News and Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Summer is in full swing, which means time for players to impress on the club and circuit and open some eyes on the recruiting circuit. Here are several prospects who are making headlines this week on the circuit as well as on the recruiting trail.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2711689' first='Jaxon' last='Craig']-Point Guard-Des Arc-6'0” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Des Arc point guard is opening plenty of eyes on the club circuit. He does an excellent job of distributing the basketball. Craig has no problem finding the open shooter on the floor. Meanwhile, he has the accuracy to hit jumpers from anywhere on the floor. Craig has drawn the interest of 16 Division I programs and shows no signs in slowing down this summer. He has also to watch out for over the next few seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2382014' first='Lleyton' last='Weaver']-Shooting Guard-Jonesboro-6'1” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2382014' first='Lleyton' last='Weaver'] is a dangerous player for opposing teams to attempt to defend. He has the range to light it up from anywhere on the floor. Weaver does an excellent job of getting open and knocking down the three. He stays active on both ends of the floor. Weaver is a high energy player and a prospect opening eyes on the club circuit this summer. Over the past few weeks, he has earned scholarship offers from Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Arkansas State-Newport. Weaver is a player to watch out for over the summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacob Lanier-Point Guard-Little Rock Parkview-6'6” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Little Rock Parkview has one of the most versatile prospects at the point guard position in the state of Arkansas. Lanier has the ability to break opposing defenders off of the dribble and get into the lane with ease. Lanier does a great job of staying active on both ends of the floor. He is a player who causes problems on both ends of the floor for the opposition. Lanier earned a scholarship offer from East Carolina University earlier in the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2441317' first='Ethan' last='Polite']-Point Guard-North Little Rock-6'4” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2441317' first='Ethan' last='Polite'] has continued the momentum he built during the high school basketball season. Polite handles the ball well and knows where his teammates are on the floor at all times. He is unselfish with the ball and has no trouble making the extra pass. He has lit it up on the club circuit and has seen his stock rise on Pro16 16 and under standouts. Polite is a player to watch as the summer progresses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->