Tag: Derryck Thornton


#OTRHoopsReport: Making the Jump - April 1, 2015

Point guard Derryck Thornton will be handed the keys of the Duke Blue Devil offense next year after reclassifying into the class of 2015. Photo cred – Davide de Pas Every year basketball coaches, analysts and fans watch players jump forward a class in hopes of helping their recruiting situation. In past years it was en vogue for players to fall back a class to allow them to physically mature and essentially allow them another year of development at the prep level. However, in recent years there have been a number of prospects that......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Stat Central - Week of Jan. 20, 2015

Junior guard Jayson Tatum continues to impress at this weekend at the Hoop Hall Classic. Monday January 20, 2015 Sophomore center Deandre Ayton of Balboa City (CA) finished with 19 points 18 rebounds last night Available guard Kobe Eubanks finsihed with 34 points for Elev8 Academy (FL) Findlay Prep (NV) guard Derryck Thornton scored 19 points yesterday Malik Newman dropped 42 points in a win at the Lainer MLK Classic Available guard JoJo Anderson finished with 22 points 5 ast for 22ft Academy (SC) Cardinal Gibbons (FL) guard Jose Morales finished with......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Hoop Hall Classic Day 1 Recap - January 17, 2015

UNLV signee Derrick Jones had a monster day at the Hoop Hall Classic. He scored 17 points in the first quarter versus Simeon HS. Read about it here. Photo cred – Davide de Pas Springfield, MASS., – Martin Luther King Jr., weekend is important in the world of high school basketball, because of nearly every ranked team is playing some where in the country. The epicenter of this basketball can be found at the “Birthplace of Basketball,” which is at the Basketball Hall of Fame on the campus of Springfield College. With......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of Oct. 13, 2014

2018 Georgia forward Khavon Moore picks up his first of many offers Monday October 13, 2014 Duke has offered 2016 Findlay Prep (NV) PG Derryck Thornton Providence has offered 2016 guard Temple Gibbs of Senton Hall Prep (NJ) 2015 Theodore (AL) SG Dazon Ingram has committed to Alabama 2015 John Carroll (MD) PG Elijah Long has committed to Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday October 14, 2014 George Washington will be in to see 2016 Douglass County (GA) guard Brandon Robinson Troy has offered 2018 forward Khavon Moore of Westside Macon (GA) Charleston Southern will......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of April 14, 2014

Class of 2015 F Jaylen Brown Wheeler (GA) will be one of the hottest propects in the country this summer Monday April 14, 2014 Florida and Oklahoma State had in-home visits with class of 2015 SF Jaylen Brown of Wheeler (GA) Class of 2014 F Josh Cunningham of Morgan Park (IL) was on campus at South Carolina over the weekend Stanford had an in-home visit with 2015 Wings Academy (NY) center Jessie Govan. Class of 2016 F Jordan Bruner of Spring Valley (SC) has picked up an offer from Clemson 2015 G......

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