Spring Combine 19 Recaptures: Mason Spurbeck
Mason Spurbeck was the tallest @PrepHoopsTN camper for the Spring Combine. He has impressive height and rightfully leans on his shooting touch as the most marketable skill.
Mason Spurbeck, 6’8.5″ Center (Clarksville High) — 2020
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Standing Reach — 104″ or 8’8″
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6’8.5″ 170 pounds
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Wingspan — 6’10”
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Vertical — 24.5″
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Hand Length — 8″
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Lane Agility — 12.80, 12.75
Spurbeck’s reputation for shooting belies his physical appearance, tall and gangly. The reputation is justified though. He is a better than average catch-and-shoot player with an obviously high release point.
One look at Spurbeck conveys his physical strengths and weaknesses. For a player of his height, Mason must fill out his chest and shoulders with devoted weight training. Tall, thin players consistently struggle beyond high school without some girth and the ability to hold their ground on the low blocks.
Mason Spurbeck reaches 8’8″ standing on his heels. He can get off the deck about 25″ which helps him rebound above most defenders at the high school level. To further leverage this height and arm length advantage, Spurbeck needs to add more voracious hunger for missed shots. Rebounding in his area he is ok, but Mason can benefit from expanding his collection area.
Farm more land and your will grow more crops. Mason can get “his” nearby, but needs to get “theirs” even though that requires more effort.
Regarding offensive rebounding, The Stork possesses a nice sense of when the shot is going up. He dove to the front of the rim several times in open play, tapping the ball back up for a second attempt.
Clarksville High finished 15-14 this season and while they will lose a sprinkling of decent players, then-senior forward Mason and the Wildcats should be able to improve next fall. Graduating are Devyn Bender, Branden Hurt, and Jasper Miller.
Much improvement in strengthening his base and developing a go-to post move will be fundamental to Mason Spurbeck making his deepest senior impact in 2019-2020.