The Alderson Broaddus men's basketball staff has been on a roll lately when it comes to recruiting. But the latest commit has what many high school basketball followers and writers describe as one of the top players in the Cleveland area. The Battlers have landed Anthony Carmon, an athletic scoring guard from East Tech HS in Cleveland, OH. Carmon will come to Philippi after averaging 20.6 points, 5.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 steals during his senior campaign at East Tech. He put this production up despite playing with another talented teammate who took his talents to the ACC. Carmon is more than just a scorer. His videos show a tremendous defender with excellent instincts away from the basketball.
Individuals in the Cleveland area that follow basketball closely raved about Carmon's talents. Dave Cassilo of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote a column in mid-February of Anthony's senor season which had Carmon as one of 6 players that would qualify for the Cleveland-area High School Player of the Year. And Carmon wasn't in bad company on that list. Cassilo mentioned five other players in that column that all went on to play Division I basketball. Such notable names as Markell Johnson (NC State), Carlton Bragg (Kansas University), Esa Ahmad (West Virginia) and Antwon Lillard (Bowling Green) joined Anthony Carmon as players who Cassilo felt were noteworthy of player of the year in his mid-February column of that year.
This was not the only significant recognition that Carmon was receiving during his senior season. Ohio Elite News called Carmon "Ohio's most underrated guard". Zach Fleer reported that Ohio University went to visit Anthony at an open gym during his senior season. Steven Newton of 3rdcoast blog called Carmon "Ohio's most underrated and entertaining guard". Carmon also garnered the 3-point shootout champion at the prestigious 3rdcoasthoops High School All Star Game. Some of Carmon's videos that we linked throughout this story show an electrifying player that brings a lot of talent, energy and heart to Rex Pyles Arena next year. We have reached out to Anthony, and he has agreed to an in-depth interview. Look for that story later in the month. In the mean time, enjoy the videos.
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