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28. Ayo Dosunmu Morgan Park 6-3 PG
Charlie Moore's backcourt running mate with Morgan Park and the Mustangs' No. 2 scoring option last season has emerged as a top prospect this spring occasionally playing up an age group with Mac Irvin Fire in the EYBL. Dosunmu has four 20-plus point performances out of six 17U games and is averaging 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Other notable offers: SMU, Texas A&M, Northwestern, UNLV.

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During the spring, Jackson played in the Nike EYBL for Spiece Indy where he averaged 17.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. After scoring eight points in the EYBL opener, Jackson went 15 straight games with double figures including a 35 point, nine rebound performance in his third game. Jackson went for 30 points against the Nike EYBL stop in Hampton, VA.

The stellar play in the Nike EYBL resulted in a leap into the five-star status of the recruiting world as ESPN currently has him No. 25 in the nation and 247 Sports moved him up to No. 19. Overall he grades out as the No. 33 prospect in the country according to 247 Sports' composite rankings.

Given his current status, the interest of college coaches also ratcheted up.

"Purdue has shown a lot of interest," said Jackson. "Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland are the Big 10 schools that are talking to me. New schools such as Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M, and Arkansas just jumped in as well.

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Shammond Williams joining staff at Western Kentucky. Important to note that he's the Godfather of five-star center Mitchell Robinson.

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Shammond Williams joining staff at Western Kentucky. Important to note that he's the Godfather of five-star center Mitchell Robinson.

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Javonte Smart: Smart is a legitimate two-way 6'3" guard, who can play both on and off the ball, depending on match-ups. Defensively, the 2018 five-star has the size, athleticism, and demonstrated desire to be a quality on the ball defender. Off the ball, he is very good at playing the passing lanes, routinely anticipating errant passes. While Smart believes he will be a point guard in the long-term and is certainly capable of giving the American team minutes at the point guard position, he's very valuable as an off-the-ball scorer, who can create offense for himself, under adverse conditions. Smart is being recruited by programs like Baylor, LSU, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Wake Forest, and Texas.

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Collin Sexton: The Nike EYBL's leading scorer, Sexton can bring instant offense to the roster. A natural scorer, they were looking for a penetrator who could help set-up teammates and create his own shot. Sexton is the best on the team at drawing fouls off of penetration, which is how he often generates high scoring totals. Defensively, he generally played good on-the-ball defense, generating steals with his active hands. Not a natural point guard, Sexton, who is very vocal, played both on and off the ball. For USA Basketball, they're looking for him primarily to play the point guard position with limited turnovers, as he becomes more adjusted to the position. Sexton has offers from Alabama, Kansas, Arizona, Florida St., Texas A&M, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Seton Hall.

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Recently Texas A&M hired assistant coach Isaac Chew, and one of his first moves was to offer Dosunum.

About the offer from Chew and A&M, Dosunmu said, "He was just saying that he likes how I play, and how I compete. We have talked a lot, and it is good to have that offer."

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On June 13 I wrote about the expected explosion in Quickley's recruitment: Will Blue Bloods offer Immanuel Quickley?

Since then, Arizona, Maryland, Texas A&M and UCLA have offered Quickley, who is a 6-4, 175-pound point guard in the class of 2018 from Bel Air (Md.) John Carroll School.

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When it comes to his recruitment things are beginning to get more crowded by the day as high-major offers keep piling in.

"NC State, St. Louis, Texas A&M, Xavier, Nebraska, and I've been hearing from VCU, Monmouth, Ohio State, and I heard from Kansas right before I came to the camp," noted Allen.

With a constantly expanding list of offers Allen has more and more schools to choose from, but already he knows two of his visits.

"I am going to Saint Louis on August 2 and Texas A&M in September," said Allen.

About the visit to Saint Louis, Allen said, "They just want me to come in and play the point guard role on that team and see the campus and what they have to offer."

When it comes to Texas A&M he added, "Texas A&M is in the SEC which is a good league. They want me to come in and be a scorer who stretches the floor and leads the team."

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The 6-foot-10, 220-pound 2017 center from Houston St. Thomas Episcopal was all over the place on defense, blocking shots and rebounding, while on offense he scored on the glass and made some impressive passes.

He's got a terrific frame with wide shoulders and long arms, plays very hard and has terrific instincts on defense.

"I'm a good shot blocker, I'm a good defender and I have good post moves," Samuel said. "I'm working on my dribbling skills and shooting so I can have an inside and out game."

Samuel listed three schools recruiting him the hardest.

"Boise State, Texas A&M and Houston," Samuel said, before breaking down what he likes about each of them.

Boise State: "Me and the assistant coach (Phil) Beckner are really cool; we talk a lot."

Texas A&M: "I haven't been out there yet but coach Ulric (Maligi) just went there and he's trying to get me there with him."

Houston: "They were the first ones who offered me a scholarship so they're really trying to get me there."

As of now there's no timetable on Samuel's decision.

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Any chance we get Markell Johnson? I'd say pretty low

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Supposedly he is going to announce his decision today in honor of his deceased father.

If he is reclassifying to 2016, I'm skeptical a 4-star PG with lots of options would be interested in joining a recruiting class that already has J.J. Caldwell in it.

That said, he did just do an official visit to A&M on June 10th so there clearly was some legit interest on both sides to at least explore the possibility. But back to my first just quick impression, 2016 already has Caldwell plus we got that grad transfer Hampton and the Johnson kid said that he was looking for a place where he could play right away as a freshman.

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