The Hoop Group Elite Camp Day Two Overview- July 29, 2008
Sydney Johnson of Princeton, Tommy Dempsey of Rider, Fran Dunphy of Temple, and Mike Rice of Robert Morris were a few of the NCAA Division I head coaches at The College of New Jersey on Tuesday for Session IV of The Hoop Group Elite Camp. The talent was aplenty for them, as there were kids from all of the country–and a few from outside the US–and of many different calibers. With the campers being split up into their teams on Monday, day two had the first sets of games. A number of guys took the opportunity to showcase their game in front of the throngs of coaches:
Ishmil Raymond ‘09, Scotch Plains Fanwood (NJ)
Devon Saddler ‘09, Aberdeen (MD)
Aaric Murray ‘09, Glen Mills (PA)
Billy Luther ‘10, Hampton (PA)
John Golden ‘10, Peddie School (NJ)
Sean Rooks ‘09, Bloomingdale Senior (FL)
Kenny Battle ‘09, Imhotep Charter (PA)
Will Wise ‘11, Abington Friends (PA)
Khalif Wyatt ‘09, Norristown Area (PA)
LaDante Berry-White ‘09, Rahway (NJ)
Anthony Mayo ‘10, Roman Catholic (PA)
Calvin Newell ‘09, Strath Haven (PA)
Tim McKinney ‘09 PG, Boston College HS (MA)
Sam Martin ‘09, Worcester Academy (MA)
Rayner Moquete ‘09, Our Savior New American (NY)
Adam Johnson ‘09, City College HS (MD)
Justin Harris ‘11, Paramus Catholic (NJ)
Brandon Romain ‘09 PG, Boys & Girls (NY)
Isaiah Philmore ‘09, John Carroll (MD)
Tanardro Bogues ‘09, Centennial (MD)
The best single performance of the day that I saw was that of Rayner Moquete. The rising senior, originally from the Dominican Republic, absolutely torched the opposition. Moquete, a combo guard, did it all in his team’s win during the early set of games. The 6′2 guard from Our Savior New American (NY) scored in every way. He drove to the rack repeatedly. Moquete was also nailing jumpers, and knocked down numerous three pointers. The intelligent, soft spoken star has looked like one of the best players in camp thus far.
SCHOOL LISTS-
Erique Gumbs ‘09, Caravel Academy (DE): George Mason, Providence, Towson, Pitt, Penn St., George Washington, St. Joseph’s, LaSalle, Temple, UPenn, Delaware, and Delaware St.
Favorites: George Mason, Providence, and Towson are his top three, while Pitt, Penn St., George Washington, and St. Joseph’s are his four through seven schools
Note- Gumbs said that “it’s really cut down to” George Mason, Providence, and Towson
Dave Coley ‘10, Thomas Jefferson (NY): Hofstra, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, and Lehigh
Favorite: None, but Coley said Hofstra “can be one of [his] favorites.”
Andrew Madlinger ‘10, Ridge (NJ): Princeton and Rutgers
Favorite: n/a
Note- Madlinger said he said that he has “a 4.1″ GPA.
Rayner Moquete ‘09, Our Savior New American (NY): Davidson, Virginia Commonwealth, Fairfield, Manhattan, Princeton, Florida International, and Pitt
Favorites: None, “Right now I don’t have a favorite.”
Note- Moquete said that Davidson is the school that contacts him the most.
Calvin Newell ‘09, Strath Haven (PA): Siena, Robert Morris, Miami, Seton Hall, St. Francis (PA), Quinnipiac, and Providence
Favorites: Siena and Seton Hall
Isaiah Epps ‘10, Plainfield (NJ): Texas, Ohio St., UCLA, Marquette, Miami, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Pitt, and St. Joseph’s
Favorites: Maryland and Pitt
Note- Epps said that Texas, Ohio St., UCLA, Marquette, Miami, and Virginia Tech are the newest schools to get involved ini his recruitment
Kenny Battle ‘09, Imhotep Charter (PA): St. Francis (PA), East Stroudsburg, Seton Hall, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac, Central Connecticut, Stanford, and Holy Cross
Favorites: St. Francis (PA), Seton Hall, and Holy Cross are his top three
Brandon Romain ‘09 PG, Boys & Girls (NY): Rhode Island, Central Florida, St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, and South Florida
Favorite: South Florida
Kellen Jones ‘09, Hotchkiss School (CT): Army, Fairfield, Binghamton, Brown, Virginia Tech, Florida St., Columbia, and Yale
Favorite: None
The Hoop Group Elite Camp is continuing to draw coaches from all different levels of NCAA basketball. There have been hundreds of coaches at TCNJ today, including high-major DI schools such as Michigan, Villanova, West Virginia, and South Florida. There were also a vast amount of coaches from DII and DIII schools, as this camp has players of all different levels. Check back tomorrow for more from The Hoop Group Elite Camp Session IV.



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