by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 At a time when most recruiting services used star-based systems to rank high school athletes, recruit757 basketball was the first in the state of Virginia to use the Power Curve Proficiency Rating System to evaluate prospects. The PCPR, founded by James McCombs a 32-year Military veteran, is calculated using all facets…
by Deotis Speller, recruit757 Nothing stays the same, seasons change and people change, but sometimes that change is needed so new beginnings can form. We caught up with Nansemond-Suffolk Academy newest transfer, 6-3, 200 pound combo guard Tavon Askew to talk about the upcoming basketball season and why he choose to become a Saint. “I’m…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 High School basketball is still a few months away, but with fall leagues kicking off this month we decided to check in with the Lake Taylor basketball program and their trio of Travius Smith, Joe Bryant Jr, and Gabe Miller. The Titans return all five starters from a squad that suffered…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Marquis Godwin was looking for an increase in competition to further development the player in himself he envisions. The 6-5, 175 pound swingman made a decision, after consulting with his family, to leave the Hampton Crabbers and transfer out of the Peninsula District to Christ School in Arden, North Carolina. Christ…
by Deotis Speller, recruit757 The official start for High School Basketball in Virginia is still a few months away, but one Warwick Raider is anxious to put his skills on display for college coaches. Tajh Eason, a 6’4 swingman for Raiders has been shown some interest from a few colleges and after a successful senior…
by John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Williamsburg Christian Academy guard Xavier Green has verbally committed to play college basketball at Old Dominion University. The 6-foot-5 wing announced his decision on Sunday following an official visit to the Monarchs campus this weekend. ODU was a great fit because the passion they had for me,” Green…
by Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV 10 (a special contribution to recruit757) NORFOLK (WAVY) – “I loved Moses Malone,” said Lefty Driesell. The longtime head coach of the University of Maryland was shaken on Sunday when he got a phone call telling him one of his best friends, Moses Malone, had died at 60 years old. “I…
by Deotis Speller, recruit757 The second annual Recruit757 Boys Showcase was an excellent opportunity for many of the top boys basketball players in Hampton Roads to put their skills on display. We caught up with the newest member of the Oscar Smith boys basketball team, Carlton Boggs, a 6-foot-5 wing, to discuss this upcoming season…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Coaches abroad as well as student-athletes and guest speakers made their way out to Landstown High School to do just a little more than play basketball at the second annual Recruit757 Basketball Boys Showcase this past Saturday. Amid many coaches in attendance, Coach Kelvin Lawrence, head coach of the Oscar Smith…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Landstown High School was the place to be on Saturday as recruit757 hosted the 2nd annual Boys Basketball Showcase. For those who weren’t able to make it missed a plethora of hoops stars trying get just a little bit better. Amongst the local talent that showed up to hone their skills…
