Recruiting News & Notes
Travis “TJ” Brown has informed Prep Hoops that he will play at Newberry (SC) (NCAA D2) next season. Brown 6’4 averaged 13.1 ppg this season for the Dreher HS Blue Devils. Brown was ranked #24 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class.
Bradley Childers and Kyle Tracy will join Brown at Newberry (SC) (NCAA D2) next season. Childers a All-State guard from Gaffney HS. Tracy recently won 3 SCISA State Championships while playing at Spartanburg Day. Tracy went over 1,000 career points late in the season. Tracy helped the Griffins to a 21-8 season while doing so he averaged 12.3 ppg this season.
Childers is ranked #36 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class.
Ephraim Butler had a great senior season for the Berkeley HS Stags. Butler 5’10 point guard will play at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC next fall. Butler averaged 20.7 ppg, 3.4 assists and 2.5 rebounds this season for the 20-3 Stags. The Stags lost in the 3rd round of the playoffs to Wilson HS 53-45. Butler finished his career with 964 points. Butler 5’10 was ranked #42 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class.
Chris Fordham will state instate to play at Coker College (SC) (NCAA D2) to play for Head Coach Aric Samuel next season. Fordham 6’2 averaged 14 ppg, 5 rebounds and 3 steals this season for the Goose Creek HS Gators. Fordham hails at #50 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class.
Christian Kincaid won’t have to travel to far next season for college. Kincaid will play at North Greenville University (NCAA D2). Kincaid 6’4 averaged 21.5 ppg this season for the Warriors. Kincaid finished his career at Spartanburg Christian Academy with 1,293 points.
Landon Murray will play at Greensboro College (NC) (NCAA D3) next season. Murray 6’9 played at Nation Ford HS in Fort Mill, SC.
Jaron Williams has received his release from Longwood University and will play the spring AAU period with PSB Elite. Williams is ranked #11 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class. Williams 6’6 played at York Prep.
Dontrell Shuler, Mike Marsh and Travion McCray all three former player with the Karolina Khaos will be playing the spring AAU period with Team Loaded North Carolina. Shuler is a guard from Legacy Early College and Marsh recently won a 2A State Championship at Gray Collegiate. Shuler is ranked #12 in the 2018 Palmetto State Class.
Marsh recently received some interest from the new coaching staff at USC-Upstate.
McCray a former West Florence HS player reclassified this past season to the 2019 class and is now attending Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville, NC.