Pioneers Remain Undefeated

2027 R4L Pioneers

After finishing 4-0 by the end of the Midwest Circuit’s opening session in Indianapolis this past weekend, Carlos Davis’ Cincinnati-based 2027 R4L Pioneers currently hold a perfect 10-0 record.  Of note is the fact that the pioneers finished 6-0 at Coast 2 Coast Prep’s President’s Day Tournament in Lexington back in February, where they defeated the then #1 and # 2 ranked teams. 

In Indy this past weekend, the third ranked R4L easily got by Dayton’s Team BNU (47-15), Columbus’ Renaissance Seminoles (63-29), Grand Park Premier Red 2027 (55-16) and Kentucky’s Manimal Elite (64-44).  Although R4L’s success was characterized as a “team effort,” it was noted that Joshua Tyson logged in a standout performance.  R4L will compete in session #2 of the Midwest Circuit before heading out to Kansas for the Never Walk on Hardwoood Tournament in August.  Congrats to the Pioneers for repping the Buckeye State!

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Superfriends Resume Season with Championship

2025 Superfriends 7th Grade Champions G3 Invitational

Despite the virus-shortened 2020 travel basketball season, a few teams have recently found opportunities to compete. In fact, this past weekend the George Hill organization hosted the G3 Invitational in Indianapolis, IN.  In that event, the 2025 Superfriends dominated the 7th grade division, as they rode a 6-0 record to a title. 

The Superfriends’ trek to the championship consisted of wins over Team TAE (43-22), Semo Blazers (49-32), Indy Premiere (score unknown), B.A.D. (62-42), Progeny 2025 Select (53-44) and the Semo Blazers (52-42) in the championship game.  With their victory in Nap Town, the Superfriends have a 2-0-tournament record including a title from the Spartan Classic earlier this year.  Next up for the Superfriends is their season finale at the USBA Nationals in Atlanta, GA. the weekend of July 28th-August 1st.  Congratulation to the Superfriends players and fans for the big win.

Williams and Ohio United Prepare to Resume Season

Sole Williams 5'9" PG 2023 Cincinnati

Since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, we’ve virtually disengaged from all things summer basketball.  However, this past Saturday we spent some time checking out some talented young ladies as they prepared to resume their 2020 travel basketball season with the first-year Ohio United program. Our primary goal was to gage the development of Sole Williams (5’9”/PG/2023/Cincinnati), a Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase alum who really impressed us at several of our elite showcases the past couple of years. 

What was crystal clear from the 2-hour practice we watched is the fact that Williams has continued to develop and is poised for a breakout season when she returns for her sophomore year with the Princeton Vikings. Not only did we establish that Williams has continued to get better, and is more than deserving of her multiple scholarship offers and high major interest from programs like Ohio State, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Xavier, Marquette, Pittsburg, Arizona, Akron (offers), Louisville, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Ole Miss and Arizona State; we also learned that her U-17 Ohio United (OU) squad is absolutely brimming over with talent.  In fact, OU’s roster has at least 15 players with D-I offers already in hand. 

Some of the big name players on the U-17 Ohio United roster include: Ayanna Patterson (6’4”/WF/2022/Ft. Wayne, IN), Alexis Hess (6’1”/WF/2023/Redding, PA), Maliyah Johnson (6’1”/W/PF2021/Columbus, OH), and Jordan Wright(5’7”/PG/2022/Detroit, MI).  Not only is the U-17 team loaded, Ohio Unity’s program has a number of younger players who are also elite. Some of those studs include: Charia Smith (6’2”/PF/2022/Columbus, OH), Abby Riddle (5’11”/CG/2023/Baltimore, OH), and Kamryn Grant (6’1”/WF/2024/Columbus, OH).

Although a majority of travel teams have shut it down for the season. Coach Richard Jeter’s squad is practicing a couple of times per week here in Columbus with plans to resume their season in July.  Depending on the information coming out of the NCAA, Ohio United’s plans include local and major tournaments around the country as well as elite college exposure events.  Based on the talent level in this program as well as some of the big names that are supporting the program (i.e., Mike Flynn), the future looks bright for this fledging organization.  We intend to keep an eye out for their progress.

VonCameron Davis Selected as Ohio Mr. Basketball

VonCameron Davis-2020 Ohio Mr. Basketball

The Buckeye Prep Report would like to congratulate VonCameron Davis on his selection as Ohio Mr. Basketball.  We had the pleasure of watching Davis develop over the past several years and were impressed with his play at our elite showcases and tournaments.  We could tell very early on that Davis had DI talent.  In fact, you can catch Davis in action at the next level, as he has committed to Kent State University. Congratulations to VonCameron, his family and coaches for this significant honor!

Buckeye Prep Invitational Postponed (June 5th-7th)

Due to the nature of the Corona Virus, the Buckeye Prep Invitational has be rescheduled until June 5th-7th. Please see the email below for more specifics. Please be safe!

Coach,

As you probably expect, due to the nature of the Corona Virus scare, the Buckeye Prep Invitational will have to be “POSTPONED.”  Although I was holding out hope that my facilities would honor our dates, due to public safety concerns, the various universities and high schools I intended to use have shut down for several weeks.  Despite my disappointment in having to postpone the event, it is my hope that we can hold our tournament later this summer. In fact, I have set a tentative date for June 5th-7th.  With that said, this date is tentative until I can confirm with my facilities that those dates are available.

I know that traditionally, most teams are wrapping up their seasons by June, but with the situation with the virus so far, which has resulted in missed tournaments in March and April, I hope you will also adjust your schedules and extend your season in to June in order to salvage at least some of the season for your players and parents. I know that many of you have already made plans, but I hope you will make the adjustment and add this event to your revised schedule.  Bottom line, basketball is shut down for the next several weeks, so I have to think there will be a serious pent-up demand to get back in the gym as soon as possible. You should know that I have already talked to several coaches, who plan to attend our event in June!

Finally, rest assured that you can expect a full refund (minus 2.9% + .30 for Pay Pal payments) within the next 2 weeks unless you intend to attend our event in June and you want us to retain your payment to hold your spot. Unless I hear otherwise, I will begin processing refunds by the end of next week. One last request, in response to this email, can you let me know if your team/organization will consider attending our event in June?  I would like to restart a "Committed Team" list and resume promotion. 

Thank you in advance for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you in June.  Please be safe during these unprecedented times, and God Bless you and your family

Rob Taylor

Buckeye Prep Report

614-502-9359