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Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Rick Bolus Boys Camp July 10-11, 2017
Topic: Basketball

Rick Bolus’ 38th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp July 10-11, 2017

 

High School Division All-Camp Team

 

Ashton Burke – 5-10 Sr. Legacy Christian Academy Xenia OH

 

Michael Wright – 6-7 Sr. Proviso East Maywood IL

 

Markelle Turner – 6-1 Sr. Knox Central Barbourville KY

 

Vann Bryant – 6-7 Sr. Trinity Christian Jackson TN

 

Mark Janowski – 6-8 Sr. Central Catholic Lima OH

 

Matthew Spotleson – 6-5 Sr. Uniontown Lake Uniontown OH

 

Allen Plunkett – 6-5 Jr. South Putnam Greencastle IN

 

Juwan Steele – 6-4 Sr. Knoxville Christian Knoxville TN

 

Jacob Taylor – 6-6 Sr. Bethlehem Bardstown KY

 

Marcus Ashford – 5-10 Sr. Paris Paris KY

 

Eric Johnson – 5-11 Sr. Paris Paris KY

 

Lincoln Bush – 6-5 So. Frederick Douglass Lexington KY

 

Kevon Ferguson – 6-2 Jr. Middle College High School Memphis TN

 

Terrance Clayton-Murphy – 6-2 Sr. Bryan Station Lexington KY

 

Cameron Dean – 6-1 Sr. Livingston Central Smithland KY

 

Michael Spotleson – 6-5 Sr. Uniontown Lake Uniontown OH

 

Bennie Patterson – 5-10 Sr. Tri-County Wolcott IN

 

Kyelor Gipson – 5-9 Sr. MASE Memphis TN

 

John Cole Suey – 6-5 Sr. Home School Mt. Juliet TN

 

Erik Uszynski – 6-4 Jr. Legacy Christian Academy Xenia OH

 


Posted by REH at 1:52 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 12 July 2017 2:18 PM EDT
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Rick Bolus Blog
Topic: Basketball

TOP COLLEGE PROSPECTS AT HPBC II

Below were the top dozen college prospects at the July 10-11 High Potential Blue Chip Camp at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY.

TOP 5

  • MARKELLE TURNER 6-1/SR BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL, KY
  • JACOB TAYLOR 6-6/SR BARDSTOWN BETHLEHEM, KY
  • KEVON FERGUSON 6-2/JR MEMPHIS MIDDLE COLLEGE, TN
  • VANN BRYANT 6-7/SR JACKSON TRINITY CHRISTIAN, TN
  • ERIC JOHNSON 5-11/SR PARIS, KY

TOP SLEEPER

        MICHAEL WRIGHT 6-7/SR MAYWOOD PROVISO EAST, IL

SECOND 5

  • MARK JANOWSKI 6-8/SR LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC, OH
  • JUWAN STEELE 6-4/SR KNOXVILLE CHRISTIAN, TN
  • MATTHEW SPOTLESON 6-6/SR UNIONTOWN LAKE, OH
  • MICHAEL SPOTLESON 6-5/SR UNIONTOWN LAKE, OH
  • ERIK USZYNSKI 6-4/JR XENIA LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACAD., OH

SECOND SLEEPER

       RYAN MANSBARGER 6-3/SR MARION EASTBROOK, IN


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Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Rick Bolus Boys Camp July 10-11, 2017
Topic: Basketball

Rick Bolus’ 38th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp July 10-11, 2017

 

Junior Division All Tournament Team

 

Parker Fields – 6-1 Fr. Boone County Florence KY

 

Jevonte Turner – 5-10 Fr. Knox Central Barbourville KY

 

Tayshaun Jones – 5-9 Fr. Bowling Green Bowling Green KY

 

Nash Divine – 5-9 Fr. Muhlenberg Co. Greenville KY

 

Camden Harris – 5-11 Fr. Muhlenberg Co. Greenville KY

 

Charles Oates – 5-11 8th Grade Hull Middle Duluth GA

 

Ethan Sellars – 5-7 8th Grade Ashland Middle Ashland KY

 

Hayden Callebs – 5-9 8th Grade Pineville Independent Pineville KY

 

Dominic Brown – 5-7 Fr. Memphis University School Memphis TN

 

Isaiah Smith – 5-5 8th Grade Jefferson Co. TMC Louisville KY

 

 


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Rick Bolus Boys Camp July 10-11, 2017
Topic: Basketball

Rick Bolus’ 38th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp July 10-11, 2017

 

Selected Awards

 

Junior Division

 

Top Defender – Abram Brock 5-7 8th Grade Knox Co. Middle Barbourville KY

 

Top Rebounder – Nikolas Dumancic 6-0 Fr. Ryle Union KY

 

Top Shooter – Andrew Floyd 5-8 8th Grade Raceland Worthington Raceland KY

 

Camp Runner-Up MVP – Parker Fields 6-1 Fr. Boone County Florence KY

 

Camp MVP – Jevonte Turner 5-10 Fr. Knox Central Barbourville KY

 

High School Division

 

Top Defender – Emmanuel Durojaiye 6-4 Jr. Land O’ Lakes Land O’ Lakes FL

 

Top Rebounder – Lorenzo Lewis 6-6 Jr. Stivers Dayton OH

 

Top Shooter – Ryan Mansbarger 6-3 Sr. Eastbrook Marion IN

 

Top Underclassman – Kevon Ferguson 6-2 Jr. Middle College High School Memphis TN

 

Camp Runner-Up MVP – Vann Bryant 6-7 Sr. Trinity Christian Jackson TN

 

Camp MVP – Jacob Taylor 6-6 sr. Bethlehem Bardstown KY

 

 


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Rick Bolus Boys Camp July 10-11, 2017
Topic: Basketball

Rick Bolus’ 38th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp July 10-11, 2017

 

This was the first day of the two day session and as usual everything is hectic on the first day.  I did not get to see all the teams today in High School Division or any of the Junior High Division.  I will list some of the players I observed or who were mentioned to me and will add more tomorrow as well as adding all camp teams and awards when made available.

 

Kyelor Gipson – 5-9 Sr. MASE Memphis TN shoots the ball and is an excellent defender.

 

David Hunter – 6-1 Jr. Scott Taylor Mill KY impressed with his tenacious defense.

 

Jaycob Pouncy – 6-1 Sr. Scott Taylor Mill KY is a versatile scorer.

 

Marcus Ashford – 5-10 Sr. Paris Paris KY is extremely quick with a nice shot.

 

Eric Johnson – 5-11 Sr. Paris Paris KY is an athletic slasher who gets to the rim.

 

Elisha Moore – 5-10 Fr Home School Lawrenceburg IN is a lock-down defender.

 

Zachary Patterson – 6-1 So. Knox Central Barbourville KY is a young up-and-comer point guard with a big upside.

 

Markelle Turner – 6-1 Sr. Knox Central Barbourville KY can get to the rim or hit the jump shot.

 

Vann Bryant – 6-7 Sr. Trinity Christian Jackson TN defends and has a soft touch on his shot.

 

Mark Janowski – 6-8 Sr. Central Catholic Lima OH is a presence in the paint.

 

Justin Kellogg – 6-3 Sr. Trenton Wesclin Trenton IL bangs in the paint but has three point range, hard worker.

 

Scotty Draud – 6-3 Fr. Beechwood Ft. Mitchell KY young with skills-big upside.

 

Allen Plunkett – 6-5 Jr. South Putnam Greencastle IN is a shooter with range and good rebounder.

 

Bennie Patterson – 5-10 Sr. Tri-County Wolcott IN gets to the rim and is very athletic.

 

Cedric Cosby – 6-4 Sr. Kentucky Country Day Louisville KY is a scorer who also hits the boards.

 

Jacob Taylor – 6-6 Sr. Bethlehem Bardstown KY is a hard working banger who gets impressive results.

 

Fred Overton – 5-10 So. Central Catholic Toledo OH penetrates and gets to the rim.

 

Matthew Spotleson and Michael Spotleson – 6-5 Sr. Uniontown Lake Uniontown OH are talented bookends fundamentally sound and solid in all aspects of the game.

 

Juwan Steele – 6-4 Sr. Knoxville Christian Knoxville TN is a solid versatile performer.

 


Posted by REH at 12:07 AM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 11 July 2017 11:26 PM EDT
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Friday, 7 July 2017
Rick Bolus Blog
Topic: Basketball

FROM THE DESK OF RICK BOLUS

HIGH POTENTIAL/BLUE-CHIP CAMP & RECRUITING SERVICE

P.O. BOX 155

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY 40165

bolus@twc.com

www.basketball-camp.net   

 

SUBJECT: TOP PLAYERS ATTENDING BLUE-CHIP SESSION II

 

Basketball Fans,

 

Below are the top players who'll be attending our final session of the High Potential Blue-Chip Exposure Camp July 10-11 at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Players are listed alphabetically.

 

*MARCUS ASHFORD 5-10/SR PARIS, KY

*VANN BRYANT 6-7/SR JACKSON TRINITY CHRISTIAN, TN

*BRANDON CROMWELL 5-11/JR VERSAILLES WOODFORD CO., KY

*CAMERON DEAN 6-1/SR SMITHLAND LIVINGSTON CENTRAL, KY

*SCOTTY DRAUD 6-3/FR FT. MITCHELL BEECHWOOD, KY

*MARK JANOWSKI 6-8/SR LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC, OH

*ERIC JOHNSON 5-11/SR PARIS, KY

*JUSTIN KELLOGG 6-3/SR TRENTON TRENTON-WESCLIN, IL

*ELIJAH MOYE 6-0/SR 6-0/SR LIBERTY, AZ

*ZACHARY PATTERSON 6-1/SO BARBOURVILLE KNOX CENTRAL, KY

*JACOB POUNCY 6-1/SR COVINGTON SCOTT, KY

*MATTHEW SPOTLESON 6-5/SR UNIONTOWN LAKE, OH

*MICHAEL SPOTLESON 6-5/SR UNIONTOWN LAKE, OH

*JUWAN STEELE 6-4/SR KNOXVILLE CHRISTIAN, TN

*MICHAEL WRIGHT 6-7/SR MAYWOOD PROVISO EAST, IL

 

Click below for the schedule.

JULY 10-11 SCHEDULE

 

EXPOSURE CAMPS 

July 10-11 Boys Exposure Camp  (H.S. & Junior H.S. Divisions)

 

July 13-14 Girls Exposure Camp  (For H.S. & Junior H.S. Players)

 

SPECIALTY CAMP

July 12-13 Point Guard Camp (For H.S. & Jr. H.S. Boys and Girls)

 

Also check out our daily blog below.

VIEW MY BLOG

 

Whether one is looking for either exposure, specialized training or both, the High Potential/Blue-Chip Camps will help take one's game to its highest potential.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rick Bolus

Camp Director and Scout since 1973 

Member of the Selection Committee for the Naismith Awards


Rick Bolus

HIGH POTENTIAL/BLUE-CHIP CAMP & RECRUITING SERVICE


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Rick Bolus Blog Junior Division June 25-29, 2017
Topic: Basketball

TOP JUNIOR H.S. PLAYERS AT HPBC I

There was a lot of future stars of tomorrow at last week's 38th High Potential Blue-Chip Basketball Camp at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Below were the top dozen players at our junior high school division.

TOP 5

  • BRADY ALLEN 6-3/8TH FORT BRANCH GIBSON SOUTHERN, IN
  • DENNIS UNDERWOOD 5-5/FR GRAND BLANC, MI
  • TAEVISS BROWN 5-7/8TH LOUISVILLE NEWBURG MIDDLE, KY
  • TYSON WEBB 5-10/FR OLIVE HILL WEST CARTER, KY
  • ANDRE RIDLEY 5-10/FR GRAND BLANC, MI

TOP SLEEPER

        JACKSON ALLEN 5-11/FR PADUCAH MCCRACKEN CO., KY

SECOND 5

  • CALEB OLIVER 5-10/FR MAYFIELD GRAVES CO., KY
  • JAZ JOHNSON 6-1/FR CAMPTON WOLFE CO., KY
  • JACOB WALLACE 5-10/8TH EAST LANSING MACDONALD MIDDLE, MI
  • JAKE KESTERSON 6-0/FR OAK RIDGE, TN
  • GABE COLEMAN 6-0/FR LAWRENCEBURG LAWRENCE CO., TN

SECOND SLEEPER

        BRAYLON NEAL 5-4/FR GRAND BLANC, MI


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Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Rick Bolus Blog
Topic: Basketball

HIGH POTENTIAL BLUE-CHIP I CAMP REPORT

Click below to view our camp report that has a short capsule summary on each player who attended last week's 38th Annual High Potential Blue-Chip Camp at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY

HPBC I CAMP REPORT


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Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Rick Bolus Camp June 25-29, 2017 Senior Division Summary
Topic: Basketball

Senior Division Summary

There were several talented players in this division with several players making good impressions.  6-5 Sr. Ethan Haynes Boone County Florence KY was named Camp MVP for the high school division is very athletic, skilled, and has a big upside.  6-6 Sr. Paris Taylor Bolivar Central Bolivar TN is an athletic forward who scores and rebounds.  6-9 So. Ksaun Casey North Hopkins Madisonville KY was named Top Underclassman and is hard to stop in the paint at both ends of the court.  6-3 So. Noah Courtney Male Louisville KY is an athletic scorer with unlimited potential.  6-4 Jr. Brandon Wharton Nolensville Nolensville TN multi-skilled does it all.  6-5 Sr. Aaron Reed Marshall County Benton KY was named Camp Runner-Up MVP is athletic, has excellent basketball instincts and can shoot the ball.  5-10 Sr. Lance-Amir Paul Putnam Science Academy Putnam CT is a super quick point guard who gets to the rim at will.  6-8 Jr. Sterling Craig  Ravenwood Brentwood TN is a blue-collar post player who gets results.  6-4 Jr. Winston Tulloss Sale Creek Sale Creek TN absolutely attacks the glass.  6-5 So. Kenny White North Hopkins Madisonville KY young, smooth wing can score.  6-0 Sr. Markeevius Byrd Metter Metter GA penetrates and finishes at the rim.

 

6-3 Sr. Robert Wilcox Maplewood Nashville TN is an explosive slasher and shooter.  6-3 Sr. Nathan Stonecipher McCracken County Paducah KY great all around back court skills.  6-3 Sr. Devin Pendergrass Butler Louisville KY is a penetrator and shooter.  6-4 Jr. Emmanuell Percell-Traylor Childersburg Childersburg AL rebounds and blocks shot.  6-3 Sr. Okeitho Marhall Leo Catholic Chicago IL is unstoppable in the paint.  5-9 Jr. D.J. Smith Bolivar Central Bolivar TN has excellent point guard skills.  6-7 Sr. Jacob Llumbet Maryville Maryville TN is a blue collar inside player who can shoot the perimeter jump shot.  6-0 Jr. Cade Cunningham North Hopkins Madisonville KY has good basketball IQ and is a versatile scorer.  6-1 Sr. Collin Wedding Central Evansville IN is a combo guard who scores.  6-2 Sr. Deven Stone Wolfe County Campton KY has downtown range on his jumper.

 

6-7 So. Zach Benton Ryle Union KY is a good shooter with an understanding of the game.  6-4 Fr. Brett Bosley Paoli Paoli IN has an excellent jump shot-one to watch.  6-2 So. Dominic Greene Northwest Whitfield Dalton GA is a young athletic wing player.  6-3 Sr. Justin Kellogg Trenton-Wesclin Trenton IL is a blue collar tireless worker in the paint who can stroke the “3”.  5-11 Fr. Shane Bibby Central Louisville KY scores in transition and has a good upside. 

 

This is just a partial list of players making favorable impressions at camp and several players at all grade levels performed well this week.


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Rick Bolus Camp June 25-29, 2017 Junior Division Summary
Topic: Basketball

Junior Division Summary

There were many talented players in the Junior Division and several of these players seem destined for future stardom.  6-3 8th Grade Brady Allen Gibson Southern Fort Branch IN was name Camp MVP in the Junior Division is an inside/outside player with a very high upside.  6-1 Fr. Jaz Johnson Wolfe County Campton KY was named Camp Runner-Up MVP in the Junior Division and has a very good mid range game.  5-5 Fr. Dennis Underwood Grand Blanc Grand Blanc MI leads on both the offensive and defensive end of the court.  6-0 Fr. Gabe Coleman Lawrence County Lawrenceburg TN is an excellent all around player.  5-8 8th Grade Andrew Floyd Raceland Middle Raceland KY is very skilled and versatile on the offensive end.  4-9 6th Grade Saxton Howard Lexington Christian Academy Lexington KY is a young dynamic floor general.  6-0 Fr. Jake Kesterson Oak Ridge Oak Ridge TN scores, rebounds, and is a tireless worker.

 

5-0 6th Grade Maurice McCall City Prep Columbus OH is a confident point guard who dazzles with his “ shake-and-bake” penetration.  5-10 Fr. Caleb Oliver Graves County Mayfield KY is a talented wing player.  5-11 Fr. Kirk Pence Raceland Worthington Raceland KY is a do-it-all player with a good upside.  5-8 8th Grade Charlie Storm Christian Academy Louisville KY has down-town range on his jump shot.  5-10 Fr. Tyson Webb West Carter Olive Hill KY is a versatile scorer.  5-11 Fr. Jackson Allen McCracken County Paducah KY is an athletic slashing wing and good rebounder.  5-7 8th Grade Taeviss Brown 5-7 8th Grade Newburg Middle Louisville KY is a penetrating playmaker.  6-2 Fr. Will Gullett Prestonsburg Prestonsburg KY has good size, soft touch, and rebounds.  5-10 8th Grade Jacob Wallace MacDonald Middle East Lansing MI works hard and scores.  This is just an abbreviated list and several other players impressed with their abilities, court savvy, work ethic, and potential.


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