Tag: Shun Williams


#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of Jan. 27

Class of 2015 C Diamond Stone Dominican (WI) continues to impress this season Monday January 27, 2014 Class of 2015 prospects Stephen Zimmerman, Sedrick Barefield, and Chase Jeter were on campus at UNLV over the weekend Duke hosted class of 2016t Wesleyan Christian (NC) forward Harry Giles over the weekend Dominican (WI) class of 2015 C Diamond Stone scored 44pts in a win on Saturday night Class of 2015 Kimball (TX) guard Jawun Evans was in attendance for the Texas-Baylor game Class of 2015 forward Cameron Walker of Righetti (CA) was on......

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OTRHoopsReport:Week-In-Review-Week of Jan. 20, 2014

 Mississippi State picked up a commitment from Georgia junior Tookie Brown Mississippi received a commitment from 2015 point guard Tookie Brown of Morgan County, Georgia.  Assistant Wes Flannigan was the lead on Brown who visited the Bulldogs back in the fall. Brown had picked up interest from many programs around the country but the relationship that Brown built with the staff at MSU was too much to pass by. Brown is the third commitment in Rick Ray’s 2015 class as Brown joins Dante Scoot and Joseph Struggs. UMass picked up a commitment......

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#OTRHoopsReport: What we Learned-Blue Collar Basketball MLK Event-Jan. 23, 2014

 Junior guard Ty Hudson has been impressive this year for Pebblebrook (GA)  Lilburn, Ga.  – There were many of the top programs in the state of Georgia participating in the Blue Collar Basketball Martin Luther King Showcase on Monday. College coaches from around the country stopped through Berkmar High School to watch some of the top talent in the state of Georgia. Ty Hudson Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) Pebblebrook – 2015   Hudson has been the most consistent player for a talented Pebblebrook squad that features several division-one players. The 2015 point guard matched up......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of Jan. 20, 2014

Class of 2015 PG Will Jackson Athens Christian (GA) continues to pick up interest from programs around the country. Photo by: Athens Online  Monday January 20, 2014 Memphis will be on hand to watch class of 2015 PG Will Jackson Athens Christian (GA) this afternoon. University of Georgia Head Coach Mark Fox and Connecticut assistant Ricky Moore were in last week to watch Jackson Class of 2015 guard Dwayne Bacon IMG Academy (FL) was on campus at Florida State over the weekend Class of 2016 wing Vance Jackson St. John Bosco (CA)......

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#OTRHoopsReport: What we learned-St. Francis vs. NCC-Jan. 15, 2015

2016 PG Kobi Simmons helped carry St. Francis (GA) to a win last night Game Recap Alpharetta, Ga. – St. Francis is one of the most talented teams in the country as they feature multiple Division I players on their roster. The backcourt is led by play-creators Malik Beasley and Kobi Simmons.  Post players Josh Coleman and James Banks command the block on a nightly basis.  Kaiser Gates is most versatile chess piece for the Knights as coach Cabral Huff can move him all across the court. The Knights had their hands......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Recap-Week of Jan 13, 2014

Buford (GA) 2016 G D’Marcus Simonds recently picked up an offer 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 January 13, 2014 Arizona picked up a commitment from 6-foot-4 guard Tyler Dorsey out of St. John Bosco, Calif. Dorsey is regarded as one of the most versatile guards in the country.  This is Arizona’s first commitment in the class of 2015 Class of 2015 F Brandon Ingram Kingston (NC) was in attendance for......

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#OTRHoopsReport: Recruiting Blog - January 2014

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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#OTRHoopsReport: “Prospect Eval” Rakim Lubin - Oct. 29, 2013

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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#OTRHoopsReport: Week in Review-Week of Dec. 29, 2013

2015 post Diamond Stone Dominican (WI) was on campus at SMU over the weekend Pittsburgh added a commitment from class 2016 wing Mustapha Heron of Sacred Heart (CT). Heron is currently listed as a five-star recruit by multiple scouting services UTEP took a verbal commitment from 2014 PG Lewis Stalworth from Hart (CA) Class of 2015 teammates Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter of Bishop Gorman (NV) visited Oregon earlier in the week Class of 2016 Taylor County (KY) lead guard Quentin Goodin attended the West Kentucky game Sunday UCLA hosted the following......

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#OTRHoopsReport: “The Notebook” - Oct. 3, 2013

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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