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C Byron 'B.J.' Mullens (Levanga Hokkaido Sapporo - Japan)

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Mullens committed to Ohio State before playing a single minute of high-school ball. Since that time, he has developed into a dominating and athletic big man who leads the area in scoring (26.8 points per game) and rebounding (14.3) and is averaging six blocks.
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In the 2008 class, Mullens is joined by fellow verbally committed juniors William Buford (6-5 forward) from Toledo, Walter Offutt (6-3 shooting guard) from Indianapolis and Anthony Crater (6-1 point guard) from Flint, Mich.

"I think about it all the time and I'll sometimes talk about it with my teammates at Canal. I think about being there with Walter and William Buford," Mullens said. "Whenever me and Greg Oden talk, I realize that college is a whole different level and I just have to keep getting better and better. In high school, if you see a 7-footer it's rare. You might get triple-teamed by a lot of 6-3 and 6-4 guys. But in college, I'm probably going to be going 1-on-1 against another 7-footer."

Mullens hopes to gain more experience over the summer playing with the likes of Oden.

"I want to learn some stuff from him," Mullens said. "I mean, you can't pass that experience away, a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year who's tearing up the Big Ten right now."
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http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=ho...alWinchester/Sports/030107-Sports-314200.html
 
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Mullens had 25 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks in the win.

BOYS ROUNDUP DIVISION II
Indians shine during overtime
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Steve Blackledge
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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</IMG> KYLE ROBERTSON DISPATCH B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester blocks a shot by Ben Hettler of Granville.


Losing momentum with each possession, Canal Winchester certainly felt relieved to get a Division II district semifinal with Granville last night to overtime.
Indians coach Kent Riggs had a strong hunch that, in overtime, his team would regain control.
"Obviously, we thought we were going to get the first possession on the opening tip," Riggs said, smiling and gesturing in the direction at 7-foot-1 junior center B.J. Mullens. Mullens scored on the first possession and Canal Winchester wore down Granville 73-64 in the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.

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BN

03/09

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My Take: Man I am really impressed with him...He has a soft touch around the basket, he can get up and rebound and block shots and moves well for a big man. Also looks to be able to pass the ball well out of the post and has a nice touch from the free throw line. The only thing I might question his is stregth, but he is only a junior so he still has time to fill out some more.

This is a good preview for me as I will get to see him tonite live...
 
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crazybuckfan40 said:
BN

03/09

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My Take: Man I am really impressed with him...He has a soft touch around the basket, he can get up and rebound and block shots and moves well for a big man. Also looks to be able to pass the ball well out of the post and has a nice touch from the free throw line. The only thing I might question his is stregth, but he is only a junior so he still has time to fill out some more.

This is a good preview for me as I will get to see him tonite live...
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strength? 40 ill tell you right now. you wont question his build after seeing him in person. sure you cant really get a good eyeball on him at the fairgrounds. but he is as think or might be thicker than oden...



ps my eval is psot 147. well see how 40 and i stack up...
 
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jimotis4heisman;776699; said:
strength? 40 ill tell you right now. you wont question his build after seeing him in person. sure you cant really get a good eyeball on him at the fairgrounds. but he is as think or might be thicker than oden...



ps my eval is psot 147. well see how 40 and i stack up...
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It was kinda hard to get a read due to him really just dominating smaller guys, so that is why I said it might be the only thing that you can question...

I am sure we will be on the same page b/c usually we are...:wink2:
 
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This was the first time I have saw Mullens in person and all I can say is how impressed I was...

I really hate to say it, but he reminds me a lot of Oden...

But I think Oden is more of a force on the defensive end...I noticed that BJ didnt quite have the second jump like Oden, but he had great timing and quite a few blocks...

Mullens struggled a bit from the foul line tonight and took some 15 foot jumpers and didnt knock them down, but he looked to have a pretty good touch for a 7 footer...

Also besides Mullens Winchester has nothing else on their team...Beachcroft just dominated this game scoring at will and beating the Winchester up and down the court...

BJ still has another year of high school which is crazy b/c he is another guy that looks like he should be playing at the college level already...
 
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Mullens had 20 points, 18 rebounds and nine blocks but hit just 8 of 19 shots from the field. Five of his baskets were dunks in a 73-48 Division II district championship game.
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Yeah he was all over the boards, grabbing rebounds that he had no business getting on the other side of the rim...

I also think that he was in double digits in blocks...It seemed everytime Beechcroft took a shot it was getting rejected unless they were in the paint 1 on 3 against him as the guards couldnt keep anyone out of the paint...

Also he was frustrated from not getting the ball, which led to him forcing some shots and he took a few ill advised 15 foot jumpers...

Also on one of those dunks he almost brought the backboard down as he dunked it so hard...
 
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