Words. Trevor Kapp
Erasto Hatchett is the coach of Word of God Christian Academy (a.k.a. John Wall’s alma mater) in Raleigh, N.C. After coaching at Cannon School in Concord, N.C., the past few years, he was named the head coach of Word of God in August, and has led his team comprised of several D-1 prospects to a 12-4 record through Monday. Hatchett, who played at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, is also the brother-in-law of prized N.C. State basketball commit Ryan Harrow. I sat down with Hatchett following a win last week and asked him about his kids, his visions and his life as the head coach of an aspiring national power. MORE >
Tags: Bishop Daniels, c.j. leslie, Cannon School, Dr. Frank Summerfield, Erasto Hatchett, john wall, Ryan Harrow, Word of God Christian Academy
Posted in Getting Up |
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Words. C.J. Leslie
Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) star forward C.J. Leslie is the #10-rated prospect in the HSH Top 50. Previously committed to N.C. State, Leslie recently re-opened his recruiting and has opted to wait until the spring to decide on a college. That alone makes his one of the most intriguing stories in the 2010 senior class, and Leslie also happens to be one of its most exciting players.
C.J. has agreed to give HSH exclusive access and chronicle his thoughts in this bi-monthly diary where he’ll talk about everything from his season with Word of God to the recruiting process as he inches closer and closer to a decision. MORE >
Tags: Bishop Daniels, Breaking News, c.j. leslie, Dezmine Wells, Erasto Hatchett, Ernie Kent, john wall, N.C. State, Sidney Lowe
Posted in Getting Up |
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Words. Jason Jordan
Jason Jordan has fielded all of your e-mails and tackles each of these questions and more in this installment of “Mail Day with JJ.” MORE >
Tags: Andre Dawkins, Austin Rivers, Ben Howland, billy donovan, Bishop Daniels, c.j. leslie, Dino Gaudio, Doc Rivers, Duke, Elijah Johnson, florida, Harrison Barnes, Jeff Teague, John Calipari, Josh Smith, Kentucky, kyrie irving, Louisville, Marquis Teague, Rick Pitino, UCLA, Wake Forest, Washington
Posted in Recruiting News |
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Words. Jason Jordan
Bishop Daniels understands if you don’t remember him.
He gets that all of the hype he’d built while playing alongside John Wall at Word of God Academy (N.C.) during the high school season last year fizzled after a dismal AAU season.
“It’s my own fault,” says Daniels, a 6-2 junior combo guard. MORE >
Tags: Bishop Daniels, c.j. leslie, jerry stackhouse, john wall, LeBron James, Word of God Academy
Posted in Getting Up |
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Words. Jason Jordan
WILSON, N.C. — When a 5-8 guard sprinted from the top of the key and retrieved the ball on his way up from a seated fellow camper while soaring over top of him for an authoritative slam, everyone in Barton College’s gym was ready to anoint him the 2009 Elite 80 Fall Showcase Slam Dunk Champion.
Everyone except Word of God Academy guard Bishop Daniels.
Amidst the leftover “oohs” and cheesy imitations of the unbelievable dunk, Daniels, who stands 6-2, calmly asked Dudley High’s P.J. Hairston, a guard who stands 6-5, to stand in front of the rim. Then he walked three feet behind the left wing, turned around and bolted toward the basket where he took flight clear over Hairston’s head, without him even slightly ducking, and threw down the contest-winning dunk. MORE >
Tags: Bishop Daniels, c.j. leslie, Dezmine Wells, Dudley High, Harrison Barnes, Kinston High, LaCurtis Lattimore, Levion Hines, P.J. Hairston, Reggie Bullock, Rocky Mount High, Ryan Harrow, T.J. Walker, Walton High, Word of God Academy
Posted in Recruiting News |
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
