by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Lake Taylor sophomore Joe Bryant Jr received his first offer yesterday from the University of Hampton. Bryant, a two-year starter with the Titans, helped lead the program to the Group 4A state championship this past season, losing to Monacan. He was also a member of the Lake Taylor football team that…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview finally has a new coach for its boys program and it didn’t have to look far for a replacement, promoting assistant coach Ricardo Foster to the head coaching position after former coach Jonathan Wilson stepped down to take over the Pilots girls program this offseason. Foster, a graduate of the…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk Collegiate senior Kyonze Chavis officially signed with Colby Junior College, a Division I juco program in Kansas, over the weekend. In a ceremony that included a large contingent of friends and family members, Chavis finalized his recruitment after mulling offers from other schools after making his original commitment following the…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Miami Heat guard Briante Weber strolled down the hill toward a group of kids playing basketball during Saturday’s Memorial Day Weekend cookout at Towne Point Park sponsored by Seattle Seahawk star Kam Chancellor. Weber, smiled as he recalled sharing the basketball court with the likes of Zach Randolph, Mike Conley Jr…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 I could tell you every celebrity that participated in Saturday evening’s Kam Chancellor Spring Jam Basketball game. Seriously, check any of my social media accounts. Never have I been more active on any of the ever-growing platforms than during the event. I wasn’t the only one. The game itself was the…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Memorial Day weekend is usually reserved for big family cookouts and if you’re lucky enough to slide physical activity into the three-day holiday break(for most), consider the weekend a success. In Hampton Roads, Memorial Day weekend marks another edition of former Maury High School and current Seattle Seahawk star Kam Chancellor’s…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 As I began to write this article that is exactly what it was, a shade under 400-word article explaining my reasoning behind the Hampton Roads Futures Classic. But the more I wrote the article began to evolve. Four days out of the work week I make the short drive from my…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The recruiting ball keeps rolling for Norview sophomore Keyontae Johnson, who added an offer from the Providence Friars on Monday. After receiving offers from Norfolk State and ODU over the weekend, Johnson picked up another as his recruitment begins to take off this spring. The 6-foot-2 sophomore has performed well in…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 The Hoop Group hosted a slew of athletes at their Southern Jam Fest in Hampton, VA. Two of the major athletes featured over the weekend were Matt Coleman, former Maury guard, who is currently ranked #21 for his class according to ESPN and Trevon Duval, also known as the #1 PG…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Recruiting has picked up in recent weeks for Norview sophomore Keyontae Johnson. After receiving his first offer from the University of Maryland Eastern-Shore to start the offseason, Johnson added offers from Norfolk State and Old Dominion over weekend. Johnson, a third-team All-757 team selection this past season, is a prospect that has…