Grassroots Preview: St. Louis Eagles
The St. Louis Eagles have one of the top grassroots AAU programs in the country. Here is a look at their three teams. Club President (Tim Holloway) 17U (Head Coach: Corey Frazier) Tim Finke 6’6″ Champaign, Ill (2018) Silas Adheke…
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Continue ReadingThe St. Louis Eagles have one of the top grassroots AAU programs in the country. Here is a look at their three teams.
Club President (Tim Holloway)
17U (Head Coach: Corey Frazier)
Tim Finke 6’6″ Champaign, Ill (2018)
Silas Adheke 6’8″ Nashville, TN (2017)
Darius Garland 5’11” Nashville, TN (2018)
Brandon McKissic 6’2″ SLUH (2017)
Reggie Crawford 6’4″ Chaminade (2017)
Thomas Dutton 6’8″ Columbia Hickman (2017)
Richard Henderson 6’5″ Pattonville (2017)
Jeremiah Tilmon 6’11” La Lumiere Prep (2017)
Jericole Hellems 6’7″ Chaminade (2017)
Outlook: The Eagles were runners-up at last year’s Nike EYBL Peach Jam. The three returning member from that team are Top 25 center Jeremiah Tillman, 6’3″ bulldog Jordan Goodwin and dual-sport standout Reggie Crawford. A couple of highly regarded 2018s added to the mix are 6’6″ swing Tim Finke and point guard Darius Garland.
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16U: (Head Coach: Carey Brown)
Shaun Williams 6’2″ Hazelwood Central (2018)
Darius Beane 6’3″ Carbondale (Ill) (2018)
Kale Catchings 6’5″ CBC (2018)
Fred Thatch 6’3″ Sikeston (2018)
Karrington Davis 6’5″ Chaminade (2018)
Jamarr Williams 6’5″ Northwest Academy (2018)
Yahuza Rasas 6’6″ St. Mary’s (2018)
Marcedus Leech 6’5″ Poplar Bluff (2019)
Francis Okoro 6’10” Normal (Ill) (2019)
James Wiseman 6’10” Nashville (TN) (2019)
Outlook: On paper, the Eagles have one of the top 16U teams in the country. Their top returning players are Thatch, Beane and Catchings. The additions of highly-ranked 2019s Leech, Okoro and Wiseman make a talented team even deeper.
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15U: (Head Coach: Mylin Johnson)
Cyrus Alexander 6’3″ Whitfield (2019)
Keyyaun Batchman 6’0″ Chaminade (2019)
Lawrence Brazil 5’11” CBC (2019)
Atavian Butler 6’2″ McCluer North (2019)
Yuri Collins 5’11” St. Mary’s (2019)
Keelan Handy 6’3″ Chaminade (2019)
Eric Liddell 6’7″ Belleville West (2019)
Lewis McDaniel 6’2″ Nashville (TN) (2019)
Malcolm Miller 6’4″ Shelbyville (IL) (2019)
Jeremy Shaw 6’3″ Valley Park (2019)
Joshua Wallace 6’5″ CBC (2019)
Outlook: The Eagles 15Us are guard heavy with excellent point guards Collins and Jones leading the backcourt. Up front, the 6’7″ Liddell has an excellent skill-set in the post. He is one of the 2019 prospects in Illinois.
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Schedule
April 1-3: NY2LA Swish-n-Dish, Milwaukee, WI (15U)
April 8-10: The Warm Up, Bentonville, AR (16U, 17U)
April 15-17: EYBL Session #1, Brooklyn, N.Y. (16U, 17U),
King James Exposure, Nashville, TN (15U)
April 22-24: EYBL Session #2, Indianapolis, IN (17U)
Nike Elite Youth, Indianapolis, IN (15U, 16U)
May 6-8: St. Louis Eagles Invitational (15U, 16U, 17U)
May 13-15: EYBL Session #3, Hampton, VA (17U)
May 27-30: EYBL Session #4, Atlanta, GA (17U)
Memorial Day Classic, Atlanta, GA (15U, 16U)
*More events added, TBA