Palmetto State Recruiting News – #RecruitThePalmettoState

<p>Everyday players seem to be taken off the board for next year. The school year is slowly but surely ending here in the Palmetto State. Let’s take a look at where some players plan on going to college at this coming fall.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/45259EE7-6132-457F-A083-6FC2D705A53B.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1226014" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/45259EE7-6132-457F-A083-6FC2D705A53B-300x169.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="169" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="837322" first="Colin" last="McKenzie"]</strong> will head to Greenville, NC next year to play at East Carolina University. McKenzie just finished his career at First Baptist in Charleston. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/4DD1478B-DA42-4470-A5E1-7F0A6C2C8128.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1364231" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/4DD1478B-DA42-4470-A5E1-7F0A6C2C8128-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="594036" first="Savion" last="Brown"]</strong> will stay local and just head over to North Greenville University next season. Brown recently finished his 4-year career at Berea HS for the Bulldogs. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/2F7D371A-82A7-49CE-B2D1-87C65934D14B.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1366620" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/2F7D371A-82A7-49CE-B2D1-87C65934D14B-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930613" first="Bessanty" last="Saragba"]</strong> will next fall to play at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, TX. Saragba recently visited the Cardinals in East Texas and walked away with an offer from Head Coach Mark Leslie. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/6DEEDE43-1421-4710-8249-B869DEE73635.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1203297" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/6DEEDE43-1421-4710-8249-B869DEE73635-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="837336" first="Khalil" last="Cooke"]</strong> will leave the Midlands for Brunswick County, NC next fall. Cooke has signed onto play at Brunswick Community College with Head Coach Walter Shaw. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/D3C39266-A7A9-49FB-96ED-25F13336D3FE.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1343069" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/D3C39266-A7A9-49FB-96ED-25F13336D3FE-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1151064" first="Marvin" last="Hires"]</strong> who attend Dreher HS will play at Mars Hill (NC) (NCAA D2) next year. Hires a forward helped will be part of Head Coach Larry Davis first recruiting class. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/C9FB638B-DADE-4C8C-AC39-83706B2E0044.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1336842" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/C9FB638B-DADE-4C8C-AC39-83706B2E0044-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1051980" first="C.J." last="Bennett-Shaffer"]</strong> will head out to the State of Iowa next fall. C.J. will attend Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Bennett-Shaffer a left-handed wing player has played the few years with the Cane Bay HS Cobras after being homeschooled. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/E9954825-D378-4EF3-8564-028B83DB9BBB.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1356303" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/E9954825-D378-4EF3-8564-028B83DB9BBB-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930599" first="Russell" last="Branch"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1222593" first="Don" last="Douglass"]</strong> will both do a postgraduate year next season at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. FUMA Head Coach Bob Williams confirmed this to Prep Hoops yesterday. Branch played 5 years of varsity basketball at Barnwell HS.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/31FECD7F-CF54-4C33-AF38-1FC0E6ECC7F1.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1390904" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/31FECD7F-CF54-4C33-AF38-1FC0E6ECC7F1-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Douglas a post player recently finished at Spartanburg Day. Douglas is a late bloomer and is currently still playing on the Grassroots Circuit with Big Shots this spring. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/B8D422A8-18FA-4F5B-8690-1B3CFF9B38A6.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1397992" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/B8D422A8-18FA-4F5B-8690-1B3CFF9B38A6-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="650231" first="Jordan" last="Simpson"]</strong> plans on attending Link Year Prep next fall in Branson, MO as a postgraduate. Simpson helped the Bruins get to the Class 3A State Championship Game this past season. </p>