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PF/C Kosta Koufos (CSKA Moscow)

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Stark County H.S. boys basketball: 2007 Player of the Year: Kosta Koufos
Thursday, April 5, 2007
By Todd Porter
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
"With or without the rule the NBA has, I still would've gone to college," Koufos said. "My body is not where it needs to be to play in the NBA. The NBA body compared to a high school and even a college player's body is on far different levels. Those are men.

"It's hard to jump from high school to the NBA. Look at LeBron, and look at his body. He's unbelievable. Most people aren't like him. That's the reason a lot of guys who jump from high school to the NBA don't make it. Their body is just not ready for that. The new rule is probably very beneficial to high school players.

"I know what my strengths and weaknesses are. I know I need to be more aggressive."

Creamer thinks in two years, Koufos will be a first-round pick. Two years of major college basketball and a weight program will make him ready.
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Koufos receives EA Sports honor
Thursday, April 19, 2007


PLAIN TWP. GlenOak High School senior Kosta Koufos earned a spot on the EA Sports All-American Boys Basketball Team, which honored 50 of the nation's top players.

Koufos, a 7-foot-2 Ohio State recruit, made the 30-player second team. During the past couple of months, he has been named All-America by McDonald's, Jordan Brand and Parade.


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KOUFOS IN NEW YORK
Friday, April 20, 2007


GlenOak High School senior Kosta Koufos, a 7-foot-2 Ohio State recruit, is in New York this week, preparing for the Jordan Brand Classic basketball game Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Here is a diary of his day Thursday:

Got to watch a celebrity all-star game today. Jadakiss could really hit the trey ball. Fabulous could play, too. We had practice from 10 to noon, then I got to go back and sleep. The itinerary is very structured, very planned out for us.

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Nike Jordan All-American Classic: Thursday Practice

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Kosta Koufos, 7'0, C, Ohio State: Koufos did a nice job displaying his versatility and inside-out offensive game, scoring from in the post and behind the three-point line. He has a smooth shot for a big man, and hit some three-pointers here, but also hit from the mid-range, including on a nice 8-foot jumper with a touch off the glass. He had a bit of trouble in the post here, missing on a mini-hook, a fade-away jumper from 5 feet, a dropstep in the post, and being blocked on a lay-up on another attempt, but Koufos did a good job getting putbacks on his own shot, converting on about half of his misses on the second attempt.
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Jordan Classic Media Day Notes

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I was searching for Ohio State-bound Kosta Koufos on the court adjacent to where he was practicing earlier this morning, but he was nowhere in sight. That is because he was still taking jumpers and practicing, some 30 minutes after virtually the rest of his team was off the court and relaxing. The self-claimed gym-rat says that one of the ways he prepares himself mentally for the challenges of basketball is by doing meditation exercises "several times a day." As for where he envisions himself fitting in on his Buckeyes team and possibly beyond on the professional level, he says he most fits playing the small forward or power forward slots. "I don't think I'm officially ready for the post, I need to work on my strength a little bit more" said the Canton, OH-native, as he described himself as being more of a player who can shoot it from the perimeter and has above average ball-handling skills from someone of his size. It will be interesting to see where head coach Thad Matta fits Koufos into in the Buckeyes' system. Most likely he will fill Greg Oden's giant shoes in the post, but don't look for a big drop off, as Koufas is very good.
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Nike Jordan All-America Classic: Friday Practice

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Kosta Koufos, 7'0, C, Ohio State: Kosta Koufos had a really nice game overall, showing off his inside-out offensive repertoire once again. Koufos started off the game strong, scoring on an easy lay-up in the post when he got good position, making a transition block, and hitting two spot-up three-pointers with ease. He missed his next three-pointer, but came back and made a nice turnaround jumper off the glass from five feet out, drawing the foul on the shot as well. Next he got another easy score under the hoop over the vastly smaller competition, and then put up a nice left-handed mini-hook on his next possession. After that, he got a few put-backs around the basket, but had some troubles when trying to go up with the ball in the post, getting blocked by the 6'8 Kyle Singler on one occasion and the 6'9 Blake Griffin on another. Koufos seemed to think he could just go straight up with his lay-ups around the basket against smaller competition at times, but he?s going to need to work in some fakes and misdirection to consistently score around the rim at the next level.
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LitlBuck;817854; said:
As he stated, I just say she needs to get a little stronger and he should be fine at the "next level". Hopefully, he will stay for more than one year.
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My thoughts exactally after seeing play a couple times...

I am really impressed with his work ethic and his understanding for what he needs to work on, and his overall knowledge of the game...
 
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