Corey Fisher breaks the century mark

Corey Fisher has always been a talented player. He dropped 40 on OJ Mayo and 35 on Brandon Jennings as a high schooler at St. Patrick's in New Jersey. He was the MVP of the '07 Jordan Classic, which is all the more impressive when you consider this was the same high school class that produced Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon (I coud keep going).

Fisher never really had a chance to showcase those skills in his first three years at Villanova, playing alongside and behind all-american Scottie Reynolds.

Well, if this summer is any indication, Fisher is primed for a big season. Its not uncommon for college, and even professional, players to head back to their hometowns for summer league basketball, and its not uncommon for impressive performances to make the rounds. Just ask Jerry Stackhouse, who got an early look at John Wall last summer. Fisher has been playing in the Watson Gleason summer league, and over the weekend, Fisher caught fire in a game.

And when I say he "caught fire", I mean it. He scored an unbelievable 105 points. He hit 23 of 28 threes. He scored 72 points in the second half alone, finishing more than 75% of his team's 138 points. Granted, he's probably not playing against Big East caliber competition (although rumor has it he was being guarded by Jose Calderon -- UPDATE: Apparently, its a different Jose Calderon, not the one from the NBA), and summer league basketball isn't exactly reknowned for the defensive intensity, but 105 points is 105 points. 23 threes in 28 attempts is impressive, even if you're simply working out alone in a gym.

Whether or not Fisher actually scored 105 points, I think we can all agree that he is primed for a big year.

UPDATE: This fantastic Corey Fisher mixtape was sent along to us, and is definitely worth the watch.