by Alex Schwartz

Here is installment #2 of the school lists I collected at the Summer Shootout.
To see an extended write-up that I did on five of the players (J. Bond, J. Davis, D. Hubert, T. Johnson, and J. Reischel) that included scouting reports, click HERE to see it on NBE Basketball Report.

Tyrone Johnson ’11, Plainfield (NJ): Georgetown, Villanova, Rutgers, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, UCLA, UNLV, Memphis, Seton Hall, and Oklahoma State
                                        Offers: “I don’t want to tell [who I have] offers [from].”
                                        Favorites: “Right now I’m wide open. I don’t have any favorites.”
                                        Notes- Johnson is also a football standout at QB, but when I asked about his list for that sport, he said, “I don’t want to talk about football. I’ll deal with that when the season comes.” Which sport will Tyrone play in college? “I don’t know yet. I’m still undecided. I’ll make my decision at the beginning of my senior year.” I asked Johnson what schools he would like to visit, and he replied, “I plan to visit West Virginia again and I want to visit Kentucky, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State.”

Desmond Hubert ’11, New Egypt (NJ): Wake Forest, Penn State, Villanova, St. Joseph’s, Florida, Xavier, Kansas, St. John’s, La Salle, Rider, Providence, and Pitt
                                          Offers: Wake Forest, Penn State, St. Joseph’s, Xavier, La Salle, Rider, Providence, and Pitt
                                          Favorites: None

Jaylen Bond ’11, Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA): Villanova, West Virginia, Florida State, Temple, St. Joseph’s, La Salle, St. John’s, Virginia Commonwealth, Georgia, Kansas, Memphis, and Georgetown
                                 Offers: Villanova, West Virginia, Florida State, Temple, St. Joseph’s, La Salle, St. John’s, and Virginia Commonwealth
                                 Favorites: “Not right now. I’m just keeping my options open.”
                                 Note- Bond has other schools recruiting him that he could not think of, had the following to say when I asked if he wanted to stay in the Philadelphia area for college: “I might, but it depends. . . . It doesn’t really matter to me.”

Jarrod Davis ’11, Lakewood (NJ): Kentucky, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, St. Joseph’s, Rutgers, Seton Hall, UAB, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Fordham, Georgetown, Villanova, Maryland, and La Salle
                                  Offers: Syracuse, Virginia Tech, St. Joseph’s, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Fordham, Maryland, and La Salle
                                  Favorites: Virginia Tech, Maryland, Fordham, St. Joseph’s, and Syracuse are “as of now” his top five, but “it can change.”
                                  Notes- “I’ll probably commit next April. It will probably be out of Virginia Tech, Maryland, Fordham, St. Joseph’s, and Syracuse,” stated Davis. Why next April? “I just want to get it out of the way early so that I can worry about my grades and the SAT.”

Jarelle Reischel ’11, Pt. Pleasant Beach (NJ): Providence, Georgetown, Maryland, Penn State, St. Joseph’s, St. John’s, Rutgers, and Monmouth
                                       Offers: Rutgers and Monmouth
                                       Favorites: None
                                       Notes- Reischel, who stated that he is not really considering Monmouth, moved to the US from Germany the summer before his sophomore year. In his homeland, Jarelle was on the U16 National Team, and when I asked how he got into basketball there, he said, “My dad always wanted me to play basketball, and I liked it [and we decided to] . . . take it to the next level [and come to the US for both] . . . basketball and education.”

Rob Poole ’11, Paul VI (NJ): Siena, Fairfield, Delaware, New Hampshire, Monmouth, UPenn, Penn State, Minnesota, Rider, and Hartford
                            Offers: Fairfield, Delaware, New Hampshire, Monmouth, Rider, and Hartford
                            Favorites: Delaware is his #1, Siena is #2, and Fairfield is #3
                            Notes- Poole has other schools on his list that he could not think of, and was coming to the event right from a visit at Delaware. “Oh, I loved it. I visited UPenn [on Thursday], but I like Delaware. I like the coaching staff.” Could a commitment to the Blue Hens be coming soon? “Maybe, yeah, I’m not sure. I’m just going to keep my options open.”

Rashaun Rasheed ’11, Baltimore City College HS (MD): James Madison, Siena, St. John’s, Rutgers, Villanova, North Carolina State, and Virginia Commonwealth
                                            Offers: None
                                            Favorites: James Madison and Siena
                                            Note- Rasheed had previously been at Atlantic City (NJ), but moved to Baltimore at “the end of June, as soon as school let out,” and is now on a team with Xavier-commit Jordan Latham ’10 and he had the following to say about playing with the big man: “He’s a good player [and] . . . I was looking forward to playing with him. So far we’ve been playing well together.”

Shilique Calhoun ’11, Middletown North (NJ): Lehigh
                                       Offers: None
                                       Favorites: n/a
                                       Note- Calhoun carries a 3.0 GPA in the classroom.

Jarrel Lane ’11, St. Patrick’s (NJ): Villanova, Rutgers, Towson, Iona, St. Joseph’s, Temple, St. Bonaventure, and Siena
                             Offers: None
                             Favorites: “Right now I like St. Joe’s, I like Siena and I always [have] liked ‘Nova Nation.’ I’d have to say St. Joe’s is my #1 right now.”

Tony Walker ’11, Lakewood (NJ): unknown
                                  Offers: n/a
                                  Favorites: n/a
                               Note- Walker, who lists Florida State as his dream school, is not sure what schools are recruiting him.

Sam Pygatt ’11, Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA): Hartford
                                Offers: None
                                Favorites: n/a

Dennis Green ’12, St. Patrick’s (NJ): Siena, Arizona, and Virginia Tech
                                    Offers: None
                                    Favorites: None

Dom Twitty ’12, Rancocas Valley (NJ): None
                                Offers: n/a
                                Favorites: n/a
                                Note- Twitty, who started as a freshman on a very good RV team, had a lot of attention when he was younger, and asked how he dealt with all that, he said, “I really didn’t pay it any attention, just stayed around and played ball with my friends.”

Ronny Paden ’12, Trenton Catholic (NJ): St. Joseph’s and Monmouth
                                   Offers: None
                                   Favorites: “No, I’m still looking.”
                                   Note-Paden is transferring into TCA from Nottingham (NJ), but will not have to sit out, as he is moving, and will thus be eligible due to the change of address rule.

Damien Williams ’12, Plymouth-Whitemarsh (NJ): None
                                          Offers: n/a
                                          Favorites: n/a
                                          Note- Williams, who was an NBA All-Star at Hoop Group Junior Elite Camp last summer, told me that he is “working on [playing] the 2 position,” and also stated that his dream school is USC.

Note- photo is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/