Rawle Alkins - SG - Word of God - ARIZONA

“@CNG_Staszewski: Royals’ Alkins preps for hoops spotlight http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2013/33/alkinsstrick_all_2013_08_16_q.html via @TimesLedger”

Rawle Alkins is a 6-foot-4 shooting guard out of Christ the King High School and the best player in the New York area in the Class of 2016.

He holds offers from Villanova, Cincinnati, Seton Hall and Fordham, and has interest from Kentucky, Miami, St. John’s and others.

“It feels good knowing that in the future I don’t have to pay for school,” Alkins said.

“He is the most complete sophomore I have ever coached,” CTK coach Joe Arbitello said.

In the above video from the Big Strick Classic, Alkins talks about winning the New York State Federation Tournament of Champions last year and gives an update on his recruitment.

“@AdamZagoria: Rawle Alkins Talks Recruiting http://zagsblog.com/video/rawle-alkins-talks-recruiting/”

New York, NY (Future150) -- New York is home to the mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden. It is also home to many other historically great hoops spots, such as Rucker Park and Dyckman. Legends have played on these courts, and the high school ranks in the city have been historically loaded over the years.

That is until recently, when most New York City players started leaving for prep schools to either get their grades in order or to further expand their games. Despite the mass exodus, some players remain. Isaiah Whitehead has carved out a great career at Lincoln. Before him, Omar Calhoun was dominant at Christ the King. Make no mistake, there is still plenty of talent in the city.

One of NYC's brightest young stars happens to play at Christ the King as well; Rawle Alkins. He might only be a rising sophomore, but there's no doubting that he could be the next big thing in the city.

The 6-foot-4 guard knows the pressure that comes with playing in NYC and says it motivates him to be better.

"Coming from here just makes me want to be one of the best," he told Future150.
Alkins recently played in the Big Strick Classic  and showed what he can do. He has a decent shot and is pretty athletic. While it is clear that his game still needs work, Alkins could be one of the top players in his class when it's all said and done. Despite that, Alkins doesn't feed into the hype machine; he's just focused on getting better.

"I don't pay attention to the rankings or anything like that, I just want to play basketball," Alkins said.

Over the summer, Alkins picked up a couple of offers from Cinncinatti and Seton Hall. Alkins has also started to draw interest from Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Villanova, Fordham, St.John's, and Kentucky.  Interest should only continue to grow for the Christ the King product as the high school season begins. It is clear that Alkins has a chance to be special. What makes it more impressive is he can do it all with the New York skyline at his back.

https://twitter.com/future150erich/status/369934310884642816

“@BFlinnFuture150: 2016 Christ the King G Rawle Alkins also recently added an offer from St. John's”

“@GiveNGobball: St. John's and Duquesne were at Rawle Alkins' workout this past Friday.”

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“@Iam_RawleAlkins: Got offered from Rutgers today by Eddie Jordan him self at my workout, I truly am blessed, sometimes I think to myself why me ?”

He just asked on Twitter if he should commit now because he knows where he wants to go.

This should be a fun recruitment.....

Take your time kid;

“@Iam_RawleAlkins: Should I wait to commit or nah? I already know where I wanna go”

“@AdamZagoria: Christ the King Star Rawle Alkins Talks Offers http://zagsblog.com/articles/christ-the-king-star-rawle-alkins-talks-offers/ @Iam_RawleAlkins”

Surprised we have not offered, but obviously he is only 16 kid. Noting DelaRosa reference to "getting in shape",
I wish his comment was that he is in shape.


"Adonis is getting in shape and runs the floor well now. He also has added more moves to his arsenal."

Full blog;
@GiveNGobball: ICYMI: Rawle Alkins writes his first player blog for GNGB. http://t.co/E0NH9J6M4w

@AdamZagoria: Rawle Alkins is No. 47 in Scout 2016 rankings http://t.co/2pk0FSq3K6

SJU not listed?  Maybe OK since Rawle barely made it into the top 50. 

SJU not listed?  Maybe OK since Rawle barely made it into the top 50. 

So now we are in a position to thumb our noses at top 50 players?  I guess I didn't get the memo! 

 He's 16 and a sophomore.. Plenty of time to decide if he will fit or not. 

Today at Fordham;
@AdamZagoria: Cincinnati is 2 deep here with @CoachCroninUC & Darren Savino for 2016 CTK G @Iam_RawleAlkins

Not sure if this has been said here but the announcers on MSG Varsity said that although hes academically a Soph he only has 1 year of HS eligibility left after this season. Not sure what the story is there

Hope Lavs liked what he saw.

@NYPost_Brazille 2m
Admittedly don't watch a lot of HS hoops anymore, but I find it hard to believe there is a better defensive player in city than Rawle Alkins

@AdamZagoria 4m
Very impressive performance by 2016 G @Iam_RawleAlkins with Cincinnati, St. John's and Seton Hall here. 24 pts on 8-for-16, 4 rebs, 4 blks

Not sure if this has been said here but the announcers on MSG Varsity said that although hes academically a Soph he only has 1 year of HS eligibility left after this season. Not sure what the story is there

In Florida, before transferring to CTK,  he was an eighth grader put on varsity I believe. Thus, he already has three years of varsity play.

Not sure if this has been said here but the announcers on MSG Varsity said that although hes academically a Soph he only has 1 year of HS eligibility left after this season. Not sure what the story is there

I've heard rumblings he's 18.  Can anyone confirm or deny?