Recruiting Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1528694' first='Alex' last='Akard'].</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1528694' first='Alex' last='Akard']</strong> (Maryville) added a Cumberland University (NAIA) offer August 21st. Akard is a classic face-up four coming off a nice summer with [program_tooltip program_id='2078775' first='Tennessee' last='Tigers'] AAU. He intends to visit Berry College September 5th.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akard participated in the @PrepHoopsTN Combine way back in June of 2022. Here is his evaluation from that day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/07/prephoopstn-summer-combine-evaluations-part-x/">PrepHoopsTN Summer Combine Evaluations: Part X - Prep Hoops</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tennessee State University is in preliminary stages of tracking <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664889' first='Tyren' last='Fisher'] </strong>(Hillsboro). Junior colleges are also in communication.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman, yes, FRESHMAN <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2133808' first='Malachi' last='Jordan']</strong> (Ensworth) earned an offer from Tennessee State University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1663715' first='Tyreque' last='McCarver']</strong> (Smyrna) camped with Austin Peay and Trevecca.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>https://twitter.com/Nickalai_A12/status/1690846261715353600?s=20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The #2 player in TN, '25 C <strong>@CadeBennerman</strong> (Father Ryan) earned a Tennessee State offer Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Richmond</strong> (Christian Brothers) camped with Arkansas State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1236443' first='Joshua' last='Heard']</strong> (Cookeville) is scheduled to take an unofficial visit to Lincoln Memorial (D2) this weekend. Both VMI and Jacksonville State are in communication. JSU hosted him, and others, during an elite camp to open August. VMI is the school that recruited and landed Webb School-Bell Buckle forward<strong> Stephen Olowoniyi </strong>last spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->