The 2016 Marshall County Hoopfest presented by CFSB is just five days away. The nationally acclaimed three days of high school basketball at Reed Conder Gymnasium brings in some of the top players in the nation. Here is a list of the top seniors and juniors that will take the floor over December 1st – 4th, those that have signed with schools, those that haven’t and who they are talking to and the top underclassmen.
*offers/final lists in parenthesis
**commitments in bold
# final list
+ football offer/commit
Top Signed Seniors
No. 1 (all sources) DeAndre Ayton, Hillcrest Prep, AZ- Arizona
No. 28 (ESPN) Paul Scruggs, Prolific Prep, CA- Xavier
No. 29 (ESPN) Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hamilton Heights, TN- Virginia Tech
No. 40 (Rivals) Lindell Wigginton, Oak Hill Academy, VA- Iowa State
No. 43 (247Sports) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamilton Heights, TN- Kentucky
No. 48 (247Sports) Jordan Goodwin, Althoff Catholic, IL- St. Louis
No. 64 (ESPN) Ty-Shon Alexander, Oak Hill Academy, VA- Creighton
No. 100 (247Sports) Devontae Shuler, Oak Hill Academy, VA- Ole Miss
Isiah Jasey, Sunrise Christian, KS- Texas A&M
Chidozie Ndu, Sunrise Christian, KS- Sam Houston State
Therren Shelton-Szmidt, Hamilton Heights, TN- Middle Tennessee
Chris Sodom, Tennessee Prep, TN- New Mexico
Makhtar Gueye, Aspire Academy, AZ- UAB
Jaylen Sebree, Christian County, KY- Coastal Carolina
Elijah Joiner, Curie, IL- Tulsa
Abu Kigab, Prolific Prep, CA- Oregon
Terry Taylor, Bowling Green, KY- Austin Peay
Chris Vogt, Graves County, KY- Northern Kentucky
Taveion Hollingsworth, Paul Laurence Dunbar, KY- Western Kentucky
JT Weber, Massac County, IL- Southern Illinois (baseball)
Noah Farmer, Massac County, IL- Southern Illinois (baseball)
Top Unsigned Seniors
No. 8 (ESPN) Gary Trent, Jr., Prolific Prep, CA- Duke
No. 8 (Rivals) Billy Preston, Oak Hill Academy, VA- Kansas
No. 25 (ESPN) John Petty, Jemison, AL- Alabama
No. 27 (ESPN) Matt Coleman, Oak Hill Academy, VA (Duke, Kansas, Stanford, Texas) #
Bryson Strong, Althoff Catholic, IL- Southern Illinois (football)
Jamale Carothers, Bowling Green, KY- Navy (football)
Milton Wordlow III, Aspire Academy, AZ (Bethune-Cookman, Chicago St., FIU)
Devonte Lanier, Jemison, AL (Alabama, Middle Tennessee St.) #
Matur Maker, The Tech Academy, CAN (Arizona St., Indiana, Wake Forest)
Shakwon Barrett, The Tech Academy, CAN
Virshon Cotton, Hillcrest Prep, AZ (NJIT, North Dakota, Northern Arizona, Robert Morris, Southern Utah, UC Davis)
Shamiel Stevenson, Hillcrest Prep, AZ (Arizona St., GA Tech, USC, VCU)
Andrija Ristanovic, Hillcrest Prep, AZ (IUPUI)Marvin Bateman, Althoff Catholic, IL
+ Kaelen Whiteside, Paul Laurence Dunbar, KY (Morehead St.)
+ Edwyn Brown, Althoff Catholic, IL (Eastern Illinois, Jackson St., SEMO, UT-Martin)
+ CJ Coldon, Althoff Catholic, IL (Bowling Green, Eastern Illinois, Illinois St., Miami (OH), New Mexico, North Dakota St., Northern Iowa, SIU, UT-Martin, Western Illinois, Wyoming)
+ Tyce Daniel, McCracken County, KY (Chattanooga, Memphis, Missouri St.)
Top Juniors
No. 20 (ESPN) David McCormack, Oak Hill Academy, VA (Auburn, Baylor, Florida St., G’town, GA Tech, Kansas, Maryland, Miami, Mizzou, NC St., Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Penn St., Pitt., Seton Hall, So. Car., Texas, TX A&M, Villanova, VCU, VA Tech, Wake Forest, Xavier)
No. 39 (ESPN) Kenny Nwuba, Oak Hill Academy, VA (Arizona St., GA Tech, LSU, Maryland, Miss. St., Ole Miss, Penn St., VA Tech)
Assane Ndiaye, Aspire Academy, AZ (DePaul, Old Dominion, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, UTEP)
Malik Hall, Sunrise Christian, KS (St. Louis)
Khaleem Bennett, Sunrise Christian, KS (Binghamton, Central Arkansas, St. Bonaventure, Wichita St.)
Isaiah Bujdoso, Sunrise Christian, KS (Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Wichita St.)
Marek Nelson, Sunrise Christian, KS (Loyola (MD), New Hampshire, New Orleans, Sam Houston St.)
Nathan Mensah, Prolific Prep, CA (San Diego St., Oregon)
Kaosi Ezeaugu, Hamilton Heights, TN (St. Bonaventure)
DeTorrion Ware, Christian County, KY (SEMO)
Treavon Martin, Curie, IL (Tulsa, UIC)
Tyree Martin, Curie, IL (Tulsa, UIC)
Jalen Johnson, Hopkinsville, KY (Samford, WKU)
Rook Ellington, McCracken County, KY- Kentucky (baseball)
Top Underclassmen
2019
No. 39 (Scout) Josh Green, Hillcrest Prep, AZ (California, Prairie View, San Francisco, UNLV, UT-Martin, Utah State)
Joel Brown, Aspire Academy, AZ (Rutgers)
Pierre Crockrell, Prolific Prep, CA (Montana)
Oton Janković, Prolific Prep, CA
Issa Samake, Hamilton Heights Christian, TN (Iowa St.)
Mahamadou Diawara, Hamilton Heights, TN (VCU)
2020
Makur Maker, The Tech Academy, CAN (UTEP)
Josh Hemmings, Oak Hill Academy, VA
CLICK HERE to see the Hoopfest schedule.
Tanager Sports Presents: The Grind Session Games At Marshall County High School on Sunday, December 4th
1:15 Murray High School v Franklin County,KY
2:45 Curie High School IL v Aspire Basketball Academy, AZ
4:15 Tennessee Prep Academy, TN v TBD