These players have been
acknowledge for their play during the AAU season of high
competitive basketball.
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for complete listing of player rankings in the metropolitan
area
Issac
Fullwood (2009)
Position: Guard
Progressive
Christian
High
School
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#57
Deandre
Albritton (2009)
Position:
Guard
Dominion
High School
Sterling,
VA
2007-08
Dulles District
Player
of the Year
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#76
Justin
May (2009)
Position:
Guard
Chantilly
High School
Chantilly,
VA
AAU:
Hoop Magic - Symonds
2007-08
Concorde District Player of the Year
Quality
guard that can score and defend
Delaware
State University Commit
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#78
Allen
Stalp (2009)
Position:
Forward
Annandale
High School
Annandale,
VA
AAU:
Fairfax Stars
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#80
Dominic
Morra (2009)
Position:
Guard
Lake
Braddock High School
Fairfax,
VA
Experience
point guard
Augusta
State Commit
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#89
Spenser
De Mars (2009)
Position:
Center
Thomas
Jefferson School
Alexandria,
VA
CapitolHoops.com
Ranking
#90
Chris
Kearney (2009)
Position:
Forward
Westfield
High School
Chantilly,
VA
AAU:
Fairfax Stars
6"7
Post that possess the ability to score and defend
multi-positional players
Isaac
Johnson (2009)
Position:
Forward
Herndon
High School
Herndon,
VA
AAU:
Hoop Magic - Symonds
Strong
inside player that has the ability to score and defend
multi-positional players
Travis
Williams (2009)
Position: Guard
South
Lakes High School
Reston,
VA
Max
Lenox (2010)
Position:
Guard
W.T.
Woodson High School
Fairfax,
VA
Experience
guard that posses an intangible grasp for the game and
ability to compete. Great competitor and good teammate.
Jeff
James (2010)
Position:
Forward
Bowie
High School
Bowie,
Md
6"6
Wing or Post Player that possess strong basketball
abilities.
Zalmico
Harmon (2010)
Position:
Guard
Bishop
O'Connell
Arlington,
VA
AAU: God's Glory
Solid
guard, strong inside ability
Ryan
Yates (2010)
Position:
Forward
TC
Williams
Arlington,
VA
AAU: Blue Devils
Rashad
Gadson (2010)
Position:
Point Guard
Westfield
High School
Chantilly,
VA
AAU:
VA Elite
Experience
and Pure point guard. Possess great point guard ability
to run the team, handle the ball, score and defend. Tremendous
competitor.
Antonio
Butler (2010)
Position:
Small Forward
South
County High School
Lorton,
VA
AAU:
VA Elite
Strong
around the basket, great rebounder and scorer. Had an
excellent 2008 AAU campaign.
Kevin
McGaughey (2010)
Position:
Small Forward
Broad
Run High School
Ashburn,
VA
AAU:
Hoop Magic - Wiley
6'5
shooting guard/forward
Good
2008 AAU campaign,
really showed his ability against top competition.
Great
Student!
John
Manning
Position:
Center
Chantilly
High School
Chantilly,
VA
AAU:
Hoop Magic - Smalls
6"9
post center in the area
Christian
Leach National Christian
Academy
Fort Washington , MD
Devin
Ballam
Position:
Guard
Chantilly
High School
Chantilly,
VA
Marshall
Forney
Position:
Wing
Bishop
O'Connell High School
Arlington,
VA
AAU:
Ballers Inc.
Jordan
McCain
Position:
Wing
Bishop
O'Connell High School
Arlington,
VA
AAU:
Ballers Inc.
Lukas
Mihailovich
Position:
Guard
Potomac
Falls High School
Arlington,
VA
AAU:
Loudoun
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A
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we're not just informing you of the players that attend well known high
schools or play for high profile AAU clubs, but exposing
the unknown
players that compete nationally year after year and play against the best
players in the country. These players are skilled and
talented but have gone unnoticed. Throughout the
summer we will introduce you to theses players that
you may not have heard of but get the job done to be
recognized!
2010 AAU/Showcase
Boys and Girls Basketball Program
Player
Registration
Registration is now being accepted. Click on the
"2010 AAU
Reg" link.
Why
just go a a camp when all you are doing is
playing!
Players:
Are
you the best remaining undiscovered 2009 Senior? Then come to the
2009 Unsigned Senior camp and compete against
the best of the rest in the class of 2009 and
2010.
Players
in the class of 2011, 2012 and 2013 are welcome to
attend!
Get
a TRUE evaluation of your talent not just a
one sided view. Our camp coaches have over
fifty (50) years of high school, college, NBA
and international professional coaching
experience.
Are
you a 2010 Senior then this
is the opportunity for you to compete in a
camp where there is no predetermination of
skills and abilities. Test your skills against
the best and see how you measure up!
Colleges:
This
is the best opportunity for college coaches to
get a jump on next years senior class and get
first hand information about the best juniors,
between the July AAU Open Periods and the
before the high
school pre-season kick off.
Player Evaluations:
Player
Evaluations will be conducted by True Athlete
Performance. True Athlete Performance is one of the nations best
speed, conditioning, and agility organizations on the
east coast.
The integration of testing and evaluation
has now become an integral part of the complete player evaluation. The
capability to play at the highest level is not only based on points scored but
the overall athletes ability to play at a high level. So be apart of a true
test of your basketball abilities!
Phase
I Camp April 4-5, 2009.
The 2009 Unsigned senior camp was a great
success. Players from Pennsylvania, Kansas,
Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC
came to test their abilities against the best
of the rest.
Saturday, Explosive Performance
conducted a comprehensive testing, putting
each player through several speed and
conditioning tests. Kris Johnson, Director of
Explosive Performance stated "that the
test provides prospective colleges the
opportunity to evaluate the physical and
mental abilities of the player beyond the basketball court".
Hampton,
VA -Boo
Williams and VA Elite Hoops hosted "The Future Stars of the
Hardwood- Boo's Best Jr. Elite Top 100 Showcase
Camp Event" for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys basketball
players Sunday, March 1, 2009. The event was a great
success as players from Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, and North Carolina came to showcase their
basketball talents.
View
more
information about the Boo Williams Basketball camp
click by selecting "Boo's
Best".
Boo
Williams and Camp Most Valuable Player Ta-Ron Ayers
from West Virginia (AAU
Team: West Virginia Rush).
The
coaching staff provided the players excitement but consistently
reminded them that they only expected the best. Boos'
Best will provided a platform for the Best of the
Best 6th, 7th, and
8th graders
to showcase their skills against
some of the best players from Virginia and
surrounding states. The event was hosted
at the premier basketball facility the Boo
Williams Sportsplex in Hampton,
Virginia.
Findlay,
Seton Keough Grab Titles at Inaugural ESPN
Rise NHSI By Sean Frye, VA Elite
Hoops.com
(BETHESDA,
MD) -- The Hanley Center at Georgetown Prep
played host to the first ever ESPN Rise
National High School Invitational over the
weekend, a tournament that pitted the top boys
and top girls teams in the nation against each
other. The Findlay Prep Pilots (Henderson, NV)
solidified their status as a national
powerhouse by defeating number one ranked Oak
Hill (Mouth of Wilson, VA) in the boys’
final. As for the girls, the Seton Keough
Gators (Baltimore, MD) topped the Riverdale
Baptist Crusaders (Upper Marlboro, MD) to take
the title in a game that came down to the
final seconds.
SUNDAY:
BOYS' AND GIRLS' FINALS - Championships!
Sunday's
finals wrapped up one of the most exciting
tournaments the east coast have ever seen for
high school basketball. The girls' final
between Seton Keough and Riverdale Baptist
tipped off at 12:30pm on ESPN2, while the
boys' final, hailed as a national championship
between nationally ranked #1 Oak Hill and #2
Findlay Prep started at 3pm, a game that
headlined ESPN.
Most
of the hype going into Sunday's game
surrounded that of the boys' final. However,
the most exciting game of the day most
definitely came from the girls' side, as the
Gators pulled out a thrilling two-point
victory over the Crusaders in a game that came
down to the final 10 seconds.
Riverdale
had a 30-21 lead at halftime, with 23 of those
points coming from the Hawkins sisters.
However, a resilient Gator squad fought back
in the second half, slowly chipping away at
the lead. With 15 seconds remaining in the
game, the Gators indeed held a one-point lead
over the Crusaders, leaving Riverdale one last
chance to win the game. They took the ball
down the floor and found Tierra Hawkins down
low. She took a shot, but missed it. Tianna
grabbed the rebound and took a shot, but
missed. Another offensive board by Riverdale
gave them one last opportunity underneath the
basketball, but again, the shot fell short,
sealing the Gator victory. Rianna Frazer went
to the line and sank 1 of 2 foul shots to seal
a 44-42 win to claim the girls' title.
“By
the end, it was pure heart. With the three
seniors they didn't want to end on a loss. I
felt like this team has really come together
and played for each other,” said Gator head
coach Jackie Boswell after the game.
After
the buzz surrounding the finale of the girls'
game subsided, the highly touted match up
between Oak Hill and Findlay Prep took place.
Oak Hill opened up with impressive offensive
play, but their defense lagged, allowing the
Pilot's offense to work. Despite a rough
defensive showing, Oak Hill held on to a 13-12
lead after the end of the first quarter.
However, Oak Hill's defensive woes continues
in the second quarter, but their offense began
to dwindle as well, allowing Findlay to take a
lead. Outscoring the Warriors 14-7 in the
second quarter, the Pilots lead 26-20 at the
end of the first half.
The
Pilots' offense seemed to be unconscious
during the second half, as it seemed that
every time they went down the floor, they
converted. The Pilots' offense totaled 48
points in the second half, which was
ultimately too much for the Warriors. Early in
the fourth quarter, the Pilots held a 16-point
lead over Oak Hill. However, as their mascot
dictates, the Warriors fought back, and thanks
to some clutch shots by Lamont Jones, the
Warriors narrowed the lead down to four at one
point. It was simply too little too late
though, as Oak Hill was eventually forced to
foul Findlay in hopes of them missing free
throws, a strategy that rarely proves
successful. In the end, the Pilots escaped
with a 74-66 victory, giving the third year
school the boys' title, and arguably the title
as national champion as well. Bradley had a
game high 20 points and was named tournament
MVP, capping off one of the most exciting
weeks of his life, as he had participated in
the McDonald's All-American festivities
earlier that week.
“This
title means the world to us, and we wouldn't
trade it for anything,” said Peck. “It
feels great knowing how young of a school we
are and how much we have accomplished.”
Perhaps
the greater impact of the tournament however
will be its effect on high school basketball
nationwide. “Eventually, schools will give
into the pressure, and we will see a
nationwide tournament to determine a national
champion. And everybody will look forward to
it,” said Montrose Christian Head Coach Stu
Vetter. Perhaps the greater impact of the
tournament however will be its effect on high
school basketball nationwide.
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ESPN
High School Showcase - Oak Hill defeats Montrose
Christian 69-63 in a battle of National Powerhouse
High School Basketball TeamsBy:
Sean Frye - March
6, 2009
Rockville,
MD -- Whenever the Montrose Christian Mustangs or the
Oak Hill Warriors play a game, there is a certain
sense that you may see something amazing. So when the
two teams faced each other at the neutral location of
Georgetown Prep High School in a game that headlined
ESPN, the masses piled into the gym expecting
fireworks. The Warriors ended up winning the game
69-60, making the six hour trip from Mouth of Wilson
worth their while. The Warriors, with the exception of
the first 90 seconds of the game, led the entire way
despite a few runs from the Mustangs.
Oak
Hill Head Coach Steve Smith and Thomas Gadson,
VA Elite Hoops Com.
Video
Highlights
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Highlights #2
PeShon
Howard
Post
Game Interview
The
Mustangs did in fact open up play with a lay-up from
Terrence Ross. However, the Warriors quickly answered
with a 3-pointer from Pe'Shon Howard and a put back
from Keith Gallon, who will be in Norman, OK next year
as a member of the Oklahoma Sooners. The Warriors led
15-10 at the end of the first quarter thanks in part
to a balanced offensive attack, as six Warrior players
found their way to the scoreboard.
Byron
Allen was the key to the Warriors' success in the
second quarter though, scoring seven points, and
opening up the quarter with a lay-up plus a foul shot.
Gallon and Glenn Bryant also provided some spark for t
he Warriors, as both players threw down dunks during
the quarter. On the Mustangs' side of the ball, two
players scored five points; Mouphtaou Yarou
[Villanova] and Ross. Their efforts helped keep the
Mustangs in the game. The Warriors led at halftime
31-24.
After
one of the most entertaining halftime shows that
featured "G-Man," the trampoline dunker from
the Wizards, the two teams stepped back onto the floor
for what would proved to be an exciting half of play.
Doron
Lamb and Bryant led the way for the Warriors in the
third quarter, providing five and four points
respectively. However, the momentum in the third
quarter belonged to the Mustangs. Yarou posted nine
points in the quarter, including two dunks that had
the crowd roaring. Ross also poured in five points,
including a dunk of his own. The Mustangs cut the lead
down to four points by the end of the quarter, as the
Warriors held a 47-43 advantage.
The
Warriors proved to be the tougher team in the fourth
quarter, as the began to run away with the game as
tempers flared between both teams. Foul shooting also
proved big for the Mustangs, as they hit 12 of 15
attempts in the quarter alone. Yarou attempted to be
the playmaker, scoring seven in the fourth. However,
his efforts were simply too little and too late for
the Mustangs, as the Warriors won 69-60 in one of the
most highly anticipated games of the year in the
entire nation.
Gallon
proved to be the big scorer for the Warriors, putting
up 20 points, as well as putting smiles on the faces
of Sooner fans nationwide. Lamb put up 15 points, and
Allen put up 12. As for the Mustangs, Yarou put up the
big numbers to no20surprise. Scoring 25 points, he
kept the Mustangs in contention for the majority of
the game. Ross put up 15, and the rounded out the
Mustangs in double figures.
The
victory over #9 ranked Montrose may very well propel
#2 ranked Oak Hill into the top spot in the nation.
VA Elite Hoops AAU
program is designed to provide as many opportunities
for development and visibility as possible. For that
reason we will provide continued development for as
many ages as possible. Our focus is that we receive as
much support possible to provide AAU teams from ages Youth,
15U, 16U and 17U. We
would
like to court nationally competitive teams at all ages,
but with that in mind we understand that basic
fundamentals are the foundation and corner stone for
success.
Each
team will be pushed to maximize their full potential.
Tournaments participation will
be determined by each team’s talent level.Click
the image below to view the AAU Basketball Team
Website.
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Tournament MVP Edward Jenkins
VA
Elite Hoops Basketball Skills Workout - Joey Goodson, VA Elite Hoops
Director of Player Evaluation conducted an elite
basketball skills workout session with several noted high
school players.
Coach Joey Goodson
- Coach
Joey Goodson is a former assistant college coach with
St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, playing
four years for the Red Flash
under head coach Bobby Jones.
During his tenure Coach Goodson responsibilities
included assisting with off-campus recruiting,
on-court instruction, and scouting. Coach Goodson
played for Saint Francis four seasons prior to joining
the staff. He saw action in 105 games, including 62
starts, during his stellar career. Under the
direction of Jones, he was
a member of the only Red Flash men’s basketball team
in program history to finish with three straight
winning seasons in the Northeast Conference. He helped
lead Saint Francis to three straight appearances in
the NEC Tournament.
The
Workout Session - The
session included working with one of the top players
in the area 6"10 Center/Forward Waverly Austin (2009
Florida State University recruit) along with his
teammate 6"4 Guard Kerwen Calixte both of
Princeton Day Academy in Lanham, MD and 5"9 point
guard Rashad Gadson, Westfield High School in Chantilly,
VA. Under the direct supervision of Coach Goodson, the
players were put through a series of intensive collegiate
level basketball drills that push their abilities to
limit. Along with the drills the players competed in
several game style simulations and full court exercises
that exposed their conditioning and mental toughness
to the game. As one player stated, "It was a very
hard session because coach Goodson never conceded to
letting us stop or give up because we were
tired."
Throughout the day
Coach Goodson instructions became more progressive and
direct as the drills and competition heated up between
the players. As he stated, "The time it takes to
become good is a lot more than it takes to be
average!". Development of individual skills is paramount
for a players success, as one college coach told VEH,
"Players are not concentrating on the small things that
win games such as basketball aggression, free throw
shooting, ball handling, overall defense and
basketball movement and that becomes the difference in
the level of the player".
To find out more
about the VEH Elite Skills workout contact: Thomas
Gadson 703.725.4878 | Email: info@vaelitehoops.com
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