City of Palms Classic (FL)

[TheHall]

City of Palms Classic played over the weekend in Florida was filled with 2014-15 Big East recruits. Here's a list of the BE players:

Marcus Derrickson (Paul IV) - Team went 3-1, finished 2nd Place
Paul White (Whitney Young) - 3-1, 3rd place
Isaiah Whitehead (Lincoln N.Y.) - 3-1, 5th place
Desi Rodriguez (Lincoln N.Y.) - 3-1, 5th place
Ronnie Harrell (Denver East) - 1-2, -
Makinde London (Montverde) - 4-0, 1st Place (Hardly played)

Isaac Copeland (Brewster Academy) - 1-1, 2nd in the Signature Series

Top 15 Players to Watch:

1. Jahlil Okafor, 6’10”, Senior, C, Whitney Young (IL) – Committed to Duke (#1 – 2014)
2. Isaiah Whitehead, 6’4”, Senior, SG, Lincoln (NY) – Committed to Seton Hall (#12 – 2014)
3. Tyler Dorsey, 6’4”, Junior, SG, St. John Bosco (CA) – (#7 – 2015)
4. Ben Simmons, 6’9”, Junior, PF, Montverde (FL) – Committed to LSU (#8 – 2015)
5. V.J. King, 6’7”, Sophomore, SF, St. Vincent-St. Mary, (#9 – 2016)
6. D’Angelo Russell, 6’4”, Senior, SG, Montverde (FL) – Committed to Ohio State (#16 – 2014)
7. Daniel Hamilton, 6’7”, Senior, SF, St. John Bosco (CA) – Committed to UConn (#18 – 2014)
8. Ja’Quan Newton, 6’2”, Senior, G, Neumann Goretti (PA), Committed to Miami (#56 – 2014)
9. Grayson Allen, 6’4”, Senior, SG, Providence Christian (FL) – Committed to Duke (#36 – 2014)
10. Jaylen Brown, 6’5”, Junior, SF, Marietta Wheeler (GA), (#10 – 2015)
11. Antonio Blakeney, 6’3”, Junior, SG, Oak Ridge (FL), (#68 – 2015)
12. Dominique Collier, 6’2”, Senior, G, Denver East (CO) – Committed to Colorado (#98 – 2014)
13. Marcus Derrickson, 6’7”, Junior, PF, Paul VI (VA) – Committed to Georgetown (#54 – 2015)
14. Paul White, 6’8”, Senior, F, Whitney Young (IL) – Committed to Georgetown (#49 – 2014)
15. Daniel Giddens, 6’9”, Junior, PF, Marietta Wheeler (GA), (#34 – 2015)

http://www.theintentionalfoul.com/2013/12/city-of-palms-preview.html

[TheHall]

Great highlight reel with plenty of BE cameos.

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Ronnie Harrell's Denver East squad only went 1-2 but each game was against a solid opponent. For the 3 games Harrell averaged: 15.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1 apg, 2.3 stl/gm, while shooting 43% FG & 44% 3P FG.

City of Palms Reviews:

Game 1

"Ronnie Harrell led the Angels in scoring with 18 points and six rebounds. Two others finished in double figures also, 2014 guards Dominique Collier and Jevon Griffin each had 15 on the afternoon."

http://www.scarberrymedia.com/city-palms-post-video/

Although it was a blowiut Harrell played well & has some highlights on this vid:

Game 2

@jerrymeyer247: Creighton signee Ronnie Harrell is a nice looking prospect. Needs more strength for college but long & has game. 9 at half #cityofpalms


"Ronnie Harrell, 2014 SG, Denver East: He has great size and shoots the ball well from deep. He also has decent ball-handling ability and uses his length well on the defensive end. The next step for him is becoming more engaged on a consistent basis and becoming a go-to scorer."

http://future150.com/hs/basketball-news/guards-take-over-day-2-at-city-of-palms-classic-11481/


"Denver East bounced back from a 90-61 blowout loss to Philadelphia-Neumann-Goretti on Wednesday with a fast start and fast finish in a 62-42 consolation game win Thursday afternoon against Bishop Verot."

https://www.news-press.com/article/20131220/CITYOFPALMS/312200048/Big-first-fourth-quarters-lead-Denver-East-victory

Game3

"Ronnie Harrell (2014 Creighton, Denver East): Creighton is getting a promising prospect in Harrell. His game and body are still developing, but his length and shooting ability make him a dangerous player. He finished with 14 points on 5-14 shooting including 3-10 from three to go along with four rebounds."

http://247sports.com/Article/Antonio-Blakeney-performs-well-at-City-of-Palms-167670

[TheHall]

Here's a video highlight reel for the COPC with a good amount of BE flavor.