Prospect Watch: Jace Lance (2020)
Class of 2020 point guard Jace Lance of Marshall has been living, sleeping and playing basketball for pretty much his entire life. When the 6’0″ Lance isn’t on the court dominating in all facets of the game, he is at…
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Continue ReadingClass of 2020 point guard Jace Lance of Marshall has been living, sleeping and playing basketball for pretty much his entire life.
When the 6’0″ Lance isn’t on the court dominating in all facets of the game, he is at home talking hoops and learning from his father, Chad Lance, who is the head coach at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo. Young Jace has been able to watch and learn how to play from being around a college team every day.”
“Being a college coach’s son is a great challenge,” Lance said. “But, I am very blessed to be in this position though. Being able to watch his practice and be around the team everyday has only made me so much better as a player.I am able to read defenses and break them down. Also, I know how to run the offense and it makes my basketball IQ even better.”
When Lance entered Marshall High as a freshman, he was ready to hit the ground running and he has been going strong since taking over as a point guard his first day. He has now developed into an excellent prospect who has received interest from schools such as Central Missouri, Southwest Baptist, Lindenwood and Northwestern State.
Lance has been an effective scorer and facilitator for his first two seasons on the varsity, but he took his offensive game to a higher level as a junior as he averaged nearly 27 points a game.He made 67 3-pointers on the season and also made 79 percent of his free throws. He was able to accomplish all of this while seeing double teams on a nightly basis, which he doesn’t mind because he likes to share the ball with the open teammate.
“I would say that my ability to make others around me has been something that has been big for me because when you have two guys trying to guard you, there’s always someone else open,” he said. “So, I make sure that I get them to their spot and give them the ball for easy buckets.”
Lance’s development has also been helped by playing point guard for Team YOBO for the past two seasons for coach Victor Williams, a former standout point guard at Oklahoma State.
“Coach Vic has been a blessing,” Lance said. “He was always pushing you to do more. And especially for me at the point guard position, which is what he played at Oklahoma State.”