Guest coachacola Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 6'4", 175 pound wing, Charlie Harper from San Antonio, is part of the core players from Madison. He is the second Maverick over the past week to commit to a Southland Conference program along with Roshun Jackson. ...http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=73139&sport=2He's made a verbal commitment to Lamar. Anyone have more details on this guy?
Ruckdad Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 Here is a interview with the coach of his AAU team.http://www.southlonestarbball.com/page3.htmlRoHawk Co-Founder Daryl Richardson Speaks Ask the average American what summer means to them and you will get a wide array of answers; baseball, back yard barbeques and vacation are some of the common responses. To some, summer has become synonymous with basketball. Not just basketball but AAU, Travel, Select or any other name given to competitive amateur basketball. South Texas basketball is growing and one of its major players is San Antonio RoHawks co-founder, Darryl Richardson. Ball Boy: When and why did you start the RoHawks? Coach Daryl Richardson: We started in 1996. Ed Johnson, co-founder, and I started the RoHawks because our sons wanted to play summer basketball. We were both in the military at the time so we just found a group of military kids and threw them together and started playing. BB: Since your organization has been around a while, what is your outlook on the south Texas basketball scene? DR: South Texas is kind of unique from the standpoint of how everyone else plays. I look at south Texas as neighborhood basketball. The first time we went to the nationals, back in 1997 in Salt Lake City, I remember coaches coming up to us asking where our players come from and we’d tell them from San Antonio and primarily from the same high school. We were shocked to find out that at 12 years old some teams were comprised with players from up to 75 miles away. To me, that is the biggest difference with south Texas basketball in that our teams usually have players from the same city, same area and most of the time the same high school. That is why I call it neighborhood basketball. BB: So generally most of the San Antonio teams are local kids and kids from the same school districts? DR: There have only been 2 or 3 teams over the last 10 or 11 years that I know of that actually had a real well rounded mixture of players from different areas of the city. I generally get kids out of Judson. I’m more diverse this year but most of my players come from Judson or the North East school districts. BB: Speaking of players, do you have any standouts on your current rosters? DR: Yes, we have some really good players. One of them is Charlie Harper. Charlie plays the 2 and 3(shooting guard and small forward) for us and is getting some solid looks from colleges. He is a do everything guy. He is 6-5 and can shoot and when he plays within himself he makes great decisions. He should do really well for Coach Val at Madison High this upcoming season. Another standout we have is Dominique Williams. He is a 5-11 true point guard out of Sam Houston High. Dominique is an energizer. He is a great defender with a good mid-range game. The kid has everything from start to finish. Both, Charlie Harper and Dominique Williams, have an offer on the table from a Division 2 school and numerous other schools are interested in them. BB: Over the past decade, you have undoubtedly have had some great ones. Who is the best player that you have had? DR: That is a tough one. I can not name one greatest because we have had some great players that do different things. Brandon Thomas who went to UMASS, Patrick Britton who went to Rice and Trent Paisted who went to BYU are probably the greatest RoHawks. My son, Dominique Richardson was my greatest guard and he has started at the point at St. Mary’s since his freshmen year. BB: How many players have the RoHawks helped go to college? DR: Since our first graduating class of 2000, we have helped 35 players go on to college. BB: AAU basketball is embraced in some places and shunned in others. How have the RoHawks been accepted? DR: Well, here in this area, you have a lot of coaches who like AAU from the standpoint that football is king in Texas so if a kid gets exposed to basketball it helps the basketball programs. With the basketball coaches that I deal with, I have never had a problem with access to gyms or players. I actually have a lot of coaches in the area who recommend their players to play to me. I was in the fraternity as a coach for the UIL so I have not seen any resistance, only support. I have seen both sides of the picture. BB: Do the RoHawks have any girls’ teams and what is your take on the girls’ basketball scene? DR: South Texas Girls basketball is underrated. There is some real good talent but the catch to it all is that no one has really pushed the situation and tried to get the girls out of the local area. Coach Harper (RoHawks Girls basketball coach, Charles Harper) is one of the first to take girls outside the area to Houston and Dallas and other places. He comes from the east coast where girls’ basketball is more of a priority; he is from Virginia and the Boo Williams territory. Some girls’ coaches were afraid to go past Georgetown and play in my opinion. Our girls also just got sponsored by Adidas through a tournament in Houston. The Adidas rep saw the talent and noticed our roster was full of 13 and 14 year olds playing in the high school division. We are expanding our girls program but additional gym space is hard to come by. We have so many kids trying to join that for the first time we have had to turn kids away. The ones that are fortunate enough not to have been turned away are benefiting greatly. At a recent RoHawk basketball practice, no less than 4 teams played on 4 different courts under one organization. Talent was evident as young boys practiced their cross-overs and the girls ran precise sets while older boys abused the rim with eye popping dunks. Coaches Daryl Richardson and Ed Johnson were doing what they have been doing for years. First it was for our country and now it is for the youth of our country; their SERVICE is greatly appreciated.
Guest abovetherim Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 There is no telling how good the guy is. A few years ago Lamar got a kid rated 25th in the state of Texas out of Austin LBJ HS and he never played for the Cardinals. If the coaching staff likes the kid lets see how good he is once he gets on campus. Here is the article via Texas Hoops.6'4", 175 pound wing, Charlie Harper from San Antonio, is part of the core players from Madison. He is the second Maverick over the past week to commit to a Southland Conference program along with Roshun Jackson. Harper had only one other offer from a Division II powerhouse, but knew he could excel at the D-I level. Harper and the Mavericks will try to repeat last years effort and make it back to State. "I committed to Lamar after visiting this weekend," said Harper. "I simply loved everything about it and it is the perfect fit."The only other offer Harper had was from Tarleton State and visited officially two weekends ago."I like it there too, but once I went to Beaumont and saw the campus and the arena (Montagne Center) that they (Cardinals) play in, I was just blown away," added Harper.In San Antonio, during the GASO Showcase, Harper's performance was note worthy with him displaying his high energy open court tactics and scoring on countless shots from the mid-range out beyond the three-point area."I am fortunate to play in a system that allows me to do many things at Madison. I will have that same opportunity at Lamar with their style of play."Texas Hoops Analysis: CHARLIE is a good athlete with a long and lean body. He is a good open court player, runs the lanes well and can finish on the break. He has a smooth stroke out to the 3 point line, can pull-up off the dribble and hit the 15-17 footer and has good body control to finish in traffic. He is a nice rebounding guard, is a good leaper and handles it well in the open floor. He has the length to cause havoc on defense with deflections and steals.
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