I had a chance to catch up with Waverly Austin from Dallas, TX in the class of 2010 last night to get an update on how the recruiting process is going for him.

At 6′10/235lbs Austin is a good athlete who runs the floor well and does a good job crashing the boards on both ends. He finishes strong inside and has a nice touch out to the mid-range. On the defensive end he blocks or alters a lot of shots with his leaping ability.

PHR: What schools are showing the most interest right now?
WA: Georgetown, Florida State, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Arkansas and Florida International.

PHR: What schools have offered?
WA: Florida International but I believe many of the others will soon.

PHR: What are you looking for in a college?
WA: I want early playing time and academics are important to me.

PHR: Did you have a dream school growing up?
WA: Yes Georgetown, which I am taking an official visit there this weekend.

PHR: Do you have a timetable for when you will commit?
WA: I want to make my decision before the basketball season starts.

PHR: Do you have anymore official visits setup?
WA: Not yet I will after the RBK All-American camp in July.

Date: 05/30/2009

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Sussex Tech Gymnasium

Cost: $ 25.00 (Make Checks Payable To Sussex Technical High School)

Age Groups: 6th, 7th and 8th graders

Contact Information: 302-856-0961 Ext 210

Registration Deadline: May 17, 2009

The Lady Raven’s Basketball Day Camp has something for every player. This day camp is designed to develop each player’s fundamental basketball skills and overall playing ability in fun sessions of intensive instruction and competition. Players will participate in station work, contests, team games, and various breakdown drills. So come on out for a day of fundamentals.

CAMP FEATURES:

• Excellent instruction by Sussex Tech c0aching staff and players
• Development of fundamental skills and techniques
• Emphasis on shooting, footwork, ball handling, and position work
• Individual and team development (1-on-1, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5)
• Great Direction for players to learn how to improve skills on their own

Morning Session:

Stretch/Warm-up

Footwork/Ball-Handling Work

Station Work/Demonstrations

1-on-1, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5

Lunch- Pizza, Chips and drinks (You may pack your own lunch)

Afternoon Session

Three point shooting contest

Free throw contest

Games

The Delaware Adidas JR Phenom camp that was scheduled for May 2-3, 2009 has been postponed till futher notice. Keep checking back on Grassrootsballin for any breaking news about the Adidas JR Phenom Camp.

Jeremy Tyler (San Diego HS, CA) Class of 2010 Heading Overseas

This is a short clip of the top 5 prospect in the class of 2010 Jeremy Tyler. He has decided to forgo his senior year of high school to purse a professional career overseas.

Go checkout my article on www.Collegehoopsnet.com about Jeremy Tyler from the class of 2010.

It’s almost that time again for the Delaware Adidas JR Phenom Camp to take place. It will be held on May 2&3, 2009 at the Wilmington P.A.L. Center 3707 North Market St., Wilmington, DE. The cost is $ 195.00 per player which includes Adidas jersey and shorts. This camp is for kids in grades 5th-9th and will include fundamental drills, games and lectures about on and off the court behavior.

Go to (http://www.delawarephenom.com) to register a player for this camp. There will also be scouting services at this camp which along with camp staff will select the players who will be chosen to attend the National Camp in San Diego, CA.

Here are the results from the second round of the playoffs:

(1)    C.R. 68 (16) Newark 51

(8) Smyrna 69 (9) Cape 53

(4) A.I. du Pont 56 (13) Dover 55

(5) Glasgow 69 (12) Hodgson 65 Overtime

(2) William Penn 49 (18) Concord 33

(7) Delcastle 70 (10) Red Lion Christian 52

(3) Tatnall 64 (14) Woodbridge 63 Overtime

(11) Polytech 61 (6) Delmarva Christian 38

Quarterfinal Match-Ups (Tuesday)

(1)    C.R. vs. (8) Smyrna

(4) A.I. du Pont vs. (5) Glasgow

(2) William Penn vs. (7) Delcastle

(3) Tatnall vs. (11) Polytech

The 2009 Boy’s Delaware State Tournament will kick off a day late after the recent snow storm we just received. Here is a list of the first round match-ups.

First Round

(17) Campus Community (15-7) at (16) Newark (12-10), 7

(24) Salesianum (13-8) at (9) Cape Henlopen (17-5), 7

(20) Howard (14-7) at (13) Dover (14-8), 7

(21) Sussex Central (10-12) at (12) Hodgson (16-7), 7

(18) Concord (17-5) at (15) Caravel (14-8), 7:15

(23) Brandywine (14-8) at (10) Red Lion Christian (18-4), 7

(19) Sanford (14-8) at (14) Woodbridge (17-6), 7

(22) Milford (14-8) at (11) Polytech (13-9), 7

Second Round

Campus Community-Newark winner at (1) C. Rodney (21-2), 8

Salesianum-Cape Henlopen at (8) Smyrna (17-5), 2

Howard-Dover at (4) A.I. du Pont (18-5), 2

Sussex Central-Hodgson at (5) Glasgow (16-6), 2

Concord-Caravel at (2) William Penn (18-4), 1

Brandywine-Red Lion at (7) Delcastle (17-4), 2

Sanford-Woodbridge at (3) Tatnall (21-1), 6

Milford-Polytech at (6) Delmarva Christian (21-3), 6

Renardo Sidney (Fairfax, CA)

The afternoon press conference that was set-up for Renardo Sidney to make his announcement on where he will play college ball next year had no surprises. After earlier in the week when UCLA dropped out of his recruitment, it was a no-brainer that he would end up at cross-town rival USC.

Now the only thing holding Renardo Sidney from finalizing the committment is get a qualifying SAT score when he takes the test March 16, 2009.

He has had an outstanding senior campaign posting big numbers and leading his team to a 24-3 record thus far. He is avgeraging 24.0 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Renardo Sidney

Renardo Sidney a 6’10/255 power forward is planning on ending his recruitment this Sunday, when he will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. PDT. Renardo is a top ten player in the class of 2009; the schools in the running for his services include UCLA, USC, UNLV, Virginia, Mississippi State, Texas and UConn.

Renardo still needs to take the SAT and qualify to gain NCAA eligibility for next season. The rumors going around the west coast are that he is a done deal to UCLA if he can qualify.

Renardo Sidney is having a very impressive senior campaign averaging 26.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 blocks per game.

Tristan Thompson

Tristan Thompson a consensus top five prospect in the class of 2010 who was dismissed from St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) team last week for public insubordination has found a new school. The talented forward who is verbally committed to (Texas) has decided to finish his year at Findlay Prep (NV) which is ranked #3 in the ESPN Rise Top 50 rankings.

Tristan has been granted eligibility and started to practice with the team, he will suit up for Findlay Prep (NV) this Friday when they travel to Dallas, TX to take on Duncanville (TX). Findlay Prep is currently undefeated with a record of 28-0. At Findlay Prep (NV) Tristan joins fellow Canadian in Corey Joseph along with fellow Texas commit Avery Bradley.

This is a huge pick up for such an already talent heavy team, it will be interesting to see how he gels with his new teammates. The team has a high level of chemistry so it will take him some time to figure out what his role will be with them. There is no denying the tremendous amount of talent that Tristan has along with his huge upside.

Findlay Prep (NV) has been invited to participate in the inaugural ESPN Rise National High School Invitational tournament being held in Bethesda, MD at Georgetown Prep on April 3-5^th.