Nick Johnson, Norvel Pelle, and Kyle Wiltjer. Findaly Prep in Las Vegas, Price High in Los Angeles, and Jesuit High in West Linn, Oregon. Arizona, St. John's, and Kentucky.
These were the players on the 2010 Drew Gooden Soldiers roster who were from out of the Northern California region and where they eventually decided to go for college. The Soldiers are from Oakland but are often recognized as a national club team. The trend continues as the 2011 roster welcomes Tyree Robinson and Tyrell Robinson from Lincoln High of San Diego.
The identical twins are 2013 prospects who excel in both basketball and football. Tyree wears No. 2 for the Soldiers, is 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds who is a combination guard on the hardwood and a quarterback, wide receiver, and cornerback on the gridiron. Tyrell wears No. 5 for the Soldiers, is a 6-foot-4, 200 pound point guard on the hardwood and is a linebacker, wide receiver, and defensive end on the football field.
The Soldiers hosted their Drew Gooden Extravaganza this past weekend in Hayward. Despite having flight delays from San Diego, the Robinsons did make it for their games during the weekend. When asked why they decided to leave their talented Dream Vision team which is based in San Diego, the twins felt that the Soldiers would give them a different chance to get better and play with a club team that was "hungry to win and that goes hard to win."
A common perception is that players jump from club team to club team for each season and even within the same season. The Robinsons confirmed that this was not just a one year commitment to the Soldiers and they plan to be with the Soldiers next year as well.
As for their basketball background, Tyree considers his strengths to be a pressure defender who likes to pass but also can hit the perimeter shot. Tyrell is a lock down defender who likes the challenge of guarding the opposing team's best perimeter player. He has a good mid-range game and also likes to pass.
In their first action with the Soldiers during this past weekend, the twins definitely have a high upside. Tyrell was not afraid of contact and was able to get several offensive rebounds with physical play. Tyree was not timid in putting up 3 point shots or taking the ball strong to the basket.
Tyree is often ranked in the top 15 of the 2013 national recruiting class and brother Tyrell is not far behind. The brothers would like to play both basketball and football in college. In addition, their recruiting will be a package deal in the sense that the twins will go together to the same college.
Denise Robinson, the mother of the twins, said that the two have their older brother as a role model. Scotty Goodloe was a strong safety at Weber State and has helped his younger brothers with the recruiting process. In addition, the family has stressed the importance of academics. Ms. Robinson considers academics to be key while sports are secondary. However, she wants her sons to utilize both as a way to excel in college. The twins have a solid 3.0 GPA.
Soldiers' coach Derrick Artis says about Tyree, "Really aggressive defender. Shoots well. Makes plays for other teammates." And with respect to Tyrell, "Defends really well. Rebounds well for a guard. Unselfish and attacks the rim." Overall, the twins are team guys who think about the team first according to Artis, which made the transition easy to the Soldiers.
The recruiting process is early but heavy for the twins as Arizona, Kansas, Marquette, Oklahoma, Oregon, San Diedo State, UCLA, among others are some of the colleges that have the twins on their radar.
The Soldiers next national event is going to be in Dallas later in the summer as the twins missed the Boo Williams Virginia event. If the Robinson twins have a big showing on the national scene, then expect these San Diego transplants to get even more college inquiries.
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