by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After finishing as state-runner ups in Group 4A last season, Lake Taylor is in preliminary talks to host reigning Dick’s National Champion Oak Hill Academy, according to Titans’ head coach Kenny Brown. The Warriors feature ex-Maury guard Matt Coleman, who will begin his second and final season at the school. Coleman,…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Former Bruton player Jalen Carr entered his senior season without a college destination, which can always be a sticky subject for athletes during the final year of high school competition. Late in the spring Carr decided to visit Pfeiffer University, a Division II program in North Carolina. Following the visit, Carr…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Green Run had a historic season in 2015. But despite starting the season 19-0, the Stallions were defeated by Hampton in the first round of the Group 5A South Region tournament. For the second consecutive season, the Stallions’ run at a state tournament appearance would end at the hands of the…
by Alexis Platt, recruit757 Le’Asia Foreman will be a 7th grader next year at Northside Middle School where her affinity for basketball continues to grow. “All I want to do everyday, all day is play basketball,” said Foreman, who was a participant in the inaugural Hampton Roads Futures Classic this summer. Foreman plays AAU for…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Newport News native Allen Iverson will officially become a NBA Hall of Fame guard in September. On Sunday, Iverson received a hall of fame welcome from the Hampton Roads community during his inaugural Top Golf Celebrity Challenge. Sporting a black and red “I am Virginia” t-shirt, the Bethel graduate will join…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It’s been quite the summer for the BWSL 17U girls travel team. The program has faced some of the top AAU organizations in the country, along with an exhibition slate that included a trip to Brazil. This past weekend, the group headed to Augusta, SC for the Nike Girls EYBL Finals.…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Eaton Middle School Student and Hampton JV player, Lanae Stokes, is excited to for her debut at Hampton High School in the Fall. The rising freshman was a part of the victorious West Team in the 2016 Hampton Roads Futures Classic, and was awarded for her 4.0 GPA for the school…
by Daisia Payne, recruit757 Norview Pilots rising juniors Keyontae Johnson and Will Steger Jr. are names to watch for this coming season. Johnson has spent his summer playing for Boo Williams and working on his game. “I’ve been working on my three pointers and mid-range shot this summer,” Johnson said. Johnson adds AAU has been…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School’s Marcus Banks Jr., has plans to mirror his game after former UNC baller, Marcus Paige, and former Duke Blue Devil, Tyus Jones. “I want to be like Marcus Paige and break the 3 point record like he did at UNC and I also want…
by Daisia Payne, recruit757 Former Norcom and University of Florida player Dorian Finney-Smith has signed a partially guaranteed three-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks. The deal came after Finney-Smith went undrafted in the NBA draft. Finney-Smith said he had a chip on his shoulder after the draft, but he was happy to get an offer…