SEBA Atlanta Hoop Festival Schedule

The 2009 Atlanta Hoop Festival will be held this Saturday at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta. This 3rd Annual Showcase, presented by the Southeast Basketball Academy (SEBA), will feature 12 boys teams participating in six games throughout the day. The field is highlighted by the current #1 ranked AAAA team in the state, the Hillgrove Hawks out of Cobb County.

Game schedule is as follows:

12:00 p.m. St. Francis vs. Blessed Trinity

1:30 p.m. Stockbridge vs. Sprayberry

3:15 p.m. Chamblee vs. Tri-Cities

4:45 p.m. Kennesaw Mountain vs. Berkmar

6:30 p.m. Lassiter vs. North Cobb

8:00 p.m. Hillgrove vs. Harrison

Complete information on the event can be found at http://www.southeastbasketballacademy.com/atlanta_events.htm

The Atlanta Roundball Report will be in attendance and have coverage of each game and the top performers following the event.

Player Watch - Cameron Solomon

Cameron Solomon (2010, Lovejoy High)

In recent years , the state of Georgia has produced an impressive number of players who have gone on to have tremendous success at the College level. Many of these players were well known and recognized in national recruiting circles entering college. By the same token, there are a good number of current college standouts from the Peach State that were somewhat overlooked and under recruited as high schoolers. As a result, Georgia (and Metro Atlanta in particular) have become gold mines for college coaches looking for an "diamonds in the rough" that have the talent and skills to shine at the next level. Lovejoy Senior Cameron Solomon (6' 4, SG, 2010) might very well fit that description.

Solomon is a late bloomer who has really blossomed over the past year. He has good length, athleticism and a knack to score. The early part of the 2009-10 season has been impressive for Solomon. He started the campaign with a 39 point outburst against Forest Park that included him hitting 5 of 6 attempts from three point land. He followed that performance up with a 28 point showing versus North Clayton, where he netted 14 points in the game's final four minutes and almost led his team to the come from behind victory.

This past Tuesday, Solomon dropped 36 points and dished out 5 assists in a convincing win over Region opponent East Coweta. Solomon reportedly has been offered by Troy, and is also receiving current interest from Cincinnati, Auburn, and Missouri. Keep an eye out for this young man as his best basketball days are certainly ahead of him.

Williams Leads Central Gwinnett to Tip-Off Title

Brian Williams (2010, Central Gwinnett)

Central Gwinnett defeated Collins Hill 82-66 to claim the Championship of the Jefferson Tip-Off Tournament this past weekend. Central was led by Brian Williams (6' 2, PG, 2010), who was named Tournament MVP, on his way to scoring 20 points and dropping 5 assists in the victory.

Sophomore Jordan Adams (6' 4, SG, 2012) added 21 points and 8 boards in the Title Game and was named to the All-Tourney Team. Central improved their record to 3-0 on the season.

Attention College Coaches looking for a 2010 Point Guard - Williams is worthy of a very close look. He is very well rounded Point who can score, distribute, and play lock down defense. He has good size for a lead guard and plays with poise and high basketball IQ. Very underrated player has flown somewhat under the radar in talent laden Gwinnett County.

Arrington Perfect From Field in 35 Pt. Performance

Effingham County High Senior Guard Chase Arrington (5' 11, PG, 2010) scored 35 points in matchup with Screven County High this past weekend. While dropping 35 in a high school game is certainly a worthy accomplishment in of itself, Arrington's performance was all the more impressive considering he only missed one shot on the evening. That's right, Arrington was a perfect 11 for 11 from the field (six of six on three pointers), and seven of eight from the charity stripe.

Arrington's shooting exhibition helped Effingham come back from a 21 point deficit. However, Screven reclaimed the lead in game's final minutes and eventually prevailed by the score of 67-60. The loss was Effingham's County's first on the season after starting off 2-0.

Arrington was a First Team All Region 2AAAA selection last year as a Junior. He is a first rate student in the classroom with a 3.9 gpa and would make an excellent prospect for High Level Academic Colleges to take a close look at.