Team Melo 17 & U wins all 4 games in Nike EBYL Session 3 in Atlanta, GA.
Team Melo 17 & U results from Nike EBYL Session 3 in Atlanta, GA.
W Team Melo 75, Seattle Rotary (WA) 71. Team Melo’s Dynamic Backcourt Duo of Wynston Tabbs & Noah Locke struck again. Wynston scored 22 points on 7-14 shooting & Noah totaled 17 on 5 of 11 fgs & recorded 3 steals. LaQuill Hardnett had a nice game scoring 10 & adding 5 boards with Ike Nweke scored 8 points & grabbed 4 rebounds. Tyree Meyers dished out 3 assists & had 6 points while Demetrius Mims grabbed 6 rebounds & blocked 2 shots. 6’3″ 2019 G PJ Fuller who played for last years National Champion Nathan Hale HS from Seattle & is ranked #29 nationally, led Seattle Rotary with 14 points, but was forced into 9 turnovers. 6’8″ 2019 260 lb C Phillip Pepple II scored 10 points & added 4 rebounds, 6’6″,2018 SF & Top 250 nationally ranked,Emmet Matthews scored 11 points 7 collected 4 boards, 2018 5’10” PG Marquan Williams scored 12 points, grabbed5 rebounds & dished out 4 assists. 6’10” 2108 Seattle Prep C Nick Lynch totaled 11 points & 7 boards & 4 star 6’3″ 2019 PG Noah Williams was limited to 4 points. Seattle Rotary fell to 3-9 after Session III concluded Sunday.
W Team Melo 61, Mebo Team Hood (MS) 59. Noah Locke led Team Melo with 24 points on 50% shooting,colected 6 rebounds & recorded 3 steals while fellow starting G Wynston Tabbs did not play. Ike Nweke had a very big game with a 10/10 double double in points & rebounds, while Demetrius Mims chipped in with 11 points & 5 boards. 6’6″ Top 40 nationally ranked 2018 SF Robert Woodard led Team Hood with 12 points & 10 boards, 6’3″ 2018 G Jared Butler scored 13 points, & 6’6″ 2018 G DJ Stewart added 13, 6’1″ 2018 G Gabe Watson scored 10 points. Mebo Team Hood fell to 5-7 after the conclusion of Session III.
W Team Melo 64, Team Penny (Memphis, TN) 63. Tyree Meyers had a very big game for Team Melo scoring 12 points & grabbing 8 boards, while Noah Locke converted on 7 of 8 shots & totaled 18 points.. Anthony Higgs shot 5 of 8 for 11 points & grabbed 6 rebounds, Brendan Adams totaled 17 points, 3 assists & 0 TOs in leading Team Melo’s excellent ball handling which totaled just 7 turnovers. Team Penny was led by 6’0″ 2108 G Jordan Johnson’s 19 points, 6’1″ 2108 4 star PG Alex Lomax who plays for Memphis East HS(ranked #4 nationally for 2016/17) & Coached by former NBA great Penny Hardaway scored 15 points on 5 for 6 shooting. 6’8″ 2019 Forward & 5 Star DJ Jefferies (MS) added 8 points & 6’5″ 2018 G Jayden Hardaway scored 7. Highly regarded 6’9″ 2019 Memphis East HS F Malcolm Dandridge who is ranked #77 nationally did not score while 6’8″2019 F Chandler Lawson ranked #24nationally & who plays for Memphis East HS did not play. Team Penny record stands @ 8-4 after Session III and is a very dangerous team.
W Team Melo, 63, Team United (NC) 52. A big key in Team Melo’s victory was domination of the the floor game battle. Team Melo dished out 15 assists while committing just 7 turnovers while Team United totaled 7 assists while committing 9 turnovers. Please note field goal attempts & conversions are missing from the stats. Brendan Adams scored 15 points with just 1 turnover, Noah Locke totaled 14, Demetrius Mims added 9 points, Wynston Tabbs scored 8 & Nate Roberts added 6 points. Rebounding stats are as follows: Anthony Higgs 7, Brendan Adams & Noah Locke each grabbed 6 rebounds, Ike Nweke 5, Wynston Tabbs 4 & Nate Roberts collected 3 rebounds. Anthony Higgs blocked 3 shots and Noah Locke rejected 2 shots. Team United’s 6’7″ 2018 F Donarius James scored 11 points & had 4 rebounds , 6’11” Top 200 & 2018 F Flo Thamba who plays for Mountain Mission Prep in VA scored 10 points, collected 11 rebounds & rejected 4 shots. 6’7″ 2019 G Patrick Williams totaled 9 points & collected 6 boards & 6’3″ 2018 Wren HS (South Carolina) G Trey McGowens scored 9 points. Team United fell to 0-12 after Session III.
Guards Wynston Tabbs #8 and Noah Locke #10 are blowing up for Team Melo this spring. 6’8″ F Anthony Higgs has been playing very well for Team Melo averaging 7 ppg on 52 % shooting & grabbing 4.3 rebounds.
Team Melo will play in Nike EBYL Session 4 in Session 4 in Los Angeles on May 27 & 28.
Team Melo vs Team Florida on May 27. Team Florida’s record is 5-7 and they are led by 6’10” 2019 F Vernon Carey ranked #2 nationally who plays for University HS in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Team Melo vs Portland BC (OR) on May 27. Portland BC record is 1-11 and are led by 6’9″ Kempa Hepa (AL) who is ranked #39 nationally for 2018 & 7 footer & 4 star Jack Wilson who is committed to Oregon State. 2018 5’9″ PG Elijah Gonzalez leads Portland BC in scoring at 12ppg
Team Melo vs Nike South Beach (FL) on May 28. South Bach is currently 6-6 on the Nike EBYL circuit and are led by 6’7″ 2018 F Darruis Days of the Rock HS who is rated in the nations top 80, 6’8″ 2018 SF & 5 star 7 ramked # 9 in the nation, Khavon Moore (Westside HS, Macon Ga), 6’4″ 2018 Michael Devoe who leads South Beach in scoring @15 ppg & is ranked in the Top 150 players nationally, and 2018 6’7″ F Serrel Smith who is coring 12.7 ppg for South Beach and ranked @ 240 nationally but will be moving up after growing 4 inches 7 playing very well.
Team Melo vs. Boo Williams (VA) on May 28. Boo Williams & Team Melo know each other very well. Boo Williams record is 10-2 and 6’4″ 5 star guard Keldon Johnson who will play at Huntington Prep (WV) this coming season is having a huge spring for Boo averaging 22 ppg. & 8 rebounds. 2021 phenom Zion Harrison from Bowling Green Kentucky is averaging 13 ppg, 4 star 6’6″ 2019 SF Aundre Hyatt who is ranked #44 nationally averages 10ppg & 2019 4 star 6’11” Quadus Wuyab (Virginia Academy) leads Boo in rebounding @ 6 per game. Keyontae Johnson of the IMG Academy in Brandenton, FL who is ranked in the top 150 nationally averages 8ppg & Trinity Episcopal HS(ranked #12 nationally by Prep Hoops) 6’5″ G Jason Wade scores at a 8 ppg clip.
Team Melo 17 & U Roster:
1 | Demetrius Mims Jr. | F | 6’5 | 175 | 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Poly (MD) | |
2 | Anthony Higgs | F | 6’8 | 215 | 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Perry Hall | |
3 | Brendan Adams | G | 6’4 | 185 | 2018 | Hanover, MD | Calvert Hall | |
4 | Tyree Myers | G | 6’0 | 170 | 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Mt. St. Joseph | |
5 | Nate Roberts | F | 6’10 | 210 | 2018 | Edgewood, MD | Brewster Academy | |
6 | LaQuil Hardnett | F | 6’8 | 210 | 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Perry Hall | |
8 | Wynston Tabbs | G | 6’2 | 190 | 2018 | Leonardtown, MD | St. Mary’s Ryken | |
10 | Noah Locke | G | 6’3 | 180 | 2018 | Randallstown, MD | McDonough School (MD) | |
11 | Montrell Horsey | G | 6’2 | 185 | 2018 | Edgewood, MD | Joppatowne | |
13 | Koran Moore | F | 6’9 | 260 | 2018 | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | |
14 | Ike Nweke | F | 6’7 | 210 | 2018 | Bethesda, MD | Georgetown Prep |