source: Deseret News - Salt Lake City UT Before LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Team USA take on the world this summer, they'll have to deal with a couple of Utah Jazz players.
  • 05/14/12 Favors, Hayward to play on USA Select team Source: ABC - KTVX 4 - Salt Lake City UT Jazz teammates Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward have been picked to play on the USA Select team this summer, leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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