BRITTNI MCCOY
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

INEZ — Martin County standout Braxton Keathley’s recruiting stock continues to climb.

The Cardinals 4-star guard, ranked a Top 100 player in the country by Made Hoops, has picked up his eighth Division I scholarship offer. This one comes from East Carolina University.

Keathley, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound point guard, was recently named the Best Basketball Player in Kentucky by MaxPreps, further cementing his status as one of the premier prospects in the state and the nation.

East Carolina joins a growing list of Division I programs that have offered the Martin County star.

Keathley also holds offers from the University of the Pacific, Eastern Kentucky University, UT-Martin, Bowling Green State University, Ohio University, Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

High-major and mid-major programs across the country are actively recruiting Keathley. Schools showing interest include Louisville, Florida State, Marshall, South Carolina, LSU, Purdue, Valparaiso, Belmont, Furman, Western Kentucky University, Evansville, Indiana State, Navy, Tennessee Tech, Stony Brook University, Miami of Ohio, Arkansas State, Illinois State University, North Texas University, East Tennessee State and Southern Illinois University.