Below are 10+ players from Illinois whose stock is rising for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

CHASE ADAMS 5-8/SR CHICAGO ORR (CHICAGO HTS. MARIAN CATHOLIC TRANSFER IS AT HIS BEST IN TRANSITION AND WILL BE EYED BY D-1)

TREVEL EGGLESTON 6-4/SR CHICAGO URBAN PREP (AN ATHLETIC COMBO FORWARD WHO IS PRODUCTIVE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. D-2/NAIA) 

CALVIN FISHER 6-3/SR MONTICELLO (WING FORWARD IS A DEADLY PERIMETER SHOOTER FOR D-2/NAIA)

TERRENCE HARGROVE 6-6/JR EAST ST. LOUIS (AN ATHLETIC WING FORWARD WHO RUNS THE FLOOR, LEAPS AND SCORES. DESTINED FOR D-1)

JUSTIN KELLOGG 6-3/SR TRENTON TRENTON-WESCLIN (A BLUE COLLAR WING FORWARD WHO CAN STROKE THE JUMPER. NAIA)

MARQUISE KENNEDY 5-9/JR (CHICAGO BROTHER RICE) CRETE MONEE TRANSFER IS A JET QUICK POINT WHO WILL MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR A D-1)

OKELTHO MARSHALL 6-3/SR CHICAGO LEO (AN UNDERSIZED POWER FORWARD WHO STILL GETS RESULTS AROUND THE BASKET. NAIA)

SAM SHAFER 6-7/SR FRANKFORT LINCOLN-WAY EAST (SWINGMAN WILL BE EYED FOR A WING FORWARD SLOT BY LOW D-1/TOP D-2 PROGRAMS)

KHARI SMITH 5-10/SR FRANKFORT LINCOLN-WAY EAST (COMBO GUARD IS AT HIS BEST IN TRANSITION AND A DEFINITE D-2/NAIA BACKCOURT PROSPECT)

ISAIAH THOMPSON 6-6/SR METROPOLIS MASSAC CO. (POWER FORWARD WILL GET RESULTS IN THE PAINT FOR A LOW D-1/TOP D-2 PROGRAM)

MICHAEL WRIGHT 6-7/SR MAYWOOD PROVISO EAST (THIS COMBO FORWARD HAS JUST SCRATCHED HIS POTENTIAL FOR THE D-1 COMMUNITY)

Below are 12+ Hoosier boys whose stock is rising for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

CADE ALBERS 6-2/SR WESTVILLE (A LEAPING SWINGMAN WHO PLAYS BIGGER THAN HIS SIZE. D-2/NAIA)

BRADY ALLEN 6-3/8TH FORT BRANCH GIBSON SOUTHERN (THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR THIS FUTURE D-1 PLAYER WHO CAN DO IT ALL)

BRAEDON BEARD 6-5/JR TELL CITY (A HIDDEN SECRET IN SOUTHERN INDIANA IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF D-1)

BRETT BOSLEY 6-4/FR PAOLI (ALTHOUGH HE IS JUST A FRESHMAN, HE PLAYS LIKE AN UPPERCLASSMAN. D-1 ON THE HORIZON)

MASON GILLIS 6-6/JR NEW CASTLE (STOCK CONTINUES TO RISE FOR THIS EVENTUAL D-1 COMBO FORWARD)

LUKE GOHMANN 6-5/SR FLOYDS KNOBS FLOYD CENTRAL (COMBO FORWARD IS IN SHADOW OF MATE, COBIE BARNES, BUT HE'LL PLAY AT THE D-2/NAIA LEVEL)

CONNOR HUBBARD 6-9/SR OSGOOD JAC-CEN-DEL (A NICE POST PROJECT FOR LOW MAJORS TO DEVELOP)

RYAN MANSBARGER 6-3/SR MARION EASTBROOK (A DEADELY SHOOTING OFF GUARD WHOSE "J" GETS HIM TO D-1)

MATT MARTIN 5-10/SR GREENSBURG (THIS RANGEY MARKSMAN WILL FIND A HOME AT A D-2/NAIA PROGRAM)

BENNIE PATTERSON 5-10/SR WOLCOTT TRI-COUNTY (A JET QUICK COMBO GUARD WHO WILL MAKE THINGS OCCUR FOR A D-2/NAIA)

ALLEN PLUNKETT 6-5/JR GREENCASTLE SOUTH PUTHAM (A VERSATILE FORWARD WHO CAN SCORE EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND DESTINED FOR AT LEAST LOW D-1)

COLLIN WEDDING 6-1/SR EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (A SHARPSHOOTER WHOSE "J" WILL ATTRACT D-2/NAIA)

NOAH WILLIAMS 5-10/SR NEW ALBANY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (SMALL SCHOOL STAR PLAYS BIG ON THE HARDWOOD AT POINT AND BOUND FOR D-2/NAIA)

We are pleased to announced our 2018 camp dates at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Online registration won't be available until sometime in early November but we wanted to make everyone aware of our 2018 dates so players can plan their summer schedule accordingly.

2018 HIGH POTENTIAL BLUE-CHIP CAMP DATES

JUNE 23-24 (SHOOTING CAMP)

JUNE 23-24 (POST CAMP)

JUNE 24-28 (BOYS CAMP)

JULY 9-10 (BOYS CAMP)

JULY 11-12 (POINT GUARD CAMP)

JULY 13-14 (DEFENSIVE CAMP-A NEW CAMP)

JULY 15-16 (GIRLS CAMP)

Below are 12+ Hoosier boys whose stock is rising for the 2017-18 season. Players are listed alphabetically.

CADE ALBERS 6-2/SR WESTVILLE (A LEAPING SWINGMAN WHO PLAYS BIGGER THAN HIS SIZE. D-2/NAIA)

BRADY ALLEN 6-3/8TH FORT BRANCH GIBSON SOUTHERN (THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR THIS FUTURE D-1 PLAYER WHO CAN DO IT ALL)

BRAEDON BEARD 6-5/JR TELL CITY (A HIDDEN SECRET IN SOUTHERN INDIANA IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF D-1)

BRETT BOSLEY 6-4/FR PAOLI (ALTHOUGH HE IS JUST A FRESHMAN, HE PLAYS LIKE AN UPPERCLASSMAN. D-1 ON THE HORIZON)

MASON GILLIS 6-6/JR NEW CASTLE (STOCK CONTINUES TO RISE FOR THIS EVENTUAL D-1 COMBO FORWARD)

LUKE GOHMANN 6-5/SR FLOYDS KNOBS FLOYD CENTRAL (COMBO FORWARD IS IN SHADOW OF MATE, COBIE BARNES, BUT HE'LL PLAY AT THE D-2/NAIA LEVEL)

CONNOR HUBBARD 6-9/SR OSGOOD JAC-CEN-DEL (A NICE POST PROJECT FOR LOW MAJORS TO DEVELOP)

RYAN MANSBARGER 6-3/SR MARION EASTBROOK (A DEADELY SHOOTING OFF GUARD WHOSE "J" GETS HIM TO D-1)

MATT MARTIN 5-10/SR GREENSBURG (THIS RANGEY MARKSMAN WILL FIND A HOME AT A D-2/NAIA PROGRAM)

BENNIE PATTERSON 5-10/SR WOLCOTT TRI-COUNTY (A JET QUICK COMBO GUARD WHO WILL MAKE THINGS OCCUR FOR A D-2/NAIA)

ALLEN PLUNKETT 6-5/JR GREENCASTLE SOUTH PUTHAM (A VERSATILE FORWARD WHO CAN SCORE EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND DESTINED FOR AT LEAST LOW D-1)

COLLIN WEDDING 6-1/SR EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (A SHARPSHOOTER WHOSE "J" WILL ATTRACT D-2/NAIA)

NOAH WILLIAMS 5-10/SR NEW ALBANY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (SMALL SCHOOL STAR PLAYS BIG ON THE HARDWOOD AT POINT AND BOUND FOR D-2/NAIA)

Below are 12+  girls whose stock is rising for thed 2017-18 season. Players listed alphabetically.

TAYLOR BROWNING 5-11/JR RUSHVILLE (A BLUE COLLAR STRETCH 4 PLAYER WHO WILL BOARD AND SCORE FOR AT LEAST D-2/NAIA)

MEREDITH DECKARD 5-5/SR MARTINSVILLE (COMBO GUARD IS A DEADLY PERIMETER SHOOTER WHICH WILL PLEASE D-2/NAIA)

ASHLEY EVANS 5-6/JR MUNCIE COWAN (A DEADLY SET SHOOTER WITH DOWNTOWN RANGE AND JUST A JUNIOR. D-2/NAIA CALIBRE)

NYKELA HASKINS 5-6/JR LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (A JET QUICK POINT GUARD WHO'LL DEFEND AND RUN THE BREAK FOR D-2/NAIA)

GRACE MICHAL 5-7/SR WOLCOTT TRI-COUNTY (SOLID PLAYER ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR AND WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION FOR A D-2/NAIA PROGRAM)

KENNEDY MUSSELMAN 6-2/SR ROCHESTER (A STRONG PLAYER IN THE PAINT WHO BOARDS, SCORES AND SHOOTS IT INSIDE 15 FT. D-1 ALL THE WAY)

CALI NOLOT 5-8/SR RAMSEY NORTH HARRISON (SWINGMAN WILL MAKE A LIVING AT SHOOTING THE "J" FOR A LOW D-1/TOP D-2)

BRANDI NORTON 5-5/JR LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (INJURY MAY KEEP THIS D-1 POINT GUARD OUT THIS SEASON; HOWEVER, SHE CAN P-L-A-Y!)

RILEY OTT 5-5/JR LAPORTE (THIS JUNIOR D-1  POINT GUARD IS NOW AMONG THE TOP DOZEN JUNIORS  IN THE HOOSIER STATE)

JARISSA PAGE 5-9/SR VINCENNES SOUTH KNOX (A SOLID BACK- COURT PLAYER WHO CAN SCORE AND HAS CAUGHT THE EYE OF SPALDING UNIVERSITY)

HANNAH RASNAKE 5-11/SR CLAYTON CASCADE (A TREMENDOUS SHOOTER WHO LIGHTS IT UP FROM DOWNTOWN AND CAN DRIVE TOO. D-2/NAIA)

ALYSSA ROBBEN 6-4/JR ST. LEON EAST CENTRAL (THE TOP "RIP VAN WINKLE" IN THE STATE AND ONLY A JUNIOR. D-1 WITHOUT A DOUBT)

TOMI TAIWO 5-9/SR CARMEL (IN SHADOW OF AMY DILK AND BLAKE SMITH BUT THIS TWO GUARD HAS IMPROVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS FOR THE RIGHT D-1)

CASEY WALKER 5-11/SR FISHERS (THIS TALL INSIDE PLAYER DEFENDS, REBOUNDS AND SCORES WHICH IS WHY SPAULDING HAS HER DOWN ON THEIR LIST OF TOP RECRUITS)

Below are 10+ Kentuckians whose stock is rising among college recruiters. Players are listed alphabetically.

KSAUN CASEY 6-9/SO MADISONVILLE N HOPKINS (BIG MAN IS A DOMINANT POST PLAYER AROUND THE BASKET AND A FUTURE D-1)

ZACH CLINKENBEARD 6-6/SR WALTON WALTON-VERONA (A VERSATILE SWINGMAN FOR A D-1 PROGRAM)

CAMERON DEAN 6-1/SR SMITHLAND LIVINGSTON CENTRAL (A LONG RANGE BOMBER WHO WILL LIGHT UP THE SCOREBOARD FOR D-2/NAIA)

ETHAN HAYNES 6-4/SR FLORENCE BOONE CO. (2 GUARD IS A "RIP VAN WINKLE" WHO WOULD BE A STEAL FOR A D-1)

DIEONTE MILES 6-8/JR WALTON WALTON-VERONA (POSSIBLE HIGH MAJOR INSIDE PLAYER WHO HAS ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS)

JUSTIN MITCHELL 6-3/SR LEXINGTON DOUGLASS (HENRY CLAY TRANSFER IS AN ATHLETIC AND VERSATILE TWO GUARD FOR D-1)

MIICKEY PEARSON 6-6/SR ELIZABETHTOWN JOHN HARDIN (D-1 WING FORWARD HAS IMPROVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS)

DEVIN PENDERGRASS 6-3/SR LOUISVILLE BUTLER (AN ATHLETIC SWINGMAN WHO HAS GEORGETOWN COLLEGE COURTING HIM)

COBE PENNY 5-11/SR LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO. (THIS MINI MITE D-1 POINT GUARD IS IN THE RUNNING FOR MR. BASKETBALL)

AARON REED 6-5/SR BENTON MARSHALL CO. (A DEADLY D-1 WING FORWARD WHO STROKES IT FROM DOWNTOWN BENTON)

NATHAN STONECIPHER PADUCAH MCCRACKEN CO. (WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST SCORER IN THE STATE AS HE FINDS A WAY TO PUT THE BALL IN THE BASKET. LOW D-1/TOP D-2)

JACOB TAYLOR 6-6/SR BARDSTOWN BETHLEHEM (SMALL SCHOOL PLAYER PLAYS BIG ON THE HARDWOOD. LOW D-1/TOP D-2 COMBO FORWARD HAS ATTRACTED GEORGETOWN COLLEGE)

MARKEL TURNER 6-1/SR BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL (A SCORING AND SHOOTING TWO GUARD WHO HAS GEORGETOWN COLLEGE INTERESTED IN HIM)

Below are 12+ Kentucky girls whose stock is rising. Players listed alphabetically and all can p-l-a-y!

BREANNA ANTHONY 5-5/SR LOUISVILLE EASTERN (POINT GUARD IS THE GLUE THAT WILL HOLD A D-1/NAIA PROGRAM TOGETHER)

DEVIN BEACH 6-1/SR LOUISVILLE EASTERN (D-1 POST PLAYER DOMINATES IN THE PAINT)

REAGAN BLACKBURN 5-9/SR GREENVILLE MUHLENBERG CO. (A DEADLY 2 GUARD MARKSMAN WHO COULD BE HEADING TOWARDS THE D-1 DIRECTION)

CURTSHONNA CANNON 6-1/SR LEXINGTON S.T.E.A.M (INSIDER IS A DIAMOND-IN-THE-RAW WHOSE BEST DAYS LIE AHEAD FOR D-1)

MASHAYLA CECIL 5-4/SR LEXINGTON DUNBAR (DON'T LET SIZE FOOL YOU AS SHE IS A TRUE POINT WHO CAN PLAY AT LOW D-1/HIGH D-2)

PRESLEY CHIRICO 5-10/SR PAINTSVILLE (NOT FLASHY BUT SHE'LL GET RESULTS ON THE SCOREBOARD FOR D-2/NAIA)

AALIYAH HAMPTON 5-7/JR HOPKINSVILLE CHRISTIAN CO. (D-1 COMBO GUARD AND IS THE TOP JUNIOR IN THE STATE NOW)

JADA HIGGINS 5-7/JR HINDMAN KNOTT CO. CENTRAL (D-1 AND MOST VERSATILE PLAYER IN THE STATE)

RACHEL LEHKAMP 5-7/SR WALTON WALTON-VERONA (QUALITY POINT MAY BE SIDELINED THIS SEASON DUE TO INJURY BUT THAT WILL NOT KEEP EITHER D-2 OR NAIA PROGRAMS AWAY)

JAYA MCCLURE 5-3/8TH LOUISVILLE WHITFIELD ACADEMY (A RISING STAR POINT GUARD WHO IS DESTINED FOR D-1)

ELLIE MITCHELL 5-8/SR OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (NICE WING FORWARD WHO CAN SHOOT AND SCORE FOR D-2/NAIA)

JAMARI TILLMAN 5-8/SR LOUISVILLE DOSS (COMBO GUARD IS A SCORING MACHINE FOR D-1 PROGRAMS)

LALA WATTS 6-4/SR JENKINGS (D-1 POST WAS INELGIBLE LAST SEASON AS A RESULT OF MOVING INTO STATE)

It was brought to my attention that I failed to list the top junior high school players for the July 10-11 session of the 38th Annual High Potential Blue-Chip Camp last month at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY.  As the old saying goes, better late than never so here they are.

TOP 5

• DEVONTE TURNER 5-10/FR BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL, KY
• PARKER FIELDS 6-0/FR FLORENCE BOONE CO., KY
• DOMINIC BROWN 5-7/FR MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, TN
• CAMDEN HARRIS 5-11/FR GREENVILLE MUHLENBERG CO., KY
• ISAIAH SMITH 5-5/8TH LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON CO. TMS, KY

TOP SLEEPER

         TAYSHAUN JONES 5-9/FR BOWLING GREEN, KY

BEST OF THE REST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY) 

• ELI BROWN 5-7/FR PADUCAH TILGHMAN, KY
• HAYDEN CALLEBS 5-9/FR PINEVILLE, KY
• ASHER CARVER 6-0/FR GREENVILLE MUHLENBERG CO., KY
• NASH DEVINE 5-9/FR GREENVILLE MUHLLENBERG CO., KY
• ANDREW FLOYD 5-8/8TH RACELAND WORTHINGTON, KY
• DOMINIC OATES 5-11/8TH DULUTH HULL MIDDLE, GA
• ETHAN SELLARS 5-7/8TH ASHLAND MIDDLE, KY
• CLAY SIZEMORE 5-8/8TH LONDON NORTH LAUREL MIDDLE, KY