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HS/CBB 🏀 Scouting | Memphis Basketball Analyst | Dabbling in National Recruiting News | IG: @hitmenhoops | #HitmenKnows
Memphis, TN
Joined April 2023
BREAKING: Ashton Hardaway - son of Memphis HC Penny Hardaway - is returning to play for Memphis next season, he tells me. The former 4⭐️ SF has grown to 6’9” and has been putting in the work this offseason training with NBA players everyday. Ashton told me this: . “Coming back
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RT @PeteThamel: Best story of opening weekend here: Army football player Larry Pickett Jr. rescues man from burning vehicle. https://t.co/….
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Army football player Larry Pickett Jr. rescued a man from a burning vehicle early Sunday morning.
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BREAKING: Columbia transfer 6’11” F Arop Arop (@lilgoatarop) tells me he has committed to Memphis. Arop just wrapped up his visit to Memphis this weekend. He is the final addition to Memphis MBB’s 2025-26 roster and looks poised to be a good long term piece for the program.
NEW: Memphis is involved with Columbia transfer 6’11” wing Arop Arop - who is expected to make a decision by the end of the week - per source. Arop is viewed as a project and moves very well for his size. He can dunk just about anything and the physical tools are definitely
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RT @nbadraftpoint: With 247 dropping their top 50 international prospects heading to CBB, I figured I’d assemble some of the most reliable….
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RT @Memphis_MBB: The stage has been set 👊. Big time games back in the Fedexforum! . 🎟️ 📰 h….
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NEW: Memphis is involved with Columbia transfer 6’11” wing Arop Arop - who is expected to make a decision by the end of the week - per source. Arop is viewed as a project and moves very well for his size. He can dunk just about anything and the physical tools are definitely
1 more commitment coming for Memphis⏳. Thierno Sylla✅ … Finish the graphic quicker next time Mr. Wall. #HitmenKnows #SaveYourReceipts
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Good question. Source adds one of Arkansas HC John Calipari’s requirements for the game was that it had to be televised. St. Jude is working through the process with ESPN right now. Date could change to better suit the open time slot, but as of right now, it’s slotted for.
Will this be televised or will I have to test the WiFi at FedEx? 😅.
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NEWS: The Memphis vs. Arkansas basketball exhibition game will take place on Tuesday, October 28th at FedEx Forum, per a source. Exciting game for Memphis fans as John Calipari makes his first appearance against Memphis since leaving for the Kentucky HC job in 2009.
BREAKING: Memphis - with the help of St. Jude’s - is working towards finalizing an exhibition game with Arkansas that would take place in Memphis prior to the 2025-26 season, source tells me. This would be John Calipari’s first game against Memphis since he left for Kentucky at
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1 more commitment coming for Memphis⏳. Thierno Sylla✅ … Finish the graphic quicker next time Mr. Wall. #HitmenKnows #SaveYourReceipts
NEW: Memphis lands a commitment from 7-foot center Thierno Sylla, he tells me. Sylla adds much needed depth at the center position behind Aaron Bradshaw. In 2023-24, he played in 32 games for UCF (starting 10 of them) putting up 4.3 PPG and 3.9 REB in 15 minutes per game.
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NEW: Memphis lands a commitment from 7-foot center Thierno Sylla, he tells me. Sylla adds much needed depth at the center position behind Aaron Bradshaw. In 2023-24, he played in 32 games for UCF (starting 10 of them) putting up 4.3 PPG and 3.9 REB in 15 minutes per game.
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2028 @BartlettHoops PG Braylon Williams (@braycw1) is one of the best players in Tennessee. Williams tells me he’s hearing from the following:. Memphis, Alabama, Ole Miss, Houston, Tennessee, UAB, UT Martin + OTHERS. Williams was the primary ball handler for Team Thad 15U this
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X2. ✅✅. #HitmenKnows.
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2028 @BartlettHoops 5⭐️ 6’6” SF DJ Okoth (@DjOkoth0) is now the 13th ranked player in the country by ESPN. Okoth tells me the following have offered so far:. Memphis, Mississippi State, UT Martin, TSU, Alabama St, and UIC. The Memphis product had a great summer running with
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RT @PeteThamel: Source: Nevada transfer Brendon Lewis has emerged as the starting quarterback at Memphis, and he’ll debut in the opener aga….
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Proud of my guy @coachzlucchesi for his new role at @SportsNetLLC as an athlete advocate guiding young men through the intricacies of NIL !!. Even better that he’s Memphis born and raised. Having already coached lots of Memphis HS players like KJ Tenner, Brock Vice, Mavrick.
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2027 4⭐️ Dylan Jones (@thedwj) is the next elite prospect out of Memphis. Big time pickup for @tcaspartanshoop today, as they land the Bartlett standout. Jones tells me Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss are a few of many HMs already involved with him. Big, athletic wing who is
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RT @tcaspartanshoop: Excited to welcome 2026 W/F, Keeper Jackson to the Spartan Family!. A 6’7 Memphis native, Keeper brings elite two-way….
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