Top ’29 Junub pulls D1 offer, Offer to Jones; Chattanooga on fire

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED [player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chattanooga's basketball hotbed is as hot as ever. First <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'] </strong>verbally committed to Middle Tennessee mid-August confirming what our readers new years ago...he is a uniquely talented tall wing. Then McCallie teammate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2959343' first='Junub' last='Duor']</strong> leapfrogged to the<a href="https://prephoops.com/tennessee/rankings/2029-rankings/"> top 2029 spot</a>! Murray State University offered him days later. Coincidently, the last Chattanooga player ranked #1 in the state was two years ago when [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'] claimed #1 in 2027. Can Wingard reclaim that position in his senior season to come? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/RyanWingard5/status/2088346267638182134?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/RyanWingard5/status/2088346267638182134?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune']</strong> also ended his college recruitment by verbally committing to Gardner-Webb. You can read much more about Asa in the evaluation block below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones']</strong> (Red Bank / [program_tooltip program_id='2088713' first='Chattanooga' last='Elite'] AAU) earned a recent offer from Reinhardt University. Senior guard Austin is a familiar hooper for readers of @PrepHoopsTN and PrepHoops.com/Tennessee after he won @PrepHoopsTN Combine EAST MVP the final week of May 2026. He is a tremendous athlete capable of dribbling, scoring, rebounding, and the list continues virtually indefinitely. Though not a natural point guard Austin plays effectively as Red Bank's lead guard now that <strong>DJ Wilbur </strong>graduated in the spring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other top Chattanooga hoopers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2765352"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aab292024719"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>9/16/26:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune'] committed to Gardner-Webb! McCallie attracted [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune'] from Boyd-Buchanan for this season. Like [player_tooltip player_id='1719620' first='Ryan' last='Wingard'] Fortune is an attractive prospect to college recruiters. They are different players though. Wingard plays forward primarily and Asa thrives as a combo guard with point guard potential if he keeps working. Fortune's height really makes him a problem as a slasher.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["3221248"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aab292024758"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>9/16/26:</strong> Elite athlete. French-born. Paul will not catch a ton of glances during the high school season by TSSAA teams. HHCA plays outside of TSSAA. Regardless Sama can really go and really get up and down the floor. His best basketball is ahead of him. The HHCA style of play more closely resembles modern college basketball and tends to lack the "halfcourtiness" of high school. Sama must continue to develop his ability in the halfcourt. This is not outside of his potential. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["3570615"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aab2e0b328c1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>9/16/26:</strong> Both Berry College and Reinhardt University offered <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3570615' first='Ian' last='Allen']</strong>, former PrepHoopsTN Combine Defensive MVP. Allen used and uses his strong body to physically dominate opponents. Ian earned 3.51 and 3.82 second sprint times at the combine. His Lane Agility times (11.66s, 11.35s) helped establish him one of the top athletes in the building. Now that [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune'] left Boyd-Buchanan the impetus to score falls more heavily upon Allen's shoulders. Allen will compete for District MVP this winter. His college position is a little murky though he comes with several invaluable intangibles and a high work rate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->