CoBL Underclassmen Exposure Camp Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The City&nbsp; of Basketball Love is putting together a camp with a list of attendees that rivals events hosted by more national event operators. Mainly consisting of local talent, the camp will also feature several players from outside of the area and the state. This is one that hoops fans won't want to miss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Headliners</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The talent pool is second to none. Some of the top players in the state are already confirmed. Local powerhouse Imhotep has three of their rising sophomores coming:&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1611931' first='Kody' last='Colson'], Zaahir Muhammad-Grey, and [player_tooltip player_id='1613878' first='RJ' last='Smith']. Two members of Archbishop Carroll's young core will be there too in [player_tooltip player_id='1493183' first='Drew' last='Corrao'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1454254' first='Luca' last='Foster']. [player_tooltip player_id='1611959' first='Derrick' last='Morton-Rivera'] from Father Judge, [player_tooltip player_id='1576722' first='Kingston' last='Wheatley'] from West Catholic, and [player_tooltip player_id='1406790' first='Patrese' last='Feamster'] of Friends Central, now a 2027, are three more well-known prospects from the Philly area set to participate. Ponono Mt. West's [player_tooltip player_id='1608319' first='KJ' last='Coles'] and Liberty's [player_tooltip player_id='1454276' first='Blake' last='Hargrove'] are two out-of-town prospects who will have ample opportunities to take their respect on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Delaware Connect</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2364681' first='Marquis' last='Newson'] (2027 Sanford) is next up from the First State. Newson earned an offer from Arizona St by playing up this summer. He'll be joined by [player_tooltip player_id='1454253' first='Dominic' last='Downs'] (2026 Salesianum), Kameron Jackson-Dickson (2026 Dover), Niquan Lee (2027 Caravel), Michael Sheehan (2026 Caravel), Arshad Thompson (2026 Howard), and more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sophomores (2026) Who Could Surprise</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In addition to the prospects who are seemingly household names, there are several other sophomores who could use this event to springboard their recruitment. [player_tooltip player_id='2251668' first='Will' last='Lesovitz'] (St. Joe's Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='2247394' first='Brady' last='MacAdams'] (Archbishop Wood), and [player_tooltip player_id='1888850' first='Jasir' last='Tyler'] (West Catholic) are three backcourt players from the PCL who didn't get to contribute much in their freshmen seasons, but could be just as talented as their peers. Coming from various private schools, expect [player_tooltip player_id='1460808' first='Nigel' last='Adamson'] (Cristo Rey), [player_tooltip player_id='1888864' first='Owen' last='Kelly'] (Springside Chestnut Hill), [player_tooltip player_id='2251659' first='Max' last='Kipper'] (George School), and Will Spross (St. Joe's Academy, NJ) to turn some heads. And, from public schools across the area, [player_tooltip player_id='2247328' first='Jonas' last='Chester'] (Coatesville), [player_tooltip player_id='1612142' first='Uthaymin' last='Laws'] (Palumbo), [player_tooltip player_id='1888852' first='Peyton' last='McClendon'] (Cheltenham), and [player_tooltip player_id='2336898' first='Brady' last='Moore'] (Downingtown West) are as good of players and/or prospects as any of the other names that have been mentioned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freshmen (2027) to Keep An Eye On</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They haven't played any official high school games yet, but they have begun building the hype around them through the June Live Period, AAU, and other camps. Here are a handful of the incoming freshmen that could pop on Saturday: [player_tooltip player_id='2427371' first='Jasir' last='Henderson'] (Sankofa), Avery Lynch (St. Rose, NJ), [player_tooltip player_id='1406896' first='Marvin' last='Reed'] (Malvern Prep), [player_tooltip player_id='2427323' first='Jake' last='Scherzer'] (Abington Friends), and [player_tooltip player_id='2194468' first='Naz' last='Tyler'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall, this isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, just a peek at who will be in attendance. The fun part will be seeing who comes out of nowhere to steal the show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->