by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norcom boys program has won state championships in three of the past four seasons. Junior duo Kevin Davis and Travis Ingram have played significant roles in the last two. Each has seen a rise in recruiting interest during the offseason with Towson being the latest program to enter the race for…
by Alexis Platt, recruit757 Jasha Clinton, a 2020 prospect was selected without a doubt to play in the Hampton Roads Futures Classic. Clinton will be a rising freshman next year and plans to attend Princess Anne High School. Currently, she plays on the program’s undefeated future league team, “I want to go to PA to…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk State mens head coach Robert Jones will kickoff the first of two youth basketball camps on June 27 at Joseph Echols Hall. The first camp will last from June 27-30 with instruction from past and present Norfolk State players, including current New York Knick Kyle O’Quinn. The June camp will…
by Daisia Payne, recruit757 After the tryouts on Wednesday for the Hampton Roads Futures Classic, Larkspur Middle School’s Aziaha James was the first girl officially selected to the game. Aziaha, a class of 2021 prospect, plays primarily at the shooting guard and small forward positions. She first began playing basketball in third grade and has…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Franklin Pierce University, a NCAA Division II school, discovered in early April they had to hire a new women’s basketball coach. Jennifer Leedham, who coached for the Lady Ravens for four years and played for the university, was denied a visa to remain in the United States by U.S. Citizenship and…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Earlier this year, data collected from city police departments around the U.S. reported that from 2014 to 2015 the crime rates have decreased while murders and other violent crimes have increased. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Report, Richmond, Newport News and Norfolk are three cities listed among…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Cape Henry Collegiate sixth grader George Cutler IV first popped onto the Recruit757 scene as a crafty, left-handed point guard at our inaugural Middle School Showcase last summer. Cutler was one of an elite group of guards to tryout for the Hampton Roads Futures Classic this past Thursday. The event will…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Following a stellar tryout for the inaugural Hampton Roads Futures Classic, Atlantic Shores Christian School’s Sarah Fitzgerald, will represent the West Team for the all-star game. “I started playing basketball around three or four years old but I really started getting into it around middle school when I started private school…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bryant & Stratton freshman Greg Heckstall announced his decision to sign with the University of Hampton on Friday. Heckstall, a 2015 Norview High School graduate, signed with Bryant & Stratton after missing the second half of his final season that included a run to the Group 5A state championship. In 27…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Jamaar Hawkins, the Director of Operations for Recruit757 Basketball, sought out coaches for the Inaugural Hampton Roads Futures Classic that are after the same goal as him, to impact the futures of the area youth. West team coach Mike Holland, is a Portsmouth native and former Churchland High School standout who…