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July 22nd, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
Sean Joynes (right) has been named the Graduate Assistant Coach at Missouri Baptist University. Joynes has been an intern with Runhouse since he graduated from Laselle College this past spring. Joynes is excited about getting the opportunity to coach in the college ranks and to concurrently obtain is Masters Degree.
We have been very pleased with Sean’s work for us over the past 3 months. Our staff has recognized his strong work ethic and communication skills.
Joynes formerly played at Roman Catholic High School and also for the Positive Image AAU team.
pictured Jack Whitehead (left), Sean Joynes (right)
Devin Colston has committed to play for Coach Larry Blanks at Delaware Tech Junior College. The former Northeast high school star averaged 15 ppg, 5rpg and 4apg as a senior but took a year off from playing organized basketball to concentrate on academics. Colston is looking forward to returning to basketball and says “I believe Delaware Tech is the best situation for me. It’s a place where I can come and play my game and fit in with their offensive and defensive sets. I also know I will have no regrets. I can fit in both athletically and academically.
Coach Banks worked Colston out after he contacted us about available players. We knew Colston would be a good fit and recommended him. Coach Banks is “excited about landing Colston for the 2010 season.” He goes on to say that the team “expects great things on and off the court from Devin in the next two years.
Colston is another of the 2010 Showcase players that has recently signed to play for the upcoming season.
The commitments are starting to flow in pretty heavy now. The following players have commited this past week.
1) Kenny Bey-Brown, Franklin High School, Baltimore County Community College. Brown was a 2010 Showcase player.
2) Ander Thomas, MCS, Mississippi Delta Junior College, Thomas was a 2010 Showcase player.
3) Melvin Williams, Vaux, University of Great Falls (by was of Lamar JC).
The Runhouse-Hoops Project landed another prize recruit today when the big fella arrived via bus. This kid is very athletic and blocks shots by the dozens. In the first workouts and scrimmages he has also displayed a nice assortment of post moves. We will be looking to place him for this summer or fall semester.
Showcase player David Lawson has accepted a scholarship to play for Reinhardt College in Georgia. Lawson was one of leading scorers in the 2010 Showcase we held in Philadelphia this year. He resurfaced to the formal basketball scene this year after a couple of years of working full time and attending college. Lawson was a big time scorer at Reading High School averaging over 18 ppg. He has been playing mainly in the Philadelphia Rec Leagues lately and just finished up a successful run in the very competitive Marion Anderson Recreation Center where he averaged 22ppg.
We spoke to Coach Pourchier of Reinhardt College and he was very excited about landing Lawson. The coach stated that Lawson out performed many players when he came for his visit and has high expectations for him. Lawson is a very mature young man and has worked hard to continue his career. He might have taken a different path to collegiate basketball but he has landed here just the same.
We asked Lawson a few questions and here are his responses:
1. Your already at a college and scheduled to play for them next year. The
college is close to home. Why switch and go to Reinhardt in Georgia.
After finding out i only had 2 years of eligibility i didnt want to use one of them at the Juco.
2. What did you like most about Reinhart when you went on your visit?
When i went to Reinhardt i liked the coaches and got along with the other players well, also the up tempo style of play really fits my game. I think i will fit in the system well.
3. What are you currently doing to sharpen your game so that you will be ready
for the upcoming season?
Right now I play in the Vare league down South Philly, also my Father, Crawford Burley, is going to start holding workouts at Connie Mack again in July, so i know he will have me in top shape for the Fall. Working out with him will help fine tune my game from both a mental and physical aspect.
Euro Pro Coach Brian Carroll stopped by our office in Philadelphia last week to take in some games. Unfortunately there weren’t any games but we did stop by the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival to check out Al Jarreau. The music was great and our talk about local talent lasted for an hour. Coach Carroll will stop by again in August for one of our workouts to check out candidates for his team in the Euro League. We agree to disagree on the most desired form of Jazz. Coach Carroll favors newer talent such as Gregg Karukas while I prefer Dizzy and Miles but we both agree that Jazz is the place to be.
It’s official. Former Runhouse intern, Will Logan has been promoted from Graduate Assistant to Assistant Coach at Missouri Baptist University (MBU). Logan becomes the lead assistant after only 1 year as the GA.
Logan is a former Franklin Learning Center (Philadelphia) High School and Lock Haven University player that interned with us for a couple of years in our International Recruiting Department. His assistance was crucial in getting Chris Angsomwine (Oral Roberts University) to the USA from Ghana.
Former Imhotep forward Rashard Savage commited to play for D1 Cal State Bakersfield for 2010. Savage has been at Odessa Junior College in Texas for the last 2 years and has played very well in a very tough juco conference. I spoke to one of the coaches at Bakersfield and they are very excited about getting Savage for next year. They can see him playing big minutes for them over the next two years.
I had the pleasure last month to be invited to Retroaction Sports banquet at Philadelphia Community College to honor student athletes that achieved high academic honors. Jamal Green hosted the function and it was a very well planned and thought out event.
Among the most impressive honorees was Xavier Brown from Robeson High. Brown is a 2010 recipient of the Gates Millennium Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship will cover all costs of his college education for all 4 years.
Congrats go out to all the winners and lets keep the momentum going into next years banquet. For more info on this event contact Jamal Green at retroactionsports@yahoo.com
6′ 5″ George Harper has committed to play for Coach Pat Carlisle at Columbus State next year. Harper recently played in our 2010 Showcase and displayed alot of the potential to be a high caliber player in college.
Coach Carlisle has done a great job at Columbus State. His recent teams have been the 2008 NJCAA National Runner Up and in 2009 the team went as far as the NJCAA Elite 8.
It’s official. Former Runhouse intern, Will Logan has been promoted from Graduate Assistant to Assistant Coach at Missouri Baptist University (MBU). Logan becomes the lead assistant after only 1 year as the GA.
Former Imhotep forward Rashard Savage commited to play for D1 Cal State Bakersfield for 2010. Savage has been at Odessa Junior College in Texas for the last 2 years and has played very well in a very tough juco conference. I spoke to one of the coaches at Bakersfield and they are very excited about getting Savage for next year. They can see him playing big minutes for them over the next two years.
I had the pleasure last month to be invited to Retroaction Sports banquet at Philadelphia Community College to honor student athletes that achieved high academic honors. Jamal Green hosted the function and it was a very well planned and thought out event.
6′ 5″ George Harper has committed to play for Coach Pat Carlisle at Columbus State next year. Harper recently played in our 2010 Showcase and displayed alot of the potential to be a high caliber player in college.