Tag: Braxton Blackwell


#OTRHoopsReport: Top Performers from Marshall County Hoop Fest - December 9, 2014

BENTON, Ky., – The Marshall County Hoop Fest provided an exciting atmosphere for teams to compete against elite competition. With over 2,000 local Kentucky fans on hand to watch the games, Hoop Fest blends a traditional basketball fan base with dozens of ELITE ranked players. Here is a close look back on which players elevated themselves above the others on this December weekend. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Hoop Fest Top Performers Carlton Bragg (Cleveland, Ohio), – Villa Angela St. Joesph – 2015 The 6-foot-9 forward delivered in every way possible on Saturday evening. Locked in......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Marshall County Hoop Fest Saturday Evening Recap - December 6, 2014

College coaches from all over the nation lined up to watch class of 2016 wing Braxton Blackwell of Nashville, Tenn., at the Marshall County Hoop Fest. Photo cred – Davide de Pas The Marshall County Hoop Fest is one of the best stops for high school fans and college coaches to check out the nation’s top prospects. Here is a recap of Saturday evening’s games. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Saturday Evening Recap: 4:30 pm  La Lumiere (IN) 77  Christ Presbyterian (TN) 48 Lalumiere took control from the very beginning of this one and never looked back. The interior duo of junior Nolan......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of Sept. 22, 2014

Charlotte landed a commitment from Tucker (GA) senior guard Bryce Brown Monday September 22, 2014 Charlotte landed a commitment from 2015 SG Bryce Brown of Tucker (GA) 2015 Dutchtown (LA) SG Christion Thompson has committed to Rhode Island 2015 Gonzaga (DC) PG Bryant Crawford has commited to Wake Forest 2015 PG Hasan Adbullah of Clay Chalkville (AL) has commited to Navy Tuesday September 23, 2014 South Alabama was in to see 2016 PG Christian Turner of Sandy Creek (GA) Virginia Tech will be in to see 2015 Chris Clake of Cape Henry......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of June 16, 2014

2016 PG Christian Turner of Heat Check picked up an offer from Winthrop Monday June 16, 2014 Florida, Illinois, Alabama, & Kansas State have offered 2016 Southern Stampede PF Tony Bradley Memphis has offered 2016 Boo Williams PF Edrice Adebayo Illinois State has offered Reginal Todd of the Alabama Legends Maryland & Illinois State have offered 2016 Showtime Hoops SG Jordan Harris Michigan & Texas has offered 2016 Compton Magic PF TJ Leaf NC State has offered 2016 PG Kobi Simmons of the Atlanta Celtics Xavier has offerd 2016 PG Payton Pritchard......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of June 9, 2014

2015 C Daniel Giddens is expected to make his college decision next month Monday June 9, 2014 2015 Boo Williams SG Kenny Williams was on campus at Georgetown over the weekend 2015 E1T1 C Daniel Giddens will make his college decision on July 4th between Arizona, Indiana, Georgia, Kansas , Florida and Ohio State 2015 The City guard Donovan Mitchell has been offered by Oklahoma Former Tennessee forward AJ Davis will visit Central Florida today 2016 Southern Stampede center James Banks picked up an offer from Georgia Southern Tuesday June 10, 2014......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap- Week of Dec. 2, 2013

 Class of 2016 PG Aaron Augustin of Peachtree Ridge (GA) was one of the top performers at the On the Radar Hoops Invitiatonal Editor’s Note: “Recruiting Recap” is a regular piece designed to catch our readers up on the latest in the world of recruiting. By: Shun Williams @ontheradarhoops Monday December 2, 2013 Class of 2015 guard Malik Beasley of St. Francis (GA) added an offer from Cincinnati following his performance in the On the Radar Hoops Invitational Auburn hosted CPA (TN) 2016 forward Braxton Blackwell on campus over the weekend Junior......

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#OTRHoopsReport: What We Learned - Dec. 2, 2013

Class of 2015 power forward Noah Dickerson of Atlanta, Ga., is one of the region’s top post scoring options.*Photo by Ty Freeman We had a chance to get out to see several regular season games over the past week all over the region. From Atlanta to Nashville, there were standout prospects on the floor as the high school season got tipped off. Two well known prospects stood out amongst the rest. By: @BrandonClayPSB 1) Noah Dickerson is as skilled as they come on the low block. Noah Dickerson of Atlanta, Ga., established......

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#OTRHoopsReport: The Notebook - Nov. 5, 2013

DePaul’s Oliver Purnell is the latest coach to offer 2016 forward Braxton Blackwell of Nashville, Tenn. *Courtesy of DePaul Athletics Editor’s Note: “The Notebook” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the latest in the world of recruiting. By: @BrandonClayPSB Braxton Blackwell out of Nashville, Tenn., is emerging as one of the nation’s top forward prospects in the class of 2016. The 6-foot-7 wing forward received an offer from DePaul coach Oliver Purnell on Monday. Blackwell has recent scholarship offers from Alabama, Indiana, Memphis, North Carolina State and Providence......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap- Week of Nov. 4, 2013

Editor’s Note: “Recruiting Recap” is a regular piece designed to catch our readers up on the latest in the world of recruiting. By: Shun Williams @ontheradarhoops Tuesday November 5, 2013 Tuesday afternoon Trey Lyles chose Kentucky over Louisville.  The 6-foot-9 forward from Arsenal Tech, Ind., is regarded as a top 10 prospect in the 2014 class according to numerous scouting services.  Lyles will join Devin Booker (Moss Point, MS), Karl Towns (Metuchen, N.J.)  and Tyler Ulis (Matteson, Ill.) to give the Wildcats four prospects ranked towards the top of the Pittsburg added......

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