8/8/2001 football Edit

Super Showcase Recruiting Notes

Thom Jones

Publisher

Super Showcase Recruiting Notes

By Thom Jones

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few brief recruiting notes from the Super Showcase event, which preceded the

Boys (17U) national Tournament in Orlando.

Kevin Cates is a fine

mobile 6' 9", 215 athlete who attends Marion HS in Indiana. Strong shot blocker,

intense, runs the court very well.....He is hearing the most now from Butler,

Xavier (Oh), Ball St, Ind St, Purdue, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio

St......He has offers from Butler, Ball St, Xavier (Oh) and Indiana St.......He

has made unofficial visits to Ind St, Ball St, Xavier, Purdue, Ill and

Iowa......He intends on making a decision at the end of

August......

Fabian Davis is a 6' 6" wing forward who played for

the Durham Disciples and plays during the high school season at Bonner Academy

in Durham NC......Fabian has steadily improved his perimeter game throughout the

spring and summer.....He is intense, plays with confidence and has become a

solid shooter from the perimeter.....he is currently hearing the most from

UMass, Clemson, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, UConn and Tennessee

Tech.......He has no offers as yet.....has not made any unofficial visits.....He

plans on deciding during January of his senior season......

David

Noel is part of the wing tandem on the Durham Disciple team with Fabian

Davis

and plays his high school ball at Bonner Academy in Durham as well.......David

is a 6' 5" wing player and in my estimation is as under-rated as any player in

the country.......tough, hard-nosed, plays with a passion, intensity is

excellent, very fine passer, shoots it fairly well and drives strongly to the

rack......He isn't getting much attention, certainly not of the kind his game

merits.....Currently he is hearing the most from UVa......he is also a very

highly rated football player and perhaps therein lies the rub......maybe it is

thought that he will pursue that option in college......David said it was his

intention to play basketball in college but he would go football if that was the

course he needed to take.......he has made no unofficial visits yet......he has

offers from UVa (FB)and Clemson in basketball and from Duke and NC St in

football......he expects to make a decision at the end of the football season,

just prior to basketball season......

Jermaine Thomas is a 6' 3"

point guard who played for the Baltimore Blue in Orlando......West Virginia,

Wake Forest, LaSalle and Georgia Tech are in contact with him the most.......he

has made unofficials to Wake, WVU and Richmond.....he has offers from LaSalle

and Richmond......Wake, WVU, Richmond and LaSalle are his current

favorites......He will take all 5 official visits before making a

decision......

Akin Akingbala - a 6' 9" post player/forward will

attend school next year at Brewster Academy in the Northeast......Matt Doherty

was seen checking out Akin at the 17U National tournament, as were a host of

other high-major schools as Akin was one of the kids who created a buzz during

the tournament with his play.......He is currently hearing from most of the ACC,

Georgia Tech and Clemson in particular, as well as Pitt and Boston

University.....he has offers from Clemson, Boston U, Pitt and Georgia

Tech........he has unofficially visited Boston U and will decide after his high

school season..........

Chris Ellis - Chris is another post player

who is seeing his recruiting level intensify as the summer winds down......he

mentioned Stanford, Ohio St, Wisconsin, Georgia, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech,

Clemson, Notre Dame, Fla St and Alabama as those schools he is hearing from

most........he has offers from Wake, Notre Dame and Georgia..........he has

unofficially toured Georgia and is unsure when he will make a decision.....

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