HOOP GROUP HBC SUMMER METRO SHOWCASE PLAYER REVIEWS

Tariq Carey, Newark Eastside (2012): One of the rising players in New Jersey basketball, Carey looked smooth with the ball and was not afraid of going up and finishing around the rim with contact. He had good drives to the basket, both down the lane and baseline. The athletic guard showed a semblance of a mid-range game, and also had an excellent play where he spun around a defender and drove to the rim. Defensively, he plays the passing lanes well. However, he did not show much of an outside shot, consistently driving past defenders instead.
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Aaron Bodie, Newark Eastside (2012): Bodie was a surprising performer this past weekend. He is extremely athletic and showed excellent leaping ability. The long, 6-6 forward used his supreme athleticism for multiple eye-opening dunks and finishes around the rim, as well as blocked shots and rebounds. Defensively, he is very solid, due to his length. He intercepted several passes and also drew a charge. Bodie gets decent position and has good hands for a young player.

HBC METRO SUMMER SHOWCASE

A team to keep an eye on in the future is Eastside High School of Newark (NJ). While they did not make the final eight, class of 2012 prospects Aaron Bodie and Tariq Carey are going to be a pair to be reckoned with in New Jersey high school action the next three seasons. Carey, who impressed NBE at the Reebok Tryout Headliner Camp in Somerset (NJ) earlier this month where he earned an invite to the recent Reebok Underclass Breakout Camp, is already citing interest from SMU, St. Joseph’s and Siena and that will certainly grow in numbers and stature in the future.

2009 Hoop Group HBC Metro Summer Showcase Day One Rundown

Tariq Carey '12, Newark Eastside (NJ): SMU, St. Joseph's, and Siena

Offers: "No, not as of yet, but I believe by the end of the summer I may have offers."
Favorites: "I like all three schools [and] . . . I just want to leave my options open."
Note- Carey, who listed Wake Forest as his dream school, informed me that he "took an unofficial [visit] to SMU" about a week ago when he was in Texas for a camp, adding that "it was really nice."

Aaron Bodie '12, Newark Eastside (NJ): Bodie said he thought some colleges were showing some interest, but he wasn't sure, as his father handles all of that
Offers: n/a
Favorites: n/a
Note- Bodie, who used the word "aggressive" to sum up his game, listed Wake Forest as his dream school, just like teammate Tariq Carey did.

Unofficial Visit

Rising Sophomore Tariq Carey just completed his visit to Dallas, TX for the Reebok Breakout Camp. After the camp he took an unofficial visit to Southern Methodist University (SMU). SMU is a private university of 11000 students near the vibrant heart of Dallas. Here’s a photo of him with assistant coach Steve Lutz. The Class of 2012 Hoop Scoop #117 ranked Carey needs to perform at a high level consistently and get stronger.

REEBOK HEADLINER (NJ) TRYOUT CAMP PLAYER REVIEW

Tariq Carey

Freshman (2012) at Newark East Side High School. Good build for a young high-major prospect. Great speed and uses it well on defense. Nice alley-oop pass for the dunk to a teammate. Very, very active, great hustle as well. Nice no-look pass behind the backboard for the easy basket. Great shake-n-bake move when heavily guarded where he back-tracked and switched hands for the easy lay-up. Plays very hard, I can see him being a top 50 player in his class when it’s all said and done. Good court awareness. Had another nice play where he basically did a circle with the ball in the paint, driving around the defenders, then taking the ball in for the easy bucket. Finished with 12 points in the game I watched. Earned invite to the Reebok Breakout Underclass Camp (June 19-21) in Dallas.

Reebok Stars

Reebok started their Regional Headliner Camps a few years back so that some players could earn invitations to their Reebok All American Camp and Reebok Breakout Camp for younger stars. They also run the Proving Ground Regional Combine for other good prospects.

The top performers at the Headliner Camp this past weekend at Franklin High School did just that. With their spirited play they have earned invitations to one of the Reebok Summer Camps. The Reebok All American Camp is in Philadelphia and the Breakout Camp is set for Dallas.

Those players that earned invites:

Breakout Camp:

Tariq Carey Fr. Newark Eastside