Syracuse recruit Billy Edelin did a nice job Sunday impressing his future coach, Jim Boeheim. He was shooting over 60 percent for the camp and was the fifth-ranked player in camp through Saturday's games. The summer camps are also a great place for current college players to come out and play in front of NBA scouts and coaches. For example, there are informal games in the mornings at the ABCD camp. Florida's Brett Nelson, Tennessee's Vincent Yarbrough, North Carolina's Joseph Forte and Kansas' Drew Gooden were some of the top national players participating this week.
Players have just one set of shorts and jerseys for the four-day adidas camp in New Jersey.
They aren't laundered at night, though some players say they rinse them out in the hotel sink and let them dry overnight. That was painfully obvious in a recent crowded elevator ride I took at the Hilton in Hasbrouck Heights, where players, coaches, staff, etc. are staying. The ABCD camp cut down on the number of players who are attending camp in 2000. They hit a high-water mark of about 240 in 1999 and you could tell it diluted the talent pool somewhat. Both adidas and Nike camps say the ideal is about 180 to 190 players.