For immediate release:
May 27, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

Rugged 6′ 5″ forward Mamadou “Mama” Diakite has committed to play for Beaver County Community College next year. Beaver coach DeWayne Walker got a good look at Mama during our 2011 Showcase and was very impressed with him. Diakite showed alot of determination and toughness to go along with a nice shooting stroke. Coach Walker stated ” We are thrilled about signing Mamadou. This is a young man that exhibits all the qualities that our program stands for. He is a hard worker and will no doubt play an integral role in taking Beaver County to the next level”.
Diakite received alot of assistance with his recruitment from Rasool Hajj and the Urban Sports Rescue Program (USR). The USR has shown a sincere effort to assist student/athletes move on to the college ranks and has been a valuable asset for many.

For immediate release:
May 17, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

We just got word that Tyreek Riddick of state champs Math, Civics and Science (MCS) has committed to play for Mansfield University. Riddick played very well in the 2011 Showcase and chose Mansfield over a number of Div 1 junior colleges. MCS Athletic Director Lonnie Diggs informed us that in addition to an athletic scholarship he also received an academic scholarhsip. It’s always good to hear when one of our Philly student/athletes takes the academic part seriously.

Check back soon for more posts on commitments of other 2011 Showcase Players and also a few more commitments from the Urban Sports Rescue Program.

Our Runhouse-Hoops project is composed of players from our West African pipeline at Cape Coast Hoops. This weeks player of the week is none other than Daniel Armah. The rugged 6′ 6″ forward is averaging 14 ppg and 11 rpg for Lincoln University (MO). His games in the last two weeks have included a 16 pt and 16 rebound game vs Rockhurst and a 21 pt and 13 rebound game vs Neuman.

Congrats Daniel for your great play this week and keep those double doubles coming.

Former Philadelphia Electrical Technology (PET) player Kyle Baldwin will do a post graduate year at New Horizon Prep in Mississippi. Baldwin is an explosive 6′ 4″ wing player who displayed a vast array of moves in our various showcases over the past year. Coach Norris of New Horizon Prep says he is already one of the most athletic players he has ever coached and looks forward to helping him improve.

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 session.

For more details contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net, 215.432.4443

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:

• Brian Wannamaker - Texas Wesleyan University -NAIA Div 1
• Chris Angsomwine - Kilgore College - Juco Div 1 - Oral Roberts University NCAA Div 1
• Bilal Kelly - Redlands College, Juco Div 1
• Anthony Parker - Carl Albert State, Juco Div 1
• Atsu Atakpa - Paul Quinn College, NAIA Div 1
• Donta Wooten - Panola Junior College, Juco 1 - South Carolina State NCAA Div 1
• Malik Tinsley - Polk College - Juco 1
• Tyrell Taylor - Henry Ford College - Juco 1
• Curshawn Banks - Polk Junior College - Juco 1
• Nick Walker - Panola Junior College - Juco 1
• Daniel Armah - Lake Land College - Juco 1
• Curtis Jackson -Midland College - Juco 1

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

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:
Download Roster

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

Coach Brian Carrol, Head Coach of Basket Esch in Luxembourg takes time out from his schedule to respond to questions asked by our readers.

1) From Anthony Mayo, 6′ 8″ Senior High School Forward, Roman Catholic HS, Philadelphia, PA
Coach,
What type of player do coaches look for in Europe when the recruit in the USA?

Coach Carroll:
It all depends on the level of competition and the team needs. If you are playing in one of the better leagues in Europe a coach would look for a player who could get his own shot, create shot opportunities for his teammates, and defend some of the better players that they faced. In some of the lesser countries the scoring burden often falls primarily on the American import player - and the American is often judged on how many points that he scored in comparison to the American he faced. But at the end of the day Americans must continue to help (or be the primary reason why) their team win games or they will find themselves out of work — no matter how productive they are.

2) From Brad Wannamaer, 6′ 4″ Guard, University of Pittsburgh

Coach,

As a combo guard I would like to know what would be my role on a team in Europe? Would the team want a player such as myself to be a scorer or playmaker?

Coach Carroll:
Again it all depends on the team needs. If you are playing in one of the top leagues you wouldn’t be asked as a primary ball handler to lead your team in scoring. You would have wing players and post players that were talented enough to create their own scoring opportunities. If you were in one of the lesser leagues you would be asked to be more of a scorer because your teammates wouldn’t necessarily be talented enough to create scoring opportunities for themselves on their own. You would just have to gauge the level of talent on your team to see how much of the scoring burden should fall on your shoulders.

3) From Will Logan, Graduate Assistant at Missouri Baptist and former International Recruiter at Runhouse.com

How do you feel about guys leaving high school to play overseas to prepare for the NBA?

Coach Carroll:
I’m not necessarily a big fan of rising high school seniors leaving high school early to play in Europe. The reason that I feel this way is because it is not only important to receive your high school diploma before pursuing a professional career but it is also extremely difficult for any high school player to go into the top leagues in Europe and consistently out play men with years of international experience. I do feel, however, if a high school graduate is afforded the opportunity to make a considerable amount of money playing professional basketball in Europe — as opposed to going to a university where they would play against inferior competition and would be subject to all of the rules of the NCAA and the university — that I would support whatever decision that individual felt would best prepare them to play at basketball’s highest level.

If European players are able to earn a living playing basketball as teenagers I do not believe that people should look down upon Americans who choose to do the same thing. The purpose of going to a four year university for student athletes should be to get a degree - not to play a particular sport well enough to ensure that the head coach gets a contract extension or a better job opportunity. Leaving college early — regardless of when the student leaves — significantly reduces the odds of that individual ever earning a degree. If a student athlete has no desire to earn a degree from a university he/she should be able to earn a living without feeling compelled to do the bare minimum to remain eligible for competition.

4) From Jack Whitehead, Runhouse.com
Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie

Coach Carroll:
Captain Jack
Miles — but you really need to get a Gregg Karukas album. He may be the best in the business right now.

Jack Whitehead
Brian,
Thanks for the really insightful answers. Look forward to catching up with you when you get back to the states. I am going to legally download some Karukas tunes now. I am a more into Dizzy than Miles but we can’t agree on everything.

Coaches,
Don’t miss out on the exciting opportunity to recruit players from West Africa. Our Gold Coast Report is loaded with can’t miss players. If your looking for that athletic 6′ 6″ wing or a true 6′ 9″ post then look no further.

With over 30 top players from Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia you are bound to find your  players easily and effectively. Reduce your recruiting costs and travel times by reviewing our prospects and watching online game /workout videos.

Our next players to place are a sharpshooting 6′ 6″ guard and a 6′ 9″ mobile post.

Special price: 1 year subscriptions available with quarterly updates included at very good prices.

Newsflash!!! Players from the Mali are going to be included in fortcoming updates.

For details contact:
Jack Whitehead
jwhitehead@runhouse.com
215.432.4443