Jaylen Brown is a consensus top 3 prospect in the class of 2015 after this summer. His stock rose quicker than anyone else in the nation and his recruitment reflects that. The travel season is closed, college coaches are making their calls and many of the official visits are set. August is the month where evaluators and pundits will gather their thoughts and notes into rankings. Now it is our turn to take a look at our evaluations to tell who had the best July. By: @JLHemingwayPSB SUMMER STOCK RISERS It would be hard to......
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Evans established himself as arguably the nation’s top true point guard in the class of 2015. He fueled the Raptors to an incredibly successful spring and summer. One of the hottest 17U teams in the country this year were the South Carolina Raptors. They finished the season as the third ranked team in the country and finished the travel season with a 50-3 record. Program director Lamont Simmons put together a talented group of players who played aggressively on both ends of the floor. The strength of this group lays in their......
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Evans is one of the nation’s best point guards after his showing at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. *Photo by Davide De Pas (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 NBPA Top 100 Camp Evaluation: Jawun Evans (Dallas, Texas), Team Texas Elite – 2015 In a setting where the best square off against the best, Evans shined as the top point guard while on the campus of the University of Virginia at the......
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The Nike MDC is the latest of many tournament that the SC Raptors have taken home this spring. The South Carolina Raptors Elite are currently listed by Five Star Basketball as the No. 2 travel team in the country. The Raptors have a record of 34-1 this season after winning tournament championships at Knoxvegas Heat, Southern Exposure, Bob Gibbons and the Nike Memorial Day. Program director Lamont Simmons has put together a talented group of players this year that play hard and well together. Here are a few of their standout players.......
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Evans led his SC Raptors team to be champions at the Bob Gibbons TOC in the 17U division. *Photo by Ty Freeman By: @JLHemingwayPSB FEATURE PLAYER Jawun Evans (Kimball, Texas), SC Raptors 17U – 2015 Within a tournament full of stars, Evans proved to shine the brightest at the Bob Gibbons Tip-Off Classic. Arguably there were teams who had more talent on their roster than the SC Raptors, but on Sunday afternoon all that mattered was that Evans and his teammates held the trophy as champions. Perhaps what spoke the loudest about......
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