Jordan Davis spent the past season on Berkeley Prep’s bench. The former standout at Sickles and the University of Tampa was there as an assistant for Renaldo Garcia, his coach in high school. That year-long apprenticeship helped Davis take over a program of his own. On Tuesday, Gaither announced the hiring of Davis as its […]
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Serrel Smith Jr., a former standout at St. Petersburg who played the past two seasons at Maryland, has transferred to East Tennessee State, Green Devils coach Chris Blackwell said in a text message. Smith Jr. announced he was entering the transfer portal on May 26. He had interest from several schools the past month, including […]
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The Hillsborough scholar athletes are typically announced during an awards presentation. Because of COVID-19, the winners were revealed virtually this year. Each public school in the county picked a senior female and male student-athlete. The winners received a plaque and a $1,000 check. Alonso Alexis Gyselinck Sports: Flag football, soccer GPA: 7.0 SAT: 1,540 College: […]
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Jesuit has long been known as a school with a sterling academic reputation. Of the 200 in this year’s graduating class, 82 are summa cum laude, 40 are magna cum laude and 23 are cum laude. Another thing people should know by now is that Jesuit also has become a jock juggernaut. During the fall […]
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Wharton guard Carr Thiam won the Alston “Mac” McGahagin Basketball Award, given each year to the top public school boys senior in Hillsborough County. Thiam played for the Wildcats all four seasons and was twice named a captain. This past season, he provided leadership for a team that had six players graduate, including Darin Green […]
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St. John’s guard LJ Figueroa, who played at Oldsmar Christian, has entered the transfer portal. The decision is a blow for the Red Storm, who will likely lose one of their biggest playmakers. After starting off at Oldsmar Christian, Figueroa finished his high school career at West Oaks. He played his freshman season at Odessa […]
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Maryland guard Serrel Smith Jr., a former standout at St. Petersburg, has entered the transfer portal. He is the third Terrapins player who has decided to transfer this offseason. During his two seasons at Maryland, Smith Jr. played sparingly, averaging 10 minutes and 2.6 points per game. (featured photo above from Maryland Athletics). He was […]
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Elijah Weaver, who played a key reserve role for Southern California this past season, has transferred to Dayton. The former Oldsmar Christian standout made the announcement on his Twitter page Sunday afternoon. He picked the Flyers over offers from Arkansas and UCF. In two seasons, Weaver started 19 games for the Trojans. As a sophomore, […]
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Gary Jones III, a 7-foot forward, towered over bay area players this past season. His size made him a coveted prospect, particularly at the Division II level. The Sickles senior mulled over his college choices, which included Flagler, Greenville and Washburn among others, before picking Florida Southern. “I decided on Florida Southern because I felt […]
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UCF guard Darin Green Jr. withdrew his name from the NBA Draft and will return to play for the Knights this season. Green Jr., a former Wharton standout, declared for the draft in April but did not hire an agent in order to keep his amateur status. When the rising sophomore made his intentions to […]
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