Weekend News and Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball season is in the books. However, the basketball news does not slow down as attention begins to shift to the club circuit. We have some recruiting news to highlight as well as some on-court hoop news from the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2258010' first='Jayce' last='Tillman']-Combo Guard-Maumelle-6'4” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2258010' first='Jayce' last='Tillman'] had an impressive senior season for the Maumelle Hornets. Tillman is a prospect who does a great job of handling the basketball. He penetrates the lane and can either finish around the rim or make the extra pass to the open shooter. Tillman is a prospect who shoots the ball well and can heat up from all three levels on the floor. Earlier in the week, Tillman placed his commitment with Southern Arkansas University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2462668' first='Kylar' last='Foster']-Combo Guard-Paragould-6'4” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2462668' first='Kylar' last='Foster'] has the ability to light opposing teams up on both ends of the floor. He is a player who distributes the ball well. Meanwhile, he has the range to shoot with consistency from all three levels on the floor. Foster plays tight defense and does not have any trouble forcing turnovers all over the floor. The talented Paragould guard received a scholarship offer from Copiah Lincoln College earlier in the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2494126' first='Cedric' last='Jones Jr.']-Point Guard-Maumelle-6'1” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Maumelle point guard does a great job of handling the basketball. Jones Jr. has the ability to fill up the state sheet on both ends of the floor. He passes the ball well and puts his teammates in a position to capitalize on easy points. He has no problem with forcing turnovers and playing tight defense on the defensive end of the floor. Jones Jr. committed to Angelina College earlier in the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2945569' first='Tadavian' last='Wright']-Combo Guard-Forrest City-6'4” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2945569' first='Tadavian' last='Wright'] has hit the offseason on a mission. Wright had an impressive weekend on the floor. He has had no trouble putting in the work over the weekend on both ends of the floor. Wright was able to get into the paint consistently and finished around the rim. He has the range to connect on jumpers from all three levels. Over the next few months, Wright will be a player to watch out for on both ends of the floor for Forrest City.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->