2010 BPR Elite Showcase 9th Grade All-Stars

Although it was the smallest of the 4 divisions, there was some good 9th grade talent in the gym. By far, the top performer was Cincinnati Withrow's Devin Williams who logged in a dominate performance on his way to MVP honors. Below is a list of players who were selected to the all-star teams. Red team: Adrian Cook, Austin Gardner, DeVon Price, Theo Williamson, Devin Williams, Darron Lee, Brian Marshall, Aaron Jackson, Will Hill Jr. and Drexler McColly. White team: Robbie Stokes, Austen Rankin, Dijuan Scott, Troy Munday, Demetrius Woodley, Lance Leslie Jr., William Cox, Eric Tivis, Evan Gardner & Javon Bess (8th). The Top 5 Award winners were: Ronnie Stokes, Austen Rankins, Aaron Jackson, Brian Marshall and Devin Williams (MVP). To view Devin's highlight video, click on his name.

2010 BPR Elite Showcase 8th Grade All-Stars

Below is a list of players who who made the 8th grade all-star teams, including the Top 5 Award winners and MVP: Red team: Tyler Herron, Mario Davidson, Evan Bailey, Aaron Bushner, Cameron Taylor, Kory Pearson, Tyler Ulis, William Green, Mike Clark, Darryl Long and Manuel Powell Jr. White team: Robert Caldwell, Ra Chaun Martin, Jalon Lewis, Cory Stewart, Andrew Deberry, Antonio Woods, Ronnie Williams, JaMichael Blanton, Blake Simpson and David Mitchell. The Top 5 Award winners were Ra Chaun Martin, Antonio Woods, Mike Clark, William Green and Tyler Ulis. As a side note, this morning I received a text from a high-major college coaching asking about Tyler. Apparently, he saw Tyler's highlight video (a Ty Kish production) and liked what he saw!

2010 BPR Elite Showcase 7th Grade All-Stars

Below and the names of the players who made the 7th grade all-star teams including the Top 5 Award winners and MVP: Red team: LaManta Stone Jr., Gage Hisey, Tyler Dunlap, Josh Bryant, Luke Fisher, Kyle Ahrens, Kyle Stergis, Brad Smith, Trey Avery and Chris Cook. White team: Javeon Peterson, Joshua Williams, AJ Harris, Austin Marciniak, Jaevon McClain, Noah Howell, Lavontay Collins, Andrew Francesconi, Caleb Harris and Frankie Weirick. The Top 5 Award winners incude: AJ Harris, Andrew Francesconi, Kyle Sturgis, Trey Avery and Brad Smith (MVP).

2010 BPR Elite Showcase 6th Grade All-Stars

Below is a list of the 6th grade all-stars including the Top 5 Award winners and MVP: Ashon Riggins, Nick Ward, Michael Ryan, Roderick Caldwell, John Bubenhofer, Jelani Rogers, Teddy Hughes, Mitch Peterson, Xavier Simpson, Jaron Cumberland, Corey Benton, Jamison Bradley, BJ Henderson, Matthew Moyer, Anthony Dockery, Caleb Canter, Joey Williams, Aaron James, James Mann and Jake Fischer. The Top 5 Award winners were Ashon Riggins, Xavier Simpson (MVP), Anthony Dockery, John Bubenhofer, Nick Bennett and Jarron Cumberland.

2010 Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase A Great Success!!

By most accounts, the 2010 Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase was a GREAT success! 210 of the state's top young players rolled into Ohio Dominican University (ODU) in Columbus and put on a show. The showcase kicked off with skill and drill instruction on each of the facilities' three courts, and after a motivational speech by the showcase director, the games began! From 9:15 in the morning until about 7:00 in the evening, the Buckeye State's top young hoopers battled it out to make all-star games and come away with some hardware.

Each of the showcase participants played 3-4 games, and all-star games were played in each of the 4 divisions from 6th-9th grades. As promised, there were a number of scouting services in the house evaluating kids, including: Rodger Bohn (Slam Magazine), John Stovall (ESPN/Prep Spotlight), NCAA First Team (3 evaluators), Kurt Stubs (JJ Huddle and Ohio High School Hoops) and video guru Ty Kish.

From the feedback I received from patrons, the event was very well received. It was a great day of basketball which produced minimal injures, and was conducted in a healthy and professional atmosphere. In separate stories, I will detail the standout performers in each of the four divisions. I would like to thank my family, friends, coaches and supporters for making this event for the 6th consecutive year. Also, special thanks to ODU's Coach Artie Taylor for allowing us to use his beautiful facility! Checkout the showcase pictures of the event at the Buckeye Prep Facebook page!! Finally, Ty Kish and CityLeagueHoopstv.com will be dropping a showcase-long highlight video within the next couple of days. You don't want to miss that, as his videos are smoking!

Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase Sold Out!.

The 2010 Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase is SOLD OUT! This year's event is the biggest yet, and has attracted 220 of the top 6th-9th grade players in Ohio, including kids from Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Last night, tentative team assignments, rosters, and game schedules were emailed out to everybody registered for the event (if I had your email address). As a reminder, the event is being held at Ohio Dominican University located at 1216 Sunbury Rd. Columbus, Oh. (not the Hoop/USA Sports Acd). Registration will begin at 8:00 am, the games are scheduled to start at 9:15a. and the event will run thru about 6:30pm. Players should have solid black shorts and they will be provided with a reversible jersey. If you have registered for the event but have not been receiving the emailed updates, please email me at Taylorobe@aol.com ASAP so you can receive the information. Visitors are welcome but there will be a $5.00 entry fee. Please continue to visit the website as we feature the standout performers at this event. The competition is going to be soooo HOT!