Prospect Update: JD Stout (2021)
Of the 70 guys that attended William Penn’s team camp this past spring, Keota’s JD Stout was one of two that came away with a scholarship offer.
The 6-foot-1 guard had only just finished up his sophomore season with the Eagles, but impressed the Statesmen’s coaching staff enough that they wanted to extend him that early offer.
With still two years left in his high school career, though, Stout is focused on improving his game, and preparing himself for that inevitable college career.
“This year, I’ve really needed to key in on my right hand, because I’m a lefty. Last year I limited myself to one side of the floor, and the way for me to truly better my game is to work on getting to the basket with my right hand,” said Stout.
In addition to attending basketball camps this past spring and summer, Stout also played baseball, which cut into his hoops time. He said he’s not going to play baseball next season, so he can focus on hoops.
Stout got a little taste of grassroots ball when he played with Kingdom Hoops at the Hardwood Classic last July in Kansas, and it stuck with him.
“When I’m playing in our conference, I can get away with being kind of sloppy. But when you play the best of the best from other states, you have to shore things up a little bit, it’s definitely not the same,” said Stout.
“It was a good experience to get down there and play against other guys from other states. I realized that around here I’m kind if a big dog, but not out there. It was a good experience.”
Trey Shearer from Montezuma was the other guy who received an offer at that William Penn camp in June. Both of them are among the state’s top young prospects.
“It was pretty cool, out of 60 or 70 kids at the camp, I was one of the two people that received an offer, so that was pretty cool,” said Stout.
For now, though, Stout is focused on his junior with Keota. As a sophomore, he was sensational, averaging 23.8 points for a 15-win Eagles squad. This year, he’ll ramp up his leadership.
“This year I really have to step up as a leader, we have a lot of younger guys that can play, and I’ll need to lead them on the court,” said Stout.
“I think we have a lot more and better shooters this year, and we’ll be a more sound team. The scoring may be a little more distributed, but I’ll still get my shots up.
JD Stout is ranked by Prep Hoops as a top 60 prospect in his class. To see the full ranking of Iowa’s 2020 class, click here.