Baltimore Area News

August 29, 2005

Freshman & Sophomore Tryouts are being held for September Tournament

We are looking to fill a few positions for our freshman/sophomore 16U team that will travel on the Charlie Weber Tournament September 23-25, 2005. If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Jeff @ 443-375-8577. All interested current freshman and sophomores that wish to tryout should come out on:

Sept. 8, 2005 @ 7:00 pm - Golden Ring Middle School (6700 Kenwood Ave Baltimore, Md 21237)
Sept. 10th & 11th @ 1:00pm - The Boys & Girls Club on Fayette Street (next to the Main Post Office)

August 25, 2005

Camp dates get moved to December 17-18, 2005

The Baltimore Regional Adidas Jr. Phenom Camp has been moved to December 17-18, 2005. Because of scheduling conflicts, the camp has been pushed back. The camp will still be held at McDonogh HS in Owings Mills, MD. There will be six teams (60 participants) each age group and a guaranteed 4 games each team. For more information and registration forms log onto the Regional Camp page.

The available slots left for 2005 Baltimore Regional Adidas Jr. Phenom Camp as of August 20, 2005:

5th Grade (2013)	48 slots remaining
6th Grade (2012)	42 slots remaining
7th Grade (2011)	35 slots remaining

August 22, 2005

Recruiting heats up for Select Players

Baltimore City Player of the Year sees his recruiting go off the charts after a successful spring/summer with Select

Baltimore City Player of the Year, State Champion and Walbrook HS senior Rodney Spruill (2006) sees his recruiting increase dramatically over the spring/summer travel season with Select. Spruill is now being heavily recruited by Boston College, Colorado, Nebraska, College of Charleston, Kent State, LaSalle and George Mason with a few others wanting to come in a take a look at his abilities. The schools listed above have all contacted Select and/or Coach Bridges(Walbrook HS) and let us know that they have been following him since his breakout at the Kingwood Classic in April and they want to have Spruill take unofficial visits too their campuses until he takes his SAT. We will keep you up to date on Rodney's recuiting as we receive the information from the Spruill family.

Jackson heads to Prince Avenue Prep School (Pickens, SC) with a choice of schools to begin official visits

The 6'11 Senior who is attending Prince Avenue Prep to concentrate on his NCAA requirements & working garder on the court, will be setting up visits for September and October. WIth one of his 5 visits he is allowed to take, the Select staff have already set up an official visit with Marshall University. Jackson will be setting up at least two more visits for this early visting periods which ends in November. We will keep you up to date with posiible future visits with St. Bonaventure and Clemson (probably take and unofficial).

St. Frances forward getting a few looks

The 6'6 F from St. Frances Academy, Rashawn Alexander (2006), has schools such as Albany, Akron, Florida Atlantic, Hampton and Elon looking to set up visits in the near future. Shawn played well throughout the spring/summer session with Select showing off his ability to play the wing spot and also bang inside with the big fellas. Alexander started off his spring with a great performance at the Kingwood Classic in April. SImilar to Spruill, some coached never heard of him before this tournament, it turned out to be a great tourny for Shawn. We will keep you updated on his recruiting througout the school year.

Dunbar forward boarding his way to a scholarship

The 6'5 F from Dunbar High School, Delano Johnson (2006), rebounded his way to some looks by college coaches. Johnson has schools such as Central Connecticut State, Hampton Fairleigh Dickinson and Howard looking to see if Johnson can help there programs next year. Johnson is also an outstanding footbal player for Dunbar, so we will see what decision he makes this year. Will it be football or basketball????? We will keep you updated on his recruiting throughout the school year.

Former Select player Gus Chase sets up three visits early...

While attending Sheridan JUCO(Sheridan, WY), Gus has faired well especially at this past July's Jerry Mullen JUCO Tournament. Gus has now started his final year at Sheridan and he has set up visits with Montana, LIberty and Florida A&M during September & October. We will keep you up to date on how his recruiting heats up over the next few months.

August 20, 2005

Moore transfers to George Washington University

Cheyenne Moore has decided to transfer from Clemson to George Washington University. After Select coaches talked with Moore and tried to set up visits to South Florida, Tulane & Georgetown, the 6-5 wing decided that GW was the place for him after his visit at the school and with the coached staff.

Moore was a standout freshman at Clemson; he worked his way into the starting lineup for the beginning of the season (17 games), but was eventually made to be the man coming off the bench to help spark the team. He averaged over 19 minutes a game and 6.6 pts per game. This was a decision that has been brewing for a few months, this was not something that just came up. Both parties agreed that tranferring would be in the best interest of Cheyenne and the Tigers program.

http://clemsontigers.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081505aaa.html

August 17, 2005

Calvert Hall Standout will stay home and attend Loyola College

Select coaches just got off the phone with Ricky Harris (Calvert Hall) and he informed us that after a year at Winchendon Prep, he will stay home and attend Loyola College. After a busy spring/summer where Harris was undecided to move forward with his early verbal comittment to Loyola or open up his recruiting, Ricky decides to honor his verbal.

During his play with the Select team, Harris saw his recruiting increase with schools like St. Bonaventure, Rhodel Island, Wagner, Norfolk State and Marshall looking to add this combo guard to their teams. It was a tough decision for Ricky after he saw how many coaches were looking for his services, but in the end after talking it over with his family and friends he decided that Loyola was the best place for him after a year of prep. We would like to congratulate Ricky and we hope the best for him and look forward to watching him play at Loyola.

August 5, 2005

B-More Hoops presents the Tip-Off August 27, 2005 at The Dome

THE BMOREHOOPS.COM ANNIVERSARY BASKETBALL MIXER will begin at 3:00pm with the Youth Game, followed by the girls game at 5:00pm and the Big Boys All-Star Game capping the night at 7:00pm. The tentative rosters and coaches are listed below. Go to B-More Hoops website to check for any changes.

TENTATIVE ROSTER (subject to change)

YOUTH GAME 3:00pm (Ages 10-13)

EASTSIDE (Chick Webb, Madison) - Head Coach - Cyrus "Diego" Jones - Asst. Coach - Darnell Dantzler (MANDATORY PRACTICE - TUESDAY, 8/23/05 @ DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL 6:30PM)

Tevon Saddler, Dwayne Brewer, Gerrae Williams, Dante Holmes, LaShay Taft, Gerald Hill, Tore Turner, Kinardo Bogues, Derek Horsey, Daquan Scroggins, Cyrus Jones, Jr., Quaray *

WESTSIDE (Bentalou, John E. Howard, Mt.Royal) - Head Coach - Kurk Lee - Asst. Coach - Travis Winstead (MANDATORY PRACTICE - SUNDAY 8/21 @ BOY'S & GIRLS CLUB 1:00pm)

Antonio Barton, Carl Fair, Davon Vennie, Geraldo Freeman, Corey Spence, Keron Deshields, Justin Jackson, Nicholas Faust, Eric Savage, Ronald Scott, ....

BOY'S GAME 7:00pm (High School)

TENTATIVE ROSTER (subject to change )

GOODIE'S CREW - Head Coach - Keith Goodie

Braxton Dupree, Russell Frederick, Dino Gregory, Sean Mosley, Aric Brooks, Desmond Thomas, Malcolm Delaney, Donte Greene, Ronald Nicholson, Kimmie English, Chase Adams, Gene Johnson, Deshawn Bradshaw...

LLOYD'S SQUAD - Head Coach - Mike Lloyd

Jamal Barney, Rodney Spruill, Tyrone Fleming, Delano Johnson, Duane Dorsey, Marcus Taylor, Antwan Smithson, Mark Davis, Eric Barksdale, James Walker, Yusef Dorman-El, * Rheubottom, Eric Pitts...

http://bmorehoops.com/

July 31, 2005

Sweet 16 for the Select crew at the 2005 Super 64

This was the final open period for the Select team to show off their individual and team skills in front of college coaches looking for new players. It was the best tourny in Las Vegas during this recruiting period. The Select pool consisted of familiar foes in the Adidas family; Utah Pump & Run and Seattle Rotary. After winning all three pool games, the bracket (single elimination) Super 64 playoffs began on July 24th vs. the LA Starzz. Select cruised to a 10 point lead at half and extended that to a 19 point win; the team was lead by Jermaine Cooper (16 pts) and Reggie Holmes (14 pts).

In the round of 32, Select faced the South Carolina Celtics; this was a tough game with Select gaining a marginal lead by 7 at the half. During the second half with key shooting by the guards for the Celtics, they stayed in the game most of the way but eventually lossed there steam towards then end with Select winning 68-62; Select was lead by Jermaine Cooper (20 pts), Reginald Holmes (19 pts) and Rodney Spruill (14 pts).

In the Sweet 16 vs. familar foe Philly MJC, the Select team jumped out early dominating the first half and went into half time with a 5 point lead. The Philly MJC team recieved excellent guard play with them hitting 5 3's in the second half to pull them into the lead midway through the second half. With the lead going back and forth, the Philly MJC team eventually had the staying power and pulled out the win over Select 67-76; Select was lead by Rodney Spruill (19 pts), Jermaine Cooper (10 pts) and Reggie Holmes (10 pts).

Select finishes the 2005 Sprng/Summer campaign with a record of 25 wins vs. 6 losses.

2005 Super 64 Pool Play:

vs. Utah Pump & Run 56-40(W)
Rodney Spruill 13, Nate Irby 2, Chris Moore 0, Brandon Driver 3, Robbie Jackson 2, Jermaine Cooper 8, Delano Johnson 11, Shawn Alexander 6, Reggie Holmes 9, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 0.

vs. Houston Select I 72-51(W)
Rodney Spruill 18, Nate Irby 10, Chris Moore 0, Brandon Driver 2, Robbie Jackson 4, Jermaine Cooper 9, Delano Johnson 6, Shawn Alexander 7, Reggie Holmes 16, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 0.

vs. Seattle Rotary 61-60 OT(W)
Rodney Spruill 22, Nate Irby 6, Chris Moore 0, Brandon Driver 4, Robbie Jackson 0, Jermaine Cooper 9, Delano Johnson 8, Shawn Alexander 2, Reggie Holmes 10, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 0.

Round of 64:

vs. LA Starzz 66-47(W)
Rodney Spruill 7, Nate Irby 3, Chris Moore 2, Brandon Driver 10, Robbie Jackson 2, Jermaine Cooper 16, Delano Johnson 4, Shawn Alexander 6, Reggie Holmes 14, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 2.

Round of 32:

vs. South Carolina Celtics 68-62(W)
Rodney Spruill 14, Nate Irby 3, Chris Moore 0, Brandon Driver 1, Robbie Jackson 0, Jermaine Cooper 20, Delano Johnson 9, Shawn Alexander 2, Reggie Holmes 19, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 0.

Sweet 16:

vs. Philly MJC 67-76 (L)
Rodney Spruill 22, Nate Irby 6, Chris Moore 0, Brandon Driver 4, Robbie Jackson 1, Jermaine Cooper 10, Delano Johnson 4, Shawn Alexander 13, Reggie Holmes 10, Kyle Cannon DNP, Danny Smith 0.

http://www.adidassuper64.com/

July 20, 2005

Viva Las Vegas...

The Baltimore Select team will start its final journey of the 2005 summer at the Adidas Super 64 Tournament in Las Vegas starting July 22-26. The Select team will be trying to improve on their appearance of last year where they went 4-1, eventually loosing in the round of 32.

This years team will comprise of more of the same great prospects to represent Baltimore in the biggest tournament of the season. The team will consist of Nate Irby, Robbie Jackson, Ricky Harris, Delano Johnson, Shawn Alexander, Brandon Driver, Reggie Holmes, Rodney Spruill, Jermaine Cooper, Chris Moore & Kyle Cannon.

For a list of when and who we play go to: http://www.adidassuper64.com

July 17, 2005

Double overtime loss to eventual tournament Champions!!!

The 17U team headed to Seton Hall University July 11-12 to particpate in the Playaz Ball tournament. The team fought hard thru pool play and made it to the round of 8 (pool winners). Select would face a familar foe in the host team, Jimmy Salmon's Playaz team. It was a hard fought game, going into double overtime with Select coming out the loser 75-76. The Playaz came out with there ACC guns (Wayne Ellington - UNC & Gerald Henderson Jr - Duke). Select came out ready to battle and they did; at the end of regulation the score was 62-62. Throughout the following two overtimes (6 minutes) both teams held each other, eventually only scoring 13 & 14 points in those 6 minutes respectively. Select had a strong game from there two leading scorers Rodney Spruill and Ricky Harris; assisted by a lethal outside shooter Reggie Holmes who hit three 3's in the second half to keep Select on top for most of the game. Shawn Alexander and Delano Johnson controlled the boards and Jermaine Cooper had some valuable easy fast break buckets. Nate Irby and Brandon Driver controlled the ball while running the team at the point position. Select improves their summer record to 20-5 going into Las Vegas.

vs. Manhassett Al Stars 62-50(W)
Rodney Spruill 10, Nate Irby 6, Chris Moore 3, Ricky Harris 16, Brandon Driver 2, Robbie Jackson 2, Jermaine Cooper 7, Delano Johnson 4,Shawn Alexander 2, Reggie Holmes 10

vs. Conneticutt Youngs 58-54(W)
Rodney Spruill 9, Nate Irby 6, Chris Moore 2, Ricky Harris 15, Brandon Driver 0, Robbie Jackson 14, Jermaine Cooper 2, Delano Johnson 2,Shawn Alexander 4, Reggie Holmes 4

vs. Dejaun Wagner 62-28 (W)
Rodney Spruill 11, Nate Irby 6, Chris Moore 3, Ricky Harris 11, Brandon Driver 4, Robbie Jackson 3, Jermaine Cooper 15, Delano Johnson 0,Shawn Alexander 2, Reggie Holmes 7

Playoffs Elite 8:

vs. The Playaz 76-75 (L)
Rodney Spruill 23, Nate Irby 4, Chris Moore 0, Ricky Harris 19, Brandon Driver 3, Robbie Jackson 8, Jermaine Cooper 6, Delano Johnson 2,Shawn Alexander 1, Reggie Holmes 9

Highlights provided by High School Sports Media:

http://www.hssmtv.com/Game%20Highlights/Playaz%20Gold%20v%20Baltimore%20Select.htm

July 17, 2005

The 16U team rolls thru to the finals at the HoopGroup West Virginia Summer Jam Fest

After competing in pool play going 2-1, the Select 16U team moved to the Silver Bracket Championship round at the Summer Jam Fest. The team rolled thru playoffs until the final against the Bay City Magic. At half time the 16U Select team found themselves down by 2. They fought back in the second half and kept it close until teh end where they eventually lost by 9. Down the stretch the dominant play of Danny Smith, Beloved Rogers and Kyle Jarszinski kept the Select team in the game. Next up for the Select 16U team will be Charlie Weber in September at the University of Maryland.

Juy 14, 2005

Select Players make an impact at the FAB FROSH/Super Soph Eastern Invitational Camp July 12-15

Rising 8th grader Josh Selby (Golden Ring Middle/Baltimore Select) continues to raise his game to the next level. Josh took his game up to Eastern Invitational camp this past week. As expected he showed and proved that he is on of the top rising 8th graders in the Baltimore area. He did very well during the camp games and was recognized as one of the top players despite only entering the 8th grade. Josh was selected to the FAB Frosh ALL-STAR game and was the All-STAR game MVP (18pts, 7assist and 3 steals). Josh will next get to show off his skills at the Adidas National Jr. Phenom Camp in San Diego, Ca. Aug 11-13.

Along with Josh, Adam Johnson rising 10th grader (St. Frances/ Baltimore Select) also headed up to Eastern to show his skills against other players from around the country. Adam proved himself as well and was elected to the Super Soph All-STAR game and finished with 4 pts & 16 rebounds.

July 10, 2005

Both the Select 16U & 17U teams will be hitting the road this week!!!

The 16U team will be traveling to the Triple S Harley Davidson Jam Fest at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV July 14-16, 2005.

The 17U team will be starting their yearly July treck to the Playaz Ball at Seton Hall University in East Orange, NJ July 14-15, 2005 (Pools and Schedule posted).

July 10, 2005

Jackson and Spruill get back from a tough Adidas SuperStar Camp in Atlanta, GA

Robbie Jackson did well for a big fella at these guard oriented summer camps. We all know that big fellas have to work extra hard at these camps because the guards control the ball and they are out to get theirs in front of the coaches. Jackson played well in the half court sets, but he did show that he must work on his conditioning next year. Select coaches can confirm that Jackson is being looked at by Xavier, Pittsburgh, Clemson, Rhode Island, South Florida and Towson. Jackson will be attending Prince Avenue Prep next year in Pickens, SC to finish his academic requirements and work on his basketball skills.

Rodney Spruill made a name for himself at this camp. Everyone knows who he is on Baltimore; State Champion and Baltimore City Player of the Year. But at this camp he was going up against names such as Nolan Smith and Wayne Ellington (two of the top guards in the country). So he went to camp to prove his abilities are as good as these ranked players and he did. Select can comfirm that Spruill is being recruited by Wright State, Kent State, Marshall, Manhattan, Charlotte, Towson and Florida A&M.

Congratulations to Jackson & Spruill!!!

July 9, 2005

Harris and Rogers make Top 20 at Eastern Invitational

Ricky Harris faired well at this weeks Eastern Invitational at the Colleg of New Jersey. After plating well during the camps games, he was chosen as one of the top upperclassmen at the camp. During the All-Star game consisting of the Top 20 upperclassmen, Harris showed off his excellant range and scoring ability at the same time proving that he has improved point guard skills making great passes to open teammates. Select coaches verify that Harris is getting recruited by Rhode Island, Kent State, St. Bonaventure, Wagner, Loyola and Norfolk State; we can confirm that St. Bonaventure has made an official offer. Harris will be attending Winchenden Academy next year for a year of prep school to work on his academics.

Beloved Rogers, a rising junior at St. Andrews in Deleware also played excellant for the 3rd straight at the Eastern Invitational Camp. He was named to the Top 20 underclassment All-Star Game. During the game, Beloved showed off his jumping ability by going to the basket strong at the same time showing off his range and improved point guard skills similar to Harris.

Congratulations to both Select Players!!!

July 4, 2005

It's Camp Time!!!

Congratulations to the Select atheletes that have either been chosen to go off to the Adidas Camps in Atlanta and we would also like to congratulate the Select kids that chose to sign up and go to the Eastern Invitational Camp in New Jersey.

Adidas Camp July 4-9 - Robbie Jackson and Rodney Spruill
Eastern Invitational July 5-9 - Ricky Harris, Beloved Rogers, Kyle Cannon, Danny Smith

Baltimore Regional Adidas Jr Phenom Camp

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