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October 31, 2003

College of Charleston lands talented forward
South Kent's Nelson Headed South

By Dave Telep

Baltimore native Tavon Nelson is headed to Southern Conference. The South Kent School prospect made his decision on Thursday evening.

Tavon Nelson, a 6-7 small forward from South Kent (CT) School, committed to the College of Charleston on Thursday night.

Nelson, an athletic small forward, could wind up having a sizeable impact for the Cougars.

"I think he can have a huge impact," Raphael Chillious, South Kent's head coach, said. "He's a guy who brings his lunch pail everyday. A lot of times on the stat sheet you look at the points and not see it but you look at the rebounds and the assists and he's getting it done. He can play a couple of different positions."

The Cougars had been recruiting him hard since the beginning and St. Bonaventure (no offer) made a little run at him in the end, but Charleston had done a nice job on him start to finish.

"He's gotten bigger and stronger. I think he's gotten better because he's had an opportunity to play where he's going to play at the next level on the perimeter."

Nelson participated in AAU basketball with Anthony Lewis' Baltimore Cecil Kirk program.

Thanks to Dave Telep from Insiders.com, Article can be found on:

http://theinsidershoops.theinsiders.com/2/195771.html

October 22, 2003

A tentative 2004 Spring/Summer Baltimore Select Schedule can now be seen on our schedule page.

October 15, 2003

Harris taking a few weekend trips

The 6'1 Senior shooting guard from St. Frances Academy will be visiting James Madison University on an official visit October 18-19. After talking with Darnell and his father, there also will be an unofficial visit to the MEAC - Hampton University October 25-26 during there exciting Homecoming weekend. The James Madison visit will be his first official visit taken, so if he does not decide on either JMU or Hampton, he will still have 4 official visits available during the spring signing period. We will keep you up to date on all of Darnell's recruiting.

October 14, 2003

Big Moe taking visits

The 6'5 Senior PF from Calvert Hall will be taking an unofficial visit to Morgan State's campus this weekend during there Homecoming festivities. He will hang out with the coaches and team to find out if this is where he wants to be next year. Moe will also be setting up visits with the Citadel and Philadelphia University (D-2) by the end of the month. We will keep you up to date on his recruiting and whether or not Moe will committ during the early signing period.

October 10, 2003

Attention all Baltimore Select Juniors and Seniors....

Downtown Locker Room and Timberland are teaming up to conduct a day of service at Johnston Square Elementary School in Baltimore City on October 25, 2003 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. If you are a junior or senior looking to earn 10 hours of Community Service time towards graduation, come out and participate in this day of service. There will be food, entertainment, a drawing to win a free pair of Timberlands (12 people will win) and a rolling display showroom of new Timberland product arriving at your local Locker Room locations this fall.

We are looking for 15-25 ballers to come up a help improve the playground area at Johnston Square Elementary. Go www.communitybuilderstour.com for more information and to register the first 25 kids, you should contact Coach Jeff via email.

October 7, 2003

Baltimore Select has posted all of the remaining 2003 & 2004 SAT/ACT test dates

October 5, 2003

Archbishop Spalding Big Fella will be staying in Maryland

Jason Loughry, the 6'11 center at Spalding, has decided to accept a full athletic scholarship to Mt. St. Mary's. Jason could be a factor in Spaldings run to become Catholic League Champions again. Everyone in the conference understands that they have to contain Spaldings Rudy Gay and there dynamic point guard Jesse Brooks. Jason can be the x-factor if he blocks shots and rebounds well. If he can contribute a few points in the paint, he can alleviate the pressure for Rudy Gay. Mt. St. Mary's will be getting one of the tallest players in the state of Maryland. Congratulations Jason!!

September 29, 2003

Dorsey Commits to Memphis

After his visit this past weekend with the University of Memphis, Joey has closed his recruiting by making a decision to attend Memphis. Coach Calipari gets another tough Baltimore prospect and this one will do just as well as the first. While at UMASS Calipari came to Baltimore and recruited Donta Bright (Dunbar). During the four years Donta was at UMASS all Calipari did was win games. Dorsey is a tough inside player that plays like a man and who is working very hard and improving his outside game. Good luck "Joe Joe"!!!!

Drummond Commits to Wagner

After his visit this past weekend with Wagner, Justin has closed his recruiting by making a decision to join Jamal Smith (Towson Catholic) at Wagner University. Assistant Coach, Jim Meil has always recruited the Baltimore area and this year he has two prime guards that give Wagner a great guard tandom. Jamal is a 6'4 2G and Justin is a 6'5 guard that has the ability to play the wing and the point duties. Justin is a great rebounder and defender and he is like a coach on the floor beacause he plays with a calm demeanor and rarely makes mistakes. Justin has played with the Select program for 4 years and we watched him grow and become an aggressive, smart player. This is great news and Congratulations Justin!!!!

September 24, 2003

Big Brandon is figuring out whether it will be Football or Basketball

Brandon Albert a Senior at Glen Burnie High, is currently a high sought after guard that can play offensive and defensive line. At 6'7 330 pounds, he is getting calls from Major D-1 football programs. After spening the summer with the Select program, Brandon is also weighing his Basketball options. Although not getting recruited as high in Basketball, the Select coaches are getting calls from Marshall, Niagara, Northeastern and Manhattan inquiring about his basketball opportunities. One good thing that Brandon has going for him on the hardwood is that he and his running mate, All Metro Guard Mitch Guest will be attempting to take Glen Burnie back to the State finals this year. So talking with Brandon, it does not look like a decision will be coming early (November), therefore we will be keeping you up to date on his recruiting.

September 23, 2003

Thomas picks George Mason

Will Thomas has chosen George Mason for his college career. After visiting with Head Coach Larranega, Thomas feels that it will be a great fit for him. He will be joing fellow Mt. St. Joe alum, Kevin Mickens, who decided to finish his collegiate career at George Mason after doing two years at Allegahany CC. Good luck Will!!!

http://www.sunspot.net/sports/highschool/bal-sp.thomas23sep23,0,515370.story?coll=bal-hs-bbasketball

September 18, 2003

Darnell Harris will wait until the Spring Signing Period

St. Frances senior guard has decided to wait until the spring signing period to choose the school he wants to attend. After receiving offers from Kent State, George Mason, James Madison, Virginia Commonwealth and East Carolina, Harris decides that he wanted to weigh other options. St. Frances will be one of the best teams in the city and catholic league with a starting lineup with himself, Gus Chase and Gordon Brown all returning starters. It will be a great team this year and we look forward to assisting Darnell open up more opportunities.

September 15, 2003

Dorsey sets up visits with Big East/ACC, Conference USA and PAC-10 schools

Richard Dorsey, now attending Laurinburg Prep, has set up visits with the University of Miami (Sept 20), University of Memphis (Sept. 27) and University of Southern California (Oct. 11). He also would like to set up two other visits with Auburn, Louisville, Memphis and/or Cincinnati. Joey is ranked as a top 15 prep player in the country and a top 3 ranked forward. His services will be sought after by most large schools, unfortunately players only have 5 visits. He has also informed us that he will be making a decision before the November signing period.

September 12, 2003

Thomas has interest from A-10 and CAA schools

2003 Catholic League Champion (Mt St. Joe) and Catholic League Player of the Year Will Thomas has recently set up visits with Fordham, St. Bonaventure and George Mason. He has told us that he may be making a decision early instead of waiting for the spring signing period.

September 10, 2003

Drummond has offers from 4 schools

The McDonogh High School senior has offers from Wagner, Elon, UMBC and Towson. Justin has set up school visits and home visits with all four and will be making a decision soon. He has assured us here at Baltimore Select that he will be making a verbal comittment to one before the November signing period. We will keep you updated.

September 2, 2003

4 Baltimore Seniors ranked in the top 400 hundred players in the country (preseason)

Rudy Gay (not pictured) ranked 8th, Will Thomas (Mt.St. Joe) ranked #221 (not pictured), Darnell Harris (St. Frances) ranked #248 and Gordon Brown (St. Frances) ranked #378

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/class2004-postsummerhoopscooponlinerankings963.html

September 1, 2003

4 Baltimore 5th year prep player's recognized as some of the best in the country (preseason)

Cheyenne Moore (South Kent Prep) ranked the #10, Richard Dorsey (Laurinburg) ranked #14, Jujuan Robinson (TBA) ranked #47 and Tavon Nelson (South Kent Prep) ranked #53 (not pictured)

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/class2004-postsummer5thyearfiveyear.html

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