All About Sports: Jared Sullinger

Jared Sullinger (born March 4, 1992 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American college basketball player. He is a freshman at Ohio State and was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2010. He was rated as the number 2 player in the class of 2010 in the ESPNU 100 the number 4 player by Scout.com, and the number 5 player by Rivals.com. In his senior year, Sullinger led Northland High School to a 21-0 season and a #1 national ranking. He averaged 24.5 points and 11.7 rebounds for the season. Sullinger played in the 4th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic. Sullinger was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game in Columbus, Ohio, where he was named co-MVP with Harrison Barnes. He was also selected to play in the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York. On March 10, 2010, Sullinger won the James A. Naismith Award, which goes to the boys basketball player of the year. Sullinger had 19 points and 14 rebounds in his Ohio State debut. Sullinger's brother, J.J. Sullinger also attended Ohio State and played for coach Thad Matta. For the 2010-2011 season, Jared Sullinger, is averaging 17.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 31.9 minutes per game for the Buckeyes.