Small Talk With KJ James

KJ James is a 2014 shooting guard to keep an eye on. Here is my interview with him:
     Joseph Thompson: Who is interested in you?
     KJ James: Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Clemson, South Carolina, College of Charleston, Tennessee,    Furman, VCU, and Wake Forest.
     JT: Do you have any offers?
     KJ: Not yet.
     JT: What teams did you grow up watching?
     KJ: Michigan State.  My dad played there in '82 and '83.
     JT: Who would you compare your game to?
     KJ: Shaun Livingston and Kyle Anderson. Pretty much any tall guard that handles the ball a lot.
     JT: What are you looking for in a NCAA program?
     KJ: I want to go to a school that uses taller guards a lot, kind of slow paced.
     JT: Do you have any visits planned?
     KJ: I'm taking unofficial visits to Georgetown, VCU, and Maryland in the fall.
     JT: Do you know when you're going to commit?
     KJ: End of my senior year.
     JT: What are your thought on Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen?
     KJ: It's catchy.
Thanks for the interview KJ!

2013 PF Drawing National Looks

     It is rare for a player to attract looks from schools all over the country. However, 2013 Schuyler Rimmer has. The 6’9” power forward plays with the Q6 All-Stars and attends Boone high school in Orlando, Florida. Rimmer has offers from several high-major schools including Georgia and South Carolina.
     At the beginning of the AAU circuit, Rimmer and Q6 played at Big Shots in Clemson, South Carolina. Rimmer was watched by several schools including Georgia, Penn State, Clemson, South Carolina, UCF, and Virginia Tech. Rimmer has offers from all of those schools. After the big weekend, Rimmer started receiving interest from Illinois and Tennessee offered.
     Rimmer received more interest after his performance in the Real Deal at The Rock. HE posted 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks against the Houston Defenders, one of the best AAU teams in the country. Rimmer was watched by many schools including Tennessee’s Cuonzo Martin and Georgia. Later in the week, Harvard started showing strong interest the power forward and Boston College, Southern Mississppi, and Southern California had offered.
     Rimmer is great with his back to the basket and can perform his hook shot with his left and right hands.. He can run the pick and pop out to 17 feet. Rimmer is a hard worker that can lead a team. He needs to work on his ballhandling, reading double teams, and needs to get stronger so he can handle large forwards.
     Recently, UMass offered and Virginia and LSU have shown interest in Rimmer. He has a top 5 of Stanford, Tennessee, Penn State, Miami, and Southern California in no order. Rimmer will surely make a big impact wherever he decides to attend college.

Recruiting Notes

Recruiting note from the past few days:

• Kentucky target James Young has scored over 100 points in 4 games this weekend
• Tony Parker will announce his decision tomorrow. Georgia is on his list.
• Tennessee target Jared Terrell picked up an offer from Iowa State
• 2012 SF Savon Goodman will visit Missouri in the next few weeks
• John Calipari watched the Aaron and Andrew Harrison today
• Alabama watched 2013 trio Jaren Sina, Davon Reed, and Austin Colbert
• John Calipari watched Karl Towns this weekend
• Florida's Billy Donovan watched Chris Walker
• Alabama target Ayinde Sprewell said that he averaged about 15 points this weekend
• South Carolina watched Schuyler Rimmer
• Tennessee target 2015 C Stephen Zimmerman flirted with a triple-double this weekend with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 blocks
• Mississippi has offered 2014 Elijah Staley
• Sheldon Jeter is down to Wisconsin, Penn State, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina
• Kentucky is showing interest in Xavier transfer Mark Lyons 
• Georgia's Phillip Pearson watched 2013 F Schuyler Rimmer
• Florida and Missouri offered 2013 PF Marcus Lee
• Georgia's Mark Fox watched Jakeenan Gant and Elijah Staley