That player was identified by The Enquirer as E.J. 22, Hamilton athletic director Bill Stewart resigned when the OHSAA found one of the Big Blue players ineligible over a residency issue. However, he hasn't played nor dressed for the Big Blue since Jan. His best game was 23 points and 11 rebounds against Colerain and he also netted 23 points Jan. He's accepted it and it's really about what's best for him in terms of being able to play at the next level."Īs a sophomore at Maryknoll, Tolentino led the Spartans to a Hawaii state championship averaging 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks. His Ohio prep average is 10.6 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and a GMC-leading 2.8 blocks per game. "The most impressive thing has been his work ethic. "I think the biggest thing you notice is his movement as a 7-footer, the way he lowers his base and how he's able to move his feet being that tall," Harlan said. At morning sessions at Ignition, Harlan sees the upside in the 16-year-old.
View Gallery: Hamilton big man Sage Tolentino trains with Ignition in MasonĪt Hamilton under coach Kevin Higgins, Tolentino has faced tougher defenses than those he experienced in Oahu. The East West Private connection serves only in an advisory capacity for the Tolentino family who have moved to the area out of pocket and were granted eligibility in a letter sent from OHSAA Director of Compliance Kristin Ronai Dec. The Cincinnati Reds utilized the ballfields during their shortened 2020 pandemic season. Bransford and Laila Phelia with the AAU Cincinnati Angels, a program funded by the Arington family that runs Prasco and the adjacent pristine baseball facility, Prasco Park. Harlan is a former Mount Notre Dame girls coach who also trains some of the top girls prep players in the region like MND's K.K. Both trained with Griffin Elite of Northern Kentucky but are now working with Dante Harlan of Ignition out of the Prasco complex in Mason. Sotto moved to the area and the Tolentino family soon followed. He is projected by some to be an NBA second-round pick. Sotto is 18-years-old and is training to go to the NBA G-League, bypassing college. In Hawaii, Sage met 7-foot-2 Kai Sotto of the Philippines who was represented by East West Private, a management group that helps families through basketball. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in Hawaii and the tourism industry declined to affect his father's job, Tolentino and family were looking for other opportunities. MASON - By Google Map, 7-foot center Sage Tolentino and his family have traveled 4,421 miles from the Maryknoll School in Honolulu, Hawaii to be part of the Big Blue community at Hamilton High School.īasketball and his remarkable size for a teenager have allowed him to travel the world in competition. Watch Video: From Hawaii to Hamilton, 7-footer Sage Tolentino hopes to continue hoops career
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