Grassroots Preview : Upward Stars Southeast 2020
Prep Hoops has it the ground running this Grassroots season. Prep Hoops has witnessed the Upward Stars Southeast 2020 squad play a few times so far this spring. Prep Hoops saw them play at the Carolina Collision in Columbia and…
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Continue ReadingPrep Hoops has it the ground running this Grassroots season. Prep Hoops has witnessed the Upward Stars Southeast 2020 squad play a few times so far this spring. Prep Hoops saw them play at the Carolina Collision in Columbia and last weekend at the Adidas Gauntlet in Spartanburg. Lets take a look at the Upward Stars Southeast 2020 roster right here on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State.
Upward Stars Southeast 2020
Head Coach – Curtis Wheeler
Isaiah Caldwell
#0 Isaiah Caldwell – Heathwood Hall
Ja’Queze Kirby
#1 Ja’Queze Kirby – Jeff Davis HS (Hazelhurst, GA)
Dillon Jones
#3 – Dillon Jones – Keenan HS
Emorie Knox
#4 – Emorie Knox – Myrtle Beach HS
Raekwon Horton
#5 – Raekwon Horton – Keenan HS
#10 – Emmanuel Jones – Glenn Hills HS (Augusta, GA)
Patrick Iriel
#11 – Patrick Iriel – AC Flora HS
Myles Tate
#12 – Myles Tate – Dorman HS
Justin Amadi
#15 – Justin Amadi – Hillcrest HS
John Whitehead
#21 – John Whitehead – Glenn Hills HS (Augusta, GA)
P.J. Hall
#24 – P.J. Hall – Dorman HS
P.J. Hall, Myles Tate and Dillon Jones all rank 1,2 and 3 in the Prep Hoops Palmetto State 2020 Class. Hall 6’9 has plenty of interest such as University of South Carolina, Clemson, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia Tech, Georgia and Pittsburgh. Hall’s sister plays volleyball at the University of Florida.
Tate recently picked up a offer from Clemson. University of South Carolina and Appalachian State Wofford, College of Charleston, South Florida and Coastal Carolina University have all shown interest in the Tate. Tate has helped Dorman HS win 3 straight 5A State Championships.
Jones 6’6 helped the Keenan HS Raiders win the Class 3A State Championship this past March, Charlotte, Appalachian State, College of Charleston and University of South Carolina have offered Jones. Raekwon Horton plays with Jones at Keenan HS. Horton has received interest from Charleston Southern, South Carolina State and USC Upstate along with others.
Upward Stars Southeast 2020 has 3 players from the State of Georgia on the roster. Ja’Queze Kirby has been with the team the past few seasons. Kirby recently picked up a offer from Tulane. This team doesn’t lack talent at all from top to bottom on the roster. Prep Hoops has had the chance to see this squad play this spring on a few different occasions between Columbia and Spartanburg.
March 29-31 Hoopseen Tip-Off – Suwanee, GA
April 6-7 Carolina Collision – Columbia, SC
April 13-15 Adidas Gauntlet – Spartanburg, SC (2-2)
April 27-28 Adidas Gauntlet – Dallas, TX NCAA Certified Event
May 17-19 Alley Oop – Atlanta, GA
May 25-27 Adidas Gauntlet – Emerson, GA
July 11-14 – Adidas Gauntlet Summer Championships – Hoover, AL