Kelly Oubre Says Kentucky Offered, Will Cut List Soon

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Kelly Oubre played in front of some pretty elite company in his first game at the Peach Jam Thursday morning.

John Calipari and Kenny Payne of Kentucky, Larry Brown of SMU, Roy Williams of North Carolina, Kevin Ollie of UConn and coaches from Kansas, Duke and Louisville were among those watching as the 6-foot-7 Oubre went for 20 points, six rebounds and four assists as Houston Hoops overcame a 40-point outing from Malik Newman to beat the Jackson Tigers, 80-67.

“I was just trying to do everything that I could to help my team win,” said Oubre, who will play at Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep next season. “If that meant getting rebounds, getting to the basket, making shots, that’s what I was trying to do.”

Mudiay Beats Vaughn, Talks Schools

PHILADELPHIA — The big Emmanuel Mudiay-Rashad Vaughn matchup ended not with a bang, but a whimper.

There was never much excitement between the two players and it ended with the 6-foot-5 Mudiay dribbling the clock out in a 68-58 win with Kentucky’s John Calipari, SMU’s Larry Brown, Baylor’s Scott Drew, Minnesota’s Richard Pitino, Oklahoma State’s Travis Ford, and North Carolina’s Hubert Davis among those watching courtside at the Reebok Classic Breakout.

Mudiay finished with eight points on 3-for-7 shooting in half a game, and Vaughn tallied 12 points on 4-for-8. The two players went a combined 0-for-5 from the arc.

“Great player, great competition, so it’s cool,” Mudiay said of the game. “You always gotta win, I don’t care if it’s a camp or not. If I win, I’m satisfied, regardless of how I play. That just shows my competitive nature, that just shows how I am.”

Rashad Vaughn, Josh Perkins Talking Package Deal

PHILADELPHIA — Package deals are all the rage these days.

LeBron, D-Wade and Chris Bosh did it.

Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow are talking about it.

And now so are a couple of other 2014 stars.

Rashad Vaughn, perhaps the top shooting guard in the Class of 2014, and Josh Perkins, one of the top point guards in the class, plan to huddle here this week to talk about potentially playing together.

“He’s a great player,” the 6-foot-3 Perkins, who is now sporting dyed blond hair, told SNY.tv here at the Reebok Classic Breakout.

“We wanted to go to the same high school but it didn’t work out so now we’re planning to play in the same college.”