Thurs. AAU schedules for Spalding, Blakeney
Here are the times and courts to watch some notable players at the AAU National Championships and Super Showcases on Thursday at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, and parking is $8 per vehicle.
RAYMOND SPALDING, (Louisville commitment)
TEAM: The Ville 2015 (Ky.)
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade AAU Nationals
POOL: 11E
THURSDAY GAMES: Noon, vs. Boston Warriors Black (Court 14) 8 p.m., vs. San Antonio Rohawks (Court 3).
OTHER NOTABLES ON HIS TEAM: Trinity's Jax Levitch (offers from Wofford, Columbia, NKU, Toledo, Wright State) and Michael Stafford, Knott County Central's Evan Hall (offers from EKU, Samford, others) and Simon Christon, Male's Will Parker (offers from Bellarmine and Kentucky Wesleyan), Jefferstown's Brandon Johnson, Collins' Deion Cochran, Clinton County's Keifer Dalton.
CHARLES MATTHEWS (Kentucky commitment)
TEAM: Meanstreets (Ill.)
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade Gold Super Showcase
POOL: K
THURSDAY GAMES: 9:20 a.m., vs. Grassroots Indiana (Court 2); 2:40 p.m., vs Vanguard Elite (Court 6).
ANTONIO BLAKENEY (UK and U of L target)
TEAM: E1T1 (Fla.)
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade Gold Super Showcase
POOL: L
THURSDAY GAMES: 8 a.m., vs. Ohio Elite (Court 9); 1:20 p.m. vs. Wisconsin Academy (Court 7).
OTHER NOTABLES ON HIS TEAM: Lamonte Turner (2016, U of L offer), Tacko Fall (7-foot-4 2015 center), Alex Owens (4-star 2015 PF).
LUKE KENNARD (Duke commitment, former UK and U of L target)
TEAM: King James (Ohio)
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade Gold Super Showcase
POOL: H
THURSDAY GAMES: 8 a.m., vs. Alabama Select (Court 11); 2:40 p.m., vs. Fairfax Stars Premier (Court 3).
CAMRON JUSTICE (Knott CC G/Vanderbilt commitment), JAMES BOLDEN (Holmes PG/WVU commitment), BRAXTON BEVERLY (2016 Perry CC PG/WKU target)
TEAM: Kentucky Travelers Basketball
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade Gold Super Showcase
POOL: K
THURSDAY GAMES: 9:20 a.m., vs. Vanguard Elite (Court 1/Freedom Hall); 2:40 p.m., vs. Grassroots Indiana (Court 5)
OTHER NOTABLES ON THEIR TEAM: Ballard guard Jalen Perry, Manual forward Dwayne Sutton (offers from Wright State, St. Francis), Newport Central Catholic power forward Drew McDonald (offers from NKU, Wright State, others), Lexington Christian swingman Matt Rose (offer from Samford), Owen County 2016 forward Carson Williams.
ARIC HOLMAN (Owensboro PF/Target of multiple D1s/U of L interest), ELI WRIGHT (2016 Apollo SG/IU target/U of L interest.
TEAM: Hoop Dreams (Ky.)
TOURNAMENT: 11th-grade Gold Super Showcase
POOL: F
THURSDAY GAMES: 10:40 a.m., vs. Oklahoma Wizards (Court 6); 6:40 p.m., vs. ABC/Bank Hoops (Court 11).
Other area teams in 11th-grade Super Showcase ...
LOUISVILLE MAGIC (Eastern's Cameron Reed, former PRP players Lamontray Harris, D'Angelo Hunter)
POOL: M
THURSDAY GAMES: 1:20 p.m., vs. New York Gauchos (Court 3); 4 p.m., vs. Team Abuja (Court 12). (Note: Schedule seems to follow a pattern that the Team Abuja game would be at 8 a.m., but it lists it at 4 p.m. Not sure why.)
KENTUCKY RETROS (Ballard's Corey Douglas, Bullitt East's Tyler Bacon, Doss PF/WKU football commit Tyler Jefferson
POOL: E
THURSDAY GAMES: 9:20 a.m., vs. Howard Pulley (Court 7); 4 p.m., vs. NYC Jaguars (Court 10).