Player Evaluations: NY2LA’s Spring Extravaganza
HOPKINS, Minn. – Three Iowa programs took part in NY2LA’s Spring Extravaganza this past weekend in suburban Minneapolis – Martin Brothers, Quad City Elite and Iowa Elite. A number of high-major coaches were in attendance, and we spotted, among others,…
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Continue ReadingHOPKINS, Minn. – Three Iowa programs took part in NY2LA’s Spring Extravaganza this past weekend in suburban Minneapolis – Martin Brothers, Quad City Elite and Iowa Elite. A number of high-major coaches were in attendance, and we spotted, among others, Drake coach Ray Giacoletti and Iowa State assistant Neill Berry checking out a number of local games. Below you’ll find our evals of a number of players we watched throughout the weekend.
2017 Suni Lane, 6’4, G/F, Quad City Elite (Bettendorf): Setting screens isn’t particularly glamorous, but it’s obviously an essential skill, and Lane caught my eye with his ability to set strong, effective screens off the ball to free up teammates for open looks. Lane also showed a nice knack for passing to cutters. Defensively, Lane was solid on the ball and a willing help defender.
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2018 Sam Ingoli, 6’4, G, Iowa Elite (Dowling Catholic): Ingoli looks stronger than he has in past years, but his skill strengths continue to be the same, as he’s an excellent passer with great vision. Ingoli finds his teammates consistently, both simply and creatively. His jumper was locked in Saturday morning, though the release point is a little low on it. On the defensive end, Ingoli has the wingspan, quickness and IQ to be a very solid on-ball defender capable of locking up opposing perimeter players.
2018 John Waggoner, 6’6, F/C, Iowa Elite (Dowling Catholic): Waggoner was one of the real eye-openers of the weekend. The Dowling Catholic post player looked as improved as any player I saw from last year to this. His biggest asset his his size and strength, which he used extremely well. On the glass, he was a vacuum, sucking in board after board. In the post, he used subtle bumps to create space for a little jump hook that he employed deftly. He also consistently finished through contact, and got to the free-throw line consistently.
2018 Carter Frey, 6’0, G, Iowa Elite (Waukee): Frey is just a no-nonsense players. He does what he does well and without delay. Carter is solid on both ends of the floor, coming full speed at opponents. Defensively, that means pressure and playing passing lanes. Offensively, it’s aggressively attacking the rim off the bounce.
2018 Noah Samples, 6’0, G, Iowa Elite (WDM Valley): Samples is an interesting athletic prospect that looks to have a lot of tools. He uses his long arms well to corral offensive players, and even when he gets beat, as he was able to block shots from beyond when his man beat him off the bounce.
2018 Luke Vaske, 6’0, PG, Martin Brothers (Norwalk): Another eye-opener from the weekend. Vaske has always been one of our top-ranked ‘18 players, but he was truly fantastic when I watched. He doesn’t have great positional height, but he’s extremely quick, with the ball, in transition and on defense. His passing is excellent and extremely efficient, he finds the best and quickest way to get the ball from him to his teammates. He’s got a jumper, too, hitting contested shots from outside and well beyond the 3-point range.
2018 CaRondis Harris-Anderson, 6’3, G, Martin Brothers (Waterloo West): Harris-Anderson was extremely active defensively, getting into and disrupting passing planes. Plays with a high motor.
2018 Jason Taylor, 6’10, C, Martin Brothers (Rock Valley): Taylor continues to improve both from a skill and athletic standpoint. He ran the floor with purpose and put work in early to establish position on the block on both ends. Showed a nice little righty jump hook from about 10 feet out.