HYATTSVILLE, Md. – The Team Takeover National Hoops Showcase was an outstanding stage for some of the region’s standout prospects to showcase their skills. Director Keith Stevens had over fifty Division One graded prospects take part in the seven-game slate inside the Morgan and Kathy Wooten Gymnasium on the campus of DeMatha Catholic High School. Two class of 2015 players in Marcus Derrickson and Kevin Dorsry from Paul VI stole the show. By: @BrandonClayPSB Marcus Derrickson (Fairfax, Va.) – Paul VI – 2015 An early Georgetown Hoya verbal, Derrickson is a smooth......
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The City of Palms Classic has established itself as the nation’s most prestigious tournament on an annual basis. Class of 2014 graduates Paul White and Isaiah Whitehead both used the stage to shine bright in the calendar year’s final major high school event. By: @BrandonClayPSB Paul White (Chicago, Ill.) – Whitney Young – 2014 At 6-foot-9, White has real length and can play at the top of the press or the zone. We project his game as a power forward at the next level once he hits the......
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Brandon Clay (left) and Jonathan Hemingway team up to deliver the OTRHoopsReport Recruiting Blog. We will keep you updated on all things going on in the world of high school recruiting nationwide. By: @BrandonClayPSB & @JLHemingwayPSB Monday January 20, 2014 6:45 pm – Class of 2016 point guard Payton Pritchard of Linn Mar, Ore., and West Linn HS took an unofficial visit to Wisconsin last weekend. We wrote more on Pritchard in the fall. — Brandon Clay 6:49 pm – In addition to the interest that we mentioned for him last......
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The City of Palms Classic taught us a lot about St. John’s Bosco and their dynamic high-major college bound backcourt of Tyler Dorsey and Daniel Hamilton. FORT MYERS, Fla. – The City of Palms Classic has established itself as the nation’s most prestigious tournament on an annual basis. The 41st edition featured a St. John’s Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) squad that boasts arguably the premier high school backcourt in the country. Throw in class of 2016 wing Vance Jackson and coach Derrick Taylor has no shortage of weapons to deploy against opposing teams.......
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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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LEXINGTON – The 19 NBA scouts on hand sitting in the Kentucky practice facility on Saturday confirmed what we already knew. This edition of John Calipari’s team could bring home the school’s ninth NCAA National Championship trophy. Here are five things that stuck out to us during “Big Blue Weekend.” By: @BrandonClayPSB 1) This roster has considerably more depth than the 2011-12 one did. That is not to say that the roster in more top heavy than the Wildcats were in 2011-12. With Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist going with the first......
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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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Will Jackson is one of the more highly sought after guards nationwide in the class of 2015. *Courtesy of USA Basketball Editor’s Note: “The Notebook” is a regular piece designed to inform our readers of the latest in the world of recruiting. By: @BrandonClayPSB Recruiting Rundown: Will Jackson Class of 2015 point guard Will Jackson of Athens, Ga., will attend Kansas “Late Night in the Phog” on Friday evening. The Jayhawks are fresh off of a consensus top two 2013 recruiting class nationally. Assistant coach Norm Roberts has been the lead on......
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