Top 30 +1 Wings: Class of 2021

Ah, the wing position.  The evolution of the wing from slasher or shooter to, better be able to shoot and defend the perimeter reflected the change in the game of basketball.  Blame the Golden State Warriors and the proliferation of spread-out offenses.  This grouping of wings can and will shoot exceptionally, and yet most of them are elite in another facet (rebounding, defense, slashing, effort, etc.)  Today, we feature the 30 best wing prospects in the entire state (Class of 2021 only). Are you a wing deserving of our attention?  DM your stats, highlight, and name to @PrepHoopsTN. Scan the entire Class of 2021 rankings (all positions) here.    Grant HurstGrantHurst6'1" | CGCleveland | 2021StateTN, Cleveland Overall Ranking: 27 Wing Ranking: 16 Great catch-and-shoot guy. Incorporated pull-ups with more comfort and effectiveness in the last year. D1 coaches love his skill but wonder about his height for the position.  Gym rat.  Hurst Will effectively score at just about any level.  Think slightly shorter J.J. Reddick.  Riggs AbnerRiggsAbner6'6" | SGGreen Hill | 2021StateTN, Green Hills Overall Ranking: 28 Wing Ranking: 17 Played a lot of 4/5 early in his AAU career and still gave Mt. Juliet minutes in the frontcourt.  Riggs will ultimately be a small forward with exciting rebounding tenaciousness.  Abner is one of many making the move to brand new school Green Hill High.  Joining him or perhaps welcoming him there will be former Mt. Juliet Head Coach Troy Allen.  Riggs has that rare component of height that instantly makes him a college target.  His devotion to the game and wonderful skills elevate that from target to must-have.  Stats: 11.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.2 assists, 47% from 3. Marcus Long IIMarcusLong II6'2" | CGEast Hamilton | 2021StateTN, East Hamilton Overall Ranking: 31 Wing Ranking: 18 Crafty with decent explosion.  Plays vertically in tight and projects as a small college wing scorer.  Long II teamed with Darwin RandolphDarwinRandolph6'0" | PGEast Hamilton | 2021StateTN with success in 2019-2020 and joined him once again for the AAU campaign.  Isaiah FarriorIsaiahFarrior6'5" | SGClarksville Northeast | 2021StateTN, Northeast Overall Ranking: 32 Wing Ranking: 19 Still raw offensively.  Plus-plus athlete.  Aggressive to the tin.  Bouncy. Plays with ferocity. Shot over 50% from the three-point arc.  Skills likely will catch up to his potential this year. Good height for the position. Walter PeggsWalterPeggs6'2" | CGMadison | 2021StateTN, Madison Academic Overall Ranking: 34 Wing Ranking: 20 Peggs scored 19.4 ppg for a nearly unblemished Madison Academic team last winter.  The 6.1 rebounds stood up as among the best rebounding tallies of any backcourt player in the state.  Peggs is an intriguing athlete too.  Knocked down 41% from 3-point land. Jeremy MillerJeremyMiller6'3" | CGOak Ridge | 2021StateTN, Oak Ridge Overall Ranking: 35 Wing Ranking: 21 Might be a point guard at the next level.  Creates his own shot.  Good height for either guard spot.  Sensible, confident. Poised. Versatile, intelligent bball leader.  Calculating basketball mind. Jelani WillisJelaniWillis6'3" | SFMemphis East | 2021StateTN, Memphis East Overall Ranking: 37 Wing Ranking: 22 Bully of a player. Incredible power. Willis stagnated a bit in the last year, struggling against AAA players after moving "up".  Willis needs a better outside shot and when you get to college everybody is strong.  There has to be more that makes you an elite player.  Willis needs to keep adding to his game. Mason RothwellMasonRothwell6'5" | CGBradley Central | 2021StateTN, Bradley Central Overall Ranking: 41 Wing Ranking: 23 Solid catch-and-shoot guy.  Plays well as a face-up four in high school.  Projects as a taller wing with plus shooting touch.  Needs a little more physical toughness.  Mental devotion to the game is impressive.  Rothwell gets in the gym consistently.   Terance Burks, Ridgeway Overall Ranking: 42 Wing Ranking: 24 Runs the floor very well.  Loves to take the big shot. Jack BrownJackBrown6'4" | SGMaryville | 2021StateTN, Maryville Overall Ranking: 43 Wing Ranking: 25 Bouncy wing. Jack BrownJackBrown6'4" | SGMaryville | 2021StateTN attacks the rim from all over the floor.  Outside is better than most slashers.  Ideal size for the position.  Needs more good weight on his frame to handle the college physicality.  He finished his junior season with 66% adjusted field goal. Brave in tight.  Loves to attack defenders underneath their own basket.  Aggression is one of his greatest intangibles. Improved outside shooting in the last year tremendously.  Moves well without the basketball.  Always looking, scouring for his next line of attack.     Josh SeilerJoshSeiler6'5" | SFMaryville | 2021StateTN, Maryville Overall Ranking: 46 Wing Ranking: 26 Tall guard for Maryville’s state-qualifying team.  Seiler is an interesting prospect with the capacity to real take off.  Handle is just ok.  Can defend multiple positions adeptly.  Baseball star with college baseball potential. Greg MooreGregMoore6'4" | SGKnoxville Central | 2021StateTN, Knoxville Central Overall Ranking: 49 Wing Ranking: 27 Very thin.  Handle is ok, but should improve.  For AAU Team Passion, Greg plays point guard.  He classifies himself as a shooting guard.  In truth, he can be a little bit of both.  Perhaps his handle needs to improve to be a starting college point guard.  Still, Moore possesses many intangibles of value. Sees the floor well and loves to incorporate his teammates.  Great height for the point guard position.  Needs to hit the weights.  Natural plus quickness. Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN, Hume-Fogg Overall Ranking: 51 Wing Ranking: 28 Malachi camped with PrepHoopsTN in October of 2019. This was his evaluation afterwards. Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN (Hume-Fogg) gifted the @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine with guile and relentless attacking.   How did he measure against the competition? Class of 2021 6’1 1/2″ Wingspan — 6’6″ or 78″ Standing Reach — 7’11 1/2″ Max Reach — 10’7″ One-step vertical — 31 1/2″ Height w/o shoes — 6’1 1/2″ Height w/ shoes — 6’2″ Shoe Size — 12 Hand Span — 9.0″ Hand Length — 8.0″ Lane Agility — 12.00, 12.75 All-Star Top 20 Camp Ranking — #2 NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2019 Celtics Romeo Langford College Projection: D2/D2+ The Fall Combine generally merges many different styles into one gymnasium. Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN was a fantastic scorer, both nimble and innovative in tight spaces.  His style provided defenders constant problems.  The combine or camp setting traditionally encourages a scorer’s mentality.  Malachi is an innate scorer.  What makes his game more enjoyable is the efficiency.  He gets to the basket with sidesteps and crafty maneuvers.   His agility allows him to check the 1-2 positions.  With good balance and an impressive wingspan, Malachi is poised to be a plus defender.  There are great offensive players that need to recuperate briefly on the other end.  They hide or are hidden by their teammates.  Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN is not this type of player.  He possesses elite endurance and commits to the cause. Parham’s wingspan is a +4 and he jumped 31 1/2″ off the ground.  Though he stands 6-foot-1, he spread his wings to 6-foot-6.  The average NBA draft pool player wingspan according to DraftExpress.com, going back two decades, is +4.  More clearly put, Parham boasts the average NBA prospect wingspan.    2021 Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN (Hume-Fogg) Persistent. Efficient. Not over-zealous. Determined. High Character. Intelligent. Not a lot of frills to his game. Gets where he wants to go.   Weaknesses are few.  Physically, Malachi competes well.  Of course he needs to, and all prep stars can, continue to develop the frame.  Parham finishes very well in the lane now and projects to be a slasher for years to come.  Finishing after a “high school foul” is markedly easier than absorbing a powerful college foul, so persistent weight training must remain a part of Malachi’s off-season regimen.   His willingness to work is inspiring.  Malachi ParhamMalachiParham6'3" | CGHume-Fogg | 2021StateTN is a legitimate college basketball prospect. Davon BarnesDavonBarnes6'5" | SFCollierville | 2021StateTN, White Station Overall Ranking: 52 Wing Ranking: 29 Stocky guard with some grit.  Not especially quick with or without the basketball, making his ranking fall a touch.  Barnes is well respected within his high school program and charged with many ball-handling responsibilities.  Running with EAB this summer.  Slimmed down a bit.  Tyler FitzpatrickTylerFitzpatrick6'5" | SGFayette Ware | 2021StateTN, Fayette-Ware Overall Ranking: 53 Wing Ranking: 30 Averaged 9.8 points per game for a 17-win basketball team.  Fitzpatrick was physically advanced from his early teenage years.  Now, Fitzpatrick dominates the glass (5.2 rpg).  TF is a plus athlete. Not the best on-ball defender.  Tends to react to every single subtle fake.  This takes him out of the ideal defensive stance. Like every player on the FWHS team, Fitzpatrick plays well at high speed.  Again, defense is an area he needs to improve.  College basketball is a very reasonable possibility for the strong, agile wing scorer. Jaylan WetzelJaylanWetzel6'1" | SGSiegel | 2021StateTN, Siegel Overall Ranking: 56 Wing Ranking: 31 Exceptional scorer.  Competed in two PrepHoopsTN Combines.  Read his most recent evaluation: How did he measure against the competition? Class of 2021 G Height w/o shoes — 6'1.5″ Standing Reach — 7’10” Peak Reach — 10’5″ One-step vertical — 31″ Hand Span — 8.5″ Hand Length — 8.0″ Lane Agility — 13.55, 13.71 Shoe Size — 11.5 Summer Combine Ranking — #19 All-Star Top 20 NBA Stylistic Comparison: 1992 Pistons Joe Dumars College Projection: NAIA/NAIA+. Exceptional scoring instincts.   Jaylan developed, through hours of practice and training, a keen awareness and sense of timing.  He senses when he has time to shoot and when he doesn’t. By far Wetzel’s most marketable skill is outside shooting.  He projects as an elite catch-and-shoot player in high school and beyond.  He gets into his shot very fluidly.   From three point land Wetzel does not get much lift.   For guards it is ideal to get off the deck.  Higher release points obviously decrease the chances of a shot being effectively challenged.  Wetzel is extremely efficient with his current shooting form. Wetzel’s measurables appeared unconventional.  He did not record a very quick lane agility (traversing the lane in a rectangular sprint) with times of 13.55 and 13.71.  These times are slightly below average for quick guards.  While his lateral speed was measured relatively slow, his vertical explosion was a bit better than average.  Typically, the two are both good or both bad.  Jaylan bounded 31″ off the hardwood to impress during the vertical leap.   He projects as a scorer, possibly a sizzling super sub in college.  It is easy to imagine Jaylan coming in as a sixth man and instantly infusing his team with scoring punch.   Read about the top 15 wings in Tennessee.