DeAndre Heckard: Nike Spring Showdown – Day 2
DeAndre Heckard 6’2 PG 2018 Romeoville/Hoops4Health This kid had a nice year at school and created a decent buzz for himself. College coaches wanted to see what the young man would bring to the table and young fella didn’t disappoint. Heckard started off Day 2 of the Nike Spring Showdown strong. The competition looked completely…
Zaire Wade: Nike Spring Showdown – Day 1
Zaire Wade 6’1 2020 Mount Carmel/Wade Elite 16u The anticipation to see Zaire this spring was high even tho we seen him early in the year at school on the freshman level. One word comes to mind “Genes” because I actually witnessed the growth of his father “D Wade”. Zaire is very similar in structure…
Jayden Locket: Nike Spring Showdown
Jayden Lockett 6’2 2018 East Nashville High/Nashville Stars This kid came to play on opening night. From the tip-off his motor was set on go. Jayden is a long armed guard that gets out in transition and goes hard to the bucket. He has very nice court vision as he found teammates for easy baskets…
Davion Bradford: Nike spring showdown – Day 1
Davion Bradford 6’10 C 2020 CBC/Brad Beal Elite 15u This kid is long and active and had a few BIG TIME moments on the floor opening night. He moves very well for a young big and has decent footwork down in the paint. He is a major problem at this level defensively and had players…
Terrance Hargrove: Nike Spring Showdown – Day 1
Terrance Hargrove 6’6 SF 2019 East St. Louis/Illinois Hoopville Warriors It was clear that Hargrove was the best prospect in the building. A top 5 prospect in the class, Currently ranked #3 Hargrove had a very productive night to open the 2017 Baylor Nike Spring Showdown. Very athletic forward that has improved his handles immensely…
Day 3 Nike Summer Showdown 2016
Day three at the Nike Summer Showdown had a certain energy in the building and it wasn’t even 10am yet. The brackets were set and the teams, coaches and spectators were piling in. There was clearly chatter in the building early on about a possible Mac Irvin Fire lockup with Meanstreets. Well that question quickly got answered…
Day 2 Nike Showdown 2016
No secret about who had the best spring/summer of any kid in the 2018 class. This young man went from unranked to currently ranked #19 nationally. 6’3 PG Ayo Dosunmu was in the building for Nike summer showdown and on display for programs like Kansas, Illinois etc. Day #2 was the Ayo Dosunmu-Mac Irvin fire…
Day 1 Nike Summer Showdown 2016
Opening nights matchup between Mac Irvin fire 17u and ET21 Buckeyes 17u had court #1 packed like it was an old school pro-am game with all the fans in attendance standing along the out of bounds line. This game started off as Cam Irvin’s coming out party he was lights out But in shocking fashion…
Recap of Summer Jam 2016’s Elite Players
2017 6’2 CG Shawn Williams HS-Maumelle high school AAU-Arkansas Dream Team Scores in bunches and locks up on defense. Nice handle and will surprise you with his jumping ability. Hit three after three that had college coaches take notice… Great attitude and very vocal on the floor. Kid is a warrior and winner. 2018 6’7…
Day #3 – Chicago Summer Jam Wrap Up
The anticipation for July and Chicago Summer Jam has been crazy. And now that it’s here we get to see who worked on their skill set, who didn’t, and still living off the hype. With two days down at Chicago Summer Jam a few players displayed breakout capabilities. Day #3 is the day of win…
Day #1 and #2 Chicago Summer Jam 2016
Day #1 in the books at 2016 Chicago Summer Jam. With the month of July being so important in terms of recruiting coaches know Chicago summer jam is a must stop. This year teams from all over even kids from as far as Turkey and Belgium came to compete. Best player in the gym day…
