PrepHoops Circuit: Top Illinois Slashers Pt 2
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What prospects from Illinois on the PrepHoops Circuit were the best Slashers? The players that got to the rim consistently for buckets! Here is Part 2! DeAndre Hagan (Chicago Lockdown 17U) Hagan is at his best offensively when he…
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Continue ReadingWhat prospects from Illinois on the PrepHoops Circuit were the best Slashers? The players that got to the rim consistently for buckets! Here is Part 2!
DeAndre Hagan (Chicago Lockdown 17U)
Hagan is at his best offensively when he puts his head down and gets to the rim. Slasher that takes quality angles and attacks with force.
Chase Travis (Illinois Bears 15U)
Travis is a smooth two guard that handles it well. Slick scorer that did a nice job getting out in transition.
Shaun Riley (Southwest Jets 16U)
Riley is more of a slasher from the mid-post area with his burst off the dribble and long strides.
Noah Franklin (Illinois Bears 16U)
Franklin is a strong forward that uses that strength to get to the cup. Quick takes from the high-post area.
Caleb Zurliene (Illinois Bears 17U)
He is mostly known as a plus shooter, but this Breese Mater Dei shooting guard displayed the athletic pop we have noted before throughout the spring and summer.
Isaiah Youngquist (Next Generation 17U)
Youngquist is a sleeper guard from Dekalb that can break defenders down off the bounce with his shifty ball handling.
Detalian Brown (Chicago Demons 17U)
This Uplift unsigned senior put on display his ability to attack downhill making acrobatic layups.
Lashawn Johnson (Southwest Jets 17U)
Johnson is an explosive driver with his long and angular frame. Threw down several nasty dunks in the open floor!
Paul Zilinskas (ET21 Buckeyes 17U)
Zilinskas is a skilled driver who has really tightened up his handles over the last year which has allowed him to score easier off the bounce.
Khalid Griffin (Hoops4Health 17U)
Big and burly small forward from Joliet Central impressed with his physical tools and straight line drives.
Zach Miller (Full Package 17U)
This slick combo guard is a lefty who handles it well through traffic and got to the rim when he wanted.
Ray’Sean Taylor (Gateway Illinois 17U)
Taylor is one of the best slashers in the class. The Collinsville point guard wins off the dribble consistently and finishes well at the cup.
Pee Wee Brown (Peoria Area Elite 17U)
Brown is such a slick driver finding openings in the defense and exploiting them for scores.
Shane Miller (Capital City Teamwork 16U)
Miller was dynamic in their semifinal game literally going to the rack any time he wanted for scores right through the heart of the defense in St. Louis!
Isaiah Rivera (Young & Reckless 17U)
Rivera is one of the top prospects regardless of class and the wing was dominant as a slasher all weekend finishing with either hand above the rim at the Hard Work Region Finals.
Christian Shumate (Young & Reckless 17U)
Love the quickness that Shumate plays with off the bounce. He attacks very well from the mid-range.
Moory Woods (Gateway Illinois 17U)
Woods was about as good as we have seen him in his career at the Hard Work Finals. The Alton two guard was explosive attacking off the bounce over and over.
AJ Smith (Southwest Jets 16U)
Smith was a force using his physicality on slashes where he finishes through opponents in the paint.
Marcus Skeete (HIT 17U)
Skeete is a big bodied wing that attacks with all out force. Scored a ton of points in the paint in Minnesota.
Amar Augillard (All-In/Young & Reckless 16U)
Big bodied small forward that is so powerful finishing at the rim with power.
Darrion Jones (Young & Reckless 16U)
This Bogan 2021 point guard has a strong and compact body. He hits the defense like a running back going right through them.
Nick Erikson (IBA Mann 17U)
Strong wing that can score in a variety of ways including slashing to the rim.
Hamahrie Bowers (The Work Foundation 16U)
Rangy wing that is slippery through traffic winning off the bounce with regularity.
Jamari McClendon (Illinois Jaguars 16U)
Athletic combo guard that scores in bunches.