News and Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The week we have all waited for is here at last. We have reached the beginning of the high school basketball season. Here are several prospects making headlines before we tip things off this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2393218' first='JJ' last='Wise']-Combo Guard-Sylvan Hills-6'3”-2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2393218' first='JJ' last='Wise'] is a name to remember before the season starts. He is a versatile player who has the ability to guard multiple positions on the floor. Wise does a great job of handling the basketball. He sees the floor well and will find the open shooter on the floor. Meanwhile, he is player who shoots the basketball well. Wise is a player to watch on both ends of the floor. He will be visiting Belmont University this upcoming weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021915' first='Eli' last='Schwartzman']-Point Guard-Farmington-5'10”-2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Farmington point guard is the definition of a floor general. Schwartzman does a great job of distributing the basketball. He sees the floor well and is always able to find the open shooter on the floor. Schwartzman shoots the ball well from all three levels of the floor. Meanwhile, he is a tough defender. Schwartzman keeps his hands active on the defensive end of the floor and will force turnovers. He recently earned a scholarship offer from Fort Scott Community College and he is a player to watch out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tra'jhim Aleem-Point Guard-Little Rock Central-6'3”-2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tra'jhim Aleem has the ability to play all over the floor for the Tigers this season. He does an excellent job of handling the basketball. Aleem shoots the ball well and can get into the paint to finish around the rim. Meanwhile, he can lock down opposing guards on the defensive end of the floor. Aleem's size gives him the ability to defend multiple positions on the floor. Aleem had the opportunity to visit Arkansas State University over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021883' first='Camarion' last='Bead']-Point Guard-Bryant-6'2”-2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021883' first='Camarion' last='Bead'] is a player who will likely challenge for player of the year honors this season in the Natural State. He has the ability to take over the game on both ends of the floor for the Hornets. Bead shoots ball with impressive accuracy from all three levels of the floor. Meanwhile, he does a great job of finding the open shooter. Bead plays aggressive defense and will battle for loose balls. Bead committed to Central Arkansas a few weeks ago and is a player to watch out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->