Sophomore Michael Moreno from Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.) had this poster against Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville) at the Music City Classic in Nashville on Saturday night.
But Bell came from behind for a 64-63 victory in the Music City MLK Roundball Classic at Whites Creek High. Bell made nine three-pointers in the second half to overcome an eight-point halftime deficit.
Moreno finished with a game-high 23 points and six rebounds.
Brendan Radley-Hiles has a unique perspective on what might be a dream matchup between Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), the teams that finished 1-2 in the Super 25.
Radley-Hiles played at Bishop Gorman as a sophomore and transferred back home to Southern California where he played last season for Calabasas. On Dec. 30, he announced that he was transferring to IMG Academy for his senior season.
On Saturday night on Twitter, Radley-Hiles said IMG wants to play at Bishop Gorman in Week 3.
This came after Gorman QB Dorian Thompson noted that Gorman was looking for a national game for that weekend, although it is unclear if the schools have a mutual opening there or would consider a game on another date.
Note that no games have been announced as contracts and TV arrangements are worked out, but it makes for great offseason fodder.
And so Thompson-Robinson responded:
Call in! We don't turn down a soul.
We want y'all just as bad as y'all want us bookie book!
https://t.co/FrccomXWrm
— DTR. (@DoriansTweets) January 15, 2017
Whether the game actually happens only time will tell. But it makes for some fun speculation.
Louis Acceus, a linebacker from St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), has committed to North Carolina State, along with high school teammate Joshua Fred-Jackson.
The two were on an official visit this weekend.
Acceus, who is 6-1 and 205, was selected to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Second Team Defense this fall and chose the Wolfpack on Sunday among 17 reported offers.
“I was treated like family when I was hanging with the players,” he told USA TODAY High School Sports. “They treated me like one of their own. I only been with the guys two days and I feel like I knew them all my life.
“I was really comfortable with the coaching staff. They are all a great group of guys.”
He is ranked as the No. 18 player regardless of position and his ratings have been moving upward.
Fredd-Jackson is a three-star offensive guard who is 6-4 and 300 pounds and had 13 offers.
Cam Reddish makes a move during the Hoophall Classic (Photo: Bob Blanchard, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame)
Here are the top plays from Saturday’s action at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., courtesy of itsovertime.com:
Chuck O’Bannon, Bishop Gorman, with poster dunk and draws the foul
Nate Pierre-Louis and Naz Reid, Roselle Catholic, as Pierre-Louis throws it up to Reid for the reverse alley-oop
Tremont Waters, Notre Dame, knocks down the deeeep three
Brandon Randolph and Cam Reddish, Westtown, as Randolph lobs one for Reddish
Cam Reddish and Mo Bamba, Westtown, as Reddish makes the defender fall and passes to Bamba for the slam
Cam Reddish, Westtown, gets by the defense for a one-handed dunk
Brandon Randolph, Westtown, takes flight
Garrett Sullivan and DeAndre Ayton, Hillcrest Academy as Sullivan feeds Ayton for the alley-oop
Jason Battle and Naz Reid, Roselle Catholic, as Battle loses his balance and throws it over his head to a charging Reid
Charles O’Bannon, Bishop Gorman, with the reverse poster jam
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Five players who stood out Sunday at the 2017 Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
The headliner for the day might have been Kentucky signee Quade Green from Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) and teammate Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, a Villanova commit. You can read about their game here.
J.P Moorman, Greensboro Day (N.C.)
The Temple-bound forward had 26 points and seven rebounds in a loss to Neumann-Goretti. He shot 8-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range.
Moorman is ranked as the No. 5 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
JP Moorman With The Easy Dunk
@JaquarP_ @HoophallClassic #hhclassic pic.twitter.com/NfRR9HxfRi
— Overtime (@overtime) January 15, 2017
Emmanuel Akot, Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah)
Akot is in his second season at Wasatch and has continued to gain recruiting attention. He has seven reported offers, including Louisville, Arizona and Oregon.
At 6-7, he is ranked among the top 20 small forwards in the Class of 2018 and the No. 1 player in Utah.
Against IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), he has 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. He was 4-for-9 from three.
Wasatch Academy’s Emmanuel Akot (14) drives against IMG Academy’s Fabian Rial (Photo: David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports)
The UConn signee almost had a triple-double with nine points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a 70-67 victory against Montverde Academy’s post-graduate team. He only took six shots, making four.
A four-star recruit, he moved to Brewster Academy for his final year of prep basketball after playing at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts.
UConn head coach Kevin Ollie and two assistants were among the interested observers in the stands.
Eric Ayala, Putnam Science Academy (Putnam, Conn.)
With the departure of Hamidou Diallo for Kentucky, Ayala is being asked to take on more of a leadership role.
In an 81-79 victory against Vermont Academy, he had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Ayala is a member of the Class of 2018, but told ZagsBlog.com after the game that he was considering reclassifying to the Class of 2017. He said he would not make a decision until after the season.
Simi Shittu, Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, Vt.)
Shittu, ranked as the No. 8 player in the ESPN rankings for the Class of 2018, is in his first year at Vermont Academy after transferring from Montverde Academy (Fla.).
The 6-9 Shittu, from Burlington, Ontario, posted 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals against Brewster Academy.
The crowd LOVES Simi
@LanX_Sims @HoophallClassic #HHClassic @VTAcademyHoops pic.twitter.com/6ZaQqDmYvl
— Overtime (@overtime) January 15, 2017
Under Armour All-American long-snapper Grant Glennon has committed to Florida State, he announced Sunday on Twitter.
Glennon, who is 6-2 and 210 pounds, won’t have to travel far because he attended Lincoln in Tallahassee, Fla.
He is ranked as the No. 4 long snapper by Kohl’s Kicking, which was involved in selecting the specialists for the Under Armour game.
He had offers from Florida State, South Florida and Central Florida among others but chose Florida State after he met with coach Jimbo Fisher on Saturday. He initially had a greyshirt offer but the Seminoles coaches then offered him a scholarship, he told Noles247.com.
Florida State also landed a commitment from three-star defensive end Tre Lawson.
The North Augusta (S.C.) prospect chose FSU over Louisville, Ole Miss, and Tennessee. Lawson was previously committed to Tennessee but backed off his commitment on December 13th.
Lawson was expected to take an official visit to Louisville this weekend, Ole Miss next weekend, and then FSU on the final weekend before signing day. He bumped up his official visit to Tallahassee, and committed while on the visit.
He also holds offers from South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky, USC, Oregon, Mississippi State, Illinois, and South Florida.
Contributing: Tallahassee Democrat
Evina Westbrook shows off her Tennessee shirt when she signed her letter of intent (Photo: Anna Reed, Statesman-Journal)
Four members of Tennessee’s women’s basketball recruiting class were selected to the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago as rosters were released Sunday.
But the quartet won’t all get to play on the same team. Rennia Davis from Ribault (Jacksonville, Fla.), Anastasia Hayes from Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Kasiyahna Kushkituah from Saint Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) will play for the East. Evina Westbrook from South Salem (Ore.) will play for the West.
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The McDonald’s game is March 29 (5 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at the United Center in Chicago. The East will be coached by Laney Clement-Holbrook from Oliver Ames (North Easton, Mass.) and Russell L. Ninemere from Sandy Creek (Fairfield, Neb.).
UConn, Texas, Stanford and Louisville also will be represented by two All-Americans.
None of the players in the girls game is undecided on her college destination.
Perhaps the more rare distinction might go to St. Frances, which has two players: Kushkituah and Stanford-bound Maya Dodson.
The 24 players represent 13 states; Texas led the way with six and California was next in line with four.
| EAST | ||||
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | High school (Location) | College |
| Janelle Bailey | C | 6-3 | Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.) | N. Carolina |
| Rellah Boothe | F | 6-1 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | Texas |
| Mikayla Coombs | W | 5-10 | Wesleyan School (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) | UConn |
| Rennia Davis | W | 6-2 | Ribault (Jacksonville, Fla.) | Tennessee |
| Maya Dodson | F | 6-3 | Saint Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) | Stanford |
| Dana Evans | PG | 5-6 | West Side Leadership (Gary, Ind.) | Louisville |
| Raven Farley-Clark | C | 6-3 | Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J. | LSU |
| Anastasia Hayes | G | 5-7 | Riverdale (Murfressboro, Tenn.) | Tennessee |
| Kasiyahna Kushkituah | C | 6-4 | Saint Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) | Tennessee |
| Chasity Patterson | PG | 5-6 | North Shore (Houston) | Texas |
| Danielle Patterson | C | 6-3 | Mary Lewis Academy (Jamaica, N.Y.) | Notre Dame |
| Megan Walker | W | 6-1 | Monacan (North Chesterfield, Va.) | Uconn |
| WEST | ||||
| Chennedy Carter | PG | 5-7 | Timberview (Arlington,Texas) | Texas A&M |
| Ayanna Clark | C | 6-1 | Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) | USC |
| Sidney Cooks | F | 6-4 | St. Joseph Catholic (Kenosha, Wis.) | Michigan St. |
| Loretta Kakala | C | 6-3 | Manteca (Calif.) | Louisville |
| Destiny Littleton | G | 5-8 | Bishop’s School (La Jolla, Calif.) | USC |
| Alexis Morris | PG | 5-6 | Legacy Christian (Beaumont, Texas) | Baylor |
| Michaela Onyenwere | F | 5-11 | Grandview (Aurora, Colo.) | UCLA |
| Deauzya Richards | G | 6-1 | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) | Baylor |
| Kianna Smith | G | 6-0 | Troy (Fullerton, Calif.) | California |
| Evina Westbrook | G | 6-0 | South Salem (Salem, Ore.) | Tennessee |
| Jade Williams | F | 6-4 | The Colony (The Colony, Texas) | Duke |
| Kiana Williams | PG | 5-7 | Wagner (San Antonio) | Stanford |
Prolific Prep guard Gary Trent Jr. (Photo: USA Today Sports)
The boys rosters for the 40th annual McDonald’s All American Games were revealed Sunday night.
Twenty-four players from 13 states were selected. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Indiana and California all led the way on the boys’ side with three All Americans apiece.
The game is March 29 from the United Center in Chicago and will air on ESPN (7 p.m. ET).
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Jim Martin from Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.) will coach the East; Gary T. DeCesare Sr. from St. Rita’s (Chicago) will coach the West.
Click the gallery below to see the rosters for the East and West.
Quade Green (Photo: Gregory Payan, Associated Press)
Here are the top plays from Sunday’s action at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., courtesy of itsovertime.com:
John Newman, Greensboro Day
Aaron Wheeler, Brewster Academy
Devantae Carter, Montverde Academy
Alexis Yetna, Putnam Science Academy
Emmitt Williams, IMG Academy
Trevon Duval/Arseniy Andreev, IMG Academy
Arseniy Andreev/Trevon Duval/Silvio De Sousa, IMG Academy
Francis Uzroh, Cushing Academy
Trevon Duval/Emmitt Williams, IMG Academy
Quade Green/Dhamir Cosby, Neumann-Goretti
Up two with the ball, Morton Ranch (Katy, Texas) had to be feeling pretty good in its game against Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas).
Until, well, this happened.
That’s Darius Alford you see there, stealing the inbounds and burying a loooooong (and highly contested!) game-winning three.
Seven Lakes is 19-4 on the season.
We know Nathan Hale (Seattle) sophomore PJ Fuller can dunk. Just check him out winning the slam dunk contest at the Les Schwab Invitational in Portland.
He also does buzzer beaters, as he showed at the end of the third quarter Monday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic against Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
He LAUNCHED that
@PhilipPJFuller @NH_Raiders #HHClassic pic.twitter.com/aqH45TlPa1
— Overtime (@overtime) January 16, 2017
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Five players who stood out Sunday at the 2017 Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Remy Martin, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
As good as Marvin Bagley III and Cody Riley were, Martin had 18 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds in a victory against top-ranked La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.).
Martin is a 5-11 point guard signee at Arizona State.
Sierra Canyon’s Remy Martin receives game MVP award (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports)
David Singleton, Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)
Montverde Academy made life difficult for Bishop Montgomery’s scorers with the load shared among Singleton’s 20, San Diego State commit Jordan Schakel’s 20 and Oregon State commit Ethan Thompson’s 19 points.
Singleton is a 6-4 junior shooting guard who is continuing to draw recruiting attention.
Bishop Montgomery’s David Singleton (35) drives to the basket around Montverde’s R.J. Barrett (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports)
Jordan Walker, The Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.)
Walker finished with nearly a triple-double of 15 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals in Patrick’s double-overtime victory against Pace Academy (Atlanta).
The 5-9 guard had six of his points in the two extra periods after almost winning the game at the buzzer in regulation. He was called for an offensive foul when he hit a three.
Walker told ESPN that he considers himself a 2017 recruit but he could go to prep school and come out in 2018.
That's a crazy dope move by Jordan Walker
@ShiftyJordan #HHClassic pic.twitter.com/YqgQYlwCPh
— Overtime (@overtime) January 16, 2017
Andrew Nembhard, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
The Canadian celebrated his birthday with 22 points, two rebounds and two assists in a victory against Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.). Nembhard shot perfect from two-point range and added a pair of three-point shots.
Coach Kevin Boyle said that Nembhard has gotten “really good at those quick, Steve Nash-like layups”
A Class of 2019 point guard, he is ranked as No. 2 at his position and No. 16 overall by the 247Sports Composite rankings.
Andrew Nembhard doing it on both ends
@AndrewNembhard @MVABasketball #HHClassic pic.twitter.com/RQBZFx4Jqw
— Overtime (@overtime) January 16, 2017
Lindell Wigginton, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
It was hard for anyone to star on the court while Michael Porter Jr. from Nathan Hale was having the biggest game of the day, but Wigginton had 22 points, three assists and three rebounds.
An Iowa State signee, Wigginton is ranked as the No. 12 point guard and No. 47 player overall, according to the 247Sports Composite.
Oak Hill guard Matt Coleman, who committed to Texas on Monday, described his teammate as a “dawg,” adding that he and possibly Wigginton should have been McDonald’s All Americans.
Oak Hill Academy s Lindell Wigginton drives around Nathan Hale’s Tre-Var Holland (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports)
Our national schedule is complete. From DC to the Nike TOC & finally NorCal. This team is TOUGH! Thank you all for your support! #REPVEGAS
pic.twitter.com/3okWJ44Ncp
— Centennial HS GBB (@centennialgbb) January 16, 2017
In a showdown between Top 5 teams in the Super 25, No. 4 Centennial (Las Vegas) rolled to a dominating 70-46 victory against No. 2 Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.) on Monday in the Martin Luther King Jr Showcase in Stockton, Calif.
The result was far different than Clovis West’s 57-42 victory in the second round at the Nike Tournament of Champions in late December in Phoenix.
On Monday, Mel Isbell lead Centennial with 17 points and six rebounds. Jayden Eggleston had 12 points and eight rebounds. Justice Ethridge had 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists; Aja Phoumiphat added 11 points; Pam Wilmore posted six points, nine assists and seven rebounds; and Sam Thomas had seven points, four steals and three rebounds.
In both meetings, the team that jumped to the early lead ended up with the victory.
On Monday, Centennial (15-2) took a 20-9 lead in the first quarter and was ahead 38-16 at halftime. The margin pushed to 51-28 after three quarters.
In Phoenix, Clovis West (15-2) had a 14-4 edge after the first quarter and a 35-16 lead at halftime.
Centennial heads back to Nevada with two wins against ranked teams at the event after beating No. 19 St. Mary’s (Stockton), 68-65, on Saturday.
Martray Bagley hands the Bass Pro T of C trophy to members of the Sierra Canyon basketball team (Photo: Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Springfield News Leader)
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) has logged a lot of miles in the last week and gotten a lot of television time at the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions on CBS Sports Network and the Spalding Hoophall Classic on ESPNU.
As expected, much of the coverage focused on Marvin Bagley III, the top-ranked basketball player in the Class of 2018. Bagley’s younger brother Marcus is a freshman small forward.
Their younger brother, Martray, is 7. And adorable.
RELATED: Sierra Canyon knocks off No. 1 La Lumiere
Martray has been on the team bench and attracted the attention of the cameras, as seen in the image above from the T of C trophy presentation and the ones below from pregame warmups at the T of C and the MVP presentation at Hoophall.
During the postgame interview with Marvin on Monday, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman asked Marvin what he needed to work on. “Everything,” Marvin replied. “I have to get better at everything.”
Said Goodman, “Your little brother says you need to work on your shot.”
Marvin smiled, as only a big brother can.
Martray Bagley shoots in pregmae warmups as Sierra Canyon warms up for the Bass Pro title game (Photo: Guillermo Hernandez Martinez, Springfield News Leader)
Martray Bagley poses with Sierra Canyon after it beat No. 1 La Lumiere in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Forty-eight boys and girls basketball players learned they were McDonald’s All Americans when the rosters were revealed on Sunday.
Before they get to Chicago, the players will be honored in their hometowns as part of the McDonald’s All American Hometown Heroes presented by American Family Insurance.
Hometown Heroes debuted for the boys selections last year, but this year, the 24 girls players also will be honored.
The presentations are intended to recognize the impact of the players on the community and the impact the community has had on the players. It also allows the athletes to share their success with family, friends, coaches, teammates and members of their school and community.
The first events are scheduled for Tuesday.
The McDonald’s All American Games are scheduled for March 29.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, shown in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, also will play in the Polynesian Bowl (Photo: USA TODAY Sports)
It’s a unique twist in how rosters are generally released for all-star or All-America events and the players and their families enjoyed the change.
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The Polynesian Bowl features high school seniors and will be played on the enshrinement weekend for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Up to 75 percent of the 84 players in the game are of Polynesian ancestry, with players from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa, with the other 25 percent of other ancestries.
Among the players involved are QBs Dylan McCaffrey (a Michigan commit) and Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama commit), as well as defensive linemen A.J. Epenesa (Iowa commit), Marlon Tuipolotu (Washington commit) and a host of other top recruits.
The rosters are below as provided by the game:
Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches over a Peach Bowl NCAA college football practice in Atlanta, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Photo: David Goldman, AP)
Here are the latest USA TODAY High School Sports’ Composite Team Football Recruiting Rankings for the Class of 2017.
The composite represents an average of the rankings by the four major recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. All rankings went to Top 50, except ESPN, which is Top 40. Teams not ranked in ESPN’s Top 40 received a 41; teams not ranked in the other rankings received a 51.
Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 with Georgia retaining the No. 2 spot over Ohio State, followed by Michigan and Oklahoma.
| Rank | Team | 247 | ESPN | Rivals | Scout | Avg. |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.75 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6.25 |
| 7 | LSU | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Auburn | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9.75 |
| 11 | Penn State | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | USC | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13.25 |
| T13 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13.75 |
| T13 | Clemson | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13.75 |
| 15 | Miami | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14.5 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 15 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15.25 |
| 17 | Maryland | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 18 | Washington | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17.75 |
| 19 | Florida | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19.5 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 22.5 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 22 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 23.25 |
| 22 | Louisville | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23.5 |
| T23 | Arkansas | 26 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 24 |
| T23 | Nebraska | 23 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Colorado | 29 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24.5 |
| 26 | Stanford | 19 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| T27 | Mississippi State | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26.5 |
| T27 | Michigan State | 30 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 26.5 |
| 29 | UCLA | 25 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 27.5 |
| 30 | Arizona | 36 | 33 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
| T31 | Oklahoma State | 32 | 30 | 28 | 35 | 31.25 |
| T31 | Virginia Tech | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31.25 |
| 33 | Texas Tech | 34 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 34.5 |
| 34 | Texas | 31 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 36.75 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 37 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 37.5 |
| 36 | Oregon | 33 | 39 | 47 | 33 | 38 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 38 | 29 | 40 | 46 | 38.25 |
| 38 | Duke | 42 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 39 |
| T39 | Northwestern | 44 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 39.25 |
| T39 | Missouri | 41 | 41 | 36 | 39 | 39.25 |
| 41 | Oregon State | 43 | 41 | 33 | 44 | 40.25 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 45 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 40.5 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 40 | 41 | 38 | 47 | 41.5 |
| 44 | Illinois | 48 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 42 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 35 | 41 | 51 | 43 | 42.5 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 50 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 43.75 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 49 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 44 |
| T48 | Washington State | 47 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 45 |
| T48 | TCU | 39 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 45 |
| 50 | North Carolina St. | 51 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 46.75 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 46 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 47 |
Updated: 1/17/17
Marvin Bagley (Photo: Brian Fluharty, USA TODAY Sports)
Here are the top plays from Monday’s action at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., courtesy of itsovertime.com:
Remy Martin/Marvin Bagley, Sierra Canyon
Wendell Carter, Pace Academy
Nick Richards, The Patrick School
Michael Porter Jr., Nathan Hale
P.J. Fuller, Nathan Hale
Michael Porter Jr., Nathan Hale
Rechon Black/R.J. Barrett, Montverde Academy
Remy Martin/Marvin Bagley, Sierra Canyon
Brian Bowen, La Lumiere
Billy Preston, Oak Hill Academy
Alabama is well on its way to winning another national recruiting title, but recruiting never stops.
The Crimson Tide landed a commitment Tuesday from Xavier Williams, ranked as the No. 2 athlete and No. 72 player overall in the Class of 2018, according to the 247Sports Composite.
. . . . . . . . .
#RTR18 pic.twitter.com/A4PKiX5vtt
— ZayBoogieWitDaHoodie (@zayborghini_6) January 17, 2017
Williams, from Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), announced his decision on Twitter and becomes the fourth verbal commit for 2018 for Nick Saban and Alabama.
RELATED: Latest Class of 2017 Team Recruiting Rankings
Before a game at International Bowl VIII, a USA Football National Team was hyping itself up in the tunnel at AT&T Stadium in Texas. At the end, the team lets out a collective Woooo!
USA Football tweeted the video to wrestling legend “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, the master of Woooo!.
And Flair’s response? You guessed it …
@usafootball @USNFT @CuttersSports WOOOOO!
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) January 16, 2017
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