Weekly Grassroots Recap
Nike EYBL: MoKan Elite swept all four of its games in Session 3 in Hampton, VA. MoKan is now 10-1 and in first place in Division D. Five-star forward Michael Porter, Jr. averaged 25.6 points and 14 rebounds in the…
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Continue ReadingNike EYBL: MoKan Elite swept all four of its games in Session 3 in Hampton, VA. MoKan is now 10-1 and in first place in Division D. Five-star forward Michael Porter, Jr. averaged 25.6 points and 14 rebounds in the four games. Five-Star guard Trae Young averaged 26 points a game and had a triple-double. 2018 power forward Carte’are Gordon averaged 12 points and eight rebounds a game while small forward Jared Ridder averaged eight points a game.
The St. Louis Eagles finished 3-1 to improve their record to 8-3 in EYBL play. The Eagles are tied for third place in a loaded Division D. Forward Jordan Goodwin averaged 16 points a game during the weekend. 2018 6’7″ forward Jericole Hellems came up with two excellent performances off the bench against the Las Vegas Prospects and the PSA Cardinals. Power forward Richard Henderson also had two big performances off the bench against the Prospects and the PSA Cardinals. Guard Reginald Crawford scored 13 points in a victory over the Phoenix Family.
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The KC Pacers Blue continued their excellent play this spring by winning the Top of the Rockies Tournament in Denver. The Pacers were led by 5’11” guard R.J. Lawrence, 6’2″ guard Sam Ward, 5’10” Jeremiah Garrett and 6’6″ forward Cecil Lee. Lawrence has been playing excellent basketball throughout the spring as a scoring point guard who makes plays.
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SEMO Bulls Classic: The host Bulls won the championship in the 17U division while the St. Louis Prospects won the 16U championship. The Prospects were led by their dynamic duo of 6’2″ Tony Burkes and 6’3″ Dominic Mitchell.
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2019 guard Marcedus Leech of the St. Louis Eagles 16U (Poplar Bluff) has been invited to the Adidas Nations Camp in Miami, FL from May 20-22.
2018 guard Courtney Ramey of the Jets-Ramey United 16U (Webster Groves) has been invited to the National Basketball Players Association Camp in Charlottesville, VA in June.