Program Preview: United Dynasty 17U
Program Director: Waitari Marsh
Affiliation: Independent
17U Coaches: Waitari Marsh, Jeremy Ghorum, and Ben Stove
16U: Ben Stove, Durrell Murray, and James Collins
Twitter: @YGLA_UNITED
17U Roster:
5’8 G 2018 Cam Dumas (Episcopal)
6’2 G 2018 Eric Reed (U-High)
6’1 G 2018 Jimmy Pittman (St. Amant)
6’4 F 2018 Marcus Coleman (McKinley)
6’1 F 2018 Kyle Ross (U-High)
6’3 G 2018 Spencer Mays (U-High)
5’10 G 2018 Kelvin Murphy (Port Allen)
6’2 G 2018 Brandon Bourgeois (St. Michaels)
6’8 F 2018 Keon Hamilton (Southern Lab)
6’2 G 2018 Jacob Watkins (Southern Lab)
6’5 F 2018 Darryl Jones (Brusly)
6’6 C 2018 DJ Collins (Zachary)
6’1 C 2018 Jacobey Lee (Live Oak)
6’5 C 2018 Devonte Allen (St. Paul)
6’4 F 2018 Zack Holloway (Episcopal)
Notes:
You might not recognize this team by name, but you should be able to look at the roster and see where most of these kids have come from. United Dynasty is a new organization this year that is a combination of YGLA and Louisiana Dynasty, two really good programs in years past, so there are high expectations for this team. And through the first warm-up tournaments, they have lived up to the hype, taking down tough teams from across the state, including a few shoe teams. They are going to make their living on the defensive side of the ball, with great defenders at the guard spots, such as Spencer Mays and Eric Reed and tough rim defenders down low in DJ Collins and Keon Hamilton. On the offensive side, they have some high IQ guards like Cam Dumas that will more than makeup for the lack of half-court talent. I expect this team to be in the running all year for top 5 teams in 17u in the state, which is going to be needed for the national schedule that they are playing.
Schedule:
March 17-19 RCS Spring Ice Breaker (Houston)
April 21-23 Sweet Sixteen Classic- On the Radar Hoops (Atlanta)
April 28-30 Great American Shootout-GASO (Dallas)
May 12-14 Memphis in May- Team THAD (Memphis)
May 27-29 Adidas Memorial Day Classic (Atlanta)
June 30-July 2 Southern Slam (New Orleans)
July 14-16 Elite 32 Showcase- On the Radar Hoops (Atlanta)
July 16-17 Big Shots All American Classic (Myrtle Beach)
July 27-30 FAB 48 (Las Vegas)