It's Summer let's take a sizzling hot look at Basketball recruiting!
Shavlik Randolph released his set schedule of visits, most taking place in October. One includes a visit to UNC_CH on oct. 13th, the same day as Midnight with Matt, and expects an at home visit from Coach Doherty on September 9th. Other visits include Kansas, Duke,Stanford, and a few others...more to come later.
*no word on him yet~sorry*UNC prospect Curtis Sumpter is expected to annouce his school decision Saturday night, and I'm guessing it'll be to Villanova and not the heels, for they kind of forgot him during the hunt for bigman(but ACC fans still want you Curtis!)
Here's the Inside recruiting quote of the day: "I think he matches up against bigger, slower men. He definately has the body to hang low and definately would absolutely abuse any one on the opposite side of the court to foul out(in the center position." Can you guess who we're talking about...well it's star standout shelden williams of course, who is leaning on Duke and UNC as his college choices!
We've Got Clint's Fire Squad Results for Summer 2001!
plus check out AAU reports on home page(adele's corner)
1. Rashaad McCants: 6'3 WF: this guy growls, hisses on defense and explodes from what seems like a crowded lane for monster jams, verbally commited carolina.
2. JR Morris: 6'5 WF: Morris will give you all he has on the floor all the time, He's verbally committed to Illinois.
3. Greg Brunner: He takes the ball to the rim with no respect to any defenders within his path. Definately an Iowa favorite. his Dunk ove Jason Fraser at the Tournament of Champions(in late may.) was quite impressive.
4. Matt Trannon 6'7 PF-WF: He's a world class athlete that trives in transition, due to his quick feet on the floor.
5. Ricardo Billings: 6'5 WF: This Michigan wing forward is very effective at attacking a basket offf the dribble, and is involved in almost every offensive rebound ploy there is.
6. Amare Stoudemire 6'10 C: Need I say more than, " his verbal commitment to Memphis is about as safe as holding a paper towel over your head during a hurricane."
7.Raymond Felton: What list would be complete with this "firey" on the court player, who doesn't mind going right to the rim, despite large post players right in his face. A UNC Recruit.
Honorable Mentions:
1. Hassan Adams 6'4 SG
2. Alex Carmona 6'5 WF
3. Rick Cornett 6'7 PF
4. Curtis Sumpter 6'7 WF
5. Lenny Cooke 6'6 SG
6. Alex Johnson 6'9 PF
7. Bobby Jones 6'5 SG
8. Kevin Bookout 6'8 C
9. Chris Rodgers 6'3 PG
10. J.J. Redick 6'5 SG(duke recruit)
When you hear the word summer by simple word association many people think of things such as the beach, bbqs, and poolside antics, but when your in the coaches pool the only word you can think to associate with summer is basketball recruiting. It's hot and humid outside but it's even more sizzling on the court, lets heat things up, or should I say cool things down, with the latest info on the top twenty five elite prospects to watch out for......
#1Amare Stoudemire
Height: 6'10
Weight:245
Position: Center/Big Forward
High School : Orlando, Cypress Hill
AAU team/club: Fastbreak USA.
Juniorstats.com: did not play as a junior.
Comment: see home page for more detail. A true prize, with a certain dominance and agility on the court unlike any other player with his jaw dropping dunks, it will not help him, though it hasn't hurt yet, not to play on the basketball high school scene, his senior season.
grades:?
Summer Plans: adidas, ABCD, events with fastbreak
Colleges: commited to memphis, but the nba looms overheard.
#2 Lenny Cooke
height: 6-6
Weight: 200
Position: Wing Forward
High School: Cornwall on Hudson in NY
AAU Team/Club: Long Island Panthers.
Junior stats:33.2 points, 16.4 rebounds, 6.3 blocks, 2 assists per game at Old Tappan, advanced to sectional semis.
Comment: Though he only got to play in seven games due to transfer rules, he is wildly skilled in the wing and on the court in general. He truly impresses with his inside abilities. great at passing and dribbling abilites, dilemnas include his age, nineteen and needs a better range on jumper.
Grades: ?
Summer Plans: adidas camp, events with Long Island Panthers
Colleges: NBA, St. Johns, Tulane, Seton Hall, others(our inside guess is most likely nba bound)
#3 Raymond Felton:
Height: 6'1
Weight: 175
Position: Guard
High School: Latta SC High
AAU Team/Club: Beach Ball Select,and Raleigh Heat
Junior Stats:28 pts., 6.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 4 steals per game, 57 % FG, 41 % perimeter shooter.
Comment: Enjoyed a banner junior season at tiny Latta. Super quick, and an explosive leaper, exceptional ballhandler and passer, Defensive playmaker, Decision making and jumpshot tend to be streaky, Can carry team on his shoulders when necessary, Delivers in the clutch. Will be an immediate asset to UNC's programs in 2002.
Grades: 3.0, just short on sat
Summer Plans: adidas ABCD camp, events with Beach Ball Select
College plans: The North Carolina TARHEELS!
#4 shavlik randolph
height: 6'10
weight: 215
High School: Raleigh , NC, Broughton
AAU/Club-team: Raleigh Heat.
Junior stats: 28 points , 13 rebounds, 5 blocks per game, team advanced to Class 4A state semis.
Comment: With Shavlik this is a name you are just not going to stop hearing, after helping along with fsu recruit of 2001 anthony richardson to sell out reynolds coll. he combines simply the best of both worlds in his game, whether shooting from the field or the perimeter it's likely he'll get his target, passing pete maravichs record at Durham jordan earlier this year. with 53 points. However despite playing hard, his chipped ankle could really hurt his standings which are vitally determined during the AAU heat, which is at least to say to his disadvantage, ballhandling good along with rebounding understands position,needs to build more muscle so he can dominate against elite athletes.
grades:3.5, 1000 SAT
Summer: Nike Camp, events with Heat, Vegas Big TIme, Peach jam
Colleges: UNC, Duke , NC State, Florida, Kansas, Stanford.
#5 Anthony Roberson:
height: 6-0
weight-170
High School: Saginaw
AAU: Michigan Hurricanes
Junior Stats: 24.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game, 48% FG, 76% FT, 42% from the perimeter.
Comment: all you really have to do is look at the stats next to raymond felton, roberson trulyis one of the most prized point guards to be sought after, a pure shooter, good at getting in both fields and perimeters easily, Ouick on his feet, no one prevents or blocks roberson from taking a shot. Main concern is to rely less on his own personal offense when on the court.
#6 Sani Ibrahim
height: 6-10
weight:230
Position: Center
High School: Oak HIll
AAU: Atlanta Celtics
juniorstats:17.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks per game, team 23-9
Comment: his rebounding skills are great, unfortuanately he needs to take the next step up and become a better blocker, which would intensify his game, along with developing his FG and Perimeters. Though he excels in the free throw area.Nigeria native because of which must work on English.
Summer Plans: adidas, events with celtics
Colleges, likely to hit the NBA draft, others
J.J. Redick:
Height: 6-5
Weight: 185
Position: WG
High school: Roanoke (VA) cave spring
AAU team: Raleigh heat.
junior stats: 28 pts, 6.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists per game, 57% FG, 91% FT, 44% 3s
Comments:The best pure shooter I have seen in a long time. Truly magnificent jumpshot with plenty of range, can hit off the dribble or running around screens. Hit 61 straight FT's as a junior. Quite impressive.
Grades: qualified w/ 3.4 GPA, 1200 + SAT
Summer Plans: Nike, events with Boo Williams and Raleigh Heat.
Colleges: A major blue devil fan, he commited to duke immediately after word hit that they wanted him.
#8: Sean Dockery
Height -6'2
Weight- 175
Postion: PG
High School: Chicago, Julian
AAU Team: Illinois Fire.
Junior Stats: 21 pts., 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals
Comment: has size and scoring abitliy to perfectly complement his ball distribution skills. Clutch shooter is a killer when the game is on the line.
Summer: adidas, events with Fire
Colleges: Duke leads Florida and Illinois
#9 Rashad Mccants:
Height: 6'4
Weight: 190
Position: Wing Foward, WG
AAU team: charlotte royals
Junior stats: 24 pts, 6 rebounds, 4 assists per game.
Comment: Who doesn't like Mccants you've got to admit that this undersized wing causes a tremor on the court, slender but strong, okay from the perimeter, tough and vocal defender, shouldn't intimidate opponents verbally, one of our favorite catches.
Summer Plans: Nike, and events with Royals
College: Commited to North Carolina Tarheels!
#10 Bracey Wright:
Height: 6'3
Weight: 175
Position: Wing Guard
High School: the colony
AAU club: team texas.
junior stats: 20.9 pts , 6 rebounds, 3 assists , 2 steals per game.
Comments: you've got to give this guy credit, it was only a few weeks ago he wasn't even in the top 25, but after some amazing aau performances, man all we can say is sorry we were wrong bracey: Beautiful high-arching jumpshot, with great range, quick on the court, and an unselfish passer. Work on ball handling though.
Grades: 3.1 GPA 20 ACT
Summer: Nike, events with Team Texas
Colleges: Indiana, Tenn., Louisville, UCLLA, NOtre Dame, Kentucky, others.
#11 Shelden Williams:
height: 6'10
Weight: 230
Position BF, C
AAU: Athletes First
junior stats: 19.7 pts, 11.1 rebounds, 4.7 blocks.
comment: man do we love shelden, he is a great rebounder and blocker, not to mention an explosive athlete on the court, who dominates his opponents with his muscular force. Must in the same respect therefore however be careful with excess weight.
Grades: 3.8, 18 ACT
Summer: adidas, events with athletes
colleges: Unc, Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Stanford, Southern Cal, Kansas, others.
#12: Sean May:
height: 6'8
Weight 255
Position: BF, C
junior stats: 24.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2 blocks , 60.7 FG
Comment: Too bulky for most defenders to keep off the low block, Deft scoring touch inside. Good position rebounder. Needs like Shelden to work on excessive weight, though i've seen that improving.
Grades: 2.9
Summer: nike, events with bloomington reds-aau team
Colleges: UNC, indiana, Ohio State, Iowa MSU, others
#13 Carmelo Anthony
height: 6'7
weight: WF
AAU: Balt. Blue
Junior stats: 23 pts, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists.
Comment: handles passes well enough for guard.
College: Syracuse
#14: Evan Burns:
height: 6'7
weight: 205
Position: wf
AAU: team DADA
juniorstats: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks.
Comment: who doesn't want Evan Burns, he has excellent quickness and leaping ability, slender frame, helps to keep agility in focus, needs to work on perimeter shots.
grades: 2.4
Summer: nike , events with AAU
colleges: UCLA, Arizona, AState, San Diego STate, i'm guessing he'll take the pluge into steve gavin's program at UCLA
#15: Jimmy Mckinney:
height: 6'4
weight: 175:
Position: WG
AAU: St. Louis Gameface
juniorstats: 23.4 pts, 4.2 rebounds, 4 rebounds, 51 % FG, 89.5% FT
Comments: polished scoring tools, handles and distrubutes well enough to play point guard at a pinch.
Colleges: ST. Louis, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, TEnn. (i'm thinking the buzz here is TEnn or the fighting Illina.)
#16: Jason Fraser:
Height: 6'9
Weight: 210
Position: C/BF
Junior stats: 21 pts, 15 rebounds, 8 blocks, 6 assists.
Comment: uncommonly talented shotblocker for a man his size, great defensive instincts, needs more seasoning to play away from the post.
Summer: adidas, long island panthers events.
Colleges: UNC, St. JOhns, Villanova, Syracuse, GT, Maryland, Massachusetts. lets hope one of the acc schools takes a run, i think maryland has the inside track but don't count GT and UNC out just yet.
#17 Torin Francis:
height: 6'10
Weight: 220
Position: Center
AAU:BABC
junior stats: 20 pts, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.
Comment: Athletic and skilled, shoots with good form...has to become more assertive on the court.
summer: nike, events with BABC
Colleges: UNC, Notre Dame, Georgetwon, GT, Maryland, BC, UVA, Duke, others.
#18: paul davis
height: 6'10
weight: 225
Position: BF
AAU : Michigan mustangs
Juniorstats: 21 pts, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals.
Comment: for his size he has excellent intuition on the defensive end, his rebounding is remarkable, sometimes gets out of sync in the heat of the game however.
#19 Antonio Lawerence:
height 6'4
Weight: 185
Position: WG
High school: Jacksonville
AAU: team EBO
juniorstats: 17.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 18.7 advanced to district semis
comment: played only 14 games due to a broken hand, terrific leaper with top notch body control, very fast in transition, sometimes gets' out of control using questionable shot selection.
#20 Deangelo Collins
height: 6'10
Weight:225
Position: BF
AAU: LA paladins
junior stats: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists
comments: Elite talent but notoriously inconsistent....don't float around the perimeter or let yourself get pushed around inside.
Summer: adidas, paladins events.
College: probably the NBA, others
#21 Kelenna Azubuike
Height: 6-5
Position: WG/WF
High School: Tulsa(OK) Victory Christian
AAU: Athletes First
Juniorstats: 37.8 points, 5.9 steals per game, 62% FG, 71%FT, 43% 3's, team 23-5, advanced to state semis.
Comment: An athlete first, hence the name of his aau team, At personal best when running the court and finishing the break... Okay Jumpshot, knack for mid-range shooting, Strong Frame enables him to finish 3's, most prove he can perform with the best of the NBA boys, seeing he has expressed a willingness to go into the draft(2002)
Grades:(wow) 4.0, qualifying SAT
summer plans: adidas(it's the in place this summer), events with athletes first.
Colleges: NBA, others
#22 Jarrett Jack
Height: 6'4
Weight: 185
Postion: PG/WG
High School: Worcester (MA) Academy
AAU: PV Blue Devils
juniorstats: 33 pts, 7 assists, 5 rebounds per game(at Durham Mt. Zion)
Comment: Epitome of smooth, Big PG knows how to use his height to advance strategy throughout the game, Overpowers smaller players, but can handle the bigger ones as well, Uses an assortment of pull-ups, leaners, and flippers to finish them off at that. Needs to look for opportune jumpshots.
summer plans: Nike, events with Devils
Colleges: GT, Cincinnati, marlyland, Charlotte, Duke
#23: Matt Trannon
Height: 6'7
Weight: 215
Position: WF
High School: Flint Northern
AAU: Michigan Hurricanes
juniorstats: 18.9 points, 9.8 rebounds per game, 52% free throws, team 23-3, advanced to semis.
comment: outstanding athlete, still however needs to refine skills, needs to upgrade dribbling and passing skills. I believe if he works hard over the summer and next year he will go higher, and will definately come into his own throughout his college career.
Summer plans: adidas, events with hurricanes
colleges: Cincinnati, MSU, Michigan( I think a good pick-we tend to like there coaches abilities and would work well for Trannon-as would GA), Georgia, SCal, others
#24 Chris Bosh
Height: 6'9
Weight: 205
Position: BF
High School: Dallas, Lincoln
Juniorstats: 19.1 points, 10.6 rebounds per game, team 30-3
CommentElite athleticism, has progressed in a rapid pace over the course of the past year. Has a lot of perimeter skills, however needs to work on getting inside, Could switch to a wing foward in the future do to his soft touch at the perimeter line.
Grades: 3.3, qualifying SAT
Summer Plans: adidas, events with Texas Blue CHips
Colleges: Florida, Memphis, Missouri, GT, Miami( i think the gator will inherit this blue chip.)
John Gilchrist:
Height: 6'1
Weight: 174
Position: PG
High School: VA Beach Salem
AAU: Boo Williams All-stars
juniorstats: 20 pts, 7.6 assists, 6.3 rebounds per game, 51% FG, 79% FT, 38% 3's.
Comment: Floor general for powerful Boo Williams AAU, Magician with the ball is also quick, however could get quicker, needs to work on perimeters shots.
Grades: 2.9
Summer Plans: nike, events with Boo Williams
Colleges: Indiana, Florida, Maryland, St. Johns, NC state.(all you can say is poor nc state, the school has been after john since his freshmen year , but you really can't blame him for him to opt for other schools first, perhaps Maryland, INdiana or Florida.
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The Insider's Desk; DogDays of Summer Updates(8/7)/ Dave Teleps Top 25 checklist!/Clint's newly updated top 25! ABCD Nike top ten check in's from Adele, for more on BigTime, Nike and Adidas check out Adele's Corner!
Dave Telep of BlueChipsHoops.com released his new top 100 yesterday, and though I don't agree with a majority of the top 25, I'll let you pick and pan, to me some players who have been hitting high at AAU and camps are summer weren't served their due justice, but Dave does a great job so below are the top 25, check out his site for the rest of the top 100.
1. Amare Stoudemire 6'10 C
2. Carmelo Anthony 6'7 SF (syracuse)
3. Raymond Felton 6'2 PG (North Carolina)
4. Lenny Cooke 6'6 SF
5. Shelden Williams 6'8 PF
6. Paul Davis 6'10 PF/C (MSU)
7. Rashaad McCants 6'4 SG (North Carolina)
8. Bracey Wright 6'4 SG
9. Shavlik Randolph 6'10 BF
10. Anthony Roberson 6'1 PG/SG (Florida gators)
11. Chris Bosh 6'10 PF
12. Sean May 6'9 PF
13. Evan Burns 6'7 SF
14. J.J. Redick 6'4 SG (Duke)
15. Sani Ibrahim 6'10 C/PF
16. Torin Francis 6'10 C/PF
17. Michael Thompson 6'10 C (Duke)
18. Dee Brown 5'10 PG
19. Brad Buckman 6'8 BF/PF
20. Jason Fraser 6'9 C
21. DeAngelo Collins 6'9 PF
22. Chris Rodgers 6'4 PG/SG (Arizona)
23. Kennedy Winston 6'6 SF
24. Daniel Horton 6'2 PG/SG (Michigan)
25. Kenny Azubuike 6'6 SF/SG
Here's a quote of the day from Jason Fraser, speaking of his Long-Island Panthers Magic on the court....
"It's all about bragging right's" says the 6'9 C Jason Fraser," It's like UNC vs. Duke with the Playaz of Minnesota and Washington this spring and summer. We won all of our games(the panthers. I'm really good friends with all the guys, so it was like playing against the kid who lives next door,"
Broughton Senior Star, Shavlik Randolph, had a dream come true last week, when he got to serve alongside, the all-time great(and greatest) basketball player, Mike Jordan, when he served as a counselor of his camp in CA, last week. "It was like a childhood dream come true for him," state's his father Kenny.
Louisville coach, and former Kentucky coach, Rick Pitino gets close to securing a commitment from up and comer Taquan Dean at this weeks Adidas BigTime Tourney...see Adele's corner for more details on tournament.
Carolina is soon to annouce a new recruiting target, from the emerging Brad Buckman, who has made an impressive play at this week's bigtime tourney. The 6'9, 210 rising senior from Austin Texas Westlake has lead his AAU team all summer, with impressive plays and defensive moves and coaches along with gurus are catching on.
" Illinois and UCLA are jumping into the race," " I have a feeling North Carolina will likely try to get involved as well.," recruiting guru Dave Telep from BlueChipsHigh.com comments. "The reality is that while there are 25 guys w/ larger names, there probably aren't 25 better players w/in the class."
Clint Jackson's newly updated top 25. Can you guess who made it?
1.Raymond Felton (UNC recruit) 6'1 PG
2. Amare Stoudemire (see article on home page, keepscrolling it might take awhile but it's there...)
3. Lenny Cooke 6'5 SG
4. Shavlik Randolph 6'10 PF/BF
5. Evan Burns 6'8 WF
6. Carmelo Anthony 6'8 WF
7. Sani Ibrahim 6'10 C
8. Sean May 6'8 PF
9. Shelden Williams 6'8 PF
10. Rashaad McCants (unc recruit)
11.Anthony Roberson (Florida Recruit)
12. Bracey Wright 6'3 SG
13. J.J. Redick (Duke recruit) 6'5 SG
14. Torin Francis 6'9 PF
15. Kenny Winston 6'7 WF
16. A. Johnson
17. JR Morris WF 6'1
18. Chris Rodgers 6'3 PG
19. Dee Brown 6'1 PG
20. Gerry McNamara 6'1 PG
21. Sean Dockery (Duke recruit)6'3 PG
22. Kenny Azubuike 6'5 (SG?)
23. Taquan Dean 6'3 SG
24. Ray Allen 6'2 PG
25. DeAngelo Collins (6'7 C?)
ABCD adidas camp: July 8-11th
1. Amare Stoudemeire
2. Lenny Cooke
3. Raymond Felton
4. Sani Ibrahim
5. Anthony Roberson
6.Carmelo Anthony
7. Sean Dockery
8. Paul Davis
9. Jason Fraser
10. Curtis Sumpter
11. Steve Novak
12. Lebran James
13. Lodrick Stewart
14. Rodrick Stewart.
Nike Camp: 7-6-01~ 7-10-01
1. Shavlik Randolph
2. Shelden Williams
3. J.J. Redick
4. Rashad McCants
5. Evan Burns
6. Bracey Wright
7.Sean May
8. Torin Francis
9.Alexander Johnson
10. Hassan Adams
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