Found January 09, 2012 on Hoopniks: Yardbarker Blogger Network
For whatever reason, the initial college decisions for power forward Khem Birch (Pittsburgh) and point guard Jamal Branch (Texas A&M) did not work out this year. Both former top-100 prospects from the 2011 class made the decision to leave their respective schools less than half of the way through their first year of college, and [...] Related posts: Khem Birch Joins Pitt’s 2011 Class Touted freshman point guard Jamal Branch to transfer Touted freshman Khem Birch is homeward bound from Pitt
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