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Thursday, 5 May 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 TOP POSITIONS FOR KY (BOYS)

Below are the top Kentucky players, regardless of class, for the various positions on the hardwood (based on college potential)

POINT GUARDS

  1. David Sloan 6-0/Sr Louisville Ballard
  2. Tavin Lovin 6-3/Sr Franklin Franklin-Simpson
  3. Jacoby Harris 5-9/Sr Owensboro

TWO GUARDS

  1. Taveion Hollingsworth 6-3/Sr Lexington Dunbar
  2. Cole VanHandorf 6-2/Sr Covington Catholic
  3. Torrell Carter 6-3/Sr Whitesburg Letcher Central

CENTERS

  1. Chris Vogt 6-11/Sr Mayfield Graves Co.
  2. Oumar Keita 7-0/Jr Hazard Cordia
  3. James Baker 6-7/Sr Brandeburg Meade Co.

WING FORWARDS

  1. Jaylen Sebree 6-6/Sr Hopkinsville Christian Co.
  2. Tony Jackson 6-5/Sr Radcliff North Hardin
  3. Kyle Rode 6-6/So Lexington Christian

POWER FORWARDS

  1. Terry Taylor 6-6/Sr Bowling Green
  2. Justin Weaver 6-5/So Louisville Moore

Posted by REH at 6:39 PM EDT
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Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 NATIONAL GIRLS PREVIEW

Below are the top six candidates for the female's 2016-17 Naismith High School "Player of the Year" Award along with the nation's top teams for next season.

NAISMITH'S TOP CANDIDATES FOR H.S. PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Seniors normally nominated)

  • Rellah Booth 6-1/F Bradenton IMG Academy, FL
  • Ayanna Clark 6-2/C Long Beach Poly, CA
  • Anatasia Hayes 5-7/PG Murfreesboro Riverdale, TN
  • Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6-4/C Alpharetta St. Francis, GA
  • Megan Walker 6-1/F Richmond Monacan, VA
  • Evina Westbrook 6-0/WF Salem South Salem, OR

NATION'S TOP TEAMS

  1. Columbus North, IN
  2. Fairfax Paul VI, VA
  3. Stockton St. Mary's, CA
  4. Duncanville, TX
  5. Blairstown Township Blair Academy, NJ
  6. Murfreesboro Riverdale, TN
  7. Louisville Butler, KY
  8. Ft. Wayne Homestead, IN
  9. Chattanooga Hamilton Heights Christian, TN
  10. Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA
  11. Alpharetta St. Francis, GA
  12. Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti, PA

2016-17 NATIONAL BOYS PREVIEW

We have listed below the top seven candidates for the 2016-17 Naismith High School "Boy's Player of the Year" along with the top teams for next season.

TOP NAISMITH'S H.S. PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES (SENIORS NORMALLY CONSIDERED. LISTED ALPHABETICALLY).

  • DeAndre Ayton 7-1/C Phoenix Hillcrest Aczdemy, AZ
  • Mohamed Bamba 6-11/C Westtown School, PA
  • Wendell Carter 6-11/C Atlanta Pace Academy, GA
  • Trevon Duvall 6-3/PG Dallas API, TX
  • Kevin Knox 6-8/WF Tampa Catholic, FL
  • Michael Porter 6-8/PF Columbia Tolton Catholic, MD
  • Billy Preston 6-9/PF Dallas API, TX

TOP NATIONAL TEAMS FOR 2016-17 

  1. Mouth of Wilson Oak Hill Academy, IN
  2. Montverde Academy, FL
  3. LaPorte La Lumiere, IN
  4. Dallas API, TX
  5. Henderson Findlay Prep, NV
  6. Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, CA
  7. Chino Hills, CA
  8. Napa Prolific Prep, CA
  9. Decatur Greenforest Christian Academy, GA
  10. Westtown School, PA
  11. Memphis East, TN
  12. Peoria Manual, IL
  13. Atlanta Westlake, GA
  14. Philadelphia Newmann-Goretti, PA
  15. Chattanooga Hamilton Heights Christian, TN

Posted by REH at 6:35 PM EDT
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Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 TENNESSEE'S GIRLS PREVIEW

Below are the favorites for Miss Basketball for each of the five classes for Tennessee for the 2016-17 season. All classes are eligible for this honor. Also, the top ten teams are listed for next season.

MISS BASKETBALL FAVORITIES

  • I-AAA: Anastasia Hayes 5-6/Sr Murfreesboro Riverdale
  • I-AA: Akria Levy 5-5/Sr Baxter Upperman
  • I-A: Taylor Lamb 5-10/Jr Greeneville South Greene
  • II-AA: Sydni Harvey 5-7/Jr Brentwood Academy
  • II-A: Anna Jones 5-9/Sr Jackson University School

TOP 10 TEAMS

  1. Murfreesboro Riverdale
  2. Chattanooga Hamilton Heights Christian
  3. Cleveland Bradley Central
  4. Nashville East Nashville
  5. Memphis Mitchell
  6. Jackson Southside
  7. Brentwood Academy
  8. Arlington
  9. Johnson City Daniel Boone
  10. Greeneville South Greene

Posted by REH at 6:33 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 5 May 2016 6:34 PM EDT
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Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 TENNESSEE'S BOYS PREVIEW

Below are the favorites for each of the five classes for Mr. Basketball for the state of Tennessee. Also, we have listed the top 10 teams for the Volunteer State for next season. 

MR. BASKETBALL FAVORITES (All classes eligible)

  • I-AAA: Alex Lomax 5-11/Jr Memphis East
  • I-AA:   Bo Hodges 6-4/Sr Nashville Maplewood
  • I-A:     Tyreke Key 6-2/Sr Celina Clay Co.
  • II-AA:  Darius Garland 6-0/Jr Brentwood Academy
  • I-A:     Chase Hayden 5-9/Sr Collierville St. George's

TOP 10 TEAMS

  1. Memphis East
  2. Chattanooga Hamilton Heights
  3. Cordova
  4. Brentwood Academy
  5. Memphis Lausanne Collegiate
  6. Antioch Lighthouse Christian
  7. South Pittsburg Richard Hardy Memorial
  8. Memphis Mitchell
  9. Oak Ridge
  10. Knoxville Grace Academy


Posted by REH at 6:30 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 5 May 2016 6:31 PM EDT
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Thursday, 28 April 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 KENTUCKY'S BOYS PREVIEW

Below are the top 6 candidates for Mr. Basketball for the Bluegrass State along with the top dozen teams.

MR. BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (ONLY SENIORS ARE ELIGIBLE-PLAYERS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

  • Taveion Hollingsworth 6-3/2G Lexington Dunbar
  • Tony Jackson 6-5/WF Radcliff North Hardin
  • Jaylen Sebree 6-6/WF Hopkinsville Christian Co.
  • David Sloan 6-0/PG Louisville Ballard
  • Terry Taylor 6-6/CF Bowling Green
  • Cole Von Handorf 6-2/2G Covington Catholic

TOP DOZEN TEAMS

  1. Bowling Green
  2. Lexington Dunbar
  3. Louisville Trinity
  4. Mercer County
  5. Scott County
  6. Hopkinsville
  7. Radcliff North Hardin
  8. Louisville Ballard
  9. Lexington Christian
  10. Bardstown
  11. Fern Creek

Posted by REH at 12:01 AM EDT
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Topic: Basketball

2016-17 KENTUCKY'S GIRLS PREVIEW

Below are the top six Miss Basketball candidates and top dozen teams for the 2016-2017 basketball season for Kentucky.

MISS BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (ONLY SENIORS ELGIBLE AND PLAYERS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)

  • Jordan Brock 5-6/PG Harlan
  • Lindsey DuVall 5-10/CG Mt. Washington Bullitt East
  • Jaelynn Penn 5-9/2G Louisville Butler
  • Princess Stewart 5-9/CG Frankfort Franklin Co.
  • Jada Stinson 5-8/PG Elizabethtown
  • Maddie Waldorf 6-2/C Murray

TOP DOZEN TEAMS

  1. Louisville Butler
  2. Murray
  3. Louisville Male
  4. Mercer County
  5. Louisville Manual
  6. Mt. Washington Bullitt East
  7. Louisville Sacred Heart
  8. Louisville Mercy
  9. Covington Holmes
  10. Independence Simon Kenton
  11. Bowling Green South Warren

Posted by REH at 12:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

2016-17 OHIO'S BOYS PREVIEW

Below are the top six Mr. Basketball candidates for the Buckeye State along with the top ten teams for the 2016-17 season. All classes are eligible for Mr. Basketball.

MR. BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (Listed alphabetically)

  • Derek Culver 6-8/Sr Warren Harding
  • Danny Davis 6-3/Sr Springfield
  • Markel Johnson 6-1/Sr Cleveland East Tech
  • Derek Koch 6-8/Sr West Salem Northwestern
  • Kaleb Wesson 6-10/Sr Westerville South
  • Kyle Young 6-7/Sr Massillon Jackson

TOP 10 TEAMS

  1. Massillon Jackson
  2. Pickerington North
  3. Westerville South
  4. Dayton Dunbar
  5. Garfield Heights
  6. Trotwood Trotwood-Madison
  7. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
  8. Toledo Bowsher
  9. Huber Heights Wayne
  10. Toledo St. John's
  11. Cincinnati Roger Bacon
  12. Cleveland Heights

2016-17 ILLINOIS' BOYS PREVIEW

Below are the top six candidates for Mr. Basketball for the 2016-17 season for Illinois along with the top 10 teams in the state. All classes are eligible for Mr. Basketball.

MR BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (Listed alphabetically)

  • Nojel Eastern 6-6/Sr Evanston Township
  • Jordan Goodwin 6-4/Sr Belleville Althoff Catholic
  • Cameron Krutwig 6-8/Sr Alqonquin Jacobs
  • Javon Pickett 6-4/Sr Belleville East
  • Justin Smith 6-6/Sr Lincolnshire Stevenson
  • DaMonte Williams 6-1/Sr Peoria Manual

TOP 10 TEAMS

  1. Peoria Manual
  2. Belleville Althoff Catholic
  3. Chicago Simeon
  4. Chicago Morgan Park
  5. Chicago Whitney Young
  6. Chicago Curie
  7. Hoffman Estates Conant
  8. Joliet West
  9. Edwardsville
  10. Lincolnsire Stevenson

2016-17 INDIANA GIRLS PREVIEW

Below are the top six Miss Basketball candidates and top dozen teams for the Hoosier State for 2016-17.

MISS BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (Only seniors are eligible and listed alphabetically)

  • Dana Evans 5-7/PG Gary West
  • Karissa McLaughlin 5-8/PG Ft. Wayne Homestead
  • Destiny Perkins 5-6/PG Indianapolis Lawrence North
  • Zion Sanders 5-9/CG Evansville Central
  • Daly Sullivan 5-9/PG South Bend St. Joseph
  • Madison Wise 6-1/CF Greenfield Greenfield-Central

TOP DOZEN TEAMS

  1. Columbus North
  2. Ft. Wayne Homestead
  3. Plainfield
  4. Indianapolis Heritage Christian
  5. Evansville Central
  6. Greenfield Greenfield-Central
  7. South Bend St. Joseph
  8. Ramsey North Harrison
  9. Akron Tippecanoe Valley
  10. Martinsville
  11. East Chicago Central
  12. Clarksville Providence

2016-17 INDIANA BOYS PREVIEW

Listed below are the top six Mr. Basketball candidates along with the top twelve teams for Indiana for the 2016-17 season.

MR BASKETBALL CANDIDATES (Only seniors are eligible & listed alphabetically)

  • Jaren Jackson 6-10/C Indianapolis Park Tudor
  • Jaylen Minnett 6-2/PG Terre Haute South
  • Cooper Neese 6-1/CG Cloverport
  • Paul Scruggs 6-3/2G Indianapolis Southport
  • Kris Wilkes 6-8/SM Indianapolis North Central
  • Malik Williams 6-10 Ft. Wayne Snider

TOP TWELVE TEAMS REGARDLESS OF CLASS

  1. New Albany
  2. Indianapolis North Central
  3. Lafayette McCutcheon
  4. Indiananapolis Park Tudor
  5. Indianapolis Lawrence North
  6. Marion
  7. Indianapolis Cathedral
  8. Logansport
  9. Newburgh Castle
  10. Ft. Wayne North
  11. Warsaw
  12. Michigan City


Posted by REH at 11:56 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 11:59 PM EDT
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Monday, 25 April 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

 

  

 

 

 


 

 

 

FROM THE DESK OF RICK BOLUS

HIGH POTENTIAL/BLUE-CHIP CAMP & RECRUITING SERVICE

P.O. BOX 155

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY 40165

bolus@twc.com

www.basketball-camp.net   

 

SUBJECT: NIKE'S EYBL II & UNDER ARMOUR ASSOCIATION II

 

Coach,

 

Below were the top players I observed this past weekend in Indianapolis for the Nike's EYBL and Under Armour's Association AAU events. Class listed is for 2016-17. A few high profile players were listed on rosters but didn't play for various reasons and were not listed below. Rankings based on college potential and game performance.

 

NIKE'S EYBL (Westfield, IN)

TOP 12

DeAndre Ayton 7-1/Sr Phoenix Hillcrest Academy, AZ

Marvin Bagley 6-11/Jr Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, CA

Billy Preston 6-9/Sr Dallas API, TX

Brandon McCoy 7-0/Sr San Diego Cathedral Catholic, CA

Michael Porter 6-8/Sr Columbia Tolten Catholic, MO

Mohamed Bamba 6-11/Sr Westtown School, PA

Wendell Carter 6-10/Sr Atlanta Pace Academy, PA

Mitchell Robinson 6-10/Sr Chalmette, LA

Kevin Knox 6-6/Sr Tampa Catholic, FL

Brian Bowen 6-6/Sr La Porte La Lumiere, IN

Jarred Vanderbilt 6-8/Sr Houston Victory Prep, TX

Gary Trent 6-4/Sr Apple Valley, MN

TOP SLEEPER

Alex Barcello 6-2/Sr Tempe Corona Del Sol, AZ

SECOND 12

Cody Riley 6-9/Sr Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, CA

P.J. Washington 6-8/Sr Henderson Findlay Prep, NV

Zach Brown 7-1/Sr Miami, FL

D.J. Harvey 6-6/Sr Hyattsville DeMatha, MD

Trae Young 6-1/Sr Norman North, OK

Carte'Are Gordon 6-8/Jr Webster Groves, MO

Cameron Reddish 6-7/Jr Westtown School, PA

Jaren Jackson 6-10/Sr Indianapolis Park Tudor, IN

Xavier Tillman 6-8/Sr Grand Rapids Christian, MI

Nojel Eastern 6-6/Sr Evanston, IL

Rayshaun Hammonds 6-8/Sr Norcross, GA

Kaleb Wesson 6-10/Sr Westerville South, OH

SECOND SLEEPER

Alex McConnell 6-5/Sr Milton, GA

 

 

           UNDER ARMOUR ASSOCATION (Fishers, IN)

                                    (TOP 12 )

Kris Wilkes 6-8/Sr Indianapolis North Central, IN

Trevon DuVal 6-2/Sr Dallas API, TX

Jalek Felton 6-3/Sr Mullins, SC

Ira Lee 6-8/Sr Napa Prolific Prep, CA

Bol Bol 7-0/Jr Roeland Park Bishop Miege, KS

Paul Scruggs 6-3/Sr Indianapolis Southport, IN

M.J. Walker 6-5/Sr Jonesboro, GA

Christopher Sodom 7-3/Sr Houston Victory Academy, TX

Nickeil Alexander-6-5/Sr Chattanooga Hamilton Heights, TN

Michael Durr 6-10/Sr Atlanta Westlake, GA

Victor Uyaelunmo 6-11/Sr Miami Gulliver Prep, FL

TyShon Alexander 6-3/Sr Mouth of Wilson Oak Hill Acad., VA

                                  (TOP SLEEPER)

Joe Thompson 6-8/Sr Kenner Bonnabel, LA

                                    (SECOND 12)

Keion Brooks 6-6/So Ft. Wayne North, IN

L.J. Figueroa 6-5/Sr Oldsmar Christian, FL

Jemarl Baker 6-2/Sr Corona Roosevelt, CA

Myles Cale 6-4/Sr Middletown Appoquinimink, DE

Ruot Monyyong 6-9/Sr Whites Creek, TN

Bourama Sidibe 6-10/Sr Newark St. Benedict's Prep, NJ

Matur Maker 6-11/Sr Orangeville Athlete Institute, Canada

Nate Watson 6-9/Sr Arlington Bishop O'Connell, VA

Robert Brown 6-8/Jr Dallas API, TX

Mitchell Ballock 6-4/Sr Eudora, KS

David Nickelberry 6-7/Sr Orlando Windermere Prep, FL

Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6-0/Sr LaPorte La Lumiere, IN

                                      (SECOND SLEEPER)

Trevor Moore 6-5/Sr Houston Wheatley, TX

 

 

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Posted by REH at 8:18 PM EDT
Updated: Monday, 25 April 2016 8:21 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

KENTUCKY SENIOR ALL-STAR GAMES

This coming Saturday, April 16, there will be two all-star games involving the top seniors in Kentucky for both boys and girls. The location will be Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. The girls will tip off first at 6:00 PM, followed by the boys at 8:00 PM. There will be several unsigned seniors in both games for college coaches to observe.


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Monday, 11 April 2016
Rick Bolus Info
Topic: Basketball

CONGRATS TO FORMER CAMPERS

The Courier-Journal All-State Teams came out yesterday and several former High Potential/Blue-Chip participants (both boys and girls), were honored. First, the boys.

1ST TEAM

  • Quentin Goodin (Taylor County)
  • Mason Faulkner (Horse Cave Caverna)

2ND TEAM

  • Peyton Broughton (London North Laurel)
  • Tyler Sharpe (Mt. Washington Bullitt East)
  • Tyrik Edwards (Christian County)

3RD TEAM

  • Dylan James (Mercer County)
  • Jalen Johnson (Hopkinsville)

Now to the girls.

1ST TEAM

  • Erin Boley (Elizabethtown)
  • Whitney Creech (Jenkins)
  • I'Liyah Green (Louisville Male)

2ND TEAM

  • Katie Downey (Shepherdsville North Bullitt)
  • Lindsay DuVall (Mt. Washington Bullitt East)
  • Blair Green (Harlan County)
  • Kaylee Cotton (Stearns McCreary Central)
  • Mikayla Berry (Owensboro Catholic)

THIRD TEAM

  • Jordan Brock (Harlan)
  • MacKenzie Coleman (Metcalfe County)
  • Samantha Fitzgerald (Somerset Southwestern)
  • Kristen Mayo (Grayson East Carter)

Numerous other former participants made honorable-mention.


Posted by REH at 8:17 AM EDT
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