<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Yesterday's prospects were: 6-5, 210-pound guard John Cox of San Francisco, a nephew of Joe Bryant and thus Kobe's cousin; 6-9, 240-pound forward Deng Gai of Fairfield, who led the nation with 163 blocked shots; 6-5, 205-pound guard Eddie Basden of UNC-Charlotte, whose defense and 15.3 scoring made him Conference USA Player of the Year; and 6-9 Sharrod Ford of Clemson, where he was somewhat overshadowed in the ACC despite averages of 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds. Cox led the West Coast Conference in scoring at 20.4 and "he can score, flat out," Stefanski said. Gai showed "long, long arms" and "has an NBA skill, shot-blocking," Stefanski stressed. Basden "is a very athletic kid who can probably play a couple positions in the league" while he noted Ford "had a good career at Clemson and played against some real good competition." Basden's stock seems to be rising. He showed the Nets defensive skills in 1-on-1 and 2-on-2 drills. "With me, defense became a thing of pride," Basden said. "Somebody has to do it because if everybody wants to score on both teams, it's just going to be an 'outscore the others' match." </div> Source
