Happy New Year those in the blogging world and just as he did to finish 2012, your seer is back to offer his 3 stars for a Tuesday or Friday night of hoops games. The NHL might still be out of business, but Koz is happy to carry on the 3 stars tradition in the mean time. Third star Jason Alessi, Birmingham Brother Rice basketball - Alessi is proving himself to be quite an athlete. Already an outstanding kicker and defensive back for the football team, Alessi scored 13 points in a big Brother Rice road win at Orchard Lake St. Mary's. Second star Khalil Malone, Waterford Mott boys basketball- Kosmo has a feeling Malone is about to heat up, and proof of that came in the form of the 25 points he scored in a win over Lakeland. First star Jordan Blackwell, Birmingham Groves girls basketball -Blackwell was a dominant force in the paint in awin over Troy Athens, scoring 27 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in a Groves win. Now that's some serious inside play.