He played in EKY instead of Central Kentucky, but other than that pretty much the same. I say that because EKY schools will fight each other to the death to keep a rival from getting an elite transfer eligible, on the otherhand Scott County seems to always get their kids eligible so I doubt there will be too much of a problem.

 

Not always. Wasn't there a kid from another country who tried to go to Scott County last year and ended up being ineligible and went to play for 22 Foot Academy?

One word "Toyota" enough said.

EXACTLY

Quit crying

Not always. Wasn't there a kid from another country who tried to go to Scott County last year and ended up being ineligible and went to play for 22 Foot Academy?

 

Niels Bunschoten.

Also if he was going anywhere else there would not be a question of his eligibility so if he does get ruled eligible everybody will be trying to jump on the band wagon we don't need you people who don't like Scott co .

"We don't build fences around Scott County" - Dallas Blankenship, former superintendent of Scott Co Schools.

Maybe with the 7 footer transferring in Keith O'Brian can return to Scott County and write another book and call this one "Inside Shot."

One word "Toyota" enough said.

 

Toyota is not the reason. Great program with lots of success. Competitive region...great location. Getting to practice year round how can he not get better?

Again, I ask to anyone who has heartburn over this decision. If you were moving from out of state and it obviously doesn't matter where you end up why wouldn't you look at top basketball programs before making your decision?

Again, I ask to anyone who has heartburn over this decision. If you were moving from out of state and it obviously doesn't matter where you end up why wouldn't you look at top basketball programs before making your decision?

You'd be a fool not to.

You'd be a fool not to.

 

I agree. People complain about Cordia getting transfers and Scott County getting transfers. Can't have it both ways.

 

Not to mention, if Raekwon Long ended up at Boyle County folks would be turning in an innocent PP92 to KHSAA. :lol:

One of the most promising high school basketball players in Charlotte, N.C., has decided to transfer to a Kentucky high school.

 

Raekwon Long, a 7-foot rising sophomore, plans to enroll at Scott County High School in Georgetown, in August after spending one year at Garinger High in Charlotte.

 

Former Garinger assistant Keith Ison, who has mentored Long for the past five years, told the Charlotte Observer on Monday that he’s from that area and wanted to lighten expectations for Long.

 

“It’s really not a motivation other than I’m originally from this area,” Ison said. “All my family is from this area. We wanted to get away from the pressure that Raekwon had been under, his expectations. Not saying they won’t be here, but let him get his feet wet being away from home for a while.

 

“Just trying to let him be a kid, have his childhood. And just let him get away from all of that pressure and all that that comes with being an elite athlete.”

 

The Observer named Long to the All-Mecklenburg County third team this spring. He was the only freshman on any of the teams, averaging 15 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks a game. He was named a freshman All-American by MaxPreps.com.

 

“It’s obvious that I love Garinger and the kids and the people there that make it what it is,” Ison said. “It was just time for something different. For Raekwon to get in a different place mentally and physically.”

 

Long also considered Florida’s IMG Academy and Trinity Christian Academy in Lexington, Ky. But the proximity of Scott County to Ison’s home and family tipped Long to the Cardinals, Ison said.

 

Scott County finished as the 10th-ranked team in Kentucky last year after going 24-8 and reaching the 11th Region Tournament semifinals under head coach Billy Hicks, the state’s winningest active coach.

 

Long plans to move by late July, after the AAU season. Although it’s still early, Ison said after Long attended a University of Tennessee basketball camp this past weekend, the Volunteers are the leaders for Long’s collegiate recruitment.

 

Ison said Long had unofficial visits to Kentucky, Louisville, Clemson, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Duke. Ison said there is no particular order for those six schools.

 

“Tennessee is probably the heaviest, and everyone else is showing a lot of interest,” Ison said.

 

Read more here: N.C. 7-footer transferring to Scott County | Recruiting | Kentucky.com

Trinity Christian Academy in Lexington, Ky. :lol: :lol:

 

How in the world did Kentucky.com mess that up? :lol:

Trinity Christian Academy in Lexington, Ky. :lol: :lol:

 

How in the world did Kentucky.com mess that up? :lol:

 

Like most other larger newspapers, they fired all their copy editors, and nobody else read it beyond the first couple of paragraphs after pulling it from the wire.

He played in EKY instead of Central Kentucky, but other than that pretty much the same. I say that because EKY schools will fight each other to the death to keep a rival from getting an elite transfer eligible, on the otherhand Scott County seems to always get their kids eligible so I doubt there will be too much of a problem.

 

 

On the face of it, I would say that it would appear that Paige was a different scenario. If I recall correctly, I think there might have been an issue as to when he withdrew and whether or not he had entirely completed the credits needed due to the circumstances surrounding his transfer.

 

Whether or not those were well founded, and if they were, whether they were due to different credit systems-- i.e., a quarter system versus a semester system and/or his moving to a new location before the school year was complete at his original school-- or something else, I don't know, and honestly wouldn't disclose even if I did.

 

However, if I recall correctly, this was rumored to be the reason why he did not end up at a school in another state that he attempted to enroll in before he went to Perry County Central, and could explain why his case might have been more complex than Long's appears to be based on what's known at this time.

 

This is purely speculation, but it would not shock me to learn that a school who had a player of Paige's caliber could become upset at losing him and would begin dragging their feet on the transfer in order to stall the process and possibly entice him to return. Again, that's pure conjecture, and I am in no way implying that it occurred in Paige's case, I am just saying that it wouldn't surprise me to learn that something like that would happen.