Post by fan1 on May 15, 2019 1:58:45 GMT -5
4. Marcus Sheffield has become the forth basketball player committed to Elon! He was a four star recruit out of high school and was recruited to Stanford by our new Elon basketball coach when he was an assistant to Johnny Dawkins at Stanford. Johnny Dawkins team took Duke to the wire last season while coaching at UCF Central Florida. Here is what Stanford had to say about Marcus!
Hope he can get in to Elon!
(The three other signees and their videos are listed below)
Marcus Sheffield (four star) and Hunter Woods (three star) will be the two highest rated basketball players coming out of high school to ever play at Elon!
MARCUS
SHEFFIELD
POSITION Guard/Forward
CLASS Redshirt Junior
HEIGHT 6-5
WEIGHT 180
HOMETOWN Alpharetta, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Chattahoochee HS
MAJOR Science, Technology and Society
BIO RELATED STATS HISTORICAL
Biography
As a Junior (2017-18)
• Sat out the season following a leg injury in November
As a Sophomore (2016-17) | Game-By-Game Stats(PDF)
• Forward, who played in all 31 games with five starts
• Averaged 18.9 minutes per game, played 20+ minutes in 14 contests
• Career-high 35 points (tied for 19th-most in a game in school history) in a career-long 32 minutes in the Pac-12 opener against Arizona State
• Averaged 6.7 ppg, recording double figures in the scoring column in six games
• Led team with 19 points (8-of-9 FT) off the bench in first meeting with Colorado
• Matched his career-high with six rebounds at home against Washington State
• Poured in 17 points against Cal State Northridge
• Career-best three steals on three occasions, against Arizona State (at ASU and in the Pac-12 Tournament) and Colorado State
As a Freshman (2015-16) | Game-By-Game Stats
• Freshman forward, who played in all but two games (missed games at Washington and at Arizona with an ankle injury)
• Started four contests
• Averaged 7.6 points in 20.6 minutes in Pac-12 play, after he averaged 4.0 points in 11.2 minutes in the first 11 games
• Matched career-high with 17 points against No. 12 Arizona
• Career-high 17 points all in the second half and overtime in win over No. 21 Utah
• Recorded 11 points and four rebounds in 27 minutes in the victory over California
• Started first collegiate game against Green Bay
• Played at least 10 minutes in 21 games, including 18 of his last 21 contests
• Played at least 20 minutes in nine of his final 14 games
• 10 points in 16 minutes against Carroll College
• Scored first career points, finishing with seven overall against Charleston Southern
• Also collected six rebounds and two steals in career-long 21 minutes vs. Charleston Southern
Prior to Stanford
• 2015 graduate of Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Ga.
• As a senior, averaged 28.0 ppg and was named first team all-state
• As a junior, averaged 28.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 4.0 apg for the Cougars, who placed third in their region
• Rated a four-star recruit by Scout.com, which has him tabbed No. 89 overall and the country’s 17th-ranked small forward
• Checks in at No. 102 overall by Rivals.com
• Named Region Player of the Year as a junior and senior
• During freshman year, helped lead team to Elite 8 of state tournament
• Three-year varsity letterwinner
• Member of the Game Elite AAU squad
Personal
• Born in Atlanta, Ga.
• Parents are Marcus Sr. and Ava Sheffield
• Has one brother, Cameron
• Father, Marcus, played basketball at Morgan State and overseas in Puerto Rico
Sheffield Says:
“Stanford is the best blend of academics and athletics. During my visit, I was able to see just how motivated the guys are both in school and basketball, and that made me want to be a part of the program. I have a great relationship with the coaches and became comfortable with them early in my recruitment. I’m looking forward to making the move to the West Coast and starting a new chapter in my life.”
3. Add a third signee to the Elon basketball team. The rating service 247 has rated Hunter Woods a three star athlete! Our new coach looks like a really good recruiter. Three really solid perimeter players so far. Still need a good banger big man recruit on the inside! HUNTER WOODS from California can shoot the basketball 🏀! Three links below!
Noble
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oec81DByv2s
247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Woods-46035813/
247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Woods-46035813/
First two recruits and videos!
Elon gets two basketball committs. One from Virginia and one from Georgia. Zac Ervin from Virginia and Hunter McIntosh from Georgia.
1. Zac Ervin committed to Elon after committing to Wofford this season. He reopened his recruiting after Wofford’s head coach took the Virginia Tech coaching position. Ervin a Former Wofford pledge joins Hunter McIntosh, a former Tulane commit who reopened his recruiting after the Tulane coach Mike Dunlevy was fired. These two recruits by new Elon head coach Mike Schrage gives Elon a talented back court perimeter tandem. In high school at Gate City, Virginia Zac played with Georgetown freshman Star MAC McClung forming one of the great scoring pairs in Virginia basketball history.
Below is an article written by a reporter about Appalachian States recruiting of Zac. Then highlights of Hunter McIntosh! It looks like our new Elon basketball coach and staff have been busy and can recruit.
VA PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZAC ERVIN MAKING APP STATE OFFICIAL VISIT
VA PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZAC ERVIN MAKING APP STATE OFFICIAL VISIT
New Appalachian State Head Coach Dustin Kerns will host his first official visitor when Virginia Class 2 Co-Player of the Year Zac Ervin arrives on April 24.
2. Hunter McIntosh from Atlanta a hot bed for basketball in Georgia commits to Elon! McIntosh is a four-year starter for the Spartans and ranks as the No. 2 scorer in school history with nearly 2,000 points. He led GAC to the state championship last season as a junior. Obviously he can score but is also the teams leader!
Watch videos of Hunter McIntosh below!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03SoBphJgNg
www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/videos/local/game-changers-gac-basketball-player-hunter-mcintosh/youtube_92aee4fd-da8a-5bf2-b41f-96b5fe7342b1.html
Hope he can get in to Elon!
(The three other signees and their videos are listed below)
Marcus Sheffield (four star) and Hunter Woods (three star) will be the two highest rated basketball players coming out of high school to ever play at Elon!
MARCUS
SHEFFIELD
POSITION Guard/Forward
CLASS Redshirt Junior
HEIGHT 6-5
WEIGHT 180
HOMETOWN Alpharetta, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Chattahoochee HS
MAJOR Science, Technology and Society
BIO RELATED STATS HISTORICAL
Biography
As a Junior (2017-18)
• Sat out the season following a leg injury in November
As a Sophomore (2016-17) | Game-By-Game Stats(PDF)
• Forward, who played in all 31 games with five starts
• Averaged 18.9 minutes per game, played 20+ minutes in 14 contests
• Career-high 35 points (tied for 19th-most in a game in school history) in a career-long 32 minutes in the Pac-12 opener against Arizona State
• Averaged 6.7 ppg, recording double figures in the scoring column in six games
• Led team with 19 points (8-of-9 FT) off the bench in first meeting with Colorado
• Matched his career-high with six rebounds at home against Washington State
• Poured in 17 points against Cal State Northridge
• Career-best three steals on three occasions, against Arizona State (at ASU and in the Pac-12 Tournament) and Colorado State
As a Freshman (2015-16) | Game-By-Game Stats
• Freshman forward, who played in all but two games (missed games at Washington and at Arizona with an ankle injury)
• Started four contests
• Averaged 7.6 points in 20.6 minutes in Pac-12 play, after he averaged 4.0 points in 11.2 minutes in the first 11 games
• Matched career-high with 17 points against No. 12 Arizona
• Career-high 17 points all in the second half and overtime in win over No. 21 Utah
• Recorded 11 points and four rebounds in 27 minutes in the victory over California
• Started first collegiate game against Green Bay
• Played at least 10 minutes in 21 games, including 18 of his last 21 contests
• Played at least 20 minutes in nine of his final 14 games
• 10 points in 16 minutes against Carroll College
• Scored first career points, finishing with seven overall against Charleston Southern
• Also collected six rebounds and two steals in career-long 21 minutes vs. Charleston Southern
Prior to Stanford
• 2015 graduate of Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Ga.
• As a senior, averaged 28.0 ppg and was named first team all-state
• As a junior, averaged 28.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 4.0 apg for the Cougars, who placed third in their region
• Rated a four-star recruit by Scout.com, which has him tabbed No. 89 overall and the country’s 17th-ranked small forward
• Checks in at No. 102 overall by Rivals.com
• Named Region Player of the Year as a junior and senior
• During freshman year, helped lead team to Elite 8 of state tournament
• Three-year varsity letterwinner
• Member of the Game Elite AAU squad
Personal
• Born in Atlanta, Ga.
• Parents are Marcus Sr. and Ava Sheffield
• Has one brother, Cameron
• Father, Marcus, played basketball at Morgan State and overseas in Puerto Rico
Sheffield Says:
“Stanford is the best blend of academics and athletics. During my visit, I was able to see just how motivated the guys are both in school and basketball, and that made me want to be a part of the program. I have a great relationship with the coaches and became comfortable with them early in my recruitment. I’m looking forward to making the move to the West Coast and starting a new chapter in my life.”
3. Add a third signee to the Elon basketball team. The rating service 247 has rated Hunter Woods a three star athlete! Our new coach looks like a really good recruiter. Three really solid perimeter players so far. Still need a good banger big man recruit on the inside! HUNTER WOODS from California can shoot the basketball 🏀! Three links below!
Noble
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oec81DByv2s
247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Woods-46035813/
247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Woods-46035813/
First two recruits and videos!
Elon gets two basketball committs. One from Virginia and one from Georgia. Zac Ervin from Virginia and Hunter McIntosh from Georgia.
1. Zac Ervin committed to Elon after committing to Wofford this season. He reopened his recruiting after Wofford’s head coach took the Virginia Tech coaching position. Ervin a Former Wofford pledge joins Hunter McIntosh, a former Tulane commit who reopened his recruiting after the Tulane coach Mike Dunlevy was fired. These two recruits by new Elon head coach Mike Schrage gives Elon a talented back court perimeter tandem. In high school at Gate City, Virginia Zac played with Georgetown freshman Star MAC McClung forming one of the great scoring pairs in Virginia basketball history.
Below is an article written by a reporter about Appalachian States recruiting of Zac. Then highlights of Hunter McIntosh! It looks like our new Elon basketball coach and staff have been busy and can recruit.
VA PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZAC ERVIN MAKING APP STATE OFFICIAL VISIT
VA PLAYER OF THE YEAR ZAC ERVIN MAKING APP STATE OFFICIAL VISIT
New Appalachian State Head Coach Dustin Kerns will host his first official visitor when Virginia Class 2 Co-Player of the Year Zac Ervin arrives on April 24.
2. Hunter McIntosh from Atlanta a hot bed for basketball in Georgia commits to Elon! McIntosh is a four-year starter for the Spartans and ranks as the No. 2 scorer in school history with nearly 2,000 points. He led GAC to the state championship last season as a junior. Obviously he can score but is also the teams leader!
Watch videos of Hunter McIntosh below!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03SoBphJgNg
www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/videos/local/game-changers-gac-basketball-player-hunter-mcintosh/youtube_92aee4fd-da8a-5bf2-b41f-96b5fe7342b1.html
