BIG SHOES TO FILL...

THIS YEAR'S SENIOR CLASS HAS SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL INTO. THE CLASS OF 2009 SENT FOUR PLAYERS TO COLLEGE. DANIEL SUTHERLIN - FERRIS STATE, DELANO COLLINS - ADRIAN COLLEGE, BRADYN MUNGO - CLARION AND DURRELL CARTER - DAVENPORT.

THE 2008 SENIOR CLASS INCLUDED 5 SENIORS WHO WENT ON PLAY COLLEGE SPORTS. FOUR YEAR STARTER PAUL WILLIAMS, NAMED TO THE 2008 DREAM TEAM BY THE DETROIT FREEP PRESS, IS PLAYING AT DAYTON UNIVERSITY WITH BRIAN GREGORY. 6'6 FORWARD IAN LARKIN IS PLAYING AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. OTHER COLLEGE ATHLETES INCLUDE: IAN JENKINS(ROCHESTER), SAM GAYMON(TOLEDO - FOOTBALL) AND CHINEDUM UMACHI(PENN - FOOTBALL)

THE PROGRAM AT DETROIT RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE ATHLETES PLAY AT THE HIGHLEST LEVEL OF BASKETBALL. THE 2008 DRAFT INCLUDED TWO RENAISSANCE ALUM: MALIK HAIRSTON(2ND RD - SPURS) AND JOE CRAWFORD(2ND RD - LAKERS). MARCUS STOUT, A FOUR YEAR LETTERMAN AT FORDHAM, WAS ON THE DETROIT PISTONS 2008 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER.

OTHER NOTABLE RENAISSANCE HOOPS ALUMNI: CARSON BUTLER(UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - FOOTBALL), TAJUAN PORTER(OREGON), RICKY PAULDING(2004 NBA 2ND RD PICK), TOREAU BROWN(GRAND VALLEY STATE), RYAN WEBB(TIFFIN), MARCUS BENNETT (UNC - CHARLOTTE) and RICKY HENDERSON(CLARION).