From www.passthaball.com . . . WV Thunder 2020 Johnson takes Freshman Showcase Division In part 3 of our Boro report, the freshman division will be discussed but before that a couple of other items are discussed. Move to Louisville a success This is the first year the Boro (actually named for Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where the event originated) was held outside the Greater Nashville, Tennessee, area. The move brought all games under on roof with 66 courts at the Kentucky Expo Center venue. It took about seven minutes to get from court 1 to court 66 (certainly less than getting in a car and driving to another building). The first 40 or so were in the main hall with the last 20+ around the
From www.passthaball.com . . . WV Thunder 2019 Johnson takes Sophomore Showcase Division In part 2, we will take a brief look at the Sophomore Showcase Division. However, before that, a brief explanation of how the Boro All-tournament teams were selected will be presented. All-tournament selecting – not easy First, you must be prepared to gather data on 170 teams in three showcase (junior, sophomore, freshman) divisions and have less than four days to produce the finished product (three all-tournament teams). While some teams, particularly in the older (junior) division, came in with “rep,” quite a few of our contender teams were unknown quantities (at least to the committee) as the tourn
From www.passthaball.com . . . OK PWP Elite 17U takes Junior Showcase Division The 13th annual Battle in the Boro, presented by National Exposure Basketball, saw 610 teams gather at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, from July 10-13. The Junior Showcase Division was won by Oklahoma PWP Elite 17U 55-41 over Ohlde Elite 2019 Pink (based out of Kansas). The Sophomore Showcase Division (see part 2) was won by West Virginia Thunder 2019 Johnson 55-37 over North Texas Lights Out. The Freshman Showcase Division (see part 3) was won by West Virginia Thunder 2020 Johnson over the Tennessee Flight Silver Freshmen by a score of 52-47. About 600 college coaches and 60 media/scouting s
Battle in the Boro 2017: OK PWP Elite 17U, West Virginia Thunder 2019 and West Virginia Thunder 2020
The 13th annual Battle in the Boro, presented by National Exposure Basketball, saw 610 teams gather at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, from July 10-13. The Junior Showcase Division was won by Oklahoma PWP Elite 17U 55-41 over Ohlde Elite 2019 Pink (based out of Kansas). The Sophomore Showcase Division was won by West Virginia Thunder 2019 55-37 over North Texas Lights Out. The Freshman Showcase was won by West Virginia Thunder 2020 over the Tennessee Flight Silver Freshmen by a score of 52-47. About 600 college coaches and 60 media/scouting service reps attended one or more days of the event. Players below are listed alphabetically with height, position, graduation year
