Monday, July 24, 2017

HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE JULY REPORT

TIDE STALKING SOME GREAT PLAYERS...

Coach Pettway brings them in for Tide
      If recruiting is the lifeblood of college basketball then the Crimson Tide is on their way to the bloodbank once again. My sources (AAU coaches, NCAA coaches, high school coaches, and big time followers in the know) tell me that Alabama is on the cusp of signing another killer class. Who are these guys? Here are three of the players the Tide is targeting. We will have more later.
 

1. Javian Fleming from Clinton High School in Canton, Ms. is high on the Tide. He is a three or four star power forward, who can also post up like a center. He is 6-9 and weighs about 235 lbs. Fleming is Mississippi State's main target in state this season. Right now my sources tell me it is Alabama and Mississippi State who are likely to be down to the wire. LSU seems to have lost ground and at the moment Auburn has fallen off his radar. Fleming has reportedly received 38 offers from Division One Schools. How likely is he to get a fifth star? It is possible but I think it is probably he will solidify his four star ranking. Bama's interest is very high. Antoine Pettway is after him.

2. Will Richardson is another one of those red-hot Georgia guard prospects. He is 6-4 and tips the scales at muscular 175. He is deadly from the arc. He has offers from over 20 schools including most of the SEC schools. If he could sign tomorrow I'd say he is Bama's to lose. Richardson can also take it to the rack to augment his outside shooting. He plays at Midway High School in Hinesville, Georgia. Here's the deal with Will. Georgia was a solid favorite a month ago. The Tide has evened the race and seems to have an inside track. I think he will go with Bama, but would not stunned if he chose to stay at home with the Dawgs. He is very impressed with the Alabama staff. What Mama says will go a long way. He is another of Pettway's finds. 

3. Kira Lewis is someone the Tide wants. Alabama is not at the top of his wish list right now, but it appears some progress is being made. Lewis is from Hazel Green High School in Alabama. He is 6-4 which is tall for a point. He weighs 175. If Alabama could sign Lewis and Richardson it would be a more than solid backcourt for the Tide over the next four season. Lewis has offers from Bama, Vandy, and Auburn confirmed. When asked about his talent level, the unabashed Lewis replied, "I'm sensational." Lewis is high on Avery Johnson and what he is doing to the Tide basketaball culture. "He backs up his statements with great recruits," is how Lewis described the Johnson's progress.


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