ACCBasketballRecruiting.com is the brainchild of Arlen Simmons, a lifelong basketball and ACC fanatic. Originall Arlen managed this site by himself, but now he is primarily an article contributor.
This blog is focused on following the recruiting activities of the men’s college basketball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Contributors
Arlen Simmons
Founder & Sometimes Contributor
Arlen says:
“My goal is to provide updates and information regarding basketball players being recruited by ACC schools or in ACC states. There are a lot of players who I don’t mention, but I really just wanted to create a grouping of information regarding ACC recruits. If the #1 player in the country has never indicated he is looking at a single ACC school in any way, I’m not going to spend much time posting about him (unless he’s super awesome and I feel I just have to share) OR if he is in a state near an ACC school, just in case some there’s some kid people should be aware of.”
This site is for entertainment purposes only, and that we are not projecting player’s intentions or guaranteeing anything, just offering our personal opinions or facts as reported by the players themselves.
The best way to contact Arlen is by email: We don’t like SPAM, so use this busted-up email address:
‘asimmons’ at ’smartmarketnetwork.com’.
Just replace the at with ‘@’, you know the deal.
Marcus Shockley
Player Scout, Tech Guy and Player Database Manager
This site relies heavily on Marcus’s database, which includes national players of interest as well as local prep and JUCO players in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey.
Marcus has also been a featured writer several times on BleacherReport.
To email Marcus:
‘mshockley’ at ’smartmarketnetwork.com’.
Jordan Lash
Player Scout
Jordan knows about high school recruiting, from being a basketball fan and playing D1 ball for Charlotte. He contributes on the national scene, and locally in the Southeast and Arizona.
James Blackburn
Player Scout
James has worked for minor league basketball teams, basketball camps such as the Josh Howard camp and currently is working with the Charlotte Bobcats.
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August 12, 2008 at 12:56 pm |
I agree that Cody Shuffler is under everyones radar – He missed his freshman &
1/2 his sophmore year to injury and came out strong his junior year finishing with
around 19 pts. 10 rebs per game in a 4A conference. This kept him from the limelight until recently. He has had a great summer, playing both AAU and on an international team that won the bronze medal in the United World Games. He lead USA with 20.2 pts and 10.6 rebs per game. I think he will have a stellar senior year and many will regret not getting to know more about him. Also a 4.0 gpa student.
Some good schools have started looking closely in the past few months.
February 25, 2009 at 6:35 pm |
Where did James Blackburn’s scouting reports go? He also made insightful yet wacky comments … but i love reading his reports.
February 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm |
James is doing a stint working for the Charlotte Bobcats. I think they’ve been playing better since he’s been running their practices! That’s how good we are at spotting big league talent around here…even our scouts end up in the pros!
March 10, 2009 at 2:29 pm |
There’s a new Big Game James in North Carolina now! If his reports are any indication of who he is, then I say “James for President!”
March 12, 2009 at 9:26 pm |
James seems like a pretty good scout, he reminds me of the Lakers scout Bonnie-Jill Laflin. He’s got a hot bod, ballin’ skills, and they both played college ball at the same place. I love that kid!