Sizzling Recruiting Machinations Dominate BCAT Hoopfest

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2309001' first='Anthony' last='Goring']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter dropped into the gym to monitor his '26 target<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1959160' first='Trey' last='Thompson']</strong> (Greeneville). Tennessee devoted two assistant coaches to the same mission. Tennessee evaluated the Bartlett/Knox Webb game too. Coach Painter was in and out. Thompson is the only guy Purdue University is tracking in Tennessee and they hosted him on their campus back in the winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union University is communicating with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418543' first='Landon' last='Warren'] </strong>(Perry County). Warren is a smooth shooter at 6-foot-5. Runs with [program_tooltip program_id='2078775' first='Tennessee' last='Tigers'] 16u.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maryville evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1477322' first='Sean' last='Capshaw']</strong> (Bearden), a talented guard, Friday early evening. Maryville is an offer. Both Maryville Head Coach Raul Placeres and newly named Assistant Coach Myles Rasnick sat baseline.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pellissippi State Community College offered former PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2236641' first='Kaden' last='Matthews'] </strong>(Smyrna). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2043463' first='AJ' last='Polk']</strong> (Fairley) adds an offer from Tennessee State University. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lipscomb University evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1943896' first='Nickalai' last='Anderson'] </strong>(PCA).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State Champion <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2367403' first='Aiden' last='Bolden']</strong> is leaving Providence Christian Academy, which is enormous news in the TSSAA world. He is likely to land at Whitehaven High, but that is not 100% certain as of this story's publishing time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tennessee State University Assistant Coach Josh Bone evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309001' first='Anthony' last='Goring']</strong> (Kirkwood) and [player_tooltip player_id='2309002' first='Armani' last='Smith'] (Kirkwood).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tennessee State University offered <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']</strong> (John Paul II).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1946924' first='Chris' last='Johnson']</strong> (Nolensville) earned an offer from Cleveland State Community College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belmont University evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2543986' first='James' last='Humphreys'] </strong>(Brentwood Academy).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Peay Head Coach Corey Gipson watched <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] </strong>(John Paul II).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbia State Community College evaluated John Paul II.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belmont University evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309001' first='Anthony' last='Goring']</strong> (Kirkwood).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Tennessee State University evaluated <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] </strong>(John Paul II).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Peay Head Coach Corey Gipson watched <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309001' first='Anthony' last='Goring'] </strong>(Kirkwood) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309002' first='Armani' last='Smith']</strong> (Kirkwood).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trevecca Nazarene is in contact with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578715' first='Osby' last='Cavin']</strong> (John Paul II).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->