With a defensive stance like this, Luke Kennard is ready to be a Blue Devil. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Luke Kennard (Franklin, Ohio), King James Shooting Stars – 2015 Kennard is a 6-foot-5 wing who specializes in stretching the floor with his shooting ability. Looking at other shooters in the class such as Andrew Fleming of Nashville, Tenn., Matthew McQuaid of Duncanville,......
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Matthew McQuaid is one of the nation’s top sharp shooters in the class of 2015. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Matthew McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas), Team Texas Elite – 2015 Team Texas Elite is a team that basketball purists would love to watch. They run a 5-out motion offense that complements their roster full of shooters. One of those sharp shooters is 6-foot-5 guard......
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The New Jersey Playaz have a budding star in Briscoe. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Isaiah Briscoe (Union, N.J.), New Jersey Playaz – 2015 Briscoe is one of those players who seem to play the game effortlessly, but produce big numbers. The 6-foot-3 point guard has a silky smooth skill set that allows him to act as a distributor or as a primary......
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Basketball fans will see all of AJ Harris’ talent as an Ohio State Buckeye. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: AJ Harris It may be easy to overlook a 5-foot-8 guard who is playing on the biggest stage of travel basketball. AJ Harris of Dayton, Ohio, ignores this small detail and is making a big impact for King James Shooting Stars. To pin-point what......
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Trier has positioned himself as the nation’s premier scorer in the class of 2015. *Photo by Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Allonzo Trier It is not even a question who the most consistent scorer has been on the EYBL Circuit this spring. Currently averaging 29.4 points per game, Allonzo Trier of Seattle, Wash., is putting points up at a remarkable rate. Standing at 6-foot-5, Trier......
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Malik Newman solidified his reputation as the top prospect in 2015 at Nike EYBL Boo Williams. *Photo Credit Jon Lopez (Nike) Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @JLHemingwayPSB Nike EYBL Boo Williams Evaluation: Malik Newman Malik Newman of Jackson, Miss., put a stranglehold on the top spot in the class of 2015 last weekend at the Nike EYBL Hampton event. He opened up the weekend by dropping 36 points in a victory over King James......
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Rakim Lubin of Buford, Ga., made major noise when he verbally committed to UConn after missing last summer with a back issue. By: @BrandonClayPSB The 6-foot-8 class of 2014 power forward transferred from Gadsden City HS in Ala., to Buford (Ga.) High after the end of his junior season. OnTheRadarHoops.com publisher Shun Williams said that multiple schools watched Lubin workout this fall including the Huskies, Marquette and Houston all on the same day. We stopped by the gym during the four-star prospect’s first practice with Buford on Monday night. Lubin is an......
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Class of 2014 prospect Isaiah Wilkins of Lilburn, Ga., saw his stock rise over the past twelve months before receiving and accepting a scholarship to Virginia. *Photo by Ty Freeman Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB Isaiah Wilkins of Lilburn, Ga., committed to the University of Virginia in early September. A class of 2014 forward prospect, Wilkins will team up with former Greater Atlanta Christian HS teammate Malcolm Brogdon who is a sophomore on......
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James Blackmon Jr. was one of the premier guards in the class of 2014 on hand for the USA Basketball Mini-Camp. *Bart Young/USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB USA Basketball Mini-Camp Evaluation: James Blackmon Jr. Blackmon Jr. was originally committed to Indiana though he is now back on the board. He has not ruled the Hoosiers out. That said we ran into Blackmon Jr. and his family at Big Blue Madness on......
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Class of 2014 wing Kelly Oubre will bring Kansas fans another top-10 caliber prospect to root for next season. *Bart Young/USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “Prospect Eval” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the staff’s most recent evaluation on a prospect. By: @BrandonClayPSB USA Basketball Mini-Camp Evaluation: Kelly Oubre Kelly Oubre of Fort Bend, Texas is one of the nation’s most athletic wing players. A class of 2014 graduate, Oubre verbally committed to Kansas last week. In the process, the 6-foot-7 perimeter threat became the heir apparent to take......
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