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Assist Hoops Care International (HCI) prevent malaria by donating to our project that will purchase netting and medication in Ghana. There are only 3 days left in the project and we need your assistance.
For more info go to: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hoops-care-international/
Philadelphia’s Pendarvis Williams has commited to Norfolk State. The 6′ 5″ shooting guard will become a member of the Norfolk State team in September. The Norfolk State coaches saw Williams work out with the Impact Sports Academy and were immediately impressed with his potential. This is the second player that Norfolk State has signed through the Impact Sports Academy in Philadelphia. The other being Kashaune McKinney. McKinney also is signed for next year.
The Runhouse team took an early lead against Youth Interlock and never looked back in a 89 - 69 win in the very tough Positive Image League. Leading the way for Runhouse was 6′ 5″ swingman Ryan Hanley. Hanley posted 22 points and 11 rebounds. Hanley showed an ability to not only score inside but also to knock down long range shots (2 threes).
Also contributing to the winning effort were PG Jay Harris (15 pts), CG Isiaah Clark (15 pts), WG Maurice Griffin (12 pts) and PG Bryton Hawthorne (10 pts). Runhouse goes to 1-0 with the next game scheduled for Wednesday April 20th.
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
Runhouse and the Impact Sports Academy are pleased to present this showcase for unsigned high school players that want to play at the collegiate level.
So far over 21 colleges have emailed in to tell us that they will be in attendance.
This years players include:
- Henry Smith, 6′ 5″ F, Bonner, Honorable Mention All Catholic 09
- Quasim Jones, 6′, G, Bartram ,3rd Team All Public 15.5ppg
- Maurice Griffin, 6′ 4″, G,Philmont, 1st Team All Bicentennial League, 21.5ppg
- Jabriel McLeod, 6′2″,G, Olney High, 2nd Team All Public, 20.6ppg
- George Harper Jr, 6′5″, F, *Mid Major talent
- Jay Harris, 5′ 10″ , G , Robeson, 1st Team All Public, 21.5ppg
- Kenny Bey-Brown, 6′ 0″, G, Franklin, 2nd Team All Public, 15.5ppg
- Darryl Foye, 6′ 3″ F, Academy Park , Honorable Mention All Delco
- Rich Collins, 6′ 5″, G, Academy Park, Honorable Mention All Delco
- Kwahmere Gredic,5′ 11″,G, MCS, 1st Team All Public, 12.5ppg
- Andre Thomas,6′ 6″,F,MCS, Honorable Mention All Public, 10ppg
- Mike Wilson, King High, 6′3″ PG, 1st Team All public,19.1ppg
- Tyree Smith, 6′ 5″, Gratz High, SG, 1st Team All Public,15.5ppg
- Jarrod Johnson, 6′4″, WG, Franklin Learning Center, 1st Team All Public,15.8ppg
- Donte Williams, 6′ 4″ WG, GW, 1st team All Public, 19.5ppg
- Jamal Jones, 6′ 4″ F, 1st team All Public
Last years event lead to signings of the following players among others:
Event Info:
Date: April 10, 2010
Time: 10 am registration , 11 am 1st game , 12:30 pm 2nd game
Player Registration Fee: $20
Location: Imhotep Charter School, 6201 N 21st street,Philadelphia, PA 19138
Contact: Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net , 215.432.4443
The event has been booked to capacity for player registration. We are not accepting any more player registrations.
The games will be covered by runhouse.net, slamonline, retroaction sports, steve hobbs scouting report,I 10 elite scouting report and impact sports. Each registered player will receive a game shirt, ~ 20 minutes of playing time in front of college coaches and the whole game will be available for other college coaches to download from our website.
Coaches: Email Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net to be put on the video distribution list.
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Responses and emails:
Jack,
I’m very disappointed that I will not be able to make it to the Runhouse HS Basketball Showcase. My club is still in the playoffs and I will not be stateside in time to attend. Please forward me a video so I can keep track of your prospects at the event for future references. Take care and I will talk to you soon.
Brian W. Carroll
Head Senior Coach
Luxembourg Basketball Federation (Europe)
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Jack,
I look forward to attending your showcase on April 10th. As you know we are currently on the recruiting trail and are looking for potential recruits.
Diallo Daniels
Assistant Coach
Delaware Tech
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Coach Whitehead,
I was just reading about your Showcase on April 10th. Wanted to tell you that we look forward to coming to the showcase but if we can’t make it we will view the video online for recruits.
We are looking to bring a Philly kid to Columbus.
Pat Carlisle
Head Coach
Columbus State Community College
2008 NJCAA National Runner Up
2009 NJCAA National Elite 8
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Jack,
Look forward to getting up there to Philly and checking out your event on the 10th! We’ve had a lot of success with Philly kids in the past and look forward to continue that tradition.
Albert
Albert Talley Jr.
Panola College
Men’s Basketball
Assistant Coach
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Hello Coach,
I am very disappointed that I will not be able to attend the event on April 10th. We will be keeping up with the videos and look forward to recruiting up in Philadelphia as soon as possible. Coach Hodge has had great success with Raymond Sims, Curtis Jackson and Kenny Moore and look to reload our team with players like them!
Chris Mudge
Assistant Coach
Midland College Men’s Basketball
www.gochaps.com
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Jack
I am looking forward to coming out and seeing the talented players you put together for the showcase games. We are currently looking to fill in some slots in our program. I am hoping to find a stud that will help us right away.
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William Logan
Grad Assistant Missouri Baptist University
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Coach Whitehead,
I look forward to attending the showcase on April 10th. We are losing alot of our sopohmores , so i am looking forward to seeing some good Philly players.
Miles Smith Jr.
Assistant Mens Basketball Coach
Mercer County Community College
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I could only wish I could get a philli kid or two every year, Brian Wanamaker is one of the best and toughest kids we have in our program…
I wish I could make it up there, but I will be tracking the results…. thanks for your hard work up there…
and keep sending em!!!!
Brennen Shingleton
Texas Wesleyan Basketball
2006 NAIA Div 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Jack Whitehead was named a director on the board of Hoops Care International (HCI). HCI’s charter is to provide opportunities for the youth of Ghana to develop leadership skills, healthy lifestyles, work ethics, commitment, honesty and integrity through sport, using basketball as the medium.
I have been fully committed to helping to uplift the great youth of Ghana as best I can by providing scholarship opportunites to those that ordinarily might not receive that chance. To date we have raised over $110,000 in scholarship funding. We are turning a new page in this book with the creation of HCI. At HCI we are establishing the foundation for the future through improvements in nutrition, education, commerce and athletics.
Please take time to visit us at http://hoopscare.org/ . We are in need of many things such as computers, basketballs and sneakers. On our agenda for this year is a basketball clinic that we would like to be conducted by college coaches in the USA and also the creation of an internet cafe in our office in Cape Coast, Ghana.
Contact me if you would like to participate in either endeavour in any way possible. If your a coach all I can say is that we have some very good prospects in camp now and a trip to Ghana would really be worth your time. The internet cafe is going to be a vehicle that will enable us to become self reliant and generate much needed income in addition to teaching our kids entrepreneurship.
I can be reached at jwhitehead@runhouse.net or 215.432.4443
Just in for 2010 is our recruting guide for players that we are working with in West Africa and Philadelphia PA. Coaches, don’t miss out on the opportunity to land that prize recruit. This guide is for all levels such as juco, naia, div 1, div 2, juco transfers and those undisclosed players that we aren’t supposed to talk about.
For more details contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net or call 215.432.4443
When word got out that Chicago area product Kashaune McKinney was still not signed and his mentor Philadelphia’s own Aggrey Sam was looking to place him we offered to assist. One call from Rasool Hajj and a video review later the kid was signed to Norfolk State. Other interest was there as well from Cal Bakersfield and Hampton.
McKinney is a 6′ 4″ shooter who put up hugh numbers in high school. The staff at Norfolk State is excited about landing this prize recruit. We are just glad that we were able to offer our assistance to Norfolk State and McKinney.
Sophmore Daniel Armah, A 6′ 7″ F for Lake Land Junior College finished out the regular season with a 17 point , 12 rebound winning effort against Rend Lake. This marked the second double double since his move from the power forward position to the small forward stop. Next up are regional playoffs for the Lake Land team.
Kilgore power forward and Oral Roberts signee Chris Angsomwine took time out of his busy schedule this week to answer a few questions for us.
Question: What has been your biggest adjustment on the court from playing in Ghana to playing in the USA?
Answer: My biggest adjustments on the court has been the intensity of the Game.. . Also there was a lot of learning to be done .. Gone are the days where i used to go to the court back home and just do my own thing. I would say the biggest adjustment has been the physical part of the game and also learning and playing the game the right way.
Question: What has been your biggest adjustment off the court from living in Ghana to living in the USA?
Answer: The biggest adjustment off the court has been combining studies with basketball.. You can not just concentrate on one, You have to concentrate on both and excel in both of them. Another adjustment off the court I would say it’s been your own man.. Gone are the days where I had my parents telling me what to do . Now I have to make my own decisions and any decision I take is solely on me. You have to be smart.
Question: How would you describe the level of play in Ghana?
Answer: The level of play in Ghana is nothing like that in the USA but i think its still growing. This can be attributed to the fact that we don’t have a lot of people playing the game back in Ghana but i think the level is coming along now because most of the kids are now willing to learn the game the right way. But for now I would say the game is still developing in Ghana and the level will rise as the game develops.
Question: What players do you try to pattern yourself after?
Answer: I don’t really have a player which I pattern my self after. I kind of watch all the good players in college ball and in the NBA who play the same position that i do and try to learn from.them. I kind of learn from everybody, from my teammates, to other college players to the pros. But I would like to end by saying one guy whose play I have always liked is Kevin Garnett.
Question: Since the players on Claude Thompson’s Cape Coast Hoops team will read this what advice do you have for them?
Answer: Well the advice I would have for them is that playing college ball is not a right, it’s a privilege and a once in a life time opportunity. So when that opportunity comes their way, they should grab and make the very best out of it. I would also like to say playing college ball comes with a lot of responsibilities and you can’t just do whatever you want because your part of a team and every team has rules. They should also allow themselves to be coachable because I know for a fact that players coming from Ghana still have a lot to learn about the game. They should come here with a mind set that they are here for business. Academics and basketball comes first .
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