Bryce’s EYBL notebook: Friday night Oklahoma players to watch (Part I)
The spring session of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League kicks off Friday night in the frugal, sequestered North-side of the Atlanta metroplex. However, it will be anything but quiet this weekend at the EYBL as Nike teams from across the country have traveled to A-Town to promote their best talents, give evidence of their established hype and expose their undervalued pieces.
And for those teams who made the journey to compete this weekend, the stakes are high as the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar allots this weekend as the first annual “live period,” in which coaches are granted the liberty to attend certified non-scholastic events. The State of Oklahoma is well-represented in Atlanta by players in the 2020 through 2023 classes.
Rondel Walker 2020 Putnam City West/Texas Titans (TX) point guard (pictured above)
- Floor general
- Shooter
- On-ball defender
- Quick
Rondel Walker enters the weekend as the No. 2 player in the Oklahoma 2020 class. Walker boasted 23 points a contest in his junior season at 6A Putnam City West and added seven more rebounds and five assists en route to an appearance in the State Quarterfinal game. Despite receiving offers from multiple Division-I institutions, Walker has the opportunity to further ignite his recruiting this weekend with a strong showing.
Watch: Texas Titans 17U (TX) vs. Drive Nation 17U (TX), Friday, April 26 @ 6:15 p.m. EDT/ Lakepoint Champions Center 2
Jaxson Robinson 2021 Ada/Team Griffin wing
- Spot-up
- Drive-in
- Finisher
- Long, athletic
If you had not yet been familiarized with 6-foot-4 inch prospect Jaxson Robinson before, you may have established his name in your memory when he received four Division-I offers in a 24-hour period two weekend ago after shooting 9-of-13 from the 3-point line in one game. Jaxson’s stellar weekend was followed by flattery from coaches and spectators, but came with some criticism as well. After receiving his fifth offer from Kruger’s Crew at the University of Oklahoma on Thursday afternoon, Robinson can prove the hype this weekend in Atlanta.
Watch: Team Griffin 16U vs. JL3 Elite 16U (TX), Friday, April 26 @ 8 p.m. EDT/ Lakepoint Champions Center 12
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