Any action this weekend?

Hoop Dreams is in Akron, OH this weekend playing in the King James tournament.

Spiece Gators and Charlotte Court will be in St. Louis at the Battle for the Arch tournament.

Really liked what I saw from Darryl Hicks this weekend. He was finally back in attack mode and not settling for standing on the perimeter and hoisting jumpers. Was great to see him getting back to what made him a big time prospect at a young age...

From J Demling

 

Here are a few hoops nuggets to start the week:• The second and final evaluation weekend of the spring for college coaches is complete. You will see schools target the guys they really want in the next week or so, send out more offers and young guys will begin to gain interest.

• Trinity High School freshman Raymond Spalding, a 6-foot-9 post player, had a big weekend for the Tennessee Travelers at the Boo Williams Invitational. Spalding is expected to garner a lot of new Division I attention in the coming weeks.

• Indiana Elite/Team Indiana beat The Ville 2015 in the championship game of the 15s at the adidas Spring Classic in Indianapolis. East Chicago Central guard Hyron Edwards scored 18 points in the win and already has offers from Indiana and Purdue and is expected to add a few more this week.

• Indiana commitment Luke Fischer only scored six points but his Wisconsin Swing team won a battle of future IU players, beating Eric Gordon All-Stars and IU commit Devin Davis 70-67 in the 17s semifinals at Indy. Eric Gordon was without IU commitment Collin Hartman, who was out after a concussion. The Swing went on to win the 17s title at the event.

• Spiece Indy Ice won the 16s in Indianapolis with Brebeuf guard P.J. Thompson scoring 35 points in the title game to lead the way.

• The Indianapolis Star reported Indianapolis North Central junior guard John Murray is getting interest from Eastern Kentucky and Northern Kentucky. Murry is expected to make a visit to EKU in June.

• CIA Bounce is the only team undefeated – at 9-0 – after two weekends of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

• The Hoop Dreams team led by Johnson Central’s Shane Hall finished 5-1 and lost to Dayton Nets in the Gold Bracket of the Black division of 16s at the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio.

• Spiece Kentucky Gators won their first four games of the Battle for the Arch in St. Louis over the weekend.

• The Eric Gordon Central Stars 15s won its division of the Bob Gibbons Tournament in Atlanta.

 

A few morning hoops nuggets | Jody Demling – Recruiting

Was talking to a coach about Spalding this weekend. I know Vandy and UC were both impressed with him last week at open gym...

Wouldnt be surprised to see Cincinnatti start recruiting Shane Hal. Believe it was one of their assitant coaches at one of the games and he seemed very impressed with Shane Halls athleticism.

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wouldnt be surprised to see cincinnatti start recruiting shane hall, believe it was one of there assitant coaches at one of the games and he seemed very impressed with shane halls athleticism.

 

UC is already involved and Hall was at a game this year for a visit...

Perhaps it was the first time that specific assistant had seen him. Anyways good luck to Shane, keep up the hard work.

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perhaps it was the first time that specific assistant had seen him, anyways good luck to shane, keep up the hard work.

 

Pretty sure it was former Male and Murray State star Chris Shumate who has been the guy recruiting Hall for a while...

The Lexington Colonels, an AAU team made up of current freshmen the Lexington area, picked up some hardware this weekend at the King James Shooting Stars Classic tournament in Akron, Ohio.The team, which includes the son of University of Kentucky coach John Calipari – Brad - went 6-0 and won the freshman gold division #2 title. The team beat the Wisconsin Bulldogs in the semifinals and ACB Bank Hoops in the final.

The team is made up of players from Lexington Christian, Lexington Catholic and Lafayette. Lexington Christian’s Matt Rose, a 6-foot-6 forward, was the only player on the roster who started some on the varsity level as a freshman.

Also on the team from Lexington Christian is Brad Calipari, Benton Nighbert and Drew Trimble. Shon Wright is the player from Lafayette.

The LexCath players are Jarod Griffin, Tanner Johnson and Reese Ryan.

 

Lexington team with Brad Calipari on roster wins title | Jody Demling – Recruiting

Just heard crons u16 finished 2nd in the Dayton metro this weekend They were combined with the u17 division. Great job coach Blevins.

Who else besides the NKY Strom are playing in the tourney at NKU/Florence this weekend?

Who else besides the NKY Strom are playing in the tourney at NKU/Florence this weekend?

Spiece Gators and Spiece Charlotte Court

 

Lexington Celtics of assorted colors

Who else besides the NKY Strom are playing in the tourney at NKU/Florence this weekend?

Is that Spring Classic at Midwest Hoops?

Bombers, shinning stars, Crons, Royals U16 are all playing at Lakota this weekend. Lots of Northern Kentucky players heading up there. Looks like it is combined with the U17's.