Hoop Group Showdown post from NJ Hoops

Jay Gomes

NJHoops.com Editor

On saturday we went to Hoop Group Headquarters for five games in the Hoop Group June Showdown. We saw games in the 16U and 15U Divisions.

The top NJ youngsters, frosh and incoming frosh we saw:

Tahj Price 6-foot-4 Forward

Roadrunners

Newark Eastside

16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks

Long and active

 

On saturday we went to Hoop Group Headquarters for five games in the Hoop Group June Showdown. We saw games in the 16U and 15U Divisions.

The top NJ sophomores, Class of 2014 we saw:

Akbar Hoffman 5-foot-11 Combo

Roadrunners

Newark Eastside

17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

 

Abdul Lewis

6-foot-7 Post

Roadrunners

Newark Eastside

5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal

 

Jamal Reid Selects Felician

6-foot Newark East Side combo guard Jamal Reid has made his college pick. Reid will stay in state and play at Division 2 Felician College.  Reid averaged 11.2 ppg this season while leading Eastside to a 19-6 record and final NJ Hoops ranking of 25th in the state.

Reid had 24 points in the Group 3 North 2 semifinal loss to Plainfield. Reid played his AAU ball with the Roadrunners and a few years back he was named All Tournament at the Hoop Group Fall Jam Fest.

He is ranked among NJ Hoops top 60 seniors.