SEPA Late January Recruiting Update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a review of the latest happenings on the recruiting scene in southeastern Pennsylvania (and beyond).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>SEPA Recruiting News</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1460800' first='Jordan' last='Ellerbee'] </strong><strong>– 6'2″ / 2025 / St. Joseph's Prep / NJ Scholars EYBL / Combo Guard: </strong>Ellerbee's transition scoring and perimeter shooting have been fantastic this season. He is averaging 14 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4 assists per contest while shooting 40% from deep. Yesterday Ellerbee announced via social media that he had gotten an offer from Drexel.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='933048' first='Tristen' last='Guillouette'] </strong><strong>– 6'9″ / 2024 / George School / NJ Scholars EYBL / Power Forward: </strong>In our latest Class of 2024 rankings,Guillouette was one the biggest stock risers. College coaches have also noticed that he is piling up double-doubles this season, as he just received an offer from Mount St. Mary's. Last month Guillouette picked up an offer from FGCU.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2229823' first='Josh' last='McKoy'] </strong><strong>– 6'5” / 2024 / Berks Catholic / PMT Warriors / Shooting Guard: </strong>Berks Catholic has raced out to a 14-0 start this season and a major reason for that success has been the outstanding “big guard” play of McKoy (16 ppg.; season high 24 pts.). McKoy's tremendous efforts this season generated an offer from Mansfield University (D2).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1406792' first='Zaahir' last='Muhammad-Gray'] </strong><strong>– 6'5″ / 2026 / Imhotep Charter / [program_tooltip program_id='2078682' first='K-Low' last='Elite'] / Small Forward: </strong>This long and athletic wing-style forward is having a major impact for #1 ranked Imhotep. In the last two weeks Muhammad-Gray has posted impressive games of 18 points and 15 rebounds; 16 points and 7 boards; and 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds. This string of jaw dropping performances helped produce an offer from Georgia Tech.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1865248' first='Will' last='Riley'] </strong><strong>– 6'8″ / 2025 / Phelps School / Uplay Canada / Wing: </strong>Last week, our No. 1 ranked 2025 prospect was in the house to watch Villanova host UConn. Riley is averaging 26 points per game this season. He has scored 40+ points in two contests and has already surpassed 1,000 points for his career. He now holds over fifteen DI offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>SEPA Recent Commitments</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1990791' first='Ben' last='Costello'] </strong><strong>– 6'5” / 2024 / Devon Prep / PA Hoops Academy / Wing:</strong> Costello is a high IQ stretch-4 prospect who can score at all three levels, distribute, and rebound. Back in July 2023 he posted a monster summer circuit that grabbed the attention of college coaches. Last week he committed to Washington College (D3).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2322845' first='Jaydon' last='Smith'] </strong><strong>– 6'5” / 2024 / Carlisle / Team PA / Wing:</strong> This athletic, hybrid guard-forward has already posted games of 42 points, 33 points and 29 points this season. In addition to scoring, Smith can serve as secondary ball handler, is a beast on the glass and is a plus defender. A week ago, Smith committed to Shippensburg University (D3).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1678657' first='Nate' last='Townsend'] – 6'2” / 2024 / Neshaminy / Mt. Pleasant Bulldogs / Combo Guard:</strong> Last season Townsend was a 1st Team All-Suburban One League selection after he averaged 14.6 points. 4.5 rebounds a 3 assists per contest. Here in 2023-24 Townsend has improved in every one of those stat columns – 16.5 / 6.9 / 4.3. So, it should not be a surprise that this multi-skilled guard with a physical style of play committed to Penn State-Harrisburg (D3) this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->