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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK: GRANDY GLAZE, RYAN RHOOMES, NERLENS NOEL UPDATES

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Glaze moved to Proctor Academy, high-major college interest follows

It has been a while since NBE has checked in with Grandy Glaze and there are some changes to report in with the class of 2011 forward who hails from Toronto, Canada. Previously, Glaze attended St. John’s Catholic Prep in the DC-area, but this year he has moved on to Proctor Academy of Andover (NH) where he will team with three familiar faces from his Team Takeover – Canada AAU program with some lofty goals.

“I want to win a state championship this year,” the affable Glaze told NBE Sports. “I am playing with three(RJ Stephens, Patrick Donnelly and Teavunn Prince) seniors from my Team Takeover AAU team, meaning there is going to be a lot of chemistry. After that I want a national prep title it will not be easy but we will go as far as we are willing to work.”

Glaze was in action this past spring at the Pittsburgh Jam Fest and showed his tenacity in the paint and non-stop motor manhandling the opposition on the boards, looking almost like a man among boys.

Glaze tells NBE that he has been working on his decision making skills in the areas of handling the ball better in the open floor, making the right passes when reading the defense and learning effective help-side defensive techniques. Glaze is still confident that his strength and effort will be tough to be stopped and his offense is always there.

“My ability to score,” remarked Glaze when aasked about the strength of his game. “No matter what team I am put on, playing on the wing or rebounding with the bigs, I will find a way to put an effective 20 [points] on you.”

As for recruiting, Glaze remarked to NBE there are no favorites at this point and listed Providence, West Virginia, South Florida, St. Joe’s, Oklahoma, UNLV, Georgetown, Ohio, Ohio State, Akron, Xavier, Maryland and Virginia as schools involved in his recruitment.
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Schools expressing interest in Rhoomes this fall

A strong summer on the AAU scene with the NY Panthers and at the Reebok All-American camp has put 6-foot-8, 212-pound Ryan Rhoomes on the minds of several colleges this fall. Currently a member of the class of 2010, attending Benjamin Cardozo in Queens (NY), Rhoomes told NBE this week that increased confidence from his strong play in the summer has been a big lift in his game.

At the Reebok AA camp in July, Rhoomes showed flashes of his ability. He would establish good position down low and makes himself available for teammates to make entry passes. Once he received the ball, he showed the willingness to pass to the open man out of the post or go to the basket himself.

“My goals would be to become a better mid-range shooter and to gain some weight,” said Rhoomes, who counts his ability to run the floor for a big man as a strength of his game.

As for recruiting, Rhoomes has been getting interest this fall from St. John’s, Marquette, Virginia Tech, Providence and West Virginia while he has also heard from George Mason, Iowa State, VCU and Cincinnati among others.
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Noel is another 2012 prospect from New England getting high-major attention already

The early returns from the class of 2012 in New England are very impressive. Another player right in the mix for top of the class honors on the basketball court in the area is Everett (MA) High School big man Nerlens Noel. The 6-foot-9 Noel showed a tremendous amount of potential this summer playing for BABC on the AAU circuit.

At the Nike Peach Jam, the long and lanky (195 lbs) Noel demonstrated he is extremely athletic and mobile for a player his age and size. He blocked shots and rebounded inside and also showed a nose for the ball when contesting passes to the wings. Noel was able to run the floor and has solid hands, an advanced skill for a young big man. While his offensive game is a work in progress, and Noel told NBE it is improving, this summer he showed he can finish inside, including with a dunk in traffic.

Noel told NBE that Florida, Providence and USC came to Everett High School this fall to see him. He has also received interest from a long list of schools, including Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Miami, Richmond, Penn State, Arkansas, North Carolina, Arizona, UCLA, Memphis, LSU, Florida State, Boston College, Siena, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Oregon State, Marquette and Oklahoma.
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