OTR Hoops Super 6 LIVE Showcase: 17u Players to Watch
EDITOR’s NOTE: After publication, Amarion shared that he will not be attending due to family problems. This doesn’t change his recruiting status with the two mentioned schools. An in-depth looks at the top players to watch in the 17U Division…
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Continue ReadingEDITOR’s NOTE: After publication, Amarion shared that he will not be attending due to family problems. This doesn’t change his recruiting status with the two mentioned schools.
An in-depth looks at the top players to watch in the 17U Division at the OTR Hoops Super 6 LIVE Showcase in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Matthew Sells Matthew Sells 6'3" | SG Livingston Academy | 2021 State TN – SG – Pro One Basketball
Named to LakePoint Showcase All-Tournament Team. Recently picked up a Freed-Hardeman offer. The possessor of four offers, Matthew Sells Matthew Sells 6'3" | SG Livingston Academy | 2021 State TN is an imperative watch for D2 and LM D1 programs. For the third straight high school season Sells completely dominated AA bball. Clever shot- creator. “Lee, LMU, Trevecca, and then Lipscomb, North Alabama watch all of our games and they are talking to me,” shared Sells via Twitter DM Friday morning.
PJ Smith PJ Smith 5'11" | PG Goodpasture | 2021 State TN – PG – Pro One Basketball
Named to LakePoint Showcase All-Tournament Team. Recently picked up a Freed-Hardeman offer. Smith is a classic point guard, and a friendly teammate.
Meechie Bowens Meechie Bowens 6'0" | SG Howard Tech | 2021 State TN – 2021 G – CGB 17u
Enigmatic player with volume scoring potential. Lefty. Can jump though not especially dominate in traffic.
Cade Pendleton
Cade
Pendleton
6'10" | PF
East Hamilton | 2022
State
TN
– 2022 F – Team Curry 16u (playing up)
Find him contributing energy, rebounding, and effort off the Team Curry bench.
Kameron Jones
Kameron
Jones
6'4" | PG
ECS | 2021
State
#177
Nation
TN
– 2021 G – Reform Sports Training 17u
The best point guard prospect in 2021 now that Kennedy Chandler is leaving for Sunrise Christian. Kameron recently verbally committed to Marquette.
Isaiah Jones
Isaiah
Jones
6'8" | SF
Arlington | 2021
State
TN
– 2021 G – WHBH
Jones announced on Instagram/Twitter that he will play his senior season for Arlington High School, not East Nashville. Jones is currently ranked in the top 5 statewide. Last year I offered him as a Mr. Basketball candidate in AA, but this year he has no shot of winning…as he moves up to AAA.
#9 Matthew Sells Matthew Sells 6'3" | SG Livingston Academy | 2021 State TN (Pro One Select 17u)
With Pro One Select, Sells operates off the basketball where he is most naturally a scorer. I only got a cursory evaluation on Sells tonight. His team won two games by enormous margins and they were honestly not challenged. Sells mentioned that he hit the weight room pretty hard in the intervening months, realizing it was the perfect time to bulk up a bit. In a postgame interview with me, Sells guessed he weighs about 175. Bigger shoulders, bigger arms. Always athletic and scores in a variety of ways.
#16 P.J. Smith (Pro One Select 17u)
P.J. Smith enters July quite a reputation for on-court leadership. With Pro One Select, Smith did what he does best…pass and create. The need for outside shooting was relatively small for Pro One Friday evening. The defenders couldn’t keep many of Smith’s teammates out of the lane and high percentage shots came without much extreme effort. Smith put on some good weight in the last five months. Obviously, the weight room and training on a personal basis is paying off. Smith is more physically foreboding and probably better able to handle the natural physicality of the college game. Refs were letting the 17u men play and though falls were sometimes called plenty of clattering occurred. Smith was much better than any opposing guards Friday night. Their opponents simply did not have much college talent. Look for P.J. to showcase his gifts and skills in the coming days at LakePoint.
Amarion Dillard
Amarion
Dillard
6'1" | PG
Tyner | 2021
State
TN
– 2021 G – Team CGB
Entering the weekend, Amarion shared some exciting news. Both Covenant College and Tennessee Wesleyan reached out. COLLEGE COACHES: @amariiond@gmail.com. #4234759767 .
Trenton Gresham
Trenton
Gresham
6'0" | PG
Tyner Academy | 2021
State
TN
– 2021 G – Team CGB
Picked up a little JuCo interest. Gresham is unheralded though possesses some marketable skills.
Kerrick Thorn – 2021 F – Team CGB
Jaylen Pegues
Jaylen
Pegues
6'2" | PG
Hillsboro | 2021
State
TN
– 2021 PG – WHBH
Ran one weekend with Tennessee Panthers . Returns to his WHBH program. Pegues maintains regular contact with Virginia Tech, Belmont, Wofford, Chattanooga, and UT Martin.
Brandon Maclin
Brandon
Maclin
6'4" | SG
Jackson South Side | 2021
State
TN
– 2021 PG – Reform Sports
Coaches, teammates, and Brandon all believe Brandon Maclin Brandon Maclin 6'4" | SG Jackson South Side | 2021 State TN to be offensively overlooked. Could they be correct? Watch him play Saturday morning against Pro One Select 17u.
PERTINENT 17u TEAMS
Pro One Select 17u
Team CGB 17u
Team Curry 16u (playing up)
Tennessee Bobcats
17u
Team WHBH 17u
Reform Sports 17u
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