Ethan Tolbert @PrepHoopsTN Fall Combine Recapture
Ethan Tolbert (Dyer County) gifted the @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine with technical feet and hands around the rim. Tolbert should again challenge for All-District while helping Dyer County to a 20+ win season.
How did he measure against the competition?
- Class of 2022
- 6’3″ power forward
- Wingspan — 6’5″ or 77″
- Standing Reach — 7’11”
- Peak Reach — 10’2″
- One-step vertical — 27″
- Height w/o shoes — 6’3″
- Height w/ shoes — 6’3.5″
- Shoe Size — 14
- Hand Span — 9.0″
- Hand Length — 8.0″
- Lane Agility — 11.76
- All-Star Top 20
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2011 Bulls Carlos Boozer
College Projection: NAIA or bigger if grows to 6’6″+
Promising sophomore out of Dyer County High School. Recorded 16 rebounds in his first game of his sophomore season!
Played well. I was surprised. He is a forward all day. He will never defend the perimeter. His perimeter defensive skills are not there. He runs the floor well. He is going to be a problem this season for Dyer County High School defenses and defenders because he likes to run every time. People are going to get exhausted. They are going to get annoyed. They are going to stop running. That is going to be a problem for opposing teams.
He will be an impact player for Dyer County this year. He played really well at the event and made it into the Top 20 game. Loves the game obviously. Fights hard for rebounds. Vertical was measured at 27.0″. He might be able to claw 2-3 more inches for his one-step and generally verticals are higher if a player gets several strides in advance. With time Tolbert might become a player who plays above the rim. Right now he is a technician around the rim, but not a guy that dunks everything in traffic. That could come.
Size 14 shoe indicates he may still be growing. His 6-foot-5 wingspan is encouraging. Though his hands are average size for his height, he is a better than average rebounder for a Class AAA starter. Considering he is just now beginning his sophomore season, Tolbert is a guy that could conceivably record some 20-20 games in the coming years.
Fun player to watch. Inspires teammates with energy. Comfortable around the rim. Doesn’t get scare from contact. More importantly, he finishes off everything he should. Doesn’t miss cheapies.
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