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JUCO Jam coming to SSA

18, Oct 2013

JUCO Jam coming to SSA

Junior college teams from across the South will fill the courts at Suwanee Sports Academy on Saturday for the CBHoops JUCO Jam. The one-day event is a chance for JUCO teams to have real-time opportunities to test out their roster before the official start of the 2013-2014 season.

Event organizer Corry Black has a number of intriguing prospects coming to town across 24 teams.

Here's a look at what could be five of the best teams that will be in the field.

Click HERE for the full schedule of the JUCO Jam.

East Mississippi has Devonta Pollard (pictured above) on the roster. Does the name sound familiar? It should. The Mississippi native spent last year at Alabama. Teammate Avery Woodson, a 6-foot-3 freshman guard, is known for being a shooter. Black says Woodson is coming to Atlanta from the University of Memphis, where he was taking a visit.

Daytona State has a deep roster with a nice mike of high-major, mid-major and low-major prospects. Freshman Black calls Tanksley Efianayi, a 6-foot-6 forward, a "big-time player" while 6-foot-8 sophomore Will Ransom is a hot target for a number of mid-major plus programs.

Georgia's Gordon College has quickly emerged as a prospect factory. Sophomore Denarious Lockhart, a 6-foot-9 big man, blew up last week at Black's Columbus JUCO Jam. Florida Atlantic transfer Devonte Thornton, a 6-foot-8 big man, is also intriguing as is former Florida Gulf Coast recruit Jordan Neff.

Georgia Perimeter big man Shane Henry, a 6-foot-8 combo forward, will have a number of high-major schools watching him.

Wallace Hanceville boasts a quality sophomore point guard in Marcus Johnson and 6-foot-8, 230-pound big man Quinterian McConico is a physical post that will have coaches interested.

There is, of course, a host of other talented players coming through the JUCO Jam on Saturday. HoopSeen.com will be on hand to see the action and have live tweets from the event.


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Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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