Roscoe Smith (Walbrook, MD) Q&A Recruiting Update

 

Roscoe Smith (2010)

 

 

Roscoe Smith (Walbrook, MD) Q&A Class of 2010

PHR: What school’s are on your list?

RS: Connecticut, Georgetown, UNC, Kansas, Maryland, Texas, Memphis, Florida, USC, UCLA, Virginia, Virginia Tech and more.

PHR: Do you have a favorite?

RS: Everybody has an equally chance right now.

PHR: What are some of the deciding factors you are looking for in a program and school?

RS: Things I am really looking for is coaching, a coach and players I can feel comfortable around and play with.

Roscoe Smith is a 6’8 extremely long and athletic wing forward who plays aggressive at both ends of the floor. He attacks the rim well with either hand and uses his athletic ability to finish strong inside. He has range out beyond the 3pt line with ease and a nice mid-range pull up jumper. He uses his long frame on the defensive end of the floor to alter and swat away shots with ease. He has a ton of upside which is why so many schools are after him for his services.

2008 City of Palms Classic All-Tournament Team

The 36th annual City of Palms Classic wrapped up on Tuesday, after which the all-tournament team was announced. It was no surprise that super sophomore Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) who has committed to Florid, was named tournament MVP. He helped lead his team to a 3rd place finish after knocking off nationally ranked Duncanville, TX and Westchester, CA.

Here is the rest of the All-Tournament Team:

Austin Rivers, Winter Park (FL)

Lance Stephenson, Lincoln (NY)

Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei (CA)

Kenny Boynton, American Heritage (FL)

Michael Gilchrist, St. Patrick’s (NJ)

Gary Franklin, Mater Dei (CA)

Richard Howell, Wheeler (GA)

Tahj Tate, Wheeler (GA)

John Wall, Word of God (NC)

Roger Franklin, Duncanville (TX)

Maalik Wayns, Roman Catholic (PA)

Jordin Mayes, Westchester (CA)

2008 City of Palms Dunk Contest

2008 City of Palms Dunk Contest

This is a clip from the slam dunk contest at City of Palms Classic. The video was provided by my boy Nils from Hoopmixtape.com who is bring all the sick footage to you.

2008 City of Palms Classic Final 4 Match-Ups

The 36th annual City of Palms Classic has made it down to the final four after the first 3 days of action. The teams that have advanced to the semi-finals include #1 Mater Dei (CA), # 4 St. Patrick (NJ), Wheeler (GA) and Winter Park (FL).

In game # 1 you have a battle of front courts when David & Travis Wear (Mater Dei, CA) go up against Ari Stewart and Richard Howell (Wheeler, GA). Mater Dei, CA is the # 1 team in the land, there starting five have all signed with a major division one school.

2008 City of Palms Classic Day 3 Scores

This day belonged to the young guns with huge performances by class of 2011 standouts Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) who had 30 points and 3 rebounds in a upset of Westchester, CA and Michael Gilchrist (St. Patrick, NJ) who totaled 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks in a easy win over Word of God, NC. Derick Gordan (St. Patrick, NJ) also from class of 2011 had a big night with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

2008 City of Palms Classic Day Two Scores

In day two at Bishop Verot H.S. there were some big time performances along with a huge upset. Kenny Boynton (American Heritage, FL) poured in 43 points against Dunbar, FL. In last year’s tournament Boynton set a single game scoring record versus Dunbar going off for 61 points. Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, NY) led his team to a 70-55 victory behind a game high 37 points. This has been a long day for the Railsplitters from NYC who have been stuck traveling all day with weather delays and arrived at the gym around 9:30 p.m. Super sophomore Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) led his team to a huge upset of preseason #1 Duncanville, TX with a 69-64 win. He finished with a game high 26 points. The #1 team in the land Mater Dei, CA showed why completely dominating a over matched Fayette County, GA team winning easily 74-46. 

2008 City of Palms Classic Day One Scores

The 36th annual City of Palms Classic tipped off today at Bishop Verot H.S with five opening day games. This years tournament is filled with a number highly talented teams from across the country.

Game #1 – Roman Catholic (PA) vs. Arlington Country Day (FL) 56 to 55

Leading scorers: Rakeem Brookings (Roman Catholic, PA) had a game high 27 points and Maalik Wayns added 14 points for Roman Catholic. Rodney McGruder (ACD, FL) finished with 20 points and Wally Judge totaled 12 points for ACD.

Game # 2 – Word of God (NC) vs. American Heritage (FL) 63 to 61

Leading scorers: John Wall (WOG, NC) finished with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Dezmine Wells totaled 18 points in the win. C.J. Leslie ended with 11 points and 7 rebounds for (WOG, NC). Kenny Boynton (AH, FL) had a game high 19 points and Ray Taylor (AH, FL) chipped in 14 points in the loss.

Game # 3 – Andrew Jackson (FL) vs. North Port (FL) 76 to 58

Leading scorers: Stacey Poole Jr. (Andrew Jackson, FL) had a game high 20 points in the win. Bernard Nugent Jr. added 18 points and Marquel Wade had 14 for Andrew Jackson, FL. Shaun Noriega and Kasey Wilson scored 17 point apiece for North Port.

Game # 4 – Duncanville (TX) vs. Dunbar (FL) 83 to 62

Leading scorers: Sterns had 24 points, Franklin had 21 points and 11 boards, Williams had 16 points and Roger Dowell added 11 for Duncanville. Perkins, a sophomore point guard, stole the show for Dunbar, scoring a game-high 28 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Simons had 10 points and six rebounds and Paulk finished with 10 points for Dunbar.

Game # 5 – Westchester (CA) vs. Fort Myers (FL) 62 to 47

Leading scorers: Jordin Mayes (Westchester, CA) had a game high 17 points and O’Conner added 14 points and seven assists. Terran McClendon (Fort Myers, FL) ended with 16 points in the loss.

2008 Bank of America City of Palms Classic

2008 Tournament Teams

American Heritage HS (Plantation, Florida), 19-9: Kenny Boynton, HoopScoop’s No. 2-rated junior, had a 61-point game at last year’s COP, and is joined by pint-sized Ray Taylor.

Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Florida), 22-6: Apaches have won four consecutive state championships and boast 6-9 Wally Judge, Rivals.com’s 26th-rated junior.

Briarcrest HS (Memphis, Tennessee), 22-12: Leslie McDonald, HoopScoop’s 15th-rated junior, teamed with fellow juniors Johnny Williams and Gregg Wooten to win state title.

Dunbar HS (Fort Myers, Florida), 21-8: Tigers reached 3A state tourney behind sophomore David Paulk & juniors Melvin German, Dontel Singleton and Jeffrey Evans.

Duncanville HS (Duncanville, Texas), 36-2: Shawn Williams and Roger Franklin, both national top-75 juniors, are 75-2 with only one in-state loss during the past two seasons.

Fayette County HS (Fayetteville, Georgia), 23-10: Tigers rode 6-6 consensus top-30 junior Noel Johnson (25 ppg, 9 rpg, 3.6 apg) all the way to the Class AAAA state-title game.

Fort Myers HS (Fort Myers, Florida), 26-4: Green Wave reached Class 5A regional semis and will build around junior big men Josh Nicholas (6-11) and Steve Spline (6-7).

Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, New York), 28-4: Lance Stephenson, HoopScoop’s No. 1-rated junior, has led the Railsplitters to three consecutive city championships.

Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, California), 35-1: Monarchs could be nation’s preseason No. 1 team, led by 6-9 brothers David & Travis Wear, who have committed to North Carolina.

Olympia HS (Orlando, Florida), 24-3: Titans won Tampa Hoops Classic and are state’s top young team, led by juniors Dexter Fields, William Green, Jamel Marshall and Martell Blue.

Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19-6: Cahillites, upset in the Catholic playoffs after a 14-0 regular-season, boast HoopScoop’s No. 11 junior, Malik Wayns.

St. Patrick HS (Elizabeth, New Jersey), 25-5: Kevin Boyle’s Celtics will make record eighth City of Palms appearance, powered by consensus top-10 junior Dexter Strickland.

Westchester HS (Los Angeles, California), 28-5: Comets will put their 14-0 City of Palms record on the line, led by national top-5 sophomore Dwayne Polee.

Wheeler HS (Marietta, Georgia), 30-3: Highly touted juniors Ari Stewart and Richard Howell will be trying to give Coach Doug Lipscomb his fifth state title in 16 seasons.

Winter Park HS (Winter Park, Florida), 28-2: Wildcats won first 21 games and return national top-25 freshman Austin Rivers, son of Boston Celtics coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers.

2008 Sunshine Teams

Bishop Verot HS (Fort Myers, Florida), 16-11: Host school loses a lot of size, but return juniors Brennen Melvin and Ettiene Effenberg, plus sophomore Jacquard Hagan.

Dwyer HS (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida), 24-4: Panthers return 14 of 15 players, including 6-1 junior Ramon Galloway and 6-3 freshman Jacoby Brissett.

Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida), 24-5: Nationally regarded Eagles program will build around 6-11 Ruslan Pateev and 6-foot Dmitry Zimin, both juniors.

North Port HS (North Port, Florida), 20-7: Shaun Noriega is widely regarded as Southwest Florida’s top junior, and will lead the Bobcats to their first-ever City of Palms.

For Tournament and Ticket Information Call:

Ron Riley, Executive Director, 239-671-9347
Kristi Hurd, Event Coordinator, 239-850-1707

For Tournament Team Information (Coaches) Call:

Donnie Wilkie, VP, 941-456-9388

Rakeem Buckles (Class of 2009) (Pace, FL) Picks Coach Pitino & Louisville

On Monday Rakeem Buckles verbally committed to Coach Pitino and Louisville. He picked Louisville over Miami, Florida, Florida State and Cincinnati.

Brandon Knight (Pine Crest, FL) Class of 2010 has big game

Brandon Knight (Pine Crest, FL) Class of 2010

Brandon Knight is an elite prospect from the class of 2010 who is ranked in the top 5 players in the class. He is a combo guard that stands 6’3 with a long frame.

Brandon is still trying to work his self back into playing shape after missing the first 2 months of the season due to a surgery. He started this game out a little slow but really picked it up in the 2^nd quarter finishing the half with 18 points. He scored most of points off of his jumper along with a couple of takes to the basket.

He continued his scoring in the start of the 2^nd half with more takes to the rim and his 3 point shot. He played most of the 3^rd quarter before sitting out the 4^th quarter since it was a blowout. He finished the night with 26 points and 10 rebounds. He looked like he was getting his legs back and showed why he is one of the elite guards in his class. He has a very smooth game with a high basketball I.Q. and plays tough defense. He has good form on his jumper and range out to the 3 point range.

Brandon is definitely a prospect to watch out for in the next couple of years.