POPOTV: Arlington '19 Shooting Guard Caitlyn Wilson Interview

POPOTV: Arlington 2019 5'10 Shooting Guard Caitlyn Wilson developed a reputation for being a knock down 3 point shooter as a freshman. During the off season, Caitlyn executed a plan to add more to her skill set.

POPOTV: Arlington '19 Forward Lanyce Williams Interview

POPOTV: One of the most passionate and unselfish players in the Memphis area 6'0 Forward Lanyce Williams talks about her emotion on the floor and her father's influence on her game.

POPOTV: Briarcrest Christian '20 Guard Taylor Clemons Interview

POPOTV: Taylor Clemons has one of the most positive, fun, and energetic personalities I have ever seen. During this Fall Exposure League interview, you get a glimpse of the type of person she is by who she shares as influencers in her life.

POPOTV: Collierville HS '18 Alexis Taylor (PG) and '18 Jada Taylor (SG) Interview

POPOTV: During Records Matchup Week of the Fall Exposure League Session 2, I had the opportunity to talk to '18 Point Guard Alexis Taylor and '18 Shooting Guard Jada Taylor. It was interesting to learn what their league team, Syracuse, talked about to overcome an almost double digit half time deficit.

POPOTV: Trezevant HS '18 Guard Sade' Hudson Interview

POPOTV: Last week at the Fall Exposure League, I had the opportunity to talk to 2018 Guard Sade' Hudson. I really enjoyed her honesty as she talked about an area of her game that she needs to work on and the surprise of being thrown into a leadership role.

POPOTV: Arlington HS '19 Forward Lanetta Williams Interview

POPOTV: Last week at the Fall Exposure League, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to '19 Arlington Forward Lanetta Williams about her summer playing basketball, her excitement to get back on the court this basketball season and their unusual pre-season conditioning activities.

Hasina Muhammad 2nd Annual TN Turkey Jamm Interview

Coach Tonya Willett, Ridgeway High, TN Turkey Jamm Interview

What I enjoy about basketball is the opportunity to mentor and teach young ladies about life, success, leadership and teamwork through the sport. Through opportunities I've had to spend around Coach Willett, I've learned that this is something we have in common.

Coach Willett teaches her players to be CLASSy on and off the court. Watch the video to learn more.

Tony Bannister, Potter's House Coach, TN Turkey Jamm Interview

I had the pleasure of interviewing nationally ranked Potter's House Christian Academy's Coach, Tony Bannister, during the 2nd Annual Tennessee Turkey Jamm. All I can say is WOW!!

Can you imagine playing over 50 games during the high school season? How about playing a 50 game schedule with only 6 of them at home and the rest all over the United States? --And you won 90-95% of the games.

I'm sure after watching this interview you will be inspired as a player, coach or parent.

2nd Annual Tennessee Turkey Jamm Recap and Interviews

All I can say is WOW. Demond "DJ" Hairston of Girl Powher Showcases knows how to put on a well ran national event. I'm personally happy to have an event of this status in my home town.

This event drew 6 nationally ranked teams which lead to over 30 college coaches and 2 girls basketball national media representatives, ESPN Hoopgurl's Mark Lewis, and Peach State Hoops, Brandon Clay. College coaches in attendance included Tennesee Tech, Louisville, Rice, Arkansas-Little Rock, Southen Miss, Syracuse, Georgia State, Mississippi State, Boston College, Clemson, Southern Illinois, Air Force, Dayton, Missouri State, Pittsburgh, St, Louis, St. Johns, Nebraska, and Middle Tennessee State.

I read and hear about the Bolingbrook, Whitney Young, Potter House teams but to be able to personally witness them was a treat. I was not disappointed.

If you don't know about the caliber of  players that represent these teams let me break it down for you.

#4 Bolingbrook (IL)
Ariel Massengale (2011) - #1 ranked point guard heading to Tennesse
Morgan Tuck (2012) - #3 ranked forward heading to Connecticut

#6 Potters House (FL)
Antoinette Bannister (2012) - #7 ranked guard heading to North Carolina
Brittany Roundtree (2011) - #11 ranked point guard heading to North Carolina
Loliya Briggs (2011) - #13 ranked guard heading to Pittsburgh
Shalethia Stringfield (2011) - #19 ranked point guard heading to South Florida

#9 Whitney Young (IL)
Kiana Johnson (2011) - #12 ranked point guard heading to Michigan State
Chanise Jenkins (2011) - #14 ranked point guard heading to Depaul

I can't forget my Memphis teams..

Ridgeway went undefeated in the event for the second year in a row. Defeating Forest Park 61 - 56 and Oldsmar Academy 50-49.

St. Benedict also went undefeated. They beat H. W. Byers 56-41 and West Memphis 47 - 40. Symone Daniels, who is heading to Drake next year, may be the most improved player in the city. She has always been a high energy aggressive post player. But now we need to add that she is a high energy aggressive guard. Last year, it was known that she will get the rebound and travel the length of the floor for a layup. Now she is handling the ball the length of the floor and dishing it to the open wing. And her left hand is legit. I witnessed her time and time and time again go in for left handed layups aggressively and with confidence as if it was her natural strong hand.

Overton went 1-1. Losing to #20 Hoover 66-55 and rebounding to defeat Potters House 56-53. Overton had lost to #6 Potters House last year in this event. Overton is known for their aggressive in your face man-to-man defense but on Day 2 of the TN Turkey Jamm it was their zone defense that contained Potter House. Overton leaders, Cornelia Fondren and Jasmine Stafford, got into foul trouble with Cornelia fouling out in the 4th. However, Overton did not crumble. It was team effort that allowed them to beat the # 6 nationally ranked team.

#5 Central also went 1-1. Central looked very uncharacteristic on day 1 losing to #4 Bolingbrook 65-45. However on Day 2 the #5 ranked team came to play defeating #9 Whitney Young 82-79.  The beginning of the game looked as if the quickness and aggressiveness of Whitney Young was too much for the Warriors. But this squad of national players, Danielle Ballard, Aaliyah Whiteside and Nina Davis, along with a talented group of freshman, responded for the win.


Jason Thompson, H.W. Byers Head Coach Interview


Kourtney Coleman H.W. Byers Senior Interview


Symone Daniels St. Benedict Senior Interview


Michael Morgan Head Coach Oldsmar Christian School Interview

Houston High Hall of Fame Day 1 Recap

The Houston High Hall of Fame games featured Bartlett, Bolton, Central, Collierville, Houston, and Millington.

Game 1 was Bartlett vs Collierville. Collierville had a nice size lead when I arrived. Then Bartlett picked up their intensity behind their guard play. Dropping off 3s, getting steals and converting. Bartlett pulled it off 36-33.

Collierville (33) -- Danielle Adams 10, Lindsey Allen 2, Kathryn Allen 2, Danielle Brewer 5, Monica Brown 4, Lindsey Little 4, Jessica Lopez 2, Sarah Sizemore 2, Sarah Smith 2.

Bartlett (36) -- Shaequa Foster 5, Kelly Howard 10, Rachell Hughes 4, Bridget Hutchison 3, Brittney King 7, Shondria Scruggs 7.

Collierville / 10 / 10 / 2 / 11 / -- / 33 /
Bartlett / 5 / 7 / 12 / 12 / -- / 36 /

Records -- Collierville 0-1, Bartlett 1-0.

Game 2 was Houston vs Bolton. I got to tell you. I love watching the Winston sisters, Alexandria and Ashley. They play so well together. They are intense, aggressive, athletic, can get to the rack, shoot the 3 and CAN PLAY SOME PERIMETER DEFENSE. Bolton won but I think I found the next super star, freshman PG Aysha Harris from Houston. She's young and raw but she got it. She came off the bench and lead this team. She showed no fear. Left hand, right hand, nice height, can take contact. But her biggest quality---Leadership. She was encouraging players, directing players and VOCALLY. Did i mention she is a freshman? WOW!

Bolton (48) -- Rachel Blevins 6, Kayla Bolden 3, Abriona Hall 2, Megan Morris 4, Daja Williams 3, Ashley Winston 12, Alexanderia Winston 18.

Houston (41) -- Ashley Brown 3, Shelby Glass 3, Aysha Harris 13, Dominique Malone 4, Alise Parker 5, Julianne Shiles 2, Morgan Smith 1, DeAnna Wallace 10.

Bolton / 11 / 4 / 7 / 16 / 10 / -- / 48 /
Houston / 6 / 18 / 6 / 8 / 3 / -- / 41 /

Millington Play Day 2010 Recap

WOW, How time is flying. Basketball season is here!

I took the trip up the road to Millington, TN to check out the talent for this season and I was not disappointed. This is the 3rd year of this event and it gets better and better. College coaches are taking notice also. Some of the programs in attendance were Alcorn,  Arkansas-Little Rock, University of Arkansas-Monticello,  Eastern Kentucky, Lincoln Memorial, Murray State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin and UT Chattanooga.

Brianna Neal talks about Overton


Transfers in the House, Kanesha 'KJ' Jackson, Lauren Douglas, Katelyn Butler-Morris


Ridgeway Putting it Together & Overton Stingy Defense


Taylor Pugh (Briarcrest), Millington & Manassas is Long, Fairley Guards

She Got Game 19: Jasmine Newsome Interview

Last week's TV episode of She Got Game 19 highlighted Millington Central's senior, Jasmine Newsome. If you missed the show, here is the full interview with Jasmine.




Remember to catch this week's episode of She Got Game 19 on Cable Channel 17 at 11:00am on Saturday, April 17th.

Memphis Girls Basketball Interview with Tamara Cast "Drummer Girl"

Ridgeway High School's junior Tamara Cast is a well rounded individual. She is a member of several school organizations and a musician that college programs are taking notice of. She's even had the opportunity to play with a famous singer.

Check out the interview.

Memphis Girls Basketball Inteview with Maurice Burton "Memphis is a Rising Power in Girls Basketball"

Memphis Select Lady Tigers' Maurice Burton recently posted an interesting article on his blog, Mauricethethird.blogspot.com . The title of the post is Summer 2009 Girls Basketball Observations.

Check out a piece of his post:

"First of all, and i think a lot of people will agree, that as a city we still havent compiled the best talent in one class on one team to go compete. I've been to millions of tournaments just watching teams play and its pretty obvious that Memphis is a rising power in girls basketball just off raw talent alone. I say this again if we ever come together in the summertime we will have enormous followings in the evaluation period and the high school season would be oozing with college coaches."

In the interview, Maurice discusses why he wrote the post, his opinion on having Memphis' best talent on one team, and gives a recommendation to Memphis' players.