by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Portland Trail Blazers’ Ed Davis kicked off his free summer basketball camp at Lee Davis High School in Mechanicsville, VA. “It feels great this is my first camp in the city and the reason why I did it is I’m from this area and I grew up here. So I just…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With its biggest star Lebron James fresh off his third NBA championship and practically entering the prime of his career, Nike announced the return of its prestigious “Nike Basketball Academy” which will host elite high school athletes and college players in Southern California from July 25-27. Nike will transform a local…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Hampton Roads 7 Cities Pro-am league has been a platform for current and former Hampton Roads standouts in recent years. The league is operated by James Flood Jr.In its 12th year, the tournament which kicked off yesterday, will take place each Sunday at Lake Taylor High School, after playing at…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 This weekend, teams from across the Hampton Roads area gathered on the campus of Old Dominion for the Monarchs annual team camp. IC Norcom, the defending Group 3A state champions, looked efficient in a 57-37 win over Northeastern (NC) in early morning action. The Greyhounds got solid offensive performances from wings…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After an ACC MVP-caliber season that saw him Anthony “Cat” Barber lead the NC State Mens Basketball Team and conference in scoring at 23.5 ppg, the Hampton native probably expected to hear his name called at some point during last night’s NBA Draft. But unfortunately for Barber, and the rest of…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Its been a busy week for ODU basketball. The Lady Monarchs and head coach Karen Barefoot hosted a girls elite camp last Saturday. This week, the men will play host to high school athletes with the start of the Monarchs annual team camp beginning Friday. The camp will conclude on Sunday.…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Heading into the inaugural Hampton Roads Futures Classic last Wednesday, Lake Taylor guard Lamareon James was unusually confident about playing on a big stage. James, a 5-foot-8 eighth grader, scored 15 third-quarter points to help his East team prevail in an 84-83 comeback win over the West. It was seemingly all…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 IC Norcom rising senior KJ Davis picked up an offer from UT-Chattanooga earlier this week. Davis, a 6-foot-6 forward has seen a rise in his recruitment during the offseason. A member of the last two Greyhound state championship team, Davis averaged more than 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks during…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Kecoughtan Shooting Guard, Taqwain Drummond, continues to impress colleges after a successful comeback year with the Warriors and a huge showing in the first half of the live AAU season, especially at Pitt Jam Fest. After ending his sophomore season early with a torn ACL, Drummond bounced back and was a…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Just weeks after Kam Chancellor’s Bam Bam Spring Jam, another 757 native came back home to give back to the community. Denbigh High School and William and Mary Alum, B.W. Webb hosted a weekend of events in Newport News, VA starting with a community service event at the Hampton Roads Food…