With the MLB Playoffs, NFL season, and college football season in full swing this past weekend, a hungry group of young hoop stars like Texas perimeter talent Jelon Hornbeak made their presence felt with another flurry of verbal commitments. We catch up with that and more in today’s news and notes from across the grassroots hoops scene…
Commitments
2012 G Jelon Hornbeak of Grace Prep (TX) verbally committed to Oklahoma on Sunday after his official visit. He played with the Texas PRO program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 F/C Joel James of Dwyer High School (FL) verbally committed to North Carolina on Sunday. He played with the Florida Rams during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PF Gavin Thurman of Wichita Heights (KS) verbally committed to Missouri State on Sunday. He played with the KC Pump N’ Run program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 SF Arnaud Adala-Moto of the Episcopal School (VA) verbally committed to Wake Forest on Saturday. He played with the Team Takeover program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PG Kareem Canty of Westwind Prep Academy (AZ) verbally committed to Marshall on Saturday. Canty is a native of New York and played with the Long Island Lightning during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PF Mitch Brewe of Seattle Prep (WA) verbally committed to UC-Santa Barbara over the weekend. He played with the Washington based Friends of Hoop program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PG Dallas Anglin of Saint Peters High School (NJ) verbally committed to Hofstra on Sunday. He played with the Sports U Team Izod program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PG Jalen Love of Wichita East High School (KS) verbally committed to Denver this past weekend. He played for the KC Pump N’ Run program during the grassroots travel season.
2012 PF Will Rassman of Gonzaga College (DC) verbally committed to Loyola (MD) on Saturday.
2012 PF Connor Lammert of Winston Churchill High School (TX) verbally committed to Texas on Sunday. He played with the Texas D1 Ambassadors during the grassroots travel season.
2012 G Eron Harris of Lawrence North High School (IN) verbally committed to West Virginia on Sunday. He played with the Indiana Elite during the grassroots travel season.
2012 SF Chris Jenkins of Detroit Jesuit High School (MI) verbally committed to Colorado on Sunday. He played with the R.E.A.C.H. Legends during the grassroots travel season.
2012 SG Julian Harrell of Loyola High School (CA) verbally committed to Penn this past weekend.
2012 PF Willie Clayton of Thomasville High School (GA) verbally committed to UNC-Charlotte on Saturday. He played with the Georgia Elite Dream Team during the grassroots travel season.
2012 SG Kam Mitchell of Mandarin High School (FL) verbally committed to Wagner on Saturday. He played with the D Howard Warriors during the grassroots travel season.
Upcoming Events
The 2011 Breakfast of Champions Fall League for high school boys (9th-12th grades) is set to tip October 8th on Saturday mornings. Check-in begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. this Saturday with skill sessions tipping off first followed by game play. For additional details
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The 2011 Junior Breakfast of Champions Fall League for middle school boys (6th-8th grades) is set to tip October 8th on Saturday evenings. Check-in begins promptly at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday with skill sessions tipping off first followed by game play. For additional details
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The 2011 Generation Next Tip-Off for boys 4th-8th grade teams will tip off November 19-20, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the second annual event and last year saw teams attend from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Indiana. For more information and details
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The 2011 Holiday Hoopfest for boys 3rd-8th grade teams will tip off January 7-8, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the second annual event and last year saw teams from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in attendance. For more information and details
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The 7th annual Swish & Dish Spring Warm-Up for boys 3rd-11th grade teams is set for March 30-April 1, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This tournament is regarded as one of the premiere travel team events in the country annually with some of the premiere teams and individual talent in the country already confirmed to be in attendance once again next year. For more information and details
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The 7th annual NY2LA Sports Invitational for boys 3rd-11th grad teams is set for May 18-20, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This tournament is annually one of the premiere events in the country to wrap up the spring travel season as teams from across the country annually make the trek to Wisconsin for this event. For more information and details
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