#TeamPSB: Boys Recruiting Blog – January 2014

The #TeamPSB Recruiting Blog will keep you posted on all of the latest news and notes in the game. Our team is in gyms all over the country working to find out the information on who is recruiting who and provide crisp evaluations on future college prospects.

By: @BrandonClayPSB & @JLHemingwayPSB

Thursday January 30, 2014

6:30 pm – Class of 2014 forward Alex Peters of Mountain Brook (AL) has been offered by Freed-Hardeman. Bucknell, Samford and Troy are also interested. — Brandon Clay

6:34 pm – Class of 2015 wing Josh Reaves of Va., visited Maryland recently. Terps assistant coach Dustin Clark was on hand to see him at the Team Takeover event in December. — Brandon Clay

6:39 pm – Virginia Tech was on hand to see class of 2015 point guard Terrence Phillips of Oak Hill (VA) this week. He already has an Auburn offer. — Brandon Clay

6:43 pm – Tennessee State has offered class of 2015 point guard Camron Reedus of Austin HS (AL). He’s got an invite to the Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout on March 9, 2014. — Brandon Clay

Wednesday January 29, 2014

11:01 am – UConn coach Kevin Ollie will be in on Friday night to see class of 2015 point guard Will Jackson of Athens Christian (GA). — Brandon Clay

11:07 am – Minnesota is the latest school to offer Kobe Eubanks. We mentioned the class of 2014 off guard from Our Savior New American (NY) in yesterday’s blog. — Brandon Clay

11:12 am – Class of 2014 guard JaQuan Lyle of Huntington Prep (WV) is scheduled to take an official visit to Oregon this weekend. — Brandon Clay

Tuesday January 28, 2014

11:30 am – Class of 2016 guard D’Marcus Simonds of Buford, Ga., picked up an offer from Mississippi State earlier in the month. He visited Starkville last weekend. He’s all in for the Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout on March 9, 2014. — Brandon Clay

11:36 am – Pittsburgh hosted class of 2015 five-star prospect Cheick Diallo of Our Savior New American (NY) for their game against Duke. Pitt has a commitment from his HS teammate and classmate Damon Wilson Jr., and an offer out to senior teammate Kobe Eubanks. — Brandon Clay

Feature Player Evaluation from January 28, 2014 featuring Alabama signee & #EBATop40 Workout participant Devin Mitchell:

Monday January 27, 2014

8:30 pm – Class of 2015 forward Brandon Ingram of Kinston (NC) had a busy weekend. He picked up an offer from Louisville following an official visit to North Carolina. — Brandon Clay

8:42 pm – Mississippi State has received a commitment from class of 2015 guard Tookie Brown of Morgan County (GA). — Brandon Clay

8:49 pm – Colgate offered class of 2015 post Collin McManus of Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) tonight. — Brandon Clay

Sunday January 26, 2014

12:29 pm – After receiving his latest offer from Oklahoma State, class of 2015 Kimball HS (TX) guard Jawun Evans was at the Texas vs Baylor game on Saturday. — Brandon Clay

12:34 pm – UNLV hosted 2015 prospects Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter of Bishop Gorman (NV) for their game tonight. Jonathan Hemingway will watch them both at the Nike Extravaganza next month at Mater Dei. — Brandon Clay

12:38 pm – Class of 2016 forward Harry Giles of Wesleyan Christian (NC) attended the Duke vs Florida State game. He’s been out since the summer with an ACL injury. — Brandon Clay

12:43 pm – Class of Jarvis Johnson of DeLaSalle HS (MN) added an offer from Texas Tech earlier this week. He also attended the Minnesota game earlier this week as well. — Brandon Clay

Saturday January 25, 2014

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9:29 am – Shaun Jones of Lawrenceville, Ga., has been on fire all season. Friday night, Clayton State and USC-Upstate were both on hand as the class of 2014 shooting guard finished with 21 in a Central Gwinnett HS win. He’s an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

9:34 am – Per Shun Williams of OnTheRadarHoops.com, class of 2015 point guard Will Jackson of Athens Christian (GA) recorded a triple-double last night posting 29 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds. He picked up an offer from Memphis earlier this week. — Brandon Clay

9:41 am – Class of 2016 wing VJ King of Akron, Ohio and attends St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH). He has new a scholarship offer from Clemson. — Brandon Clay

Friday January 24, 2014

10:30 am – Murray State was in to watch class of 2014 point guard Paul Jackson of Martin Luther King HS (GA). — Brandon Clay

10:34 am – Class of 2017 post Billy Preston of Calif., has landed at Mater Dei (CA). He picked up an offer from UNLV this week. — Brandon Clay

10:39 am – Class of 2015 guard Jawan Evans recruitment has stayed hot. This time he picked up an offer from Oklahoma State. — Brandon Clay

10:46 am – Class of 2016 wing Jayson Tatum of Chaminade (MO) will visit Michigan State this weekend. The five-star wing was impressive at USA Basketball in October. — Brandon Clay

Thursday January 23, 2014

12:08 am – Class of 2015 point guard Jarvis Johnson of DeLaSalle (MN) has received an offer from Texas Tech. Johnson was a star at the Breakdown Classic in early December. — Brandon Clay

12:14 am – After another quality showing in front of Jonathan Hemingway at the Hoop Hall Classic, class of 2015 point guard Kevin Dorsey received an offer from Ole Miss earlier this weekend. We talked Dorsey after his play at the an Team Takeover event in mid-December. — Brandon Clay

12:18 am – Lehigh has landed a commitment from 2014 guard Brandon Alston of Life Center (NJ). — Brandon Clay

12:22 am – Class of 2016 wing Vance Jackson of St. John Bosco (CA) attended UConn’s game versus Louisville last weekend while at Hoop Hall. Jonathan Hemingway watched Jackson during that event. We also have an eval from the City of Palms Classic before Christmas. — Brandon Clay

12:27 am – Class of 2015 guard Dwayne Bacon was recently on the Florida State campus. He’ll transfer schools back to Mckeel Academy from IMG Academy. — Brandon Clay

12:32 am – UAB was in to see class of 2015 point guard Ty Hudson of Pebblebrook (GA) on Tuesday night. He added an offer from them on Wednesday. Hudson is an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

12:38 am – Class of 2015 guard Haanif Cheatham of Pembroke Pines (FL) will embark on his first official visit this weekend to Alabama. — Brandon Clay

Wednesday January 22, 2014

10:20 am – Per Christ Presbyterian School coach Drew Maddux, North Carolina coach Roy Williams & Asst Steve Robinson were out to see class of 2016 small forward Braxton Blackwell of Tenn. We talked about Blackwell after watching him in late-November. — Brandon Clay

10:24 am – Georgetown coach John Thompson III watched class of 2014 signee LJ Peak of Gaffney (SC) High score 53 points in a game this week. — Brandon Clay

10:29 am – Creighton offered class of 2015 center Josh Sharma of Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) over the weekend. He officially visited Wisconsin last weekend. — Brandon Clay

10:33 am – We wrote about class of 2015 point guard Kevin Dorsey of Paul VI (VA) last week. He visited UMass while he was at the Hoop Hall Classic last weekend. — Brandon Clay

10:39 am – After returning to the floor just before the first of the year, expository essay buy class of 2015 point guard Will Jackson of Athens, Ga., has a scholarship offer from Memphis. — Shun Williams

Monday January 20, 2014

6:45 pm – Class of 2016 point guard Payton Pritchard of Linn Mar, Ore., and West Linn HS took an unofficial visit to Wisconsin last weekend. We wrote more on Pritchard in the fall. — Brandon Clay

6:49 pm – In addition to the interest that we mentioned for him last week, Pittsburgh has offered class of 2014 SG Kobe Eubanks of Our Savior New American (NY). His teammate, Damon Wilson Jr., is a Panthers verbal in the class of 2015. — Brandon Clay

6:52 pm – Class of 2015 scoring guard Allonzo Trier of Montrose Christian (MD) has a scholarship offer from Georgetown. — Brandon Clay

6:57 pm – Class of 2014 guard Daniel Fowler of Allatoona, Ga., has received an offer from Furman. Count Fowler in as an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

Saturday January 18, 2014

1:12 am – Class of 2016 guard Quentin Goodin of Campbellsville, Ky., will visit Kentucky this weekend. — Brandon Clay

1:15 am – Fresh off of a blog mention yesterday, senior guard Shaun Jones of Lawrenceville, Ga., drops 32 points in a overtime win over Brookwood on Friday night. — Brandon Clay

1:19 am – Another class of 2014 graduate in Marquise Lanier of Grayson, Ga., had a noteworthy night with 19 points and seven rebounds. His performance helped Grayson HS beat Dacula 60 to 43. His HS coach, Geoffrey Pierce, says that Navy has recently inquired about the senior wing. His play as of late has made him an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

Friday January 17, 2014

2:30 pm – We mentioned class of 2014 wing Kendall Joseph of Snellville, Ga., earlier in the week. The Brookwood HS senior is putting up consistent numbers for coach Daniel Bowles. Kris Watkins of the Southern Hoops JUCO Report says that Joseph has interest from both two and four-year schools alike including Clayton State and Wabash Valley. — Brandon Clay

2:38 pm – OnTheRadarHoops.com publisher Shun Williams thought enough of coach Branden Mayweather’s Central Gwinnett squad to invite them to his HS Showcase in November. Class of 2014 guard Shaun Jones is a major reason why. He blew up this summer at the Hoopseen Best of the South tournament and has several scholarship offers including North Georgia, Shorter and Wingate. He’s an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

Thursday January 16, 2014

11:25 am – North Carolina coach Roy Williams watched class of 2014 guard Rashad Vaughn of Findlay Prep (NV). Williams saw class of 2015 prospects Chase Jeter and Stephen Zimmerman as well. Check our “Prospect Eval” on Vaughn from USA Basketball in October. — Brandon Clay

11:28 am – Class of 2014 guard Elisha Boone of Brooklyn, N.Y., has chosen St. Peter’s. Brandon Clay was high on his game with Lincoln HS from City of Palms in late-December. — Jonathan Hemingway

Wednesday January 15, 2014

12:50 pm – Class of 2014 guard Kobe Eubanks of Centerreach, N.Y., lists Alabama, Central Florida, Florida State, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, South Florida, Texas Tech and Rutgers. He has not taken the SAT yet but plans on doing that in the spring. — Brandon Clay

12:57 pm – Class of 2015 guard Tobias Howard of Suwanee, Ga., is out indefinitely after a car accident that left him with a concussion last week. — Brandon Clay

1:00 pm – Class of 2014 guard AJ Farrar of Norcross (GA) HS earned an invite to the Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout with 14 points in a win over North Gwinnett. – Brandon Clay

Tuesday January 14, 2014

12:00 – Class of 2016 wing V.J. King of Akron, Ohio added a scholarship offer from Arizona. King, who attends St. Vincent St. Mary’s, was impressive at USA Basketball in October. — Brandon Clay

12:04 am – Class of 2014 wing Kendall Joseph of Snellville, fashion for me essay Ga., was slated to attend Georgia College. He is now back on the board. Brandon Clay watched him versus St. Pius in November and was impressed with his size and ability to attack the rim. He’s an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Jonathan Hemingway

12:07 am – Class of 2017 post Billy Preston of Calif., will transfer to Mater Dei from St. John Bosco. Preston was noteworthy at the City of Palms Classic last month. — Brandon Clay

12:10 am – Class of 2014 post Quadree Smith of Paul VI (VA) is transferring to Potomac (MD) and has de-committed from UNC-Greensboro. We loved Smith’s energy and toughness at both the Team Takeover Showcase and City of Palms Classic in December. — Brandon Clay

Monday January 13, 2014

12:32 pm – Class of 2016 wing Miles Bridges of Huntington Prep (WV) visited West Virginia for their game this weekend. Jonathan Hemingway was impressed at the Marshall County Hoop Fest in December. — Brandon Clay

12:36 pm – Class of 2017 post Billy Preston of Calif., is no longer at St. John Bosco. — Brandon Clay

12:39 pm – Class of 2015 post Diamond Stone of Milwaukee, Wisc., was at SMU for their arena opener a week ago. — Shun Williams

Sunday January 12, 2014

10:30 pm – Class of 2016 wing Vance Jackson of St John Bosco (CA) is at the Arizona State-UCLA game. — Brandon Clay

10:34 pm – Kentucky has offered class of 2015 forward Carlton Bragg of VASJ (OH). — Brandon Clay

Saturday January 11, 2014

3:16 pm – Class of 2015 point guard Tyler Dorsey of Calif., chose Arizona last night. — Brandon Clay

3:20 pm – Class of 2016 guard D’Marcus Simonds of Buford (GA) received an offer from Mississippi State. He’s an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Brandon Clay

3:23 pm – Class of 2016 PG Quentin Goodin of Taylor County (KY) received an offer from Vanderbilt while on their campus this afternoon. — Brandon Clay

3:28 pm – Class of 2014 point guard Matt McMorris of Buford (GA) is on unofficial visit at Lincoln Memorial today. Like Simonds, McMorris is an Elite Basketball Academy Top 40 Workout invitee. — Jonathan Hemingway

3:32 pm – Class of 2015 center Jessie Govan of Wings Academy (NY) attended the St. John’s game. — Brandon Clay

Friday January 10, 2014

8:40 pm – Class of 2016 guard Quentin Goodin of Campbellsville, Ky., will visit Vanderbilt this Saturday. — Brandon Clay

8:43 pm – Class of 2015 forward Carlton Bragg has Illinois coach John Groce out to see him. — Brandon Clay

8:45 pm – Class of 2015 forward Noah Dickerson has left North Atlanta (GA) & is enrolling at Montverde (FL) for the second semester. – Brandon Clay

8:47 pm – Class of 2014 forward Nick Masterson of River Ridge (GA) has committed to Kennesaw State. — Jonathan Hemingway

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Brandon Clay is the Director of Scouting for the OTRHoopsReport.com. Clay is also the owner of Peach State Basketball, Inc., and ProspectsNation.com. Clay has been involved in the community since 2001 as an evaluator, event operator and trainer. You can reach him at [email protected]

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