St. Louis hoops prospect Hellems has Gamecocks in top seven
South Carolina has made the cut with Chaminade (Mo.) High School forward Jericole Hellems.
The senior released his list of top seven schools Thursday night and the Gamecocks were on it. The other schools in his list are Florida, Missouri, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Arkansas and North Carolina State.
The Gamecocks offered Hellems last month after watching him at Peach Jam. He said he was planning to visit USC in August.
247Sports ranks Hellems eighth-ranked prospect in Missouri and 75th overall for the Class of 2018. His recruiting took off after a strong summer playing for Bradley Beal Elite.
Hellems, 6-foot-6, 190 pounds, is listed as a small forward but is comfortable handling the ball or play shooting guard. He averaged 22 points a game last season in helping Chaminade High School to a trip to the final four of the Class 5 Missouri playoffs.
This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 10:50 PM with the headline "St. Louis hoops prospect Hellems has Gamecocks in top seven."