Small Talk with Grant Bryant

Joseph Thompson: Who is interested in you?

Grant Bryant: Georgia, Alabama, Marquette, Appalachian State, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Florida, Stanford, and Tennessee are interested.
JT: Do you have any offers?

GB: I hold offers from Jacksonville, Radford, and Kennesaw State.
JT: What teams did you grow up watching?

GB: I grew up watching the Spurs and Florida.
JT: Who would you compare your game to?

GB:I would compare my game to Tayshaun Prince.
JT: What are you looking for  in a NCAA program?

GB: I'm looking for a successful program.
JT: Do you have a dream school?

GB: Stanford
JT: Are you a fan of an NCAA team?

GB: I am a fan of Ohio State and Stanford.
JT: Do you have any visits planned?

GB: I plan on visiting Alabama soon.
JT: Have you visited any schools?

GB: I have visited Appalachian State so far.
JT: What is your favorite sport to watch or play other than basketball?

GB: Football would be my favorite sport to watch besides basketball. 

JT: How did you become "twitter famous"?

GB: I'm not Twitter famous!!! yet.

Small Talk with Jordan Tribble

Joseph Thompson: Who is interested in you?
Jordan Tribble: Clemson, Ole Miss, Xavier (my Mom's Alma Mata),
Tennessee, Florida State, Alabama, Wake Forest, Georgia, Memphis, and LSU

Follow Jordan on twitter @Tribb_2tall

Joseph Thompson: Do you have any offers?
Jordan Tribble: USF, Minnesota, Cincinnati
Joseph Thomspon: What teams did you grow up watching?
Jordan Tribble: Lakers and Bulls
Joseph Thomspon: Who would you compare your game to?
Jordan Tribble: John Henson
Joseph Thompson: What are you looking for  in a NCAA program?
Jordan Tribble: I am looking for an NCAA program where the team has good work ethics and chemistry on and off the court. The ability to get stronger and tougher and of course get a good solid college
education!
Joseph Thompson: Do you have a dream school?
Jordan Tribble: Kentucky, Baylor, North Carolina
Joseph Thompson: Where have you visited?
Jordan Tribble: South Florida and Hargrave. I'm considering a prep
year(at Hargrave).
Joseph Thompson: Do you have any visits planned?
Jordan Tribble: Trying to go to Minnesota and Memphis in October
Joseph Thompson: Explain the situation with you moving around.
Jordan Tribble: It wasn't planned at all. The last couple of schools
I've attended didn't go the way I wanted due to injuries, coach
resigning (Oak Ridge Military Academy), transfer issues (bon-a-fide move
paper work at Holmes County), but in a way it made me stronger
mentally. Although I lost almost 2 years of playing , I now realize
what I have to do and to always keep my head up and no matter what the
circumstance. Trust God always! I'm in a good place now with a great
coach and great teammates. Everything happens for a reason I know for
sure I am where I am supposed to be now.

2014 SF Bryant Enjoys Visit

@GrantBryantt

     After a great showing at the Tennessee elite camp, 2014 small forward Grant Bryant attended Stanford's elite camp. Bryant had a great showing, Stanford's staff told Bryant's AAU coach that Bryant was strong in all categories except shooting. Bryant said what really stood out was the campus. He said that it was "beautiful." He only holds one offer, the offer is from Jacksonville. Bryant has interest from Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Marquette, Ohio State, Stanford, and Xavier.

2014 SF Likes Tennessee

   

Since you can't Google anything that includes Bryant and basketball without finding anything but Kobe

     Grant Bryant, one of the top small forwards in Georgia for the class of 2014, was on campus for Tennessee's elite camp this weekend. Bryant said that there was "some pretty good competition". He didn't get to see much of the campus but Tennessee must have liked what they saw, Coach Webster called Bryant right after the camp. Bryant liked the camp enough to state "I would definitely go there!" He currently has interest from Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Marquette, Ohio State, Stanford, Tennessee and Xavier. Bryant has offers from Jacksonville and Kennesaw State.

2013 PF Visits Auburn

      Onuorah and his Mother in Auburn Arena

      Auburn hosted a big visitor (figuratively and literally) today. They had 6'8 power forward David Onuorah on campus. Onuorah really enjoyed his visit. "When I talked with Coach Barbee, he was emphasizing how much he wanted me to be apart of the Auburn basketball family and the family aspect of the team and school." Onuorah was offered on the visit. "When I realized I was offered, I was excited about the oppurtunity." He does not have a list currently and he wants to take things slow. "I am definitely interested in Auburn." Onuorah is also hearing from Tennessee, Chattanooga, and FAU. He has offers from Bucknell, Cornell, Dartmouth, Furman, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and Jacksonville.

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.

North Carolina Point Guard is Receiving SEC Interest

     @im_dat_kid_dtae

     North Carolina has had some great point guards go on to represent their state in college. You may be familiar with the likes of NBA player John Wall or McDonald's All-American Rodney Purvis. One player that seems to be flying under the radar in North Carolina is 2013 PG Devonte Graham. The 6 foot guard has picked up some interest from high major schools recently.
     Graham has been called the most underrated guard in North Carolina by his AAU coach and it is not hard to believe with schools like Mount Saint Mary's, North Carolina Central University, and Appalachin State. Graham also has interested from mid-majors Eastern Carolina and Radford. High-majors like Tennessee and NC State have also shown interest.
    Graham can shoot the ball, pass the ball well, and control the tempo of the game. He needs to work on his on-ball defense, and he needs to get quicker and stronger.
     Graham's recruiting is sure to pick up. He has no offers but should pick some up soon. It just happens to be that Rodney Purvis and John Wall both played played for Garner Road.
 

Recruitment Picking up on 2013 Point Guard

 @K_Smoove05

    There was hype surrounding 2013 PG Kendal Harris going into the AAU circuit this year, but everyone wanted to know if the hype was real. Kendal had sat out the previous AAU season due to a broken ankle. The 6'4" point guard held offers from Creighton, Houston, Missouri, North Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Washington State, Marquette, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Tulane. However, Harris' recruitment has picked up since then.

      After a great showing at the Adidas VIP Tournament, new LSU coach Johnny Jones offered Harris. Harris liked Jones and LSU assistant Shawn Forrest when they were at North Texas. Soon after newly hired Kansas State coach Bruce Weber offered Harris.

     In the prestigious Real Deal at The Rock tournament, Kendal was watched by many schools including Virginia, which had just shown interest at that point. At Real Deal, Harris was watched by SMU, South Carolina, LSU, Baylor, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas State, Arkansas,  Tulsa, and Washington State.
     Harris is great at leading the team, handling the ball, and on-ball defense. He has great speed with the ball, which allows him to attack the basket with ease. Harris needs to be more consistent from the three point line.
     Since Real Deal, only Arkansas has offered. Kendal plays with the Urban DFW Elite along with top 100 players Jordan Mickey and Karviar Shepard. Depending on his performance, top schools like Kansas will offer Harris and he will have work on his goal of reaching the NBA with some of the top coaches in the country.

Recruiting Notes

Recruiting Notes from the last few days:

• 2012 Sheldon Jeter will decide tomorrow. Vanderbilt and South Carolina are on his list.
• Former Mississippi State commit Josh Gray committed to Texas Tech
• Missouri offered 2014 Stanley Johnson
• Tennessee offered 2013 guard Donte Clark
• PJ Hardwick has been released from his LOI and opened his recruitment
• Arkansas is showing interest in 2013 PG Kendal Harris
• Tennessee and Georgia were at every game of 2013 forward Schuyler Rimmer this weekend
• Florida assistant John Pelphrey has  been offered the head coach position at Morehead State. Pelphrey is from Kentucky.
• Anthony Bennett has cut his list. The only schools he is considering are Florida and Kentucky.
• Teamates 2013's Karviar Shepard and Jordan Mickey have interest from Kentucky
• LSU offered 2013 PG Tyler Ennis
• Mississippi offered 2013 PG Isiah Williams
• LSU offered 2013 SG Keith Frazier
• 2013 Jame Young thinks that Kentucky has offered him
• Mississippi offered 2014 Jakeenan Grant
• JUCO PF Colin Brochert has committed to Mississippi State
• Florida has offered 2014 SG Adonys Henriquez
• Mississippi State has interest in 2013 wing Jared Nickens
• Florida has offered JUCO PF Jameel McKay
• JUCO PG Trivante Bloodman will visit Mississippi State on Thursday
• Missouri has offered 2013 PF Torren Jones

Recruiting Notes

Recruiting notes from the last few days:

• 2014 PG Dom Collier lists Alabama along with other schools.
• Kentucky has been in contact with 2013 Guard Anthony Barber
• 2013 forward Jimmie Taylor wants to visit Kentucky and Vanderbilt. He does not have an offer from Kentucky
• Taylor has a top 5 of Georgetown, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Tennessee. I do not believe this is in any order.
• 2013 Forward Jarquez Smith will visit Auburn and Tennessee soon
• Kentucky watched 2013 James Young and 2014 Andrew Wiggins
• "Man he's the best high school I've ever saw. And I've seen the all. Lebron,Melo,Kobe and several others." - A text I got from an AAU coach on Wiggins.
• The entire LSU staff watched 2013 Forward Julius Randle
• Kentucky watched 2013 forward Troy Williams
• Williams is expected to decide between Kentucky and North Carolina this week
• Kentucky and Missouri watched 2014 guard Tyus Jones this weekend
• Arkansas's Mike Anderson 2015 SG KeVaughn Allen
• 2016 guard Braxton Blackwell was watched by Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Mississippi State
• LSU and Tennessee watched Dream Vision. Tennessee has interest in 2015 C Stephen Zimmerman
• Kentucky's John Calipari watched 2013 Forward Marcus Lee
• Tennessee's Cuonzo Martin and Jarnell Stokes watched 2013 Forward Schuyler Rimmer
• Tennessee and LSU watched Karviar Shepard, Jordan Mickey and Kendal Harris this weekend.

Recruiting Notes

Recruiting notes from the last few days:

• Vanderbilt is showing interest in 2013 SF DeAndre Bembry
• Vanderbilt and Tennessee are looking at  Duke transfer Michael Gbinije
• Texas A&M is now showing interest in SG Malik Starkes
• Georgia offered 2013 guard Donte Clark
• Duke, UNLV, UCLA, and Tennessee were on hand to watch Dream Vision vs. Southeast Elite. 2015 C Stephen Zimmerman has interest from Tennessee and 2013 SG Rashad Muhammad has an offer from Texas A&M. I have no information about anyone on SE Elite
• Robert Kirby has been hired at LSU
• Kentucky had John Calipari, Orlando Antigua, and Kenny Payne watched 2014 Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins may reclassify according to Garrett Tucker
• Texas A&M watched 2014 Justise Winslow and commit 2013 Derrick Griffin. Alabama was on hand, but I'm not sure who they watched.
• John Calipari watched Julius Randle, James Young, Tyus Jones, and Marcus Lee
• Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee target will make his decisions in a few weeks
• Missouri watched Jaylen Brantley and Wayne Selden
• Devonta Pollard has cut his list to Missouri, Alabama, and Georgetown
• Kentucky commit Nerlens Noel interveiw  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDIIWpfogNc&feature=g-u-u (There is some Anthony Bennett news in the video)
• Florida commit had a nasty dunk:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIyCR4EH88&feature=youtu.be
• I need blogs to check daily. I need any school but Kentucky. The blogs can follow me on Twitter and links can be tweeted to me. @SECBballRecruit

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