Reason for the Ranking (Top 95)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Two players left the Tennessee Class of 2021 rankings after this article was posted. Therefore, everybody’s ranking is now two better/higher than it was. Time to revisit the Class of 2021 rankings and adjust to account for the…
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Continue ReadingEDITOR’S NOTE: Two players left the Tennessee Class of 2021 rankings after this article was posted. Therefore, everybody’s ranking is now two better/higher than it was.
Time to revisit the Class of 2021 rankings and adjust to account for the player’s growth or stagnation. Rankings are subjective and PrepHoops.com ranks purely upon potential and where the player will be at their basketball peak. Production factors in only when helping prove the potential is greater or lesser. Why did we rank these guys? Why are they at this spot? Take a look at several Class of 2021 prospects and learn a little about their reputation.
91 | Dewan Clear Dewan Clear 6'1" | PG Bluff City | 2021 State TN | 6’1″ / PG | Bluff City | |||
92 | JoVontay Ross JoVontay Ross 6'2" | CG Tyner | 2021 State TN | 6’2″ / CG | Tyner Academy | |||
93 | Jacob Beasley Jacob Beasley 5'10" | PG Rockvale | 2021 State TN | 5’10” / PG | Rockvale | PSB-Nashville | ||
94 | Chris Hillsman Chris Hillsman 5'5" | PG Cane Ridge | 2021 State TN | 5’5″ / PG | Cane Ridge | Club 51 | ||
95 | Landon Lambert Landon Lambert 5'10" | PG South Gibson County | 2021 State TN | 5’10” / PG | South Gibson County |
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#91 Dewan Clear Dewan Clear 6'1" | PG Bluff City | 2021 State TN (Bluff City)
Ridiculously effective scorer against small school defenses. Clear is a dynamo with exceptional slashing capabilities.
#92 JoVontay Ross JoVontay Ross 6'2" | CG Tyner | 2021 State TN (Tyner Academy)
‘Twas a breakout year for JoVontay Ross JoVontay Ross 6'2" | CG Tyner | 2021 State TN . Tyner Academy prepares guards for the next level. To play for Tyner, against teams like Brainerd, Howard, etc. you must be mentally tough and blindingly quick. Ross is both. More, Ross can score in a variety of ways. Slick with the ball in his spidey-hands.
#93 Jacob Beasley Jacob Beasley 5'10" | PG Rockvale | 2021 State TN (Rockvale)
Naturally strong. On top of Jacob’s natural strength he invested and will invest tortuous hours in the gym and similar arenas. Jacob Beasley Jacob Beasley 5'10" | PG Rockvale | 2021 State TN attended two PrepHoopsTN combines and made the All-Star Game in his second appearance (October 2019). Read his evaluation from that event.
Comparing the two showings really helped spotlight the work Jacob put in and also the anticipated natural physical maturation that comes from high school athletes. Still a good passer. Still good court vision. Better than average dribbler. Good all-around athlete. Still a little short for point guard position, and yet his compact, sturdy frame compensates well. Defenders will have a surprisingly difficult time bullying him. He does everything at least average for that spot. Creative innovative layups in tight would be nice addition. To score against foreboding bigs, Beasley has to do something a little creative, a little juicy, a little special in the lane. Adding some extra spice to his layup package will help, but isn’t mandatory for him to be a technically sound basketball player. He has proven fundamentally sound already. This is just a suggestion for how to broaden his skills a touch.
In just a single year, Beasley really took big steps forward as a shooter. The combine revealed Beasley’s improvement right away. Shooting drills came easy. There were no noticeable glitches in his shooting form. More obviously his results rang true over and over. The confidence to take and make important shots grew and exists now in Beasley. He played very well among his peers in the All-Star Game.
#94 Chris Hillsman Chris Hillsman 5'5" | PG Cane Ridge | 2021 State TN (Cane Ridge)
The pass-first point guard Hillsman gets wherever he wants to on the basketball floor.
#95 Landon Lambert Landon Lambert 5'10" | PG South Gibson County | 2021 State TN (South Gibson County)
Skilled combo guard. Projects as a lead guard with perhaps NAIA ceiling. Couples well with a productive big. Not selfish.
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