by Alex Schwartz

Generally I like to spread articles out a bit more, but I am trying to catch up on recapping you all on the happenings of the first half of the July Live Evaluation period. Thus, even though I just posted my LeBron James Skills Academy/King City Classic 2011 School Lists, I am quickly churning out the 2012 lists.

As with the 2011 lists, most of these have been posted already in the form of links to other articles, but I want to lay them all out in on post too and also include the players whose lists have yet to be posted. There were only about 15 players in the class of 2012 at the LJSA/KCC, but the ones that were there are considered top talents in the crop of rising juniors.

Check out the school lists I got from 10 of the elite players in the class of 2012 while out in Akron and Cleveland for the LeBron James Skills Academy and King City Classic, respectively.

DaJuan Coleman ’12, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY): Syracuse, UConn, Kentucky, Ohio State, North Carolina, and Louisville (“That’s like my top six,” Coleman said.”)
                                 Offers: All
                                 Favorites: None
                                 Note- To read the full article I contributed to for NBE Basketball Report on Coleman and Rakeem Christmas, click Here.

Brandon Ashley ’12, Bishop O’Dowd (CA): Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Wake Forest
                               Offers: Cal, Stanford, Arizona, Washington, and UCLA
                               Favorites: None
                               Note- To read the full article I wrote on Ashley for NorCalPreps.com, click Here.

Khem Birch ’12, South Kent (CT): Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio State, St. John’s, Arizona, Providence, Pitt, Texas, Kansas, and Iowa
                          Offers: West Virginia, Ohio State, Arizona, Providence, Pitt, and Iowa
                          Favorites: None
                          Note- To read the full article I contributed to for NBE Basketball Report on Birch, Amir Williams, Deng Leek, and Angelo Chol, click Here.

J-Mychal Reese ’12, Bryan (TX): North Carolina, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor, Kansas, Wake Forest, Villanova, Illinois, and Memphis
                               Offers: Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor, Kansas, and Memphis
                               Favorites: None

Anrio Adams ’12, Franklin (WA): Arizona, Texas, Washington, Washington State, Baylor, USC, UCLA, Miami, Florida, Louisville, Oregon, Oregon State, and Florida International are the schools he has had the most contact with
                           Offers: All
                           Favorites: Arizona, Texas, Washington, and Washington State are his top four, with Florida and Miami rounding out his top six
                           Note- To read the full article I wrote on Adams for InsideTheU.com, click Here.

Archie Goodwin ’12, Sylvan Hills (AR): North Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas, Memphis, Baylor, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Missouri, Missouri State, Tulsa, Nebraska, Stanford, and Mississippi State
                               Offers: Arkansas, Baylor, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State
                               Favorites: “Right now, I just visited Kentucky, so they stand out. Baylor, they are good, and Tennessee. They are the three that really stand out,” Goodwin said.

Gary Harris ’12, Hamilton Southeastern (IN): To read the full article that I wrote on Harris for VandyMania.com, click Here.

Ricardo Gathers ’12, Riverside Academy (LA): LSU, Baylor, Cal, USC, UCLA, Stanford, Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Ohio State, Syracuse, Georgetown, and Penn State
                                Offers: LSU, Baylor, Cal, USC, UCLA, Texas, and Ohio State
                                Favorites: “Right now I’m favoring LSU because they’re right there in my backyard and I like the coaching staff. I just gotta visit schools. [I like] Cal too, and Ohio State.”

Kyle Anderson ’12, St. Anthony’s (NJ): Miami, Virginia Tech, Pitt, La Salle, North Carolina, Virginia, Villanova, James Madison, and Wake Forest
                              Offers: Miami, Virginia Tech, Pitt, La Salle, and Wake Forest
                              Favorites: None
                              Note- Anderson said the schools recruiting him the hardest are Wake Forest, Miami, and Virginia Tech. To read the full article that I wrote on Anderson for VUSports.com, click Here.

Jelon Hornbeak ’12, Grace Prep (TX): Virginia, Virginia Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Houston, Boston College, Marquette, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Kansas State
                               Offers: All except Kansas
                               Favorites: “I kinda like Virginia a lot and Marquette.”
                               Note- “I’m more of an East Coast guy,” Hornbeak said when talking about schools.

Note- photo on the top right is of J-Mychal Reese; all photos are from http://scouthoops.scout.com/