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I took an in-depth look at 2021 signee Tarris Reed to get a better feel for what Juwan Howard is getting from his big man of the future. The St. Louis native transferred to top-10 ranked Link Year Academy for his senior season, so this was a great opportunity to see him square off against some of the premier competition in the country for three games.  The first contest came against top-5 ranked Sunrise Christian Academy in early February, where Tarris went head-to-head with Duke signee Mark Mitchell and 3-star big Bobi Klintman. The very next day, Reed battled with top-150 big man Keba Keita...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with statistics from the game. Ypsilanti Prep Academy met SPIRE Institute for the second time this season Saturday, but this time, Emoni Bates took the court.  Bates, a five-star junior committed to Michigan State basketball, scored 30  points after a delayed entrance in the 85-79 win in Ann Arbor. Coaches had previously been unsure if Bates would play Saturday due to a hand injury.  But near the beginning end of the second quarter, the 6-foot-9 forward shed his hoodie and took the court.  "We were holding off, as a precaution because he does ...

Update: Tickets for the Battle Basketball Showcase have sold out.  For the second time this season, Emoni Bates, the nation's top-ranked junior basketball player, will face another No. 1 prospect. Bates, a five-star Michigan State basketball commit, and Ypsilanti Prep Academy play Mikey Williams, a five-star sophomore with dozens of Division I offers, and Lake Norman (North Carolina) on Saturday in a clash between two of the best young scorers in the country. The matchup is part of the latest Battle Basketball Showcase, a two-game event scheduled for Saturday at Bob Jones University in Sou...

Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas’ 2021 recruiting class is No. 17 nationally, second in Big 12 Share this story Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Despite a head coaching change and staffing shuffle, the Texas Longhorns still managed to scrape together the nation’s No. 17 2021 recruiting class, according to 247Sports’ rankings. 247Sports also put Texas as the recruiting runner this year to the Oklahoma Sooners. But that’s nothing new – Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley has been having a moment. Hopefully newly hired Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian can influence that in the future. ...

On the day Ypsilanti Prep Academy won its first game without Emoni Bates, a marquee matchup involving the new Michigan-based basketball team became publicized.  Bates, a five-star Michigan State basketball commit, and Mikey Williams, an undecided five-star sophomore, could share the floor when Ypsi Prep meets Lake Norman Christian (North Carolina) on Feb. 6. Ypsi Prep is hoping Bates can play after he was injured in a game vs. Elevation Prep in Ohio last week.  The Feb. 6 matchup, broadcast on Fox Sports platforms, is part of the Battle Basketball Showcase, the latest two-game event pl...