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…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Blue Ridge School’s Aamir Simms was one of three Virginia athletes in the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, VA. Originally from Fluvanna County High School, Simms transferred to the all-boys boarding school and instantly his college offers increased after he helped lead the Barons to the VISAA…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It’s officially camp season in Hampton Roads! Over the next few week coaching staffs at local schools Christopher Newport, Hampton, Norfolk State, Old Dominion and William & Mary will all host youth basketball camps. ODU women’s head coach Karen Barefoot hosted an elite girls camp over the weekend but today will…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After finishing their sophomore seasons at Warhill with a 7-13 record, Ra’Shawn and Da’Shawn Cook decided to transfer to Williamsburg Christian Academy to have a better opportunity to reach their full potential and play against tougher competition prior to the 2015-16 high school season. While the twins made their mark in…
by Daisia Payne, recruit757 The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is hosting their annual Top 100 Camp this week at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Top high school basketball players around the country are in attendance, including Virginia’s own Aamir Simms, David McCormack, and Keldon Johnson. “It’s really a dream come true,” Simms…
The 3rd annual BW Webb celebrity basketball game will tip-off tonight at Denbigh High School. Play begins at 7:00pm with scheduled apperances by Webb, a Newport News native and current member of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, as well as Buffalo Bills teammates Tyrod Taylor and Lesean MCCoy and many more. A fourth-round draft pick by…