The 2008 Hoop Group Elite Camp continued rolling along today, as more colleges were represented and a number of players took advantage of the opportunity to showcase their skills. There was once again rain on and off throughout the day, but it barely altered the course of the day, and everyone still got to play their game. I got to see a handful of games today, and saw quite a few talented players. Here is a list of the guys who stood out to me:

Mouphtaou Yarou ‘09, Massanutten (VA)
Jayon James ‘10, Paterson Catholic (NJ)
Trevor Cooney ‘11, Sanford School (DE)
Brian Fitzpatrick ‘09 PG, Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA)
Khalif Wyatt ‘09, Norristown Area (PA)
Vaughn Gray ‘10, Don Bosco Prep (NJ)
Shawn Lawrence ‘09 PG, St. Augustine College HS (Trinidad)
Cameron Sutton ‘09, Kimball Union Academy (NH)
Mike Burwell ‘09 PG, South Kent (CT)
William Harrison ‘09 PG, Wadleigh (NY)
Jamee Jackson ‘09, St. Anthony’s (NJ)
Erik Copes ‘10, Imhotep Charter (PA)
William Kernan ‘09, Lawrenceville Prep (NJ)
Rayner Moquette ‘09, Our Savior New American (NY)
Kyrie Irving ‘10, St. Patrick’s (NJ)
Antoine Brown ‘09, Bishop Loughlin (NY)
Daniel DiVietri ‘09, Chaminade (NY)
David Johnson ‘09, St. Mark’s (MA)
Shabazz Napier ‘09, Charlestown (MA)
Ike Azotam ‘09, O’Bryant (MA)
Antoine Allen ‘09, Notre Dame Prep (MA)

Monday was the final day of “regular season” games, with Tuesday being the playoff rounds. There were a handful of great games today, including a game that went to overtime. As well, the contest between Kyrie Irving’s squad and Rayner Moquete’s group was a quality give-and-take battle. Moquete’s team, which also has William Kernan and Adrian Satchell ‘09 of Windsor (CT) had the lead at the half, but an 11-point swing in the third put Irving and Co. on top, and it would stay that way. Kyrie calmly knocked down all four of his free throws near the end of the affair to seal the deal.

SCHOOL LISTS-

Malcolm Gilbert ‘11, Academy of the New Church (PA): Villanova, Temple, St. Joseph’s, LaSalle, Rutgers, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, and Notre Dame
                             Offers: St. Joseph’s, LaSalle, Rutgers, Maryland, and Virginia
                             Favorites: the “Big Five [Philadelphia-area] schools,” which are Temple, St. Joseph’s, Villanova, UPenn, and LaSalle, all of which are recruiting him other than UPenn
                             Notes- He is re-classifying to the class of 2011. His coach at ANC, Kevin Givens, mentioned all the Philadelphia schools, Rutgers, Stanford, and Ivy League schools as those interested in him, and then let Malcolm take it away

Khyle Marshall ‘10, Flanagan (FL): Georgia Tech, Miami, Florida St., Florida, Tennessee, Kansas St., Missouri, Rice, and Texas A&M
                           Offers: None
                           Favorites: None

Kyrie Irving: LaSalle, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio St., Pitt, Marquette, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, New Mexico St., Virginia Tech, Memphis, Villanova, Wake Forest, UMass, St. Joseph’s, and Rhode Island
                  Offers: Rutgers, Seton Hall, Memphis, and St. Joseph’s
                  Favorites: None, “I don’t have any favorites right now.”

Jayon James: Syracuse, Clemson, Providence, St. John’s, Xavier, Fordham, LaSalle, Rhode Island, Seton Hall, and Rutgers
                    Offers: Xavier, Fordham, LaSalle, Rhode Island, and Seton Hall
                    Favorites: “I don’t have any favorites.”

Mouphtaou Yarou: Villanova, UCLA, New Mexico St., Georgetown, and Maryland
                           Offers: None
                           Favorites: None
                           Note- he did not know all of the schools recruiting him, but did say that there are “many schools” that are involved

Shane Southwell ‘10, Rice (NY): Xavier, Marquette, Memphis, Miami, Clemson, South Carolina, and St. John’s
                               Offers: Xavier and St. John’s
                               Favorites: None, “I don’t really have one.”

Vaughn Gray: Rutgers, Villanova, Syracuse, Richmond, St. Joseph’s, Georgetown, and Cincinnati
                     Offers: Rutgers
                     Favorites: Rutgers and Villanova, “those are really about it, . . . those [are] my favorites, “I really like Rutgers,” and “I like Villanova.”

Jamee Jackson: Iona, Siena, South Carolina, Monmouth, Clemson, and Quinnipiac
                       Offers: None, “no offers.”
                       Favorites: n/a, “I don’t want to say any favorites,” he said, but also mentioned that, ”yeah,” he does have some

Tyreak Johnson ‘09, St. Raymond’s (NY): Cornell, Columbia, Holy Cross, Miami (OH), Vermont, Northeastern, Navy, Drexel, Hofstra, Bryant, and Fairfield
                              Offers: None, “no offers yet.”
                              Favorites: None, “right now it’s about everybody.”

Antoine Allen: Providence, Rutgers, Maryland, Towson, TCU, Auburn, George Mason, Robert Morris, and Rhode Island
                     Offers: Towson, TCU, Auburn, George Mason, Robert Morris, and Rhode Island
                     Favorites: Providence, Rutgers, Maryland, Towson, TCU, and Auburn are his top six
                     Note- he said that Providence, Rutgers, and Maryland are “about to offer” him a scholarship

Jeyvi Miavivululu ‘09, Paterson Catholic (NJ): Iona, NJIT, and Rhode Island
                               Offers: None
                               Favorites: None

Leonard Hayes ‘09, Lawrenceville Prep (NJ): St. Joseph’s, UAB, and Rider
                            Offers: None, “I don’t have any offers.”
                            Favorite: St. Joseph’s, “probably St. Joe’s”

Lasan Kromah ‘09, Eleanor Roosevelt (MD): George Washington, George Mason, Robert Morris, St. Joseph’s, and James Madison
                            Offers: George Washington and George Mason
                            Favorites: George Washington and George Mason

Frantz Massenat ‘10, Trenton Catholic (NJ): Xavier, Florida, Virginia Tech, Kent St., Princeton, LaSalle, Fordham, Iona, Robert Morris, and Rider
                               Offers: LaSalle, Fordham, Iona, Robert Morris, and Rider
                               Favorites: None, “I’m willing to play anywhere.”
                               Note- has around a “90 average” in school 

Austin Alecxih ‘09, Oak Hill Academy (VA): Rutgers, Siena, Seton Hall, St. John’s, St. Francis (PA), LaSalle, Towson, and Davidson
                           Offers: Rutgers and Siena
                           Favorites: Rutgers and Siena, “probably those two.”
                           Note- he said that Davidson is “probably the third” school on his list

Tuesday should be the best day of the camp. There will not only be playoff games, but all-star contests as well. There will be five of these: NCAA, NBA West, NBA East Top 20, NBA East Top 40, and NBA East Underclassmen. Many of the nation’s premiere players will be competing. The camp has so much talent, that a number of skilled players will likely be unable to be in any of the games. That just goes to show you how good of a camp The Hoop Group Elite Camp really is. Stay tuned for more information!