SQUEEZE the ORANGE Mock Draft News....HARRISON BARNES has been the #1 Option ever since he was in Middle School...but his #2 Option at Ames Iowa HS DOUG McDERMOTT was hardly a SIDEKICK.

Harrison Barnes left UNC Tar Heels after his Sophomore Season to enter the 2012 NBA Draft. Highly-touted as the #1 Schoolboy in the US at Ames High School in Ames, Iowa he was a fixture the 4 years he played High School in Iowa. A 53-Game Win streak, Back 2 Back State Championships his Junior and Senior Year, and unanimous Mr. Basketball in Iowa for those 2 years and joined by his HS Teammate on the Back to Back Iowa 1st Team All-State.

That 1st team All-Stater was Doug McDermott of now the Creighton University Blue Jays in Omaha, Nebraska. See Run DMD was a different kind of teammate since his Father, Greg McDermott, was the head Coach of then nearby Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

McDermott was the kid all the Recruiters stumbled on when they went to see Barnes do his thing. Being the Son of a Coach your Skill Set is and should be way tighter than everyone else's if your all in. McDermott signed a Letter of Intent to join Northern Iowa until his Father left Iowa State and went to the Creighton Blue Jays and then Little McDermott followed suit.

As Harrison Barnes did at UNC (All ACC Freshman Team and Freshman of the Year)..McDermott was ditto for the 'Jays. As Barnes came back for his Soph Year on Franklin Street and seemed to have everything figured out so did McDermott. One wouldn't think that your high School Teammate would out do you on the National Scene whether you were One and Done or Two and out.

McDermott did just that by becoming the 1st Player since 'Jays Sniper Kyle Korver (Sixers/Bulls) to become MVC Player of the Year (Korver 2001-03) and get the coveted Larry Bird (Indiana State) MVC Player of the Year Trophy. McDermott also made the NABC 1st Team All-American and his former HS Teammate Barnes made the 2nd Team.

As for McDermott entering the NBA Draft anytime soon maybe look for his name in the Lottery in the 2013 Draft. HS Teammate Barnes will get his name called no later than 25 Minutes into the 2012 NBA Draft. As you know Run DMD will be watching his guy get his name called and Barnes will return the favor Summer 2013.