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*Make sure to follow us on Twitter for all the latest updates - Publisher Brandon Clay @peachstatehoops, Director of Scouting Keil Moore @KeilMoore; National Evaluators Jonathan Hemingway @JLHemingway and Clyde Pritchett @ClydeP72 September 7, 2010 Rick Insell's Middle Tennessee State (NCAA DI - Sun Belt) program is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. Great weekend worth of Camp action to recap this week as well as new Class of 2012 post-July rankings tomorrow. Keil Moore starts us off with a Rising Stars Camp Recap today in the Feature Stories section. September 2, 2010 Georgia Southern (NCAA DI - SoCon) is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. Plenty going on over here the next five weeks. Here's a breakdown: September 1, 2010 Southern Illinois (NCAA DI - MVC) and their head coach Missy Tiber is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. I can't wait to get back on the floor this weekend for Position & Rising Stars Camp. Travel Team Coaches: Don't forget our End of the Road Championships October 2 & 3, 2010 at Suwanee Sports Academy. August 31, 2010 Head coach Melanie Balcomb and the Vanderbilt Commodores (NCAA DI - SEC) are the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. We had a great response yesterday for the upcoming camps this weekend - don't miss out, plenty of camp commitments listed below: August 29, 2010 I'm excited to get back on the floor next weekend to workout with players during our Position Camp (2011 - 13 grads) & Rising Stars Camp (2014 - 16 grads). We'll have video clips from the weekend on Peach State TV and also enter every player on hand into the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report after and subscribers will have access to the evals of every player. Email me to get into either camp. We'll release our Class of 2011 rankings on Monday. August 28, 2010 The East Carolina staff (NCAA DI - Conference USA) - led by their new head coach Heather Macy - is the latest subscribers to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. In the Feature Stories section, make sure to check out our latest JumpOffPlus.com College Prospect Evaluation on Durriyyah Drummond (Marietta, GA/Wheeler HS). August 26, 2010 USC-Upstate (NCAA DI - Atlantic Sun) is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. National Director of Scouting Keil Moore has been hard at work the past couple of days inputting names. August 23, 2010 South Carolina (NCAA DI - SEC) is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. A new JumpOffPlus.com College Prospect Evaluation on the site today - 2013 prospect Meredith Vinson. August 22, 2010 Karen Aston and her Charlotte staff (NCAA DI - Atlantic 10) have chosen to subscribe to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. Don't forget to join us September 4 & 5, 2010 for Position Camp (2011 - 13 grads) and Rising Stars Camp (2014 - 16 grads). All players will be entered into our JumpOffPlus.com database afterwards and portions of camp will be on Peach State TV the following week. August 20, 2010 Wendall Hudson's Alabama staff (NCAA DI - SEC) is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. We'll have Mini-Camp again this Sunday at Bogan Park from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. You can view clips from last week here: www.youtube.com/watch Also, we have two new College Prospect Evaluations posted. This is a great time of year for players of all ages to have your game assessed and for upperclass (2011 & 2012) kids have us work on your behalf to promote your skill to college coaches. August 19, 2010 Head coach Paul Nixon's emerging Columbia (NCAA DI - Ivy) program becomes the first school in the highly prestigious league to join on to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report Family. Our #3 ranked player nationally, Cierra Burdick (Charlotte, NC/Butler HS), becomes the latest addition to Team 2011. Burdick - a University of Tennessee verbal - joins Team 2012 member Basharra Graves as the second USA U17 National Team Gold Medalist to commit to attending the Elite Basketball Academy (EBA) All-American Camp. August 18, 2010 George Mason (NCAA DI - Colonial) and their coaching staff are the latest subscribers to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. Here's info on our Labor Day Weekend events: Position Camp - 2011 through 2013 grads Rising Stars Camp - 2014 through 2016 grads August 17, 2010 First year head coach Jackie Smith-Carson's Furman (NCAA DI - SoCon) staff is the latest subscriber to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. Current JumpOffPlus.com Number One ranked 2013 prospect Kaela Davis (Buford HS/Buford, GA) will be representing Team 2013 at the Elite Basketball Academy All-American Camp September 18/19. August 15, 2010 Arizona (NCAA DI - Pac-10) and head coach Niya Butts became the latest JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report subscriber. Keil Moore has a mailbag Q & A for us. Submit your questions to him via twitter @KeilMoore or kmoore@peachstatehoops.com. USA U17 National Team Gold Medalist and 2012 Top Ten forward Basharra Graves (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville HS) is the latest commit to the Elite Basketball Academy All-American Camp September 18 & 19, 2010. August 14, 2010 In the office working on the EBA All-American Camp www.peachstatehoops.com - 6'3" Top 25 forward Kacy Swain (UCLA commit/Temecula, CA) has accepted her invite and will be representing Team 2011. Here is more information on both the Academy and the invite-only Camp: August 13, 2010 Mike Peterson's Wake Forest staff (NCAA DI - ACC) has joined the www.JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report subscriber family. Don't miss out on our mini camps the next two weeks (Aug 15/22) at Bogan Park in Buford, GA from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Also, I'll be conducting both consulting and evaluation appointments as well. We are booked for this Sunday but have one spot remaining for next Sunday. August 12, 2010 Itoro Coleman's new staff at Clemson (NCAA DI - ACC) has subscribed to the www.JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report for the 2010-11 season. Also, Elite Basketball Academy (EBA) Camp invites have gone out - only nine kids will represent each of the four high school classes (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) www.peachstatehoops.com August 10, 2010 Today's www.JumpOffPlus.com subscriber welcome goes to Alabama-Birmingham (NCAA DI - Conference USA) and their head coach Audra Smith's staff. August 9, 2010 College Coaches: Join Mike Carey and his West Virginia (NCAA DI - Big East) staff as the latest subscribers to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report. We entered over 100 new or updated evaluations yesterday alone. Players and Parents: Our Basketball Academy Mini-Camps start this Sunday at Bogan Park in Buford, GA from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The cost is $30 per player, $25 if you sign up for two or more sessions at the same time. August 7, 2010 As you can tell, we've been working diligently to get our latest evals from the summer in the www.JumpOffPlus.com database. We welcome Auburn (NCAA DI - SEC) and Nell Fortner's staff as our latest subscriber to the service. Here's yesterday look back from our twitter accounts (@peachstatehoops & @KeilMoore): August 5, 2010 Our Peach State Consulting & Evaluation programs start back up next weekend: www.peachstatehoops.com/ August 4, 2010 The Peach State End of the Road Championships will take place October 2/3 at Suwanee Sports Academy in Suwanee, GA. We will take the first 64 teams to register. Last year we had over 100 college coaches and expect a similar if not better representation this fall. Here is the twitter recap from yesterday (@peachstatehoops): August 3, 2010 August 2, 2010 Plenty of news from across the country including: PSB News: Evaluation Program member Anna Claire Knight (GA-11) is going to attend Georgia Southern. Knight is one of the state's top wings. August 1, 2010 Stay posted for all of the latest commitment news - send any news (offers or committments) you have our way. July 30, 2010 The July period is winding down which means lots of commitment news next week for sure. For now, here's some recap info: July 27, 2010 Here's a look back at the first day of the Elite 24 Summer Jam from my twitter account (@peachstatehoops): July 25, 2010 Check out what's been going on here in Atlanta and DC: July 23, 2010 Busy time here as we prepare for eight straight days of events starting tomorrow - there are still limited openings in the Summer Finale (July 30/31) at Georgia Tech. Keil continues his look back at the first ten days. Today, it's a recap from his trip to Cincinnati. June 20, 2010 Keil Moore hits us with a quick look back at the first ten days of July. Make sure to check that out in the Feature Stories Section. Here's the latest news from my twitter account (@peachstatehoops): July 18, 2010 Our Summer Invitational (July 24-26 at All-Tournament Players Park in Canton, GA) is just days away. Some of our premier teams are: All-Ohio, Cincinnati's Finest, D.E.B.O. Elite, GSB Arizona (formerly Arizona Swish), Indiana's Finest Riego and West Coast Premier. Right behind that is our Summer Finale (July 30/31 at Georgia Tech CRC in Atlanta, GA). We're looking forward to having All New Jersey Elite, E.O.T.O., FGB, Georgia Elite, Georgia Hoopstars and the Knoxville Lady Panthers among some of the teams in the field. July 17, 2010 Stay posted over the next week as we drop the latest in commitment news during this off week...also, college coaches this is a great time to subscribe to the JumpOffPlus.com for all of the latest evaluations from the first ten day period. Our staff covered ten different events in ten days - more than any other service in the country. July 16, 2010 We have posted Keil Moore's recap on the AAU events in Orlando...There is plenty of commitment news from the trail - here's a breakdown from Keil's twitter account: July 13, 2010 Check out both the Fab Five and Jr. Fab Five Camp recaps in the Feature Story Section...It's a been a whirlwind tour for our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore. We'll have some recaps from him starting tomorrow. Here's a look at his early July period schedule: July 4, 2010 Our initial Class of 2014 Five to Watch List will be released on Monday... July 1, 2010 Another day, another subscriber - this time it's Charleston (DI - Southern) and head coach Nancy Wilson joining the JumpOffPlus.com family. As we prepare to send our Director of Scouting Keil Moore on the road for all 20 of the NCAA certified days and host nine events as a company at the same time during July, we'll do our best to keep site up to date. You can view Keil's Day One Recap from Duke Elite Camp on the site today. June 30, 2010 We welcome Xavier (DI - Atlantic Ten) and their head coach Kevin McGuff as the latest addition to the JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report family. July is around the corner as we close out what has been another great month full of evaluations...we'll have Camp Recaps starting with Georgia Team Camp later this afternoon. June 28, 2010 Our first Class of 2013 Top Ten rankings are now posted along with an article breaking down the Top Five... June 27, 2010 *Our initial Class of 2013 Top Ten will go up tomorrow...along with an early breakdown on some players at head of the class. It was a big day for the Maryland Terps yesterday as coach Brenda Frese and her staff went a long way to locking down a potential backcourt getting verbal pledges from both 2012 guard Chloe Pavlech (Cincinnati, OH/Sycamore HS) and 2013 guard Lexie Brown (Suwanee, GA/HS - TBD). June 26, 2010 We'll have plenty of recaps from the JumpOffPlus.com Camp Tour starting on Monday (Charlotte, Duke, Florida, Georgia and Wake Forest)...Make sure to check the Auburn recap from Friday. June 24, 2010 Another camp recap on the way. Today - Tennessee Elite Camp. Our JumpOffPlus.com College Camp Tour continues this weekend as our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore, makes stops at Florida & South Florida while National Evaluator, Clyde Pritchett, will be at both Charlotte & Wake Forest. June 23, 2010 Make sure to check out our recaps from Georgia Tech (already posted) and Vanderbilt (will be posted by 1 pm Wednesday). I caught up with 5-foot-7 Class of 2013 PG Whitney Bunn at Vandy... June 22, 2010 Central Florida picked up a couple of backcourt prospects in the 2011 class over the weekend in Andrea Hines (New Castle, DE/Sanford HS) and Meghan Keough (Land O' Lakes, FL/Tampa Catholic). Both are Top 300 prospects nationally according to the JumpOffPlus.com - Their most recent evals are listed below: June 21, 2010 Our latest JumpOffPlus.com Class of 2012 rankings are posted along with a breakdown of each of the top four players at the moment. It was a busy weekend with stops at Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. We'll have recaps from each starting tomorrow. June 16, 2010 Busy time around here with July quickly approaching. The JumpOffPlus.com Camp Tour continues this weekend as I will personally make stops at Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Auburn (in that order). June 15, 2010 National Evaluator Clyde Pritchett brings us the recap (Feature Story section) from subscriber Virginia Tech's Elite Camp - the latest stop on the JumpOffPlus.com College Camp Tour. June 14, 2010 Our latest JumpOffPlus.com evals are posted in the Rankings section. Make sure to check out our Rankings Breakdown article as well for a detailed look on where we might have seen these players play. We continue to get out and see more players. National Evaluator Clyde Pritchett made his way to Blacksburg, Virginia to drop in one of our subscribers - Virginia Tech. June 13, 2010 With the help of our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore, and National Evaluators Jonathan Hemingway and Clyde Pritchett - our updated Class of 2011 Top 100 National Rankings will go up Monday. There will be plenty of movement in the rankings after our staff has been on the road to nine states since our last rankings were released May 5th. June 12, 2010 College Coaches - we have new www.JumpOffPlus.com evals of every player in attendance for USA Basketball (2011 - 2013) last week in Colorado. We'll have over 150 more evals go in the service in the next week. Make sure to check out National Evaluator Jonathan Hemingway's recap of the University of Georgia Elite Camp from Friday. June 10, 2010 The U17 and U18 teams will practice together tomorrow for both sessions which should make for an interesting final day of the Trials. Also according to U17 and Wingate (Matthews, NC) University head coach Barbara Nelson and player not making the U17 or 3 on 3 World Championships Roster will be able to be selected for the U18 Team. June 9, 2010 Keil and I were in Colorado Springs for the first session of both the USA Basketball U17 and the U18 Trials. We'll have updates all day on Facebook and twitter in addition to the Daily Recaps we'll have posted as well...check the Day One Recaps we've posted. June 7, 2010 Recaps coming from Keil Moore's trip up north as well as Clyde Pritchett's take on South Carolina Team Camp. Keil and I will be in Colorado starting Tuesday afternoon for the USA Basketball U17/U18 Trials. Follow us on twitter and Facebook for the latest updates...*Don't miss out on our July event calendar as the events are beginning to fill up. June 6, 2010 College Coaches - Over 25 new or updated evaluations added yesterday to the www.JumpOffPlus.com database. More evals to come as Keil Moore is in Philly today for a Belles event while National Evaluator Clyde Pritchett makes his way to Columbia, South Carolina for SC's Team Camp. June 5, 2010 Quick switch as Keil will start in New York today and hit Philly tomorrow. On the recruiting front, it was a busy day for two schools on the West Coast yesterday as two Top 100 players came off the board: June 4, 2010 Even a relatively slow weekend around the country can't keep us from finding somewhere to be. Keil Moore will be in Philadelphia for a Philly Belles tournament Saturday and also in New York on Sunday covering the Rose Classic for us. I'll be in Atlanta at a couple of scrimmages - recaps next week. College Coaches join USC-Upstate (DI - Atlantic Sun) as a subscriber to the www.JumpOffPlus.com. June 3, 2010 Our newest Peach State July Team Event will be the Summer Finale on July 30/31, 2010 at the Georgia Tech CRC. Each team will receive three games in an eight-team bracket format to close out the July evaluation period. May 30, 2010 In recruiting news - 6-foot-2 Class of 2013 wing Kaela Davis (Buford, GA/Buford HS) has chosen Tennessee. Davis - an Elite Basketball Academy (Read More - www.peachstatehoops.com/) - is also one of our Ten To Watch List in the class nationally. May 28, 2010 Slight change of plans as I'll be in Lexington starting tomorrow while our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore and Jonathan Hemingway will start in Cincinnati. Between the two events, we'll have some great players and teams to watch over the next three days and recaps all next week - follow us on twitter for the latest updates. May 26, 2010 It's Wednesday and that means trying to close out the events of last weekend while getting a grip on the weekend to come...Today, we'll have an in-depth eval on Class of 2011 post Bria Venson from Fayette County (GA) HS. May 25, 2010 Make sure to check out the new evaluation and video clip of Class of 2011 wing Anna Claire Knight (Dublin, GA/Trinity Christian). Also, as we start to gear up for July our summer team tournament calendar is below: May 24, 2010 *The U18 USA Basketball Trials list has been released - interesting group of names on the high school side of things. You can view our latest Consulting Program Member Kelsey Grant's evaluation in the Feature Stories section. Grant's is the first of three I conducted this weekend. Keil's recap of the Hoopgroup event is up. May 23, 2010 I am conducting a couple of in-depth player evaluations this weekend and will have those available on the site by the middle of next week. For parents and players looking for honest feedback on their current standing - you can read more about that process here: www.peachstatehoops.com/ May 22, 2010 Busy weekend with Keil Moore in Philadelphia area for an event hosted by the Hoopgroup while myself and Jonathan Hemingway will be in Atlanta for the N'Finity Skills Academy. We want to welcome our latest re-subscriber to the www.jumpoffplus.com - head coach Andy Landers and the Georgia Bulldogs. May 21, 2010 West Virginia has hired Jill Pizzotti as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator. comes to the Mountaineers after serving as Nike’s manager of women’s college basketball and Girl’s Elite Youth basketball. May 20, 2010 On Peach State TV, you can watch a workout with Elite Basketball Academy member Maya Moore. We worked with Moore during her junior and senior year of high school and she has since gone on to become a two-time National Champion and Player of the Year. May 18, 2010 Milessa Calicott (Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor HS) is off the board deciding on Wake Forest as her college choice. Calicott's mom, Betsye, informed me of her decision via email yesterday. May 17, 2010 It's good to be back in the office - what a great weekend of basketball. If you missed the West Coast Premier Invitational, it was an outstanding event. May 14, 2010 I'm out in California covering the West Coast Premier Invitational that starts Saturday am - WCP program director Brian Crichlow has assembled a field featuring all but one of the premier California teams coupled with Boo Williams, DFW Elite and Essence. May 13, 2010 May 11, 2010 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke has been named the head coach of women’s basketball at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Cooper-Dyke - a former WNBA All Star and Olympic Gold Medalist - is leaving her position at Prairie View A&M. *May 10, 2010 - Breaking News* May 10, 2010 College coaches join head coach Jim Foster and the Ohio State Buckeyes (NCAA DI - Big Ten Conference) as the latest subscriber to the www.jumpoffplus.com National Scouting Report. Our 2012 rankings are now posted on the site. May 8, 2010 The beat goes on as the St. Michael's Academy (NY) Girls team is moving to Flatbush Nazarene next year, talked with head coach Apache Paschall earlier this evening. St. Michael's is closing it's doors at the end of the school year. May 7, 2010 Keil and I have been working to revise the www.jumpoffplus.com class rankings. Our 2010 and 2011 lists are now posted. 5-foot-11 wing Megan Buckland (Winston-Salem, NC/Bishop McGuinness) is going to UNC. Her HS coach, Brian Robinson, emailed me Thursday am with the news. May 6, 2010 Check out our final www.jumpoffplus.com Class of 2010 rankings. Our 2011, 2012 rankings and a 2013 Watch List will all be released in the next week. May 5, 2010 Destiny Mitchell (Randolph Clay HS/Cuthbert, GA) - a 5-foot-10 shooting guard - has decided on East Tennessee State as her future college destination. May 4, 2010 Several verbal commitments/signings to report on: 5-foot-7 Class of 2012 point guard January Miller (Orlando, FL) is going to Florida to play for head coach Amanda Butler. May 3, 2010 Recaps on the way all week long and probably into next week as well. Director of Scouting, Keil Moore, starts us off with his Southwest Nike Skills Academy Article. May 1, 2010 Great first day in three regions for three members of our staff. Make sure to follow us on twitter for the latest updates from the various sites. Keil Moore (KeilMoore) spent Saturday in Houston, TX. Jonathan Hemingway (jlhemingway) was in Chicago, IL while I (peachstatehoops) was in Atlanta, GA. Here are some of our twitter thoughts from Saturday: April 30, 2010 In addition to the May Day Challenge this weekend, we'll have plenty of www.jumpoffplus.com coverage from five of the Nike Regional Skills Academies on tap this weekend. Follow Keil (KeilMoore) and I (PeachStateHoops) on twitter as we breakdown what's happening during the course of the weekend. Here is where our staff will be: April 29, 2010 Kianna Holland - a 5-foot-9 Class of 2013 Point Guard - picked up her first scholarship offer yesterday from Clemson. April 28, 2010 LSU women's basketball coach Van Chancellor has named Joni Crenshaw as an assistant coach. She is a native of Meridian, Miss., and has been associate head coach at Alabama for two seasons. April 27, 2010 Scott Groninger is leaving his head coach position at Christian Brothers in Memphis, Tennessee for the same position at West Georgia in Carrollton. Both are NCAA Division II institutions. April 26, 2010 Peach State Consulting Member Alex Williams (Atlanta, GA/Holy Innocents) is headed to Barton College in North Carolina. Williams - a 5-foot-9 shooting guard - becomes our fourth program member from the 2010 class to sign a scholarship after joining on with us. April 23, 2010 Keil Moore's Boo Williams Invitational Recap is posted. I'll have a recap posted from the Peach State Elite 100 Showcase later today. College coaches our JumpOffPlus.com National Scouting Report is now available for purchase here: www.jumpoffplus.com April 22, 2010 Mini-Camp at Bogan Park in Buford, GA on Sunday evening from 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Keil Moore brings us a recap from Deep South Classic. His Boo Williams recap will be up later on today. 5-foot-11 2012 Wing Aliyah Johnson (Richmond Hill/Richmond Hill, GA) picked up her first scholarship offer from Mercer after her play this weekend. April 21, 2010 6-foot-2 2011 post Briana Jones (Mableton, GA/Whitefield Academy) continues to see her stock shoot through the roof. After a great weekend on the floor, her Georgia Hoopstars travel coach Jonathan "JD" Davis informed me this morning that Jones picked up offers from Central Florida, Seton Hall and Virginia Commonwealth. April 20, 2010 The Peach State May Day Challenge is May 1&2, 2010 at Suwanee Sports Academy. There will also be an Evaluation Camp on Sunday afternoon. Some of the top committed teams early include - also Keil Moore drops some names from Deep South Classic: April 19, 2010 Here's a quick recap of some news and notes from the Spring Eval Weekend: Class of 2012 point guard Jasmine Jenkins (Gainesville, GA/E.O.T.O.) picked up a scholarship offer from UAB. She's just now stepping onto the exposure scene and UAB's offer should be the first of many she receives over the next year or so. April 18, 2010 Great weekend at Peach State with over 100 plus college coaches attending the Tip-Off Classic and the Elite 100 Showcase. The division winners and the attending schools/coaches are listed below: April 15, 2010 Our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore, will start in Raleigh/Durham at Deep South tomorrow before making his way to Hampton, Virginia Saturday and Sunday for the Boo Williams Invitational. Add that to our National Evaluator Jonathan Hemingway's coverage of the Peach State Tip-Off Classic and we'll have plenty to talk about next week for sure... April 14, 2010 Our Director of Scouting, Keil Moore, breaks down some of the frontcourt players to watch for this weekend at the Peach State Tip-Off Classic. April 13, 2010 Two more Peach State Consulting Program members have made college choices this past week: 6-foot-3 senior post player Jessica Reece from Veritas Christian (Fletcher, NC) has chosen Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. 6-foot senior forward Brittany Jack is going to Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, GA) is going to Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Neither had those offers when they came into our program. April 12, 2010 The Tip-Off Classic starts this Friday and the Pre-Bracket Game Schedule is listed below. All teams have a pre-bracket game. College coaches can pick up their packets at 11:00 am Friday at Suwanee Sports Academy... April 9, 2010 The 2010 Peach State Tip-Off Classic - April 16-18, 2010 at Suwanee Sports Academy - has sold out for the third straight year. April 8, 2010 It's been an incredibly hectic week here in the office since returning from San Antonio on Tuesday. Keil and I covered the WNBA Draft yesterday and we'll have write-ups both on our team Draft Grades and a Running Blog from the first round of yesterday's action. April 3, 2010 Make sure to follow either Twitter @peachstatehoops or Facebook (peachstatehoops) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Central as I keep the updates posted on the WBCA All-American Game here in San Antonio. April 2, 2010 We've got an partial list of teams for the Tip-Off Classic April 16-18 at Suwanee Sports Academy on the site. Registration will close next Wednesday so get your information in. April 1, 2010 March 31, 2010 Our evaluations from the Eval Workout on Sunday will go up today. Standouts from the Peach State Spring Showdown tournament will go up Thursday. I talked to new Clemson head coach Itoro Umoh Coleman as she begins the process of building her foundation at the ACC school. March 30, 2010 If you missed last night's Elite Eight games, you missed two of the most memorable finishes in recent memory. I can't wait to see the Final Four games in San Antonio. On the site, we'll have our Newest Evaluation Program member Baylee Rexing from Creekview Middle School in Canton, GA later Tuesday afternoon/evening. March 29, 2010 Big weekend with several event recaps to come this week - Keil Moore and I were working on the Peach State Spring Showdown and JumpOffPlus.com Evaluation Camp Session One. Correspondent Anton "Doc" Webb was in Columbus, OH for a Ganon Baker event as well. March 26, 2010 Jeff Williams, who spent the past seven seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, including the last four as the Associate Head Coach, has been named the Head Women's Basketball Coach at La Salle University. March 25, 2010 5-foot-9 Class of 2012 PG Andraya Carter verbally committed to play for the University of Tennessee and head coach Pat Summitt on Wednesday night. Carter - currently the JumpOffPlus.com's number seven ranked player in the class nationally - made her decision after considering Georgia and UConn amongst others. March 24, 2010 The Peach State Spring Showdown (Sat/Sun at Georgia Tech) schedule will be available later this afternoon. Our next team event is the Carolinas Challenge on April 10/11 at USC-Upstate. March 23, 2010 Lots of college head coaching news today: Georgia State women’s basketball head coach Lea Henry announced her resignation after 16 seasons with the Panthers. March 22, 2010 Unsigned seniors and underclassmen: Sunday's JumpOffPlus.com Evaluation Camp at Georgia Tech is a chance to workout and play for an evaluation that will be sent out next week to over 400 college coaches. March 20, 2010 A couple of new articles on the site - one on our newest College Prospect Evaluation member in unsigned Class of 2010 prospect Jessica Reece - a 6-foot-3 post player - out of Veritas Christian School (Fletcher, North Carolina). She's currently a Top 75 player in the southeastern region according to the JumpOffPlus.com. March 19, 2010 Taylor Tuck - a Class of 2011 JumpOffPlus.com Top 150 ranked wing - from Bolingbrook (Ill.) HS verbally committed to Illinois today. March 18, 2010 High school coaches join Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida) in accepting an invite to the JumpOffPlus.com Holiday Invitational December 27-29, 2010. March 17, 2010 We have updated college player rankings and our new high school rankings will be out later this evening. Keil Moore reports that Class of 2010 wing Michelle Taylor from Plant HS in Tampa, Florida is going to Appalachian State. March 16, 2010 Keil Moore brings us week long coverage of the NCAA Tournament. We start with Moore making his case to the committee for a bubble team who didn't make the Dance in Southern Cal. March 15, 2010 Unsigned seniors and underclassmen - The first of three sessions of the JumpOffPlus.com Evaluation Camps is March 28th at Georgia Tech. We'll have a wrap-up on each player that will be posted on the site after the event and a special unsigned senior report that will go out to over 400 college coaches as well. Travel Teams - our first team event is the Spring Showdown March 27/28 at Georgia Tech. March 14, 2010 It was big weekend here in Georgia as the state finals took place. All five winners took part in at least one session of our Battle of the Southeast this past season. March 12, 2010 5-foot-2 Class of 2012 point guard Jordan Frazier from Wesleyan School in Norcross, Georgia has picked up a scholarship offer from Wofford College. March 11, 2010 Cristy McKinney has resigned as coach of the Clemson women's basketball team. March 9, 2010 On Peach State TV: Peach State Basketball Lead Trainer Brandon Clay works out with All-SEC Freshman First Team Post Kelsey Bone. Bone - a 6-foot-5 post - was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American in high school. March 8, 2010 Check the article on our newest College Prospect Evaluation member in Class of 2012 prospect Breion Allen - a 5-foot-8 combo guard - out of Hoover High (Birmingham, Alabama). March 7, 2010 Keil Moore called me about 9:45 pm with the news that our JumpOffPlus.com #4 ranked junior prospect Amber Henson committed to Duke. March 4, 2010 La Salle women's basketball coach Tom Lochner won't return to the Explorers next season, the school announced last night. March 3, 2010 Missouri coach Cindy Stein has announced she will step down after the season. The Tigers (11-16, 1-13 Big 12) have lost nine straight with two regular season games remaining at Texas and at Texas Tech. March 2, 2010 High school coaches join Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (OH) in accepting an invite to the JumpOffPlus.com Holiday Invitational Dec. 27-29, 2010. March 1, 2010 Peach State 2010 Spring Event Calendar All events will serve as a chance for teams and players to be seen by the JumpOffPlus.com staff and earn possible invites to the Elite 24 Summer Jam in Augusta, Georgia July 27-29 (Team Event - 160 college coaches in 2009) or our Fab Five Camp and Jr. Fab Five Camp July 6-8 (Individual Event - Previous Attendees include current JOP.com ranked college players Dawn Evans and Glory Johnson). February 28, 2010 Meredith Mesaris has given verbal commitment to attend American University and to join the AU Eagles women’s basketball team beginning in the fall of 2011. February 26, 2010 Check out the Player Evaluation and accompanying video clip on new Consulting Program member Hollyn Phelps from Chattahoochee High in Johns Creek, GA. February 25, 2010 Keil Moore takes a minute away from celebrating his birthday and brings us the Weekly Wrap - High School Edition. February 24, 2010 I was out at Etowah High last night to see several of the Cobb County area's top prospects. I thought that Marietta's two Class of 2011 posts - 6-foot-2 DeArica Hamby and 6-3 Lauren Webster - were solid in a losing effort to host Etowah. February 23, 2010 A couple of recaps from correspondents Anton "Doc" Webb and Clyde Pritchett. Doc was in Lexington for Senior Day on Sunday. Here's the recap: February 22, 2010 New video on Peach State TV this afternoon featuring guest studio analyst Jermale Wilkerson - high school coaches join Champaign Central (Illinois) as the latest team to accept an invite to next year's JumpOffPlus.com Holiday Invitational December 27-29, 2010. February 20, 2010 Busy day on the road Friday afternoon/evening. I started at Peachtree Ridge for the Region 7-AAAAA semifinals and moved to Milton High next for a matchup between Walton High and Roswell High. February 19, 2010 I'll be out to watch Duke and JumpOffPlus.com #4 ranked junior Jasmine Thomas tonight along with a couple of region tournament games... February 18, 2010 JOP.com Top Five ranked junior James Madison point guard Dawn Evans has been diagnosed with kidney disease. February 17, 2010 We'll have Parts One and Two of our video Mailbag Q&A posted on Peach State TV this afternoon...our 2010 Spring Event Calendar has been finalized as well...plenty of college coaching news: February 16, 2010 We will have Mini-Camp on Sunday from 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bogan Park in Buford, Georgia. Keil Moore brings us the College Edition of the Weekly Wrap. February 15, 2010 Our JumpOffPlus.com All-American Team selections will be posted by late Monday afternoon. Also, our Class of 2010 vs. 2011 Player Draft will be on Peach State TV late afternoon as well. February 14, 2010 For the second time in this new year weather has brought basketball in Atlanta and throughout much of the southeast region to a screeching halt. February 12, 2010 In high school news, the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game rosters were released on Thursday. The game will be played March 31 in Columbus, OH on the campus of Ohio State University. They are as follows: February 11, 2010 Walter Mebane, a volunteer assistant for the Winston-Salem State men's basketball team, has been named the interim coach for the women's team. February 10, 2010 Busy night on the road last night as I watched talented 6-1 forward MacKenzie Engram. Her skill set is solid for a young player and she appears to be one of the premier players in the Class of 2014 regionally. February 9, 2010 We're proud to announce our newest event - the JumpOffPlus.com Holiday Invitational. This invitation-only event will feature some of the country's best high school programs and is scheduled for December 27-29, 2010. If your school should be considered please email me at bclay@peachstatehoops.com. The Invitational will take place in the northern suburbs of Atlanta and should be one of the country's premier holiday tournaments. February 8, 2010 I was out to watch South Carolina play for the first time this season. Keil Moore comes through with the College Edition of the Weekly Wrap. February 7, 2010 The rematch between Redan vs. SW Dekalb drew out a packed house just like the first matchup did. February 5, 2010 It's rematch time around here with Friday night serving as host to several with the biggest being Buford vs. Greater Atlanta Christian. February 2, 2010 On Peach State TV, Clarke Boards from Greater Atlanta Christian in Lilburn, Georgia - a 5-foot-8 Class of 2010 shooting guard - goes through a workout. February 1, 2010 Keil Moore was out to see a couple of JumpOffPlus.com Top 100 ranked players respectively in 2011 post Quaneisha McCurty from Northwest Whitfield and 2012 point guard Celina Rodrigo from Hillgrove High. January 31, 2010 Here a recap of Keil Moore's Saturday on the road: I started off at the Southwest Atlanta Christian vs. Pace game. January 30, 2010 Along with Brenda Frese from Maryland and Carla McGhee from South Carolina, Keil Moore found his way to a showdown of two of Georgia top five Class AAAAA teams in Mill Creek and Norcross. January 29, 2010 Thursday night, I finally had the chance to watch Miami's two talented and JumpOffPlus.com ranked sophomore perimeter players - Ricqua Williams and Shenise Johnson - live in game action. January 27, 2010 We want to welcome the Louisiana Lady Heat travel program into the Elite Basketball Family (www.elitebasketballfamily.org). January 26, 2010 Keil and I caught one of the Peach State's biggest college rivalry games between Berry College and Shorter College. January 25, 2010 Before Mini-Camp, I drove into the city to see the nation's leading scorer Dawn Evans from James Madison in person against Georgia State. January 23, 2010 Keil was out watching several of the city's top underclassmen before flying to Virginia where he'll watch All-American guard Monica Wright and in person. January 21, 2010 I made my way to the Georgia vs. Tennessee game in Athens. It was great atmosphere between two of the country's Top Ten teams as Georgia came in at #8 while Tennessee was #3. January 20, 2010 We'll have Basketball Academy Mini-Camp on Sunday from 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm at Bogan Park in Buford. Here's a recap from college basketball contributor Anton "Doc" Webb on the Georgetown vs Cincinnati game: January 18, 2010 Anton "Doc" Webb joined Keil Moore at the Classic in the Country in Berlin, Ohio. Keil's write-up on Day Two is posted. The McDonald's shootout write-up is on the way. I'll be in Indianapolis this evening... January 16, 2010 I just touched down in Chicago, Illinois for the McDonald's Shootout on Monday. Keil Moore's first day recap from Ohio is posted, the recap for the Battle of the Southeast is on the way later on this evening. January 15, 2010 A big weekend on deck with three major events taking place in Tom Jenkins' Classic in the Country (Berlin, Ohio), MLK Weekend Classic (Chicago, Illinois) and the Peach State Battle of the Southeast (Lilburn, Georgia). We'll have coverage from all three over the course of the weekend. January 14, 2010 In recruiting news, Class of 2011 wing KaNesheia Cobbins out of Dutchtown High in Geismar, Louisiana picked up scholarship offers... January 13, 2010 Keil and I made our way out to the Greater Atlanta Christian vs. Buford game. In what could be a preview of the Class AA championship game, Buford hung on for a 50-43 victory. January 12, 2010 Make sure to check out Keil Moore on the Weekly Wrap. He and I will both be back out at high school games Tuesday evening. January 9, 2010 It was a huge Saturday on the television screen for women's college basketball. I'll breakdown some of the players that I watched below as well as list tomorrow's televised games: January 8, 2010 We've got all of the updated classes for our college rankings including the freshman and sophomore classes... January 6, 2010 The junior and senior class college rankings have been updated. The sophomore rankings will be available later tonight with the freshman class to close it out tomorrow afternoon/evening... January 5, 2010 I dropped in on a NCAA Division II game between Augusta State and North Georgia. North Georgia won the Peach Belt Conference game in overtime but ASU put up a fight led by their interim coach Clint Bryant who took over the head coach duties just before the holiday break... January 4, 2010 After Mini-Camp at Bogan, Keil Moore and I started working on the new college player rankings with the Tennessee vs Oklahoma game on television in the background. January 3, 2010 I followed suit behind National Evaluator Jonathan Hemingway to watch the JumpOffPlus.com #9 ranked player in the 2012 class Andraya Carter from Buford (Georgia) High. December 28, 2009 We have several reports from various events and games around the country yesterday including one from special West Coast correspondent Brian McCormick - the author of the Crossover Movement... December 27, 2009 I hope that all of you had a great Christmas with your families. It's great to be back off the holiday break. We'll have plenty of post holiday college and prep coverage starting Tuesday as myself, Keil Moore, Anton "Doc" Webb and Vince Smith all hit the road: December 22, 2009 On the eve of the big UConn vs Stanford game in Hartford, CT. Keil Moore and Anton "Doc" Webb combined for the pre-game breakdown. Doc was also on the road for a college game: December 21, 2009 The Nike TOC Day Three Recap is already posted... December 18, 2009 The first day was good at the Nike TOC, special thanks to tournament director Steve Kozaki and his crew for letting us cover the event...if you weren't following us on Facebook or Twitter, here is what you missed: December 17, 2009 Keil Moore brings us a Tournament of Champions preview. We'll have daily coverage of the event here at the JumpOffPlus.com...I touched down in Phoenix just before midnight Mountain Time and made it over to hotel where the lobby was full of people in town for the Tournament of Champions that starts Friday morning. December 16, 2009 Keil Moore brings us the mid-season awards in this week's college edition of the Weekly Wrap... December 15, 2009 I dropped in on junior guard Sydney Wallace from Northview High in Duluth, Georgia who has been hot as of late and tonight was no exception. Wallace finished the night with 29 points in front of both Florida's head coach Amanda Butler and Vanderbilt assistant coach Kim Rosamond. December 14, 2009 The Second Session of the Peach State Battle of the Southeast was as good as expected with four talent laden teams taking the floor at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. December 11, 2009 Keil Moore reports that Duke head coach JoAnne McCallie made a trip to Virginia Thursday night to see the country's top 2011 prospect... December 9, 2009 Keil was out watching Greater Atlanta Christian (Lilburn, Georgia) School. GAC features two of the metro Atlanta areas top freshman in 6-foot-3 post Kristina Nelson and 6-1 wing Peyton Whitted. December 4, 2009 We had a whole host of our staff members out in gyms to give first-hand accounts of what's going on in the basketball world. Keil and I were out at an Atlantic Sun Conference matchup between Kennesaw State and Belmont on the KSU campus. Also included are recaps from Anton "Doc" Webb, Jonathan Hemingway and Sean "Sticks" Smith: December 2, 2009 I had a chance to watch 6-foot-1 Class of 2013 power forward Sydney Umeri from the Lovett School in Atlanta for the first time. According to Keil Moore, she had a very good spring/summer on the circuit... November 25, 2009 Keil Moore and I made our way to Norcross High for the big match-up between Southwest Dekalb and Norcross. 5-foot-10 senior forward and Florida signee Kayla Lewis from SWD looked sharp as did 6-1 freshman forward Diamond DeShields from Norcross. November 23, 2009 I was out in Las Vegas, Nevada for the weekend. Mike Flynn helped put together a lot of the industry's top event operators who form the group Youth Basketball 21 (YB21) as well as representatives from IHoops and the NCAA for a meeting. I stopped by UNLV on Sunday afternoon for the game between the host team and North Carolina... November 12, 2009 As you might have noticed, our expansion continues with the building of our national scouting database: www.jumpoffplus.com We will continue to provide our daily news site even after the launch of the report for college coaches next spring... November 11, 2009 6-foot-1 Class of 2010 swing forward Kaneisha Horn from Ramsey High in Birmingham, Alabama is going to Alabama. It's been rumored for a while that a desire to stay close to home and her growing relationship with the Crimson Tide staff made her a virtual lock to attend the in-state SEC school. November 10, 2009 *Chloe Wells makes her college choice public knowledge during a interview with Brandon Clay on Peach State TV... November 2, 2009 According to her Louisville Lady Legends travel coach, Jaye Collins, 5-foot-8 Class of 2012 point guard April Wilson from Manuel High (Louisville, Kentucky) has picked up offers from Louisville, Purdue and Xavier. Wilson emerged from this past summer as one of the premier point guards available in a deep class for her position. October 30, 2009 Take a look at the two-part video of 6-foot-4 Nicole Hamilton-Carter from Stockholm, Sweden on Peach State TV. Hamilton-Carter made the U16 National Team this past summer... October 20, 2009 6-1 Class of 2010 forward Jelleah Sidney out of St. Michael Academy in Queens, New York has decided to attend Syracuse University. She'll spend her career playing for Orange head coach Quentin Hillsman in the Big East Conference. October 14, 2009 I caught up with 6-foot-2 Class of 2011 wing Taylor Greenfield out of Ballard High located in Huxley, Iowa yesterday. Greenfield has several scholarship offers already including her most recent pickup, Stanford. July 28, 2009 The second day of the JumpOffPlus.com Elite 24 Summer Jam was every bit as good as the first. The competition level and the quality of the games were so good that several of the industry's most notable names including Geno Auriemma (UConn), Brenda Frese (Maryland), Gail Goestenkors (Texas), Andy Landers (Georgia), Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame), Pat Summitt (Tennessee) spent parts of their day at Augusta State evaluating the talent on hand. Even Nike's Director of Women's College and Grassroots Marketing Jill Pizzotti took time out of her schedule in between sessions at Nike Nationals to see the Summer Jam. July 27, 2009 The JumpOffPlus.com Elite 24 Summer Jam got off to a roaring start on Monday afternoon with a packed house of players, college coaches and media alike. 102 colleges sent at least one coach to Augusta State for the day's festivities with many bringing multiple coaches to watch some of the country's top teams and players. Keil Moore was on hand for in-depth game by game recaps of the event. Mike Flynn, Chris Mennig and Kevin Lynch from Blue Star Basketball were in the building along with the whole HoopGurlz team with Glenn Nelson, Chris Hansen, Mark Lewis and Mindy Rice covering the Summer Jam. The colleges are listed below: |
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