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Rashaan Armstead-Holloway (right) was one of several standout performers at the Big Shots event. (Photo: Josh Verlin)
Teddy Bailey (@TheTeddyBailey)
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The final day of this weekend’s Big Shots event, hosted by Team Final , was played on Sunday. A few recruiting notes on the play at Archbishop Carroll, click here for a recap of the day’s events:
–Rashaan Armstead-Holloway (2014/Philly Ballhawks) has captured attention of the local schools, and rightfully so. The 6-foot-9, 285-pound forward claimed offers from Temple, La Salle and Drexel, and has visited all three; he’s also visiting Richmond on June 17.
“Temple, they’re a good school, and I feel like I could put myself there,” he said. “With La Salle, it’s a smaller campus, I go to a smaller school.
“I just want a good environment and to fit in, basketball wise.”
The Schalick (N.J.) forward said could make his decision before his senior year starts in the fall.
“I like to post-up, and I have a pretty good mid-range jumper,” he said. “I can also shoot the three.”
Holloway had himself a solid game in the Ballhawks’ 64-52 loss to Team Final in the 17U Semi Final scoring 12 points while collecting six rebounds.
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Samir Doughty (right) has caught the attention of a number of schools this summer. (Photo: Josh Verlin)
–Philly Pride 16U’s Samir Doughty was fairly successful on Sunday, to say the least. The 6-foot-3, 177-pound guard scored a game-high 30 points in his team’s 87-57 routing of Team Suspect in the 16U semifinal game. Doughty, four hours later, scored 26 points in the losing effort against a very talented Team Final (Del.), 71-65.
Doughty, who will be playing for PET next season due to Comm. Tech’s closing, was the leading scorer in the 16U age group this weekend, averaging 24 points per game.
“I think I played alright in the last game,” Doughty said. “But I could have played better.”
The combo guard has a plethora of schools interested in him, most notably Temple, Villanova, La Salle, St. John’s, and Xavier, but doesn’t have any offers yet.
–Talent was not hard to come by on Sunday afternoon, and the 17U Bracket featured arguably one of the top juniors in the state of New Jersey with We-R-1’s Kaison Randolph. The speedy point guard has been living up to the hype, and was on full display at Archbishop Carroll this weekend. Although Randolph was fairly quiet in his team’s 64-52 win over Philly Pride, scoring only two points, his game has attracted a number of Division I offers.
“I just ball and I’m athletic,” he said. “However my team needs me to score, I do it.”
Randolph’s recruitment has picked up as of late, and the Pennington School guard has a variety of offers to choose from, claiming offers from “Cincinnati, Iowa State, Seton Hall, Drexel, Wagner, Buffalo, Towson, and Saint Joe’s.” Recently, he said he’s been hearing mainly from “St. Joe’s, Drexel, Buffalo and Towson,” which is the area he’s likely to land in at the next level.
“I took a visit to Saint Joe’s and Seton Hall,” Randolph said. “I like Saint Joe’s and I’m cool with the coaching staff. I’m from the city, so I’d like a city feel.”
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Austin Tilghman, has offers from La Salle and Stony Brook. (Photo: Josh Verlin)
Randolph also said that he plans to visit Seton Hall, Towson, and Saint Joseph’s all officially, and will narrow his list and potentially make his decision before his senior season starts.
–Austin Tilghman (2014/St. Andrew’s), a solid 6-1 point guard, has offers from La Salle and Stony Brook. He’s certainly interested in the idea of being an Explorer.
“La Salle, I like them a lot,” he said. “They play four guards, which I like, and they’ve got big men down low. They get up and down the court, I like that.”
Tilghman said La Salle’s Sweet 16 run “definitely” piqued his interest in the school, but added he likely wouldn’t be making his decision until sometime after the fall, around when his senior season starts. A good shooter, he would fit in well in the Explorer’s uptempo, guard-based offense as someone who can score and create.