Class of '66 Old Fart

After 4 games and I'm sure he'd like to forget about game 4 and his woeful shooting. But he wasn't the only one. His team only shot 21% in the first half. Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/20 27 10 21 2 2 5 6 9 2 2 1 0 32 7/21 24 8 23 2 7 6 6 1 1 2 1 0 32 7/21 29 9 23 5 10 6 7 0 6 1 0 0 29 7/22 6 2 14 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 32 Avg 21.5 36% 42% 86% 3 2 2 1

FWIW, no mention at all of IU in the following: http://maryland.247sports.com/Article/Top-Ranked-Point-Guard-Recruit-Trevon-Duval-Planning-Visits-46371042

2017 five-star big Nick Richards (@n1ck_richards) tells @jeffborzello his final five are Kentucky, Arizona, UConn, Syracuse and Indiana.

With a record of 2 - 1, Phinisee's team fails to advance to the championship bracket and unless there are consolation games, his Vegas experience is over. But despite his team not advancing Phinisee had 3 very solid ballgames. Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/20 13 5 14 1 7 2 3 2 8 0 3 1 32 7/21 19 7 13 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 30 7/22 20 8 12 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 1 1 25 Avg 17.3 51% 43% 75% 2 5 0 1

With a record of 3 - 0, Hauser's team advances to the Elite 8 of the 16U tournament. Pretty good shooting % and hits the boards. Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/20 16 5 10 0 2 6 7 7 0 4 0 1 22 7/21 16 6 10 2 4 2 3 9 1 4 0 2 24 7/22 19 7 13 3 6 2 2 6 1 1 1 0 23 Avg 17.0 55% 42% 83% 7 1 3 0

Las Vegas: Three prioritizing Phinesee Evan Daniels LAS VEGAS -- 2018 point guard Robert Phinesee scored 19 points in a win over the Iowa Barnstormers on Thursday. Following the game Scout caught up with the four-star guard and discussed the schools recruiting him the hardest. [IU, PUke, Butler, Xavier] Evaluation Notes Indiana native Robert Phinisee landed in Scout’s updated 2018 player rankings at the beginning of the month. Phinesee’s play with the Indiana Elite 16’s, at least on Thursday, proved that he certainly was deserving of that honor. \ Phinesee, who stands 5-foot-11, is a crafty lead guard that uses a good handle and change of pace to slice his way into the paint and make plays. Phinesee is a good passer with quality vision, but he also proved to be a pretty good finisher as well. Through two games at the adidas Summer Championship, Phinesee is averaging 16 points and 4.5 assists. He’s also yet to turn the ball over.

Ditto!

After 3 games at Adidas Summer Championships Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. 7/20 22 7 15 2 5 6 9 10 3 2 0 2 7/21 20 7 13 0 3 6 7 3 4 0 0 1 7/21 18 8 14 0 4 2 4 5 4 3 3 0 Avg 20.7 55% 27% 75% 8 2 2 1

After 3 games at Adidas Summer Championships Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. Min. 7/20 27 10 21 2 2 5 6 9 2 2 1 0 32 7/21 24 8 23 2 7 6 6 1 1 2 1 0 32 7/21 29 9 23 5 10 6 7 0 6 1 0 0 29 Avg 23.2 43% 37% 80% 5 4 3 1

Lonnie Walker 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST in Team Final's loss to CP3 in the EYBL Top 8 game televised on ESPNU

Watching the Top 8 game from Vegas on ESPNU featuring Team Final (PA) and CP3 and they ran our name on a crawler as one of his teams of interest. 2016 AAU Stats Date Pts. FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Reb Assts. TO's Stls. Blks. 4/16 23 10 13 2 3 1 3 5 3 2 3 0 4/16 13 5 11 1 4 2 4 8 2 4 0 2 4/17 24 9 13 2 4 4 5 7 1 1 1 1 4/22 12 5 10 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 4/23 17 6 16 5 10 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 4/23 18 5 16 4 9 4 4 3 5 1 2 0 4/24 20 8 15 4 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5/13 21 8 13 3 5 2 2 5 4 0 1 0 5/14 10 5 12 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 5/14 15 5 11 2 5 3 4 6 1 3 1 0 5/15 20 8 18 1 5 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 5/28 13 4 10 1 4 4 7 7 4 1 1 1 5/28 22 7 18 3 8 5 7 6 2 4 0 2 5/29 9 2 11 1 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 5/29 16 5 10 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 0 0 5/30 14 5 14 3 9 1 3 1 4 3 2 0 7/6 11 5 13 1 5 0 2 3 3 3 3 0 7/7 26 8 20 2 5 8 10 6 2 1 2 1 7/7 26 10 17 4 8 2 3 10 6 1 1 0 7/8 6 5 4 0 2 0 7/8 13 5 14 1 5 2 2 8 3 3 1 1 7/9 Team Didn't Advance to Quarterfinals Avg 16.6 45% 39% 72% 5 3 2 1 0

2 games played in the Adidas Summer Championships. 16 pts. on 5 of 10 FG's; 0 for 2 on 3's; 6 of 7 FT's; 7 reb; 0 asst; 4 TO; 0 stl; 1 blk. 16 pts. on 6 of 10 FG's; 2 of 4 on 3's; 2 of 3 FT's; 9 reb; 1 asst; 4 TO; 0 stl; 2 blks. Demonstrating pretty good aggressiveness at hitting the boards.

2 games played in the 16U Adidas Summer Championships 13 pts. on 5 of 14 FG's; 1 of 7 on 3's; 2 of 3 on FT's; 2 reb; 8 asst.; 0 TO; 3 stls; 1 blk. [helps offset a bad shooting day!!] 19 pts. on 7 of 13 FG's; 2 of 2 on 3's; 3 of 3 on FT's; 2 reb; 1 asst; 0 TO; 0 stl; 0 blk.

In his second game of the Adidas Summer Championships, Romeo's team was beaten by D1 Minnesota 73 - 71. Romeo with 20 pts. on 7 of 13 FG's; 0 for 3 on 3's; 6 of 7 FT's; 3 reb; 4 asst; 0 TO; 0 Stl; 1 blk.

Second game of the Adidas Summer Championship Played 32 min. 24 pts. on 8 of 23 FG's (UGH); 2 of 7 on 3's; 6 of 6 FT's; 1 reb; 1 asst; 2 TO's; 1 stl. Bit of a comedown after yesterday's game.

I saw a tweet to that effect yesterday. http://wane.com/2016/07/20/vijay-blackmon-commits-to-saint-francis-basketball-program/

He was 7 of 15 on FG's; 2 of 5 on 3's; 6 of 9 FT's; 3 asst; 2 TO.

First Game of the Adidas Summer Championship Played 32 min. 27 pts. on 10 of 21 FG's; 2 for 2 on 3's; 5 of 6 FT's; 9 reb; 2 asst; 2 TO's; 1 stl; 0 blk. That's a darn good ball game!

GALLOWAY, N.J. -- David Beatty is still finalizing his list of schools but says he wants to take official visits to four universities. "I'm taking an official to Indiana, Georgetown, Maryland and UConn," the 6-foot-3 Beatty told SNY.tv on Wednesday night after his Philly Pride team blew out Team Belief, 69-36. Temple head coach Fran Dunphy and Georgetown assistant Kevin Broadus sat courtside for this win. "I feel like that's love," Beatty said. "They could be out in Vegas but they here watching me. That's real love, so I like that." Hence the visit to see the Hoyas. "Oh, yeah, definitely I'm going to take an official to Georgetown," he said. Missouri and Texas are the latest schools to offer Beatty. Beatty, who played last season at St. Benedict's Prep but has yet to commit to going back to the New Jersey school, says he will commit to a college when he feels the time is right. "Whenever I feel right, I don't got no date or anything like that," he said. Beatty is a scoring combo guard who feels he can also be a strong leader. "My shooting ability, I'm a leader and I'm a pretty good play-maker," he said. "I make plays and I just make things happen so I can bring that to whatever school I go to." Kyle Rawls, the Philly Pride coach, says Beatty brings athleticism, a high IQ and a strong motor. "His motor is like he runs off diesel fuel," Rawls said. "He can play the one, two, either or. He has good eyes, puts people in position. He's eager to learn....He's improved a lot, I love him."

107 - 63 romp for the U.S. team.

True. But this weekend is another big weekend for the '17 class. Adidas Hoops Shootout at multiple locations in the Indy area. http://usayouthhoops.com/65801/adidas-hoosier-shootout-pending-ncaa-certification Adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas. http://adidasuprising.com/adidas-grassroots-mens-events/adidas-uprising-summer-championships/ Nike EYBL with 2 separate events in Las Vegas. http://www.d1circuit.com/news_article/show/671554-eybl-invades-vegas-for-the8-and-lv-classic One of last weekend's events for the 18/19 class was the NY2LA Sports Summer Jam held in Mequon, WI. A couple of familiar names from this event and one not-so-familiar - just yet. TYLER HERRO – 2018 – G – WISCONSIN PLAYGROUND WARRIORS Herro (Whitnall High) has ascended up the rankings of the top players in the class of 2018 nationally, and appeared to show no signs of slowing down at the Summer Jam. The 6’4 athletic guard can score at all three levels on the court, including a deadly midrange pull-up. He already sports several high major offers, including a pair from in-state powers Wisconsin and Marquette, and should continue to attract more nationally as he continues to grow and get stronger over his final two high school seasons. MUSA JALLOW – 2018 – G – TEAM BLAZE The Bloomington North (IN) already holds an offer from the Hoosiers as well as Vanderbilt, but had just about every Big Ten program tracking him throughout the Summer Jam. Jallow is 6’5 and has elite athleticism and strength for his age. Not many opponents at the loaded Summer Jam could stop him from scoring when he had a full head of steam driving the ball, and he was also a monster in the paint blocking shots and grabbing rebounds. As he continues to polish his perimeter skills, he will only become more dangerous on the court as he projects out as a guard. He should have his pick of the litter in terms of high major programs by the time his high school career concludes in two years. ARMAAN FRANKLIN – 2019 – G – INDIANA ELITE It’s tricky to project a player who just finished their freshman year of high school, but the Fishers (IN) 6’3 guard was too good at the Summer Jam to overlook. The righty was absolute cash from three-point line off the catch, and also scored a ton driving and finishing both with his right and left hand. Franklin was one of the best scorers in the 15U division and is a name to remember for recruiting junkies.

From ESPN.com The South Florida men's basketball program is under NCAA investigation for possible academic fraud issues, multiple sources told ESPN. Assistant coach Oliver Antigua, the brother of head coach Orlando Antigua, has not been allowed to go out on the road recruiting this month, multiple sources told ESPN. Orlando Antigua took over in 2014 after spending the previous six seasons under John Calipari -- one at Memphis and five at Kentucky. Oliver Antigua was previously an assistant for one season at Seton Hall before he was hired to join the USF staff in 2014. He spent more than a decade as the head coach at St. Raymond High in the Bronx. Orlando Antigua, 43, is 16-47 in his two seasons at the helm at South Florida. The Bulls were 7-24 last season.

I admit I'm confused but then again I'm an Old Fart. They talk about college and yet quite honestly, I don't think any of the top 50 (and maybe top 100) really expect to obtain a 4-year degree. They seemingly all have pro ambitions and the sooner the better.

LOUIS KING ASCENDS INTO TOP FIVE OF TOP247: http://247sports.com/Bolt/Louis-King-ascends-into-top-five-of-Top247-46318692 When thinking of the modern day skilled, versatile and athletic inside/outside threat, Louis King is the personification of this player in the 2018 class. At 6-8, 205-pounds, King, who is from Burlington (N.J.) Hudson Catholic High School, has emerged as the top prospect on the uber-talented Sports U 16U travel team. King is athletic, good in tight and open spaces, a multi positional defender, a skilled offensive player and an instinctual competitor to boot. He is now ranked No. 4 in the Top247 and No. 17 in the 247Sports Composite. Offers are in from Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's, Syracuse and VCU. Deciphering a leader is difficult at this early stage. Sports U - Team Izod. Louis King ' 18 SF Regular Season GP PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG AST PG TOPG STL BLK 2016 - UAA I-III 12 8.2 36% 75% 53% 4.1 1.8 1.8 17 5 Postseason 2016 - SPTU / SPTU 5 10 44% 64% 42% 6.2 0.6 1.4 6 8 Combined GP PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG AST PG TOPG STL BLK 2016 Season Totals 17 8.8 39% 72% 48% 4.7 1.4 1.7 23 13 NOTE: While he has an excellent 3 pt. shooting %, he doesn't take a lot of 3-pt. shots; only 29 total for the 17 games.