Prospect Spotlight: Rock Jerome (2019)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eudora 2019 standout guard Rock Jerome is coming off an all-state season a year ago and has followed that performance up with an even bigger senior season.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A strong and athletic 6’2 guard, Jerome plays a fast paced game, looking to run in transition as often as possible. He brings good size to the floor and can see over a smaller guard to pass and is capable of working in the post. If a team matches up a bigger player against him he is quick enough to blow by and get to the bucket all the while looking to get to teammates.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerome spent the season traveling with his team and competed at the Creighton Team Camp and had an opportunity to see former Eudora standout Mitchell Ballock, now a standout guard for the Blue Jays.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We played a lot of games during the summer which helped but I think the thing that helped the most was our team bonding and getting to know each other off of the court,” Jerome says. "I</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">n the off-season I mainly worked on my jumper and my outside shooting as well as finishing around the rim."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eudora is off to a 7-4 start this season and have climbed into the Class 4A state rankings. The Cardinals have a mix of four seniors and several juniors who get the most playing time. Jerome is averaging 16 points, five rebounds and four assists per game this season.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerome says his dad has had the biggest influence on his basketball career to date.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Ever since I was a kid he would always have me out in the drive way doing drills and playing me one on one or playing around the world,” Jerome said. “He’s a big reason of where i am today.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerome says he is a big fan of former Kansas guard Frank Mason and has tried to implement elements of the NBA guard’s game into his own.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I noticed he uses his change in speed very well and I try to manipulate people with my speed as well,” he says.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jerome has heard from Bethal, Belmont Abbey but does not currently hold any offers.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>