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The Carolina Corner with @JustinByerly Tip-Off Edition

31, Mar 2021

The Carolina Corner with @JustinByerly Tip-Off Edition

SUWANEE, GA - The HoopSeen Tip-Off, our annual get together of the top teams in the Southeast kicked off last Friday and do we have a lot of content coming your way over at HoopSeen.com. We take a look at the content so far from players in the Carolina's, a 2021 guard is heading West, former Clemson standout is heading home and NC State grabs a transfer with NC ties. 

Pettiford to Big 12

Bobby Pettiford

Creedmoor, NC

Class
2021
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Position
PG
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Height
6' 1"
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National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
5
State Pos. Rank
1

Senior guard Bobby Pettiford out of South Granville (NC) High School has committed to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. Once part of the 2021 recruiting class at Louisville, Pettiford asked out and received his Letter of Intent from Louisville after the news of assistant coach's Dino Gaudio and Luke Murray's contracts were not renewed. So on the market Pettiford went and it didn't take long for Coach Self and his staff to get the job done. 

Pettiford is a scorer that is strong and gets to his spots. He was named to the HoopSeen NCHSAA 2-A All-State team this season and led South Granville to the second round of the NCHSAA playoffs. 

 

Transfer Market 

John Newman Coming Home 

John Newman III

Greensboro, NC

Class
2018
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Position
SF
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Height
6' 4"
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School Team
National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
NR
State Pos. Rank
NR

Clemson transfer John Newman has been a name to know in the Greensboro area of North Carolina for quite some time. The 6-foot-5 combo guard played at famed Greensboro Day before suiting up for the Tigers. After a season in which his playing time dwindled, Newman decided to transfer out of the program. He announced that he will be attending UNC-Greensboro next season and playing under Wes Miller back home in Greensboro. At Clemson this season, Newman averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. 

Greg Gantt Heading to Raleigh 

Greg Gantt

Fayetteville, NC

Class
2019
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Position
PF
|
Height
6' 7"
|
National
63
National Pos. Rank
15
State
4
State Pos. Rank
1

Former Fayetteville (NC) Trinity Christian standout Greg Gantt, who was ranked in the top-75 among many publications as a senior in the 2019 class has decided to leave Providence and finish his career in Raleigh at NC State. At Providence, Gantt averaged 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in two seasons. Gantt was a member of state NCISAA title teams as a freshman and a junior at Trinity Christian. 

HoopSeen Tip-Off Content Hub for the Carolina's 

Here is a rundown of content from our team with a Carolina flare from The HoopSeen Tip-Off 

HoopSeen Tip-Off Day One Top Performers from Justin Byerly 

Seniors, sleeper and shooters : Justin Young's Saturday Notebook from the HoopSeen Tip-Off 

HoopSeen Tip-Off Day Two Top Performers from Justin Byerly 
 

Overall Top Performers from The HoopSeen Tip-Off 

South Carolina HoopSeen Tip-Off Top Performers Part I 

North Carolina HoopSeen Tip-Off Top Performers Part I 

North Carolina HoopSeen Tip-Off Top Performers Part II 

HoopSeen Tip-Off Spotlight : Devin Ginyard, Carolina Pressure

 


Justin Byerly
State Editor

Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children. 

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