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Romeo Weems number 1 player in the State of Michigan for 2019 Class. Prep Hoops Michigan

11/29/2017

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The 2019 Rankings have recently been updated! We now have over 160 players in our 2019 rankings, and there are plenty of college level prospects throughout the rankings from top to bottom. The 2019 top 5 was difficult to do. The first 3 players in the top 5 were relatively easy to put there, but the order for them was difficult. All three are future high major locks, and likely all top 100 players in the country. There was extremely strong cases for all three to be listed at number one, and it has gotten to the point going forward that all three could take the number one spot in future rankings. The 4 and 5 spots were also difficult to determine. We considered four or five players for those last two spots, and all of them had cases for making top 5. For our subscribers, click here 
or the entire updated 2019 class rankings. And without further ado, we will reveal the Prep Hoops Michigan top 5 players in the 2019 class.

Coming in at number 1 in our updated rankings is Romeo Weems. Weems continues to hold this spot as he is a top 50 player in the country and is a high major lock. Weems started for Team USA in the FIBA Americas 16u championships this past summer, and averaged over 7 points and 7 rebounds per game. What makes Weems unique and so coveted is not necessarily his skills, although those are obviously not weaknesses for him. What makes Weems such a great and unique player is his incredible motor as well as his leadership abilities. Weems’ motor is reminiscent of 2018 Butler commit Markeese Hastings, who has been uber productive in recent years. At this stage in high school, Weems is more skilled than Hastings, and it shows by his offer sheet. Weems holds offers from Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Missouri, VCU and several others. He led New Haven to a Class B championship last year, and he makes one of the Class B favorites once again.

At number 2, we have 6’2 Old Redford Academy point guard Mark “Rocket” Watts. Watts is another top 100 player who had a strong case to be number one. Watts may have one of the most impressive list of offers in the entire country. He possesses over fifteen offers, and nearly all of them are high major. Some of those offers are Michigan, Michigan State, USC, Mississippi State and many others. What makes Watts such a great player is his ability to score from just about anywhere inside halfcourt. His shooting ability allows him to play off the ball with ease, with range that stretches beyond the NBA three point line. Watts also is very quick with the ball, and he can easily create space for himself to score. His playmaking ability is under appreciated because there is so much emphasis on his ability to shoot and score, but he has generally put up impressive assist numbers over the years as well. Watts leads an Old Redford team that will have perhaps the most talented starting 5 in Class B.


At number 3 in our rankings is 6’5 Southfield Christian combo guard Harlond Beverly. Over the last five months, Beverly has quickly turned himself into a nationally recruited player. He had a huge summer with REACH Legends and it resulted in him receiving several good high major offers. He is likely the most complete player offensively in the 2019 class, as he is an elite athlete and isolation scorer. His size and athleticism also allows him to potentially play anywhere across the backcourt in both high school and even at the next level. Like Watts his playmaking ability is underappreciated because of his elite scoring ability, but he too put up good assist numbers in July for REACH against elite competition. Beverly will lead a Southfield Christian team that should be considered the favorite to win Class D this season. He holds offers from Michigan State, Baylor, Xavier, Missouri and more.


At number 4 we have Mike Fletcher. Fletcher is a 6’7 power forward from Flint-Carman Ainsworth, who may be the top dual sport athlete in the 2019 class. He possesses a handful of mid major D1 basketball offers, as well as several Big Ten football offers. We at Prep Hoops believe he has the potential to possibly play high major in basketball too, and it is why we rank him so high. He is a mismatch for opposing bigs due to his unique blend of skill and strength. Fletcher has the low post footwork and touch inside to dominate on the block, the perimeter skillset to take slower players off the dribble or the ability stretch the floor with his shooting. When he is locked in, he may well be the toughest player to defend in 2019. Certainly the post players at the minimum.
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And coming in at the number 5 spot is 6’3 West Bloomfield guard Donavan Moore. Moore is new to the rankings, as he moved to Michigan this summer from Illinois. He is a very athletic southpaw who is capable of doing pretty much anything for his team. In the summer when we watched, he thrived in isolation situations, where he used his explosive athleticism to blow by defenders for dunks or to create space for mid range shots. The southpaw Moore also is a capable three point shooter and playmaker, which forced defenders to have to play up on him. His long arms help to make him a great defender as well. He showed the ability to defend multiple positions and have little issue in AAU. Moore currently has 9 D1 offers at the mid major level, but is also receiving Big ten interest from the likes of Michigan State and several others. Moore leads a West Bloomfield team that made it to semifinals last year, and is a perfect replacement for 2017 grad and now Eastern Michigan player Kevin McAdoo. Don’t be surprised to see West Bloomfield make another appearance at the Breslin center this March.
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Romeo Weems' expanded game ‘going to be scary'

11/21/2017

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George Pohly

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​11-21-17

There was a day last June when, in the eyes of the NCAA, Romeo Weems officially became a high school junior.

That meant college basketball programs could intensify their recruitment of the New Haven star with text messages.

“His phone blew up,” Rockets coach Tedaro France said.

So it went for a 6-foot-7 wing player who soon after turning 16 in June added a gold medal to a resume that included a state high school championship and state-wide Player of the Year recognition.

What’s yet to come is anyone’s guess, but it figures to be compelling as Weems sifts through college courtship, a shot at another state championship and a second opportunity to play international ball.

“He’s been in the gym a lot, working on his jump shot and his ball skills,” France said. “He worked on that non-stop, and he got stronger, too – more explosive.

“It’s going to be scary now.”
Weems, who averaged 18.1 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Rockets last season, cannot make official recruiting visits until his senior year, but he already has seen a lot of schools that would like to secure his services.

He visited DePaul -- the Blue Demons have a new arena in Chicago – on his own in early November, adding that campus tour to a list that included Creighton, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri and Ohio State.

The 2017 Associated Press Class B Player of the Year has had scholarship offers from several schools, including Iowa, U-M, MSU, OSU and Virginia Commonwealth.

And there’s more.
Weems was named to the Nike Elite 100 list and attended the Nike Top 100 camp in St. Louis during the summer.

He also attended the USA Basketball U17 mini-camp in Colorado in October, where players auditioned for a team that will compete in international play next summer.

“It went well,” France said of the tryout.

A member of the USA Basketball U16 team that won gold in Argentina in June, Weems missed a good share of New Haven’s summer hoops activity due to other obligations, including playing for The Family AAU team.

He participated in a team camp at Chippewa Valley, and Weems’ impact was felt in multiple ways, France said.

“When he came back with us for a week, we were a totally different team,” France, who’s starting his 10th season as the Rockets’ coach, said. “The other kids played harder, and they wanted to defend.

“I don’t know if they take pride in playing with him, or if he has that effect on them by making them better. But it was amazing to see how he could come in and change the dynamics of how kids play.”

In Argentina, Weems started all five USA games and averaged 7.4 points and 7.4 rebounds. He was 14-of-23 from the floor and had eight steals as the Americans went 5-0.

“The experience he got with USA – you can’t teach that,” France said. “He started on that team, and he was one of the leaders.

“Everywhere he goes, he wins. The kid is just a winner.”

Weems lists chemistry as one of his favorite school subjects. He’s apparently a good student of team chemistry, too.

“He doesn’t care about scoring,” France said. “The kid can pass. He is so unselfish. He rebounds. He runs the break.

“He does so much with his size that he creates a lot of mismatches (for opponents) to deal with. Not only is he a great player, he brings out the best in his teammates. It’s pretty cool.”

New Haven opens the season against De La Salle at 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at Calihan Hall. That will be part of a series of games matching teams from the Catholic League against MAC opponents.

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New Haven basketball stars Weems, Sherrell have long-range goals. Looking to defend Class B State Championship

11/13/2017

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​George Pohly

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​11-13-2017

Romeo Weems and Ashton Sherrell aren’t satisfied with one ring.

That’s one reason why the 6-foot-7 New Haven basketball players worked to expand their games in the off-season.

“I shoot the ball a lot better. I’m going to be more aggressive on offense this year,” Weems, a junior, said Monday before the defending state Class B champions held their first practice. “I’m going to hit some 3s this year.”

Sherrell was primarily a post player last season for a team that featured Duquesne recruit Eric Williams Jr. and others shooting from outside the paint.

“I’m more on the perimeter now,” the senior said. “I’m not always in the post. We’re a fast team. We’ll play some small ball.”

New Haven returns four players who started all or part of last season when the Rockets rolled to a 27-1 record, including a 45-36 victory over Ludington in the state final.

Related: New Haven photo gallery.

Weems and Sherrell started up front. Tavares Oliver, who’s entering his senior season, and junior Ronald Jeffery II had some starting assignments in the backcourt.

“That’s not a bad four to build on,” coach Tedaro France said.

The coach isn’t sure who’ll take the role filled last season by point guard A.J. Crawford III, who’s now playing at Spring Arbor.

“That’s the key, the key question,” France said. “Tavares and Ronald are more scoring guards.”

Jamir Farrior and Da’von Hicks are two candidates to play the point.

“I told them, ‘It’s here. Who wants it?’” France said.

The Rockets are eager to start their title defense.

Their first game is against De La Salle at Calihan Hall on Dec. 10.

That contest features the two coaches who’ve won state championships at county schools: France and the Pilots’ Greg Esler, who led Lake Shore to the 1994 Class B crown.

On Dec. 15, the Rockets host Dakota, the only team that beat New Haven last season. The Rockets will receive their championship rings in a pre-game ceremony.

“It’s going to be a fun night,” France said.

New Haven, the defending MAC Blue Division champion, has non-league home games against Flint Beecher and Saginaw Hill on its schedule.

MAC crossover opponents Dakota and Grosse Pointe South are from the Red Division.

“I’m excited for the season,” Weems said. “I’m ready to get going, compete and work hard and try to repeat.”

“It’s a whole new season,” Sherrell added. “It feels good (to be the champion), but we’re ready to come back and try to repeat.”

The Rockets won’t deviate from what has given them an identity, France said.

“We still are going to take it day by day,” France, starting his 10th season as coach, said. “We can work hard; we can defend; the kids can be coachable. We can control that.

“We’ve got come in here, work hard, learn and continue to get better each day. But the bar is set high.”

France has yet to fill rotation spots for the fifth starter and first three reserves. Those will be priorities in November practices, he said.

“It’ll be exciting to see how that plays out,” France said.

Malen Lewis and Ascaun Johnson, both members of the championship team, are in the mix for court time.

In Weems, the Rockets have a player who’s being sought by some of the top programs in the country.

Sherrell, France said, could be this season’s equivalent to Williams: a player whose recruiting interest grows as the season progresses.

“I’ve got two 6-7 kids who can handle (the ball) and shoot the 3-pointer,” France said. “Both can defend and they both love to rebound.”

New Haven will play in the district tournament at Notre Dame Prep. The winner of that district will be at a regional hosted by New Haven.
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Eric Williams Jr earned co-Rookie of the Week Honors after scoring most post by a freshman in debut game in Duquesne University History.

11/13/2017

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Nov. 13, 2017

PITTSBURGH - Duquesne freshman guard Eric Williams Jr., who came off the bench to post a 17 point, 12 rebound double-double in the Dukes' 80-70 season-opening win over St. Francis Brooklyn, has been named Atlantic 10 co-Rookie of the Week.

Williams Jr., who scored 15 of his 17 points - including three dunks - in the second half, is the first Duquesne freshman (since freshmen regained eligibility in 1972-73) to put up a double-double in a season opener.
The 6-5 New Haven, Mich. native hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 26 seconds to ice the game and give DU head coach Keith Dambrot a win in his debut.

The Dukes (1-0) return to action Tuesday night when they host VMI (0-1) at 7:00 p.m. at the Palumbo Center. 
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