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Rick Bolus’ 37^th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp July 11-12^th

High School Division

I have listed a few of the players that impressed on the first day of camp.  This is in no means a complete list and is limited to the high school division.  A more complete list will be added later this week with additional players and comments.

Arius Spears – 6-1 Jr. Northmont Clayton OH is a strong athletic wing player who finishes with authority at the rim.

Juston Betz – 6-2 Sr. Providence Clarksville IN is a point guard with size and finds the open man.

Alex Judd – 6-2 Sr. Providence Clarksville IN has a high revving motor, creates his own shot, and finishes in transition.

Jackson Sivills -6-3 Fr. McCracken County Paducah KY is a lefty shooter and a promising young talent.

Allen Hatchett 6-4 Jr. White Station Memphis TN is a strong athletic slasher.

Will Sivills – 6-2 Sr. McCracken County Paducah KY has a high basketball IQ and is a shooter with range.

Reed Bradfield – 6-6 Sr. Dixie Heights Edgewood KY is strong in the paint.

Hunter Meyer – 6-1 Sr. Dixie Heights Edgewood KY penetrates and finishes at the rim.

Kenneth King – 5-10 Sr. Mainland Daytona Beach FL “shakes-and-bakes” and finishes at the rim.

Ta Lon Cooper – 6-0 So. TBA Spartanburg SC is an athletic slasher.

Elijah Moye – 6-0 Jr. Liberty Peoria AZ is extremely quick to the basket.

Matthew Spotleson – 6-4 Jr. Lake Uniontown OH shoots and rebounds.

Michael Spotleson – 6-4 Jr. Lake Uniontown OH shoots and rebounds.

Travis Dunnavan – 5-10 Sr. North Bullitt Shepherdsville KY is a shooter with range and penetrates.  Can score points in “bunches”.

Brendan Holt – 6-6 Sr. North Bullitt Shepherdsville KY has nice size and good skills.

Lee Yates – 6-0 Sr. Heritage Maryville TN has a high basketball IQ and gives a great effort.

Brandon Davis – 6-2 Sr. Heritage Maryville TN works hard and gets results.

John Wagner – 6-8 Sr. Heritage Maryville TN has great size and works hard in paint.

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There were so many players at camp that made favorable impressions this week and it is virtually impossible to list them all.  I was just reading over my notes and wanted to add some players that I had not mentioned before.  6-2 So. Tommy Ratterman Bellevue KY is the ultimate team player who hustles and scores in transition.  5-8 Fr. Anthony Skipworth Ohio County Hartford KY is an excellent young talent and an up-and-comer to watch.  6-2 So. John Parker Ohio County Hartford KY attacks the rim and has good range on his jump shot.  5-11 So. Jaylen Negron West Creek Clarksville TN could be special down the road.  6-5 So. Ross Johnson Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville KY is a rapidly improving player.  6-2 Jr. Justin Kellogg Trenton-Wesclin Trenton IL is a defender who gives maximum effort.

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Senior Division Summary

There were several talented players in this division with several players making good impressions.  6-0 Sr. George Haynes Our Lady of Mercy Fayetteville GA was named Camp MVP for the high school division is a lefty who slashes and explosive in the open court and shakes-and-bakes with the best.  6-0 Sr. Connor Wilson Ohio County Hartford KY is a deadly three point shooter who can also penetrate.  6-4 Jr. Ethan Haynes Boone County Florence KY was named Top Underclassman is a smooth, versatile performer and finishes at the rim.  6-5 Ksaun Casey Hopkins County Central Madisonville KY is an excellent young post prospect.  6-3 So. Chase Sanders Corbin KY is deadly from long range and sees the floor.  5-7 Sr. Terrell Wilson Mount Juliet TN is a quick point guard with unlimited range on his jump shot.

6-0 Sr. Noah Cunningham North Hopkins Madisonville KY is an athletic scorer with a quick release on his shot.  6-4 Jr. Kelan Jones Bolivar Central Bolivar TN is a strong player and a solid scorer.  6-5 Sr. Hunter Sanford West Washington Campbellsburg IN is an excellent wing shooter.  6-7 Jr. Jacob Llumbet Maryville TN is an up-and-comer post player.  6-0 So. Seginald Bryant Faith Training Christian Leesville LA shakes-and- bakes and is hard to defend.  6-1 Sr. Jordan Crouch Whitfield St. Louis MO gets to the rim at will.  6-4 Jr. Trevel Eggleston Chicago Urban Prep Chicago IL has great footwork in the paint and good all around skills.  6-3 Fr. Noah Courtney Male Louisville KY is athletic, quick, a versatile scorer – the sky is the limit.

6-6 Sr. Seth Fletcher Navarre FL is a solid inside-outside player.  6-0 Sr. Kel’Shawn Mozee Butler Louisville KY is a sky walker combo guard and an athletic scorer.  6-0 Sr. Caleb Miller Madison Southern Berea KY has a picture perfect jump shot.  6-3 Jr. Nathan Stonecipher McCracken County Paducah KY is a smooth scorer.  6-5 So. Braeden Beard Tell City IN has excellent potential and is hard to defend.  6-0 So. Tyler Beauchamp Kingsford MI is a deadly long range shooter.  5-8 PG Tariq Muhammad is a lightning quick floor general who distributes the ball. 

This is just a partial list of players making favorable impressions at camp and several players at all grade levels performed well this week.

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Junior Division Summary

There were many talented players in the Junior Division and several of these players seem destined for future stardom.  6-0 Fr. Vontray Nickerson Mt. Morris MI was named Camp MVP in the Junior Division and is an athletic backcourt performer with good skills.  5-6 Fr. Spencer Campbell Central Christian Nashville TN passes the ball and can get to the rim.  6-3 Fr. Kenny White Hopkins County Central Madisonville KY has good all around skills and is a versatile scorer.  6-3 Fr. Jack Cooper Mason OH is impressive in the paint both on offense and defense.  6-8 Fr. Preston Murrell John Hardin Elizabethtown KY has impressive size, sets picks and screens to help teammates and uses size to great advantage in the paint.  5-7 Fr. Keshawn Stone Hopkins County Central Madisonville KY is jet quick, gets to the rim, and plays defense.

6-0 7^th Grade Brady Allen Gibson Southern Fort Branch IN is a young tall playmaker with good skills.  5-10 Fr. Dominic Greene Northwest Dalton GA had an excellent camp and is potentially a big time player in the future.  5-11 Fr. Kolby Thomas Oldham County Buckner KY is a strong athletic player who finishes at the rim.  5-10 Fr. Trevon Harris John Hardin Elizabethtown KY is quick, a good ball handler, and passer.  5-1 8^th Grade Wilgus Tolson Wolfe County Campton KY has good skills, passes, and penetrates.  5-1 8^th Grade Jake Whitlock Spencer County Taylorsville KY hustles, gets teammates involved, and scores.  5-9 Fr. Blasin Moore Hopkins County Central Madisonville KY has good backcourt skills.  6-0 Fr. Seth Thomas Graves County Mayfield KY is a skilled performer with a great future.  5-7 Fr. Alex Hostettler South Laurel London KY is an explosive scoring point guard.  Several players in this division impressed with their abilities, court savvy, work ethic, and potential.

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Rick Bolus’ 37^th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp

High School Division Tournament June 30, 2016

There were nine teams entered in the North Division and were designated Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois.  The records reported for league play were Florida (8-1), California (7-2), Arkansas (5-4), Colorado (4-5), Alabama (3-6), Illinois (3-6), Connecticut (2-7), Arizona (2-7), and Georgia (2-7).

There were nine teams entered in the South Division and were designated Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota.  The records reported for league play were Massachusetts (8-1), Kansas (8-1), Minnesota (6-3), Iowa (6-3), Michigan (5-4), Louisiana (5-4), Kentucky (3-6), Indiana (2-7), and Maryland (2-7).

All eighteen teams were placed into a single elimination tournament to determine the division championship.  Alabama defeated Arkansas, Colorado defeated Florida, Maryland defeated Michigan, and Iowa defeated Kentucky.  The tournament continued with Arizona defeating California, Minnesota defeating Massachusetts, Connecticut defeating Georgia, and Kansas defeating Louisiana.  Alabama defeated Illinois, Iowa defeated Indiana, Arizona defeated Alabama, Kansas defeated Iowa, Colorado defeated Connecticut, and Minnesota defeated Maryland.  Colorado defeated Arizona in one semifinal and Minnesota defeated Kansas in the second semifinal.  Colorado defeated Minnesota 89-88 for the championship.  5-10 Sr. Joseph Gilbert West Jessamine Nicholasville KY was named Tournament MVP for the victors and 6-3 Jr. Nathan Stonecipher McCracken County Paducah KY was named Tournament MVP for Minnesota.  Colorado finished 4-5 in league play but got on a roll in the tourney and defeated Florida, Connecticut, Arizona, and Minnesota to earn the title and finish with an 8-5 record for the week.

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Rick Bolus’ 37^th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp

Junior Division Tournament June 30, 2016

There were six teams entered in this division designated as Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.  The standings for the week in league play were Texas (9-0), New York (6-3), Nevada (5-4), Tennessee (4-5), Nebraska (2-7), and North Carolina (1-8).  Tournament play opened up with New York beating North Carolina and the Texas beating Tennessee.  The action continued in the semifinals with New York defeating Nebraska and Texas advanced with a victory over Nevada.  Texas captured the championship with a 94-71 victory over New York.  5-11 Fr. Ford Breeding South Laurel London KY was named Tournament MVP for the victors and 5-1 6^th Grader Michael Long St. Patrick Catholic Louisville KY was named MVP for the New York squad by his team coach.  Texas completed the week undefeated with a 12-0 record while New York finished the week at 8-4.