One of North Carolina's top sophomores, Rakease Passmore picked up three offers over the last week. East Carolina, New Mexico State and Florida International all pulled the trigger on the high-flying wing originally from Florida. Passmore spent the past two seasons at Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina but announced a few weeks ago that he would be attending Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
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.
