EIBC LEAGUE
TEAM PROFILE
Anthem Prep
Marty Hawes grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, played at BYU and his sons Tyler and TJ followed in his footsteps playing at BYU as well. “At Anthem we’re not taking the traditional path” says Hawes during the EIBC Soundboard interview on advancedscoutingmedia.com. Hawes has been commended for his international recruiting efforts. His roster boasts studs from African countries like South Sudan, Senegal, Kenya , and the Congo . Several years ago Marty and Anthem prep built a school in Mali, West Africa. At this school Marty has been able to identify players with the right skill set to play at the prep level and potentially beyond. One of these fantastic student athletes from Mali is the 6-10 Center and All-EIBC 2nd Team Djafar Silimana . Djafar has a great drop step on the block. The spin move quickly gets the defender behind him and Silimana is usually able to finish easily around the rim, which is why the team boasts an 8-4 EIBC record throughout the year. Silimana played with the African UA Mali team where Mali won the championship. Silimana comes with experience and the team is expecting a lot of big things from the junior and fellow African UA teammate the 6-8 senior Forward Ali Tapo . Tapo plays bigger than his 6-8 frame, and reminds me a lot of former NBA New York Knicks star Anthony Mason. He’s the garbage man around the rim, always gobbling up offensive and defensive rebounds and goes up with authority when attacking the basket.
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