Former Cape Coast Hoops player Samuel Ouedraogo has accepted a scholarship today to the Technical Careers Institute (TCI) in New York City. TCI plays at the D1 level of the NJCAA.

The 6′ 8″ forward moved to the states last year and was scheduled to participate in our 2010 Showcase. Due to work commitments he could only attend the showcase prior to the 1st game but he did workout for a few coaches that morning. Coach Pernell Hosier of TCI took one look at the very active big man and knew he had a player. The next day “Big Sam” was at TCI talking to Coach Hosier about playinig for TCI this upcoming season. Says a source close to the player ”Sam is a very athletic and energtic post player that brings every thing he has to every play. He can dominate games at times and once he puts it all together he will be a force for TCI.”

Sam is a bit too old to play Div 1 after his career at TCI so we will be helping him find a good fit at the NAIA or Div 2 level.

For more information about this player or our Runhouse-Hoops Project in Ghana contact: Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net

For immediate release:
April 14th, 2010, Philadelphia, PA

At 3pm on April 13th, 2010, Rakeem Brookins requested his release from his letter of intent to play for Tulane University next season. The high scoring guard has since received alot of interest from other schools but is still keeping the option open to attend Tulane University.

Brookins average 18.9 ppg as a senior at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and was a 1st team All City selection.

UPDATE: April 16th, 2010
Brookins has received his release and is now being recruitied by Northeastern, JMU, Drexel, Delaware, LaSalle, George Washington, Siena, Niagra, Marshall, Hartford, Boston University, Oral Roberts and Tulane.

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

Players,
Show colleges you have what it takes to play at the next level. If your an unsigned senior or rising junior then this showcase will be the place to be. Many college coaches at all levels (Div 1, Div 2 , Div 3, NAIA, Juco) will be in attendace or will view the video of the event.
The date will be determined soon and there will be limited spots available.
Last summers showcase saw 10 players get signed within a week. All it takes is one good performance.

If you have an interest in playing then contact Jack Whitehead at jwhitehead@runhouse.net

Runhouse is pleased to announce our latest recruit. He is 6′ 4″ point guard Saykan Bestman. Bestman can do it all and sports a 41″ vertical leap to boot. Take a look at the videos of him from our team in West Africa - Cape Coast Hoops. He has been unstopable this current season. He is currently averaging 18ppg, 5apg, 8rpg.

Bestman is available for Juco and is NAIA qualified.
For more information contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net

 Video of 6′ 4″ point guard Saykan Bestman

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

Bilal Kelly, a former Strawberry Mansion star and now at Redlands Community College has checked in with the staff at Runhouse and Rasool Hajj. Kelly reports that the college workouts are ”very intense with a lot of running”. While classes may start at 9am that is by no means the beginning of the day for the lean athletic forward. Kelly also says that the “team gets up at 5:30am to run then workout with positional drills”

Kelly was an attendee of our 1st summer workout and earned his scholarship off the video of that workout that Rasool sent to the coach at Redlands. 

Bilal, make sure with the day beginning at 5:30am that your going to bed early and that hard work will pay off. Perhaps you can join your brother at the next stop on your journey. Check back with us soon and let us know how the team is doing.

Daniel Armah, aka “The Accra Assassin”, got a chance to show Lakeland’s coach Cedric Brown his skills recently at Rick Ball’s Juco Showcase in Chicago.

Armah not only was the leading rebounder but also finished as the 3rd leading scorer. Coach Brown was very pleased with his newest recruit and has alot of confidence in his ability.

Speaking with Coach Brown last week also revealed that Armah has had a growth spurt and is now a legitimate 6′ 7″. When asked about the growth Armah simply replied “I hope I grow to 6′ 8″. We hope you grow as well Dan and feel confident you will have a breakout season with Lakeland.

Philadelphia native Kelli Sawyer has been named the Graduate Assistant (GA) at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. Ms. Sawyer is a former Friends Select (2000 points) and Rider University player. She joins a growing list of Philadelphia area youngsters (Will Logan, Rachel Johnson….) to join the ranks of college coaches.

Kelli will bring great enthusiasm and dedication to her position and we know that she will be a great addition to the staff.

Press Release (Philadelphia, PA, July 14,2009)

Will Logan has been named the Graduate Assistant (GA) coach at Missouri Baptist University. Logan formerly played for Franklin Learning Center, Positve Image (AAU) and Lock Haven University. He has also been a part of the Runhouse staff assisting with international recruiting. We wish “Billy” the best and know he will be a great addition to Coach Ray Farrell’s staff.