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Josh Smith 6’8″ 245 C 2012 Olympic HS (NC)
The Clemson University commit is a beast in the paint for one of North Carolina’s most talented teams. He averaged 12 points and 9 rebounds as a junior last season for the Trojans. He had offers from The Citadel, Appalachian State University, Drexel University and Gardner-Webb University.

Jaylen Reid 6’7″ 185 F 2013 Rock Hill HS (SC)
Reid is getting interest from The University of Nebraska, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, College of Charleston and Clemson University he confirmed to me via text message. He also stated “High Point told me I am their top prospect for 2013”. So far this season he has scored 18 points against Chester HS (SC) and 25 points against South Pointe (SC). He is the son of former UNC star JR Reid.

Mikel Harvey 6’0″ 160 G 2012 Perquimans HS (NC)
The 6’0 PG has started out the season strong with stat lines of 33 points, 11 rebounds, 7 steals and 4 assists followed by 26 points and 7 rebounds in the first week of games. He scored 39 points and had 13 rebounds last Friday (the 2nd) in a win which avenged a loss from last week. Harvey said he is not sure of what school’s have been contacting his coach at this time. Harvey should be a low to mid major college basketball player, and should receive interest from a host of Division Two schools. Harvey averaged nearly 22 points and 7 rebounds last season for the Hertford, NC school.

Austin Hatfield 6’0 170 G 2014 South Davidson (NC)
The sophomore averaged nearly 20 points per game last season for South Davidson HS, his identical twin brother Taylor (is listed below). Hatfield informed me that Virginia Tech and James Madison have been in to see him and his brother work out over the start of practices last month. He said ” I have been receiving letters and invites to games from Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Appalachian State University, Tulane University, UNC-Charlotte and about a dozen more”. Asked on who is showing the most interest Austin responded “Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Appalachian State, Tulane and Stanford University”. Through the first three games this season, Austin has scored 22 points, 17 points and 20 points.

Taylor Hatfield 6’0 170 G 2014 South Davidson (NC)
Taylor is getting the same interest as his brother listed (above). Taylor averaged nearly 17 points last season at South Davidson HS.

Martin Alston 6’3 180 F 2012 Granville Central HS (NC)
Alston, who is also a standout football player for Granville Central was named all-state last season as junior. In his first game this season Alston had 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 4 steals on Nov. 26th. He averaged nearly 14 points and 11 rebounds last season for Granville. He informed me “I dont really have schools recruiting me right now”, on November 27. He was named to the ESPN ALL STATE Watch List this season for the 2011-2012 season.

Donte Clark 6’4″ 175 G 2013 Kennedy Charter HS (NC)
Ranked as one of the top twenty point guards in the country by some outlets, Clark now has offers from East Carolina University, Virginia Tech, Gardner-Webb University, Radford University, Wofford, UT-Chattanooga, High Point University, and Jacksonville University. He informed me Dec 4th that “Virginia Tech is on me pretty hard”, and he has already took an unofficial visit to Blacksburg, VA. Clark is one of four or five Division One prospects at Kennedy Charter School in Charlotte, NC and should be considered one of the most talented teams in North Carolina. He transferred from Queens Grant HS in Charlotte while boasting a 15 point scoring average last season. Sounds like Virginia Tech is where Clark may likely end up.

Luquon Choice 6’1″ 205 G 2012 Laurens HS (SC)
A deadly three point specialist, Choice has offers from Newberry College (SC) and North Greenville College (SC). He has been named one of the top 5 players in SC, by South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association. He is a four-year starter for Laurens HS and Coach Mark Freeze calls Choice “one of the hardest working players that he has ever been around”. Choice is looking for another strong season and should add more offers as the season goes on. Scored 24pts Dec 2nd against

Brandon Clyburn 6’8″ 195 F/C 2012 Southwest Guilford HS (NC)
Clyburn is a long slender forward, that has a nice three-point shot for a 6’8″ guy. Runs the court well, and has a nice post game with a nice baby hook shot when in the paint. He has been receiving the most interest from East Carolina University, Appalachian State University, Navy, Jacksonville University, High Point University and the Citadel. Clyburn transferred from Greensboro powerhouse Dudley HS this season.

Connor Burchfield 6’2″ 160 G 2014 Concord HS (NC)
Burchfield and Concord are off to a 2-0 start so far this season. He has scored 12 points in the first game and 21 in the second, against a strong Mt. Tabor team. Connor informed me that he is getting a little interest from Mercer University and Western Carolina University outside Sylva, NC.

Gary Clark 6’7″ 205 F 2014 Clayton HS (NC)
A very talented sophomore, Clark is an explosive force when he gets to the rim. He in formed me that he has interest from East Carolina University, Appalachian State University, University of South Carolina, Wake Forest University, North Carolina State and Virginia. He also informed that South Carolina came to his game last week and watched him play. Clark will continue to improve and should be one of North Carolina’s top prospects in a very strong 2014 class. Gary informed me that North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest were his top three colleges.

Issac Copeland 6’6″ 180 F Ravenscroft HS (NC)
Ranked by ESPN as the 24th best prospect in North Carolina for the 2013 class, Copeland let me know that he has been offered a scholarship East Carolina University and American University. He is one of the best shooters in the class of 2013. He also has interest from Wichita State University, William & Mary, and Florida State University. Should be another talented team for Ravenscroft. which is based in the Raleigh area.

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The Frank Spencer Holiday Classic 2011

This year’s Frank Spencer tournament is divided into two brackets, the Champion bracket and the Pepsi-Cola Journal bracket (note that the brackets are named for the sponsors of each). We’ll have previews of the Frank before the tournament.
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Champion Bracket

Dec 26 Games

(Quarterfinals, at Mount Tabor)

No.8 East Forsyth vs. No.1 Winston-Salem Prep 2 pm
No.7 West Stokes vs. No.2 North Forsyth 3:45 pm
No.6 Reynolds vs. No.3 Reagan 5:30 pm
No. 5 Glenn vs. No. 4 Mount Tabor 7:15 pm

Dec 27 Games

(Semifinals, at Joel Coliseum)

East-Prep winner vs. Mount Tabor-Glenn winner 7pm
Reagan-Reynolds winner vs. West Stokes-North Forsyth winner 8:30pm

(Consolations, at Mount Tabor)

Reagan-Reynolds loser vs. West Stokes – North Forsyth loser 11am
East-Prep loser vs. Mount Tabor-Glenn loser 12:45 pm

Dec 28 games

(Championship at Joel; consolations at Mount Tabor)

Championship: semifinal winners, 8:45 pm

Third place: Semifinal losers, 4:30 pm
Fifth place: Consolation winners, 2:45 pm
Seventh place: Consolation losers, 1 pm


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Pepsi Cola – Journal Bracket

Dec 26 games

(Quarterfinals, at East Forsyth)

No. 8 Atkins vs. No. 1 Forsyth Country Day, 2pm
No. 7 McMicheal vs. No. 2 Parkland, 3:45 pm
No. 6 Carver vs. No. 3 West Forsyth, 5:30 pm
No.5 Lexington vs. No.4 North Davidson 7:15 pm

Dec 27 Games

(Semifinals, at Joel Coliseum)

Lexington-N. Davidson winner vs. Atkins-Forsyth Country Day winner, 4pm
McMicheal-Parkland winner vs. Carver-West Forsyth winner, 5:30 pm

(Consolations, at East Forsyth)

McMicheal-Parkland loser vs. Carver-West Forsyth loser, 11 am
Lexington-N. Davidson loser vs. Atkins-Forsyth Country Day winner, 5:30 pm

Dec 28 games

(Championship at Joel; consolations at East Forsyth)

Championship: Semifinal winners, 7 pm.

Third place: Semifinal losers, 4:30 pm
Fifth place: Consolation winners, 2:45 pm
Seventh place: Consolation losers, 1 pm.

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Editor’s Note: Did you miss part one and two of this series? Go read part one or part two now. We’ll wait.

Keyshawn Woods 6’2″ SG 175 2014 Gaston Day (NC)
Woods is a high scoring shooting guard who averaged nearly 22 points a game last season as a freshman. He informed me via text message that he has already been offered a scholarship by The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Wichita State University. He also said “my dream school would be The University of North Carlolina”. Keyshawn should be considered one of the top 40 players in the country in the class of 2014. Keyshawn gets to the basket with a nice cross-over, and hesitation. He always has his head up and makes the right passes. I had him for only one turnover in a game against Asheville Christian Academy over the weekend and he scored 22 points on a variety of three-pointers, fast break lay-ups, and jump-shots. He has a vertical of about 34-35 inches and can get off the floor in a hurry. High basketball IQ for a kid who is just in his second year of high school.

Jevon Thomas 6’1″ 180 PG 2012 Quality Education Academy (NC)
Thomas has already signed to play college basketball at Dayton (OH) University after decomitting from St. Johns University while getting interest from Seton Hall University, Penn State University, Villanova University and Towson University. Originally from New York City, Jevon is ranked as the 6th best prospect in North Carolina by ESPN.com and the 22nd best point guard in the country. He has a great cross-over and has great speed, he should really thrive in the Dayton University system.

Jordan Robinson 6’9″ 240 C 2014 Quality Education Academy (NC)
Robinson had great hands for a big man, posseses a nice game around the post and can get alot of rebounds. He has been offered by The University of Arizona, UNC-Charlotte, and Seton Hall University according to Quality Education Academy Head Coach Issac Pitts. He played AAU basketball with loaded CIA Bounce out of Canada.

Brandon Bolden 6’11” 200 C 2012 Quality Education Academy (NC)
The Georgetown signee, is originally from Sumter, SC and is considered one of the top twenty centers in the country by many publications. The long (7’3 wing-span) and slender (could use some bulking up) Bolden held offers from The University of Georgia, UVa, Baylor University, University of Florida and Virginia Tech.

Ke’Shun Sherrill 5’10” 165 PG 2012 West Rowan HS (NC)
Annually one of the top teams in the state of North Carolina, West Rowan has another Sherrill to keep that tradition alive. The long list of the Sherrills’ include Scooter (former NC State player), KJ (plays for UNC-Charlotte) and KJ Sherrill a football an basketball star in his own right at West Rowan. Now its Keshun, a speedy 5’10 PG with his lone offer coming from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC. He also informed me that he is gaining interest from Virginia Military Institute and North Carolina A&T. Keshun averaged 21.1 points a game last season for West Rowan.
Note: Ke’Shun played in the Basketball Elite Southeast Summer Showcase in 2011 and had a solid showing.

*Rodney Purvis 6’3″ 205 PG/SG 2012 Upper Room Christian (NC)
The top ranked player in North Carolina, Purvis has signed to play basketball at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He possesses a knack at getting to the rim with ease, elecrtifying dunks and great cross-over that allows him to get free for the jumper or create space for a drive to the basket. He passes the ball extremely well and always sees the whole court. Purvis, who was once committed to the Univserity of Louisville and Rick Pitino also held offers from nearly every major Division One school in the country.

Dominique Williams 6’7″ 208 F 2012 Quality Education Academy (NC)
The Mallard Creek (Charlotte) transfer is getting interest from UNC-Charlotte, Wingate University, North Carolina Central University, and Richmond (VA) University. He was a member of The Charlotte Observer’s IMECK 4-A Second Team last season. Dominique averaged nearly 14 points per game last season at Mallard Creek.

Mike Brown 6’3″ 180 G 2012 West Charlotte HS (NC)
The Western Carolina University commitment is one of the top players returning for the NCHSAA 4-A State Championship Lions team. The 5th Championship in the past 25 years. He also had interest from Jacksonville (FL) University and Winthrop (SC) University. Brown was voted team MVP after the final game at the state championship. West Charlotte will be a favorite to try to re-peat as state champs as they did in 91-92.

BJ Gladden 6’5″ 180 G 2013 (formally of Olympic HS Charlotte, transferring to Kennedy Charter)
Gladden is a human highlight reel, he is an explosive dunker and is one of the top juniors in North Carolina. His days at Olympic HS are over for this year because of a discrepancy in where he lived and rumors are floating around that the high-flyer may be heading to Kennedy Charter School, also in Charlotte and join another strong team there. Although when reached by phone Gladden stated “not for sure yet” regarding if he was headed there. Gladden is getting interest from Miami University and UNC-Charlotte. He averaged close to 9 points per game before the suspension was handed down last Thursday. Olympic went on to win Friday night against a talented Myers Park HS (Charlotte) by over twenty points. Gladden is a Division One prospect and willonly be getting more attention as the season progresses wherever he is enrolled to play basketball at.

JaKeem Yates 6’8″ 190 F 2013 West Charlotte HS (NC)
Yates informed me that UNC-Wilmington offered him a scholarship back at the end of September and UNC-Greensboro offered him a few weeks before. Auburn recently offered the West Charlotte product who transfered from Mallard Creek last year. Yates is a solid rebounder and can finish in the post with his size.

Julius Hamilton 6’3″ 235 2013 Kennedy Charter School (NC)
The West Mecklenburg HS transfer is a big-bodied guard who uses his strength and size to take over his opponent and score or rebound. He is getting interest from some mid-majors right now but should gain more as the season goes on. Averages around 13-14 points per game for one of Charlotte’s most talented teams. One of five Division One prospects for Kennedy Charter.

Shaun Stewart 6’1″ 180 G 2012 Sun Valley HS (NC)
Point guard Stewart averaged nearly 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game last season for Sun Valley. He is gaining the most interest right now from Radford University, Lincoln Memorial University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Newberry College, Mt. Olive and Wingate University. He has been offered a scholarship by Newberry, Lincoln Memorial, and Mt. Olive. So far this season, in a loss to East Mecklenburg by five points, Stewart scored 24 points.

Thaxter Spruill 6’6″ 215 F/C 2014 Clinton HS (NC)
The long and athletic Spruill should end up being one of the most talented sophomores in North Carolina and even the country. Has a long wingspan that makes it tough for opposing teams to make the right pass or shot. He has been getting calls requesting information on him from The University of North Carolina according to Dwight Miller.
Note: Thaxter recently spoke with Basketball Elite and gave us the lowdown on what he’s working on right now.

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Staff Reports

You might have seen our mention of Madison Jones last week, in our continuing series on the top high school basketball players in North and South Carolina for 2011-12 (Part 2), and of course, seeing is believing.

Here’s the official Madison Jones highlight mixtape from our good friends at M2 Productions:

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Editor’s Note: Did you miss part one of this series? Go read it now. We’ll wait.

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J.T. Miller shows off his explosiveness with a dunk at the Adidas Phenom 150

J.T. Miller 6’3 2012 Clinton HS (NC)
Miller averaged twenty three points per game last season at NCHSAA 2-A Clinton HS, and recorded over seventy-five dunks in his junior season. He had been recieving interest from coaches at UTEP, ECU, Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, Oklahoma, Gerogia Tech, Wake Forest, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, American University, The Citadel, Western Carolina, and others before July 2011 according to his father Dwight Miller. In May 2011, JT suffered a knee injury at the Bob Gibbons Tournament. He is now back to one-hundred percent , and is starting to get interest back from coaches who may have backed off (because of the injury) including Virginia Tech, University of Miami, and VCU who have also recently watched Miller work out. Clinton HS is now coached by Levi Beckwith, the former coach at Word of God in Raleigh, NC.

Shannon Hale 6’8 215 2013 Christ School (NC)
The Science Hill (TN) transfer and Alabama commit Hale, is a very strong post player and gets plenty of rebounds. I saw him play in the Christ School Tip Off Tournament in Asheville (NC) against NCISAA power Greensboro Day (NC) which Hale scored twenty-two points. Hale showed above-average athlesticism and some speed as he gets up and down the court in a hurry for a big guy. He is ranked by many publications as a top seventy-five recruit for the 2013 class.

Madison Jones 6’1 170 2012 Ravenscroft HS (NC)
Jones has offers from American University, Seton Hall University, North Carolina Central University, East Carolina University and Georgia Southern University. Last season Jones along with Anton Gill (more on Gill later) led Ravensvroft to a 23-4 record. He is getting recruited the most by American University, Seton Hall University and East Carolina University.

Jordan Hanner 5’10 175 2012 Southwest Guilford HS (NC)
Hanner averaged 18.5 points per game last season as a junior and led the Cowboys to a 22-6 record. He informed me the only school really showing interest in him for basketball is Mount Olive. Southwest Guilford competes in the 4-A Piedmont Triad COnference.

Jarvis Haywood 6’3 195 2012 Harding HS (NC)
The former Winthrop commit has informed me that he is setting up visits to College of Charleston, Appalachian State University, and Hampton University. Haywood played last season at the now closed Waddell High School in Charlotte (NC) and averaged 22.2 points per game on a squad that finished 18-11. He has started the 2011-2012 season strong with a 23 point, 10 rebound and 7 assists against Hopewell HS Charlotte (NC) in a 25 point win. The 6’4 175lb guard is ranked as the 55th best shooting guard prospect in the country by ESPN.com.

Stavian Allen 6’7 2014 Word of God (NC)
The long and very athletic Allen, transferred to Word of God after playing at Cary High School and re-classified to the class of 2014. Allen shows great ball-handling skills for a player of his size and gets to the basket with ease. He informed me that he is getting the most interest from Bucknell right now along with UNC-Charlotte, West Virginia University and VCU are showing him a little interest and have been in contact with his AAU coach. He needs to add some muscle and weight but he is only a sophomore, so he has a few years.

Josh Newkirk 6’1 175 2013 Word of God (NC)
One of the quickest cross-overs you will see this year comes from Newkirk. Hailing from the same high school as current Washington Wizard John Wall and NC State star freshman CJ Leslie, Newkirk is ranked by ESPN.com as one of the top ten players in North Carolina in the class of 2013 and the 17th best overall point guard in the country. He let me know that he has offers from University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University, Indiana University, North Carolina State University, Appalachian State University and The University of Tennessee. Josh averaged close to 15 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds a game last season as a sophomore. He also informed me that he is getting interest from Miami University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but has not been offered a scholarship yet by either school.

Jevon Patton 5’9 170 2013 Highland Tech (NC)
Smooth-shooting Jevon Patton averaged 17 points, nearly 6 assists and 6 rebounds a game last season for Highland Tech, leading them to a (17-9) record in the Piedmont 1-A/2-A conference. He is starting to gain some interest from College of Charleston, Clemson University, and The University of South Carolina. Patton’s father Jody is an assistant coach with Highland Tech and was a three-year all conference player at Coker (SC).

Trey Chapman 6’6 185 2013 Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
The Greensboro (NC) Day School transfer, Chapman is a long and very athletic wing for Kevin Gatlin’s WCA squad this year that also includes 6’4 Theo Pinson (one of the top prospects in 2014) and Florida State recruit 6’6 Montay Brandon. He informed me via text message that he has two Division One offers, from The University of Pennsylvania and Jacksonville (FL) University. He also mentioned that he is receiving “a little interest from Appalachian State University, Virginia Commonwealth University (2011 NCAA Final Four participant), Liberty University, Stanford University, and East Carolina University”.

Austin Dasent 6’1 185 2014 Olympic HS Charlotte (NC)
Dasent picked up his first offer a month ago from Mercer University, and is getting interest from Clemson University, The University of South Carolina, and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He mentioned to Alex Kline of TheRecruitScoop.com that UNC-Charlotte and South Carolina are his very early top two.

Editor’s Note: Are you wondering why we missed some players? Go read part one now. Then come back and read parts 3,4 and 5 when we publish them.

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Allerik Freeman 6’4 210 Jr. Olympic HS Charlotte (NC)– Over 20 offers already, recently told me that UCLA has offered. Others include Arizona, Texas, Georgetown, NC State, Florida, Syracuse and Kansas. Freeman is the top ranked 2013 player in the state.

Kennedy Meeks 6’8 255 Jr. West Charlotte HS (NC)– Has offers from Florida, Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, Georgia, and Tennessee to name a few. Ranked by many as a top 20 player nationally.

Trey Mitchell 6’4 190 Jr. Olympic HS Charlotte (NC)– In a conversation with Trey yesterday he told me that Hampton, Memphis, East Carolina, and Appalachian are showing him the most interest.

Sindarius Thornwell 6’4 180 Jr. Lancaster HS (SC)– Comfirmed he has over 16 offers by phone today, the 2nd. Those include South Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson and Oregon State. Ranked by ESPN as the #1 recruit in the class of 2013 in South Carolina.

James Demery 6’4 170 So. The Oakfield School Greenville (NC)– High flying guard is getting interest from Kansas, Virginia Tech, NC State, South Carolina and East Carolina University. He is ranked by ESPN as the 12th best guard in 2014.

Christian Hairston 6’7 180 Jr. Greensboro Day (NC)– Confirmed to me via text message that Oklahoma State University has already offered and he is recieving high interest from Appalchain State. Should be a very talented Greensboro Day School this season.

Jalen White 6’1 175 Jr. Kennedy Charter HS Charlotte (NC)-Recieving interest from Appalachian State, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The Citadel, Mercer University, College of Charleston and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Will be taking a visit to Radford soon, he confirmed in a text earlier this week.

Julian Reed 5’11 155 So. Cleveland HS (NC)– Gaining interest from Elon and Radford he confirmed via text message. Julian averaged nearly 22 points a game last year as a freshman.

Timothy Bates 5’11 170 Jr. North Rowan HS (NC)– Showing interest from University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Winthrop University. Led North Rowan to the NCHSAA 1-A title last year.

Oshon West 6’2 178 Jr. North Rowan HS (NC)– Getting high interest from Wichita St and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Averaged around 13 points a game last season.

Darren Black 5’10 155 Jr. Concord Senior HS (NC)- Darren comfirmed by text message early this week that Wake Forest University and the University of South Carolina are recruiting him the hardest right now. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is also involved.

Quinton Ray 6’0 165 Jr. Middle Creek HS (NC)– After a phone conversation with Quinton, he told me that Mercer University, Gardner-Webb University and North Carolina- Central are recruiting him the hardest right now. Also getting interest from Texas Pan-Am and Radford University.

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To The Hoop 3 on 3 Tournament 2011

On September 24, 2011, The To The Hoop 3 on 3 tournament brought in high schoolers from around the region to Winston-Salem competing in round robin play and then a single elimination tournament. Here are some reports on a few of the players we saw at the event; several more we took note of and will continue to scout through the season.

Champions

9-10 Grade Division: Team Bison

Quadarius Pratt
Trevor Gay
Jhwan Foggey
Cory Hanes

11-12 Grade Division: SC Ballers

Kendrick Stukes
Hakeem Watson
Giankarlo Molina

Top Performers

Giankarlo Molina (SF, 6’5″, Thomasville Prep, 2013) – Good size/strong. Good slasher. Needs to finish better at the rim. Good defensive player who is capable of blocking shots. Good rotation and elevation on jump shot- capable of hitting a variety of shots- step backs, fade ways, dribble pull-ups and set 3’s- all against good defense. Streaky shooter- must work on consistency. Solid prospect- has potential.

Quindarius Cunningham (Guard, 6’0”, North Davidson HS, 2014) – attacks the basket hard and has good body control in air. Can finish over bigger players. Plays hard and competes. Good passer. Capable of hitting the set 3. Crashes boards; good rebounder for size. Full of energy; smart.

JaQuan McCauley (SF, 6’4”, HP Andrews) – Very strong upper body. Man amongst boys on the court. Was able to bully his way to the rim, where he could finish with contact. Was drawing double teams all day, even in a 3 on 3 tournament. Strong finisher. Plays hard- solid defensively. Good rebounder- sticks with it on boards- doesn’t give up. Good shot blocker.

KJ O’Neal (SG/SF, 6’2”, Reagan HS, 2014) – Nice touch around basket, lefty. More of a slasher than a shooter. Good defender- hard worker.

Spencer Wilson (PG, 5’6”, Wesleyan Christian Academy, 2015)– High Basketball IQ. Great passer- knows proper passing angles and what pass to throw- threw no looks, back doors, and euro passes. Changes speeds well, can break man down off dribble and get to rim, where he finds the open man every time. Good ball handler with either hand- has an excellent crossover move. Pure PG who sets others up to score and puts them in scoring position. Good 3 point shooter with a quick release- nice touch and good follow through. Quick hands on defense. Needs to get stronger, but plays beyond his years.

Cory Hanes (F, 6’2”, High Point Central, 2014)– Strong finisher, able to compete and finish over bigger players inside. Creative around basket. Utilizes ball fakes. Good back to the basket game. Good with P/R situations.

Tyler Rose (SG/SF, 6’5”, Calvary Baptist, 2013)– Very good shooter, especially from 3- can hit off dribble or with feet set. Can create his own shot. Long/athletic. Can attack the basket and finish over the rim. Won the dunk contest today.

Zach Hurdle (F, 6’5”, West Stokes, 2015)– Tall and long. Knock down shooter from anywhere on the floor. Excellent pick and pop player. Can shoot off the dribble. Needs to improve defensively and get stronger. Won the 3 point contest today. Solid young prospect- definitely a player to keep an eye on.

Kendrick Stukes (G, 5’10”, Thomasville Prep) – Kendrick’s shot is much stronger; very consistent and he can hit from several ranges. Can run the offense as a true point but is also effective at the off-guard.

Players of Note

Hakeem Watson (G, 5’11”, Thomasville HS) Moves well without the ball and can score. Solid all around game. Will definitely scout again to see in full court situations.

De’Marrio Mintz (G, 5’10”, 2012, Crest Senior HS) An explosive leaper who competed and came in second in the dunk contest. Strong player and plays strong with the dribble, needs to work on outside consistency and breaking down his man off of the dribble. Can run PG or SG effectively. Would like to see him develop a deadly outside shot, which would open up the lane more for him.

Blake Gilley (SG/SF, 6’3″, 2012, East Surry) Solid shooter who can hit on the run and passes well in traffic.

More coming soon on this event, including dunk contest video!

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Marcus Bryan (SF/PF, 6’7″, 2013) is a name that should be more known in recruiting circles, especially after he showed at the CP3 elite guard camp that he definitely looks to have the ability to make the move to the small forward position in college. We caught up with Marcus at the camp to get his thoughts on his recruitment and his impression of his first ever CP3 event.

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The BasketballElite.com Southeast Summer Showcase will be an individual players’ showcase in Greensboro, NC on June 25. This is going to be a high-competition event, with a chance for players to get more exposure while playing against some of the best players in the region.

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  • Game film will be made available to coaches and scouting services nationwide
  • Major and regional media in attendance
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  • High school coaches & pro players running all drills and games
Southeast Summer Showcase

Cost: $95

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Visit the official sign up site by clicking the link above, and keep up with the players who are confirmed, the media attendees and the full details of the event!