Top Talent Live: Week 8 Recap

Jake Perper

June 8, 2020 @ 05:24 PM

There have been 47 episodes to date of Top Talent Live, a recruiting show on Instagram Live (@prephoopsfl). It highlights top athletes in high school, college and the pros from Florida along with top trainers and coaches as well. You can tune in every night at 8 PM ET.

Here were the guests this week in order: Tuesday - Process Basketball trainer and Clearwater Central Catholic coach Chris Gray, Wednesday - 2022 Clearwater guard duo AJ Wright AJ Wright 5'10" | CG Speights Academy | 2022 State FL and CJ Lee CJ Lee 6'2" | CG Clearwater | 2022 State FL , Thursday - 2021 West Nassau guard Deebo Coleman Deebo Coleman 6'6" | SG West Nassau | 2021 State #49 Nation FL , Friday - 2020 Doral guard Devin Carter Devin Carter 6'4" | SG Doral Academy | 2021 #200 Nation New E , Saturday - Process Basketball trainer and Judah Nation program director Akii Dean.

Here is a recap of each episode with the link to watch it back, along with older episodes on Instagram TV.

Chris Gray

Clearwater Central Catholic grad Chris Gray works for Process Basketball as a trainer and is an assistant coach at his alma mater. He talked about the ins and outs of his job, the basketball journey he’s taken, advice for kids looking to make it basketball and more.

Watch The Full Episode Here

AJ Wright AJ Wright 5'10" | CG Speights Academy | 2022 State FL & CJ Lee CJ Lee 6'2" | CG Clearwater | 2022 State FL

2022 Clearwater guard duo AJ Wright AJ Wright 5'10" | CG Speights Academy | 2022 State FL and CJ Lee CJ Lee 6'2" | CG Clearwater | 2022 State FL broke down the team’s district title win and Class 5A region final appearance. They got into the Sun Bash title they won this past season, playing together and competing against one another for so many years and what they are working on heading into the fall.

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2021 West Nassau guard Deebo Coleman Deebo Coleman 6'6" | SG West Nassau | 2021 State #49 Nation FL took us through his latest in his recruitment and his plans to commit at the end of the summer. The high major recruit told us what he is focused on to improve, his football past and his favorite hobbies off the court.

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2020 Doral guard Devin Carter Devin Carter 6'4" | SG Doral Academy | 2021 #200 Nation New E excelled at a high level for the Firebirds the last two seasons. He talked about his move to attend Brewster Academy and do a prep year and commit to South Carolina as a 2021 prospect. He also talked about his childhood moving around alongside his dad Anthony Carter, a longtime NBA player and now an assistant coach for the Miami Heat.

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Akii Dean

Process Basketball founder Akii Dean talked about owning a gym, maturing and growing as a trainer, his coolest experiences and more. The Timber Creek grad went onto play at Ave Maria for college and now has trained tons of basketball player at all levels. He is in the gym daily.

Watch The Full Episode Here