Ahead of the 2016-17 prep basketball season, Westside-Macon (GA) center, Kentrevious Jones decided to end his recruitment by verbally committing to Xavier University. The 6-foot-10, 285-pound big man known as “Big K” chose the Musketeers over Georgia, Jacksonville, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech to name a few. Jones will bring with him a big body and…
THE NORTHEAST-MACON (GA) BIG 3 Winning the Eagles Landing Fall Basketball League ahead of the 2016-17 season is an encouraging sign for Northeast-Macon (GA). The Raiders finished last season at 3-24, but have three reasons to believe they will bounce back from last year’s woes. Ty’ree Gilbert, Darius Dunn, and Camrone Cherry! The young trio are…
The last name Wright should ring a bell for those in the Middle Georgia area. Sharone Wright Jr. is the son of Macon, Ga native and former NBA lottery pick Sharone Wright Sr. After being a virtually unknown player as a freshman at West Florence (SC), Wright Jr. turned himself into a HM D-1 prospect by the…
Three seasons ago, Samone Reed joined the Westside-Macon (GA) basketball team as a fearless wide-eyed freshman. However, he was forced to sit behind a talented crop of guards early on. After waiting his turn, the 5-foot-11 point guard had a coming out party in 2015-16, where he averaged 11.4-points, 3.8-assists and 2-steals per game en route…
Big time offseason performances have started to pay dividends for Nelson Phillips. Turning heads on the travel ball circuit this summer, he has quickly become one of Georgia’s most highly touted hoop prospects. The 6-foot-5 combo guard earned a 3-star rating and leaped into the Rivals 150 national rankings at No. 133 after previously being unranked….
Khavon Moore is one of the more talented prep basketball players in the country. His stock began to rise two years ago while playing with the travel Atlanta Xpress team. Moore, an incredibly versatile wing player, impressed onlookers with his high basketball-IQ, ball handling skills, court vision, and scoring ability. Many evaluators widely view him…
Prior to the recent uptick of quality basketball in Middle Georgia, the 1980’s & 90’s glory days of the Southwest-Macon boys basketball program delivering state championships to the mid-state were a thing of the past. Fans traveling from afar to see a Patriots team loaded with HM D-1 players was an afterthought. With a national…