Former Will Penn standout Anthony Parker has committed to attend Carl Alberts Junior College in January. The 6′ 4″ swingman will reshirt this year and begin play next year.
Parker has attended our workouts over the past year and we are glad to see those contacts of Rasool Hajj pay off for him. Anthony, keep putting it the work on court and in the classrooom to make your dreams come true.

The first Senior Sleeper Showcase was held on Sunday, October 4th with a strong showing from some of the areas best seniors that are under the radar. Team Blue won with a strong second half beating Team Red by a score of 100 to 85. Leading the way for Team Blue were Jamal Jones 22, Jay Harris 21, Jahlil Williams 14 and Harold Gordon 13.

Pacing Team Red were Will Adams 17, Kyle Baldwin 11 and Carrington Ward 10.

Check back later in the week for highlights, rosters and more info on this exciting event.

Coaches:

Download the video for this event and start your recruiting now!! Video can be downloaded by right clicking on the file and saving to your hard drive from

http://runhouse.net/videos/2009/senior/

(the small file can be played without downloading but the quality isn’t as good)

Download Roster’s first at:
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For more info on players from this showcase or upcoming events contact
Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.com

Much thanks to our friends at RetroAction Sports for their support.
http://retroactionsports.com

See Now!! Video Highlights.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Chris Angsomwine, 6′ 9″ Forward, verbally commits to Oral Roberts University.
Kilgore, Texas - 6 October 2009 - Angsomwine has made the verbal commitment to become a student athlete at Oral Roberts University next season after completion of his Associates Degree at Kilgore Junior College. Angsomwine was one of the first players to come through our Runhouse-Hoops Project that we run in conjuction with Claudius Thompson of Cape Coast Hoops.
Sources close to the ORU staff think Chris Angsomwine has a chance to be a outstanding player in their system. He’s an athletic big guy that can run, has a good skill level and a strong body to defend and block shots. Chris has a tremendous upside. He is a great student and will be a great fit for the ORU campus & the Tulsa community

Chris Angsomwine, 6′ 9″ F ,Accra, Ghana, has been playing very well in the Runhouse Workouts that have taken place over the past few weeks. Angsomwine came over on the Runhouse-Hoops Project in Sept 08. Look for big things from the quick big man. Early evaluations have placed him at a mid major level. He will continue to grow and develop as the summer wears on.

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The Philadelphia Basketball Club, LLC is pleased to announce a one day/one game showcase. The game will feature some of the best sleeper players in the area and will be used to help players with their recruitment. This game will consist of players that might be a bit under the radar in terms of recruitment but don’t doubt these players ability. Many can flat out play!!
The staff at Runhouse will assist in these efforts using the same format we used over the summer at our first 2 workouts. We expect some college coaches to be in attendance and will make the video of the workout available to any coach that wishes to view it. This process helped us assist over 10 players earn scholarships this summer.

Game Details:

Date: 04 October 2009
Registration Time: 3pm
Registration fee: $10 (includes game shirt)
Game Time: 4pm
Location: Imhotep Charter School, Philadlephia, PA

For more information contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.com

Check back for more details and the registration form.
Update 1: 10 players have already committed to play. There are only 10 available spots left.
Update 2: 18 players have committed to play. There are only 2 spots left.
 
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Coaches comments

Jack, I’m looking forward to viewing the video of your showcase. Please let me know if you have any prospects I should keep my eye on.

Rick Cabrera
Asst Coach
Tennessee-Chattanooga
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Coach Whitehead and Coach Haaj

Want to thank you for inviting me to your showcase on September 26, 2009. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend but I look forward to viewing the video of the showcase. You and are organization are doing a wonderful job of assisting young men in obtaining basketball scholarships which in turn puts them in position to obtain a college degree, making for a better life for them and there families. It has been a pleasure working with you and I hold with high respect any kid recommended by you to my program.

Sincerely

Coach M Borne
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Paul Quinn Tigers
3837 Simpson Stuart Rd.
Dallas, TX 75241
(214) 379-5430 Office
(214) 379-5539 Fax
mborne@pqc.edu

“Excellence is the gradual result of always
striving to do better.”

Go Tigers!!!

Coach Brian Carrol, Head Coach of Basket Esch in Luxembourg checked in with us this week to give an update on his team. He said his team has been playing very well and has a record of 7-1. The team is buying in to his philosophy and has defeated opponents from higher leagues.

He currently has two players on his team that played collegiately in the United States.

John Reimold - 6′6 SF Bowling Green State University (NCAA Division 1)

John was a 3 year starter for Bowling Green after leaving Loyola College (MD) after his freshman season. At Loyola John led the Greyhounds in scoring as a freshman (15.5) and was selected the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in the 2000-2001 season.

At Bowling Green John averaged a Mid American Conference high 18.5 points per game his senior season (2004-2005) and was named all conference. He ranks a top the list of Bowling Green’s top scorers (1,782) and made 3 point FG’s (298).

John had a brief stint as an unsigned rookie in the Cleveland Cavaliers summer training camp before playing in Argentina’s and Germany’s top division. Last season John led the Luxembourg 2nd division in scoring, led his team to the league’s best record, and moved his former team into the Luxembourg’s 1st division for this upcoming season.

John was a former small school Pennsylvania State Player of the Year in 2000 and won 3 state championships with Kennedy Christian high school from 1998 through 2000.

Peter Rajniak - 6′4 SG/SF California Baptist University (NAIA Division 1)

Peter was a 2 year starter for California State Baptist University after playing his first two years in junior college. A Slovakian native with Luxembourg citizenship, Peter led the California State Baptist University Lancers in scoring during his senior season (16.7) and helped them capture the Golden State Athletic Conference championship and reach the NAIA sweet sixteen in his junior year.

Peter played in second league Spain when his collegiate career ended. He has also played in the first division of Luxembourg while also being an integral part of the Luxembourg National Team. Peter was the team’s leading scorer in the 2009 European championship qualifiers.

Peter finished his high school career at John Carroll Catholic High in Birmingham, Alabama. He speaks 6 different languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Slovakian, and Luxembourgish) and has returned successfully from microfracture surgery on his left knee in 2008.

Coach Carroll keep up the great job and give us a call when you get back to stateside in December. There is a cheesesteak in Philly with your name on it