February Recruiting News

<p>Read many of the latest offers and commitments. To share your recruiting information, DM @PrepHoopsTN.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1226665" first="John" last="Allen"] (Van Buren County) signed with Bryan College last week, after verbally committing earlier in January.  He selected them over Buena Vista University.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1311975" first="Aiden" last="Williams"] (Harpeth) earned three offers since his senior season began: Maine Maritime, Covenant, and Columbia State Junior College.  "I have also gained interest from other schools, as well," shared [player_tooltip player_id="1311975" first="Aiden" last="Williams"] Sunday.  "Through 17 games I’m averaging 17ppg, 2 apg, 33% 3pters and 75% free throws.  His single game season high was 30 points."</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1224054" first="Trent" last="McNair"] unofficially visited Alcon State for a basketball game as January ended.  Trent’s father Steve McNair played football famously for Alcorn State before his successful NFL career.  Trent has been evaluated as a DII prospect, but this proves that he is in fact interesting to a Division I program.  Alcorn State would be classified as a low-major.  They have a young, exciting coach and they are an HBCU, which provides an intriguing wrinkle in the recruitment too.  Within the last three years, there has been more serious conversations among young athletes about the viability of HBCU’s as a destination.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1008433" first="Eli" last="Rice"] (Beech) will be taking visits throughout the next two months.  His value is very high to D1 recruiters, especially because he was a relative late-arriver on their scouting databases.  </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1018119" first="Evan" last="Shiflet"] (C.P.A.) will walk-on at University of Tennessee. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1296780" first="Charlie" last="Rice"] of Maryville verbally committed to Lee University.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1162503" first="Hunter" last="Pratt"] earned an offer from Christian Brothers University (D2).  Has has an offer from D3 Rhodes College (TN) also.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1369168" first="Cannon" last="Hale"] (Gallatin) earned his third offer.  Cumberland University extended the offer Wednesday night.  He will run with the Tennessee Edge 17u team on the Prep Hoops Circuit this upcoming summer. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1201721" first="Jack" last="Browder"] will visit Newberry February fifth. Lees-McRae was in touch last week.</p>