AAU Workout Visit: GA Stars 2023
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Had the great pleasure of visiting a pair of friends at Kell HS last week when Coach Mel Clemmons invited me down to watch his GA Stars 2023 EYBL team work out with Coach Carlos Wallace’s GA Stars 2023 Select…
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Continue ReadingHad the great pleasure of visiting a pair of friends at Kell HS last week when Coach Mel Clemmons invited me down to watch his GA Stars 2023 EYBL team work out with Coach Carlos Wallace’s GA Stars 2023 Select team.
Both teams are loaded with both established names as well as others who’ve used the Spring and early Summer to make moves on the landscape. Highly regarded 2023 guard Chase Clemmons, soon to be off to Legacy Early College in Greenville SC, is still not back from his December injury and did not participate in the workout.
Some observations:
2023 EYBL
Isaiah West Isaiah West 6'3" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State #216 Nation TN , 6-2, PG (Good Pasture, TN)
Plays with a kind of ferocity at both ends buoyed by superior athleticism and a court acumen that clearly supports his high national ranking, in a covid-shortened season he was among last summer’s absolute bright spots as the Stars made a lot of waves at LakePoint’s Battle for GA and you can see he’s added a layer of composure to his all-court ability to take over a possession, has it all for a future D1 PG with the frame, shooting range, hard-driving and high-level defense.
Lamariyon Jordan Lamariyon Jordan 6'6" | SF Norcross | 2023 State #140 Nation GA , 6-4, SG (Dacula)
Dacula had a bit of an up and team June as a team but the steps Jordan is taking to up his game even further still came through, he has the perfect body for the next level as he’s a sleek and stout athlete who glides his way up and down the floor, in the open floor or catching it around the basket few guards in the 2023 class in the state can match Jordan’s finishing and pure athletic skill, he’s catching it out further away and working on getting downhill with more control and precision, and as that handle develops more the whole package with the 3-pt shooting becomes apparent.
Carl Cherenfant Carl Cherenfant 6'4" | CG Ft. Lauderdale Calvary Christian | 2023 State #68 Nation FL , 6-5, PG (Calvary Christian, FL)
Tall order to “out-athleticize” Jordan but former Team Florida star Cherfanant was impressive in that category with a flurry of dunks against the Select group and some impressive open floor movement with and without the ball, he handles the point and while that appears to be his focus I think he can be equally devastating as a wing attacker for a next-level program, either way his defense was terrific with long arms and hands everywhere and when he did get a head of steam out front there wasn’t a player on either side frankly that I think could have stopped him.
Coen Carr, 6-4, SF (Dutchtown to Legacy Early College, SC)
Set to join Clemmons up in Greenville is the gifted Carr, he’ll be missed down here as he brings an excitement to the floor that was evident during his breakout summer with XPress last year and now he’s a little bigger, faster and stronger, lime Jordan gets around the floor with a fluidness that makes him a tough matchup, as open floor finishers go he’s as good as any and has the lift of a much taller player, shooting range to 15 feet and I think he can enter a much high stratosphere for next-level recruiters as he expands the consistency of that range.
OTHERS TO WATCH: Aaron Smith Aaron Smith 5'11" | PG Cleveland | 2024 TN (Kell), Chad Moodie Chad Moodie 6'7" | PF Grayson | 2023 State GA (Grayson), Keith Williams Keith Williams 6'8" | C Mt. Vernon Presbyterian | 2023 State GA (Mt Vernon), RJ Johnson RJ Johnson 6'4" | SF ELCA | 2023 GA (transferring from AL to GA), Sami Elkamel Sami Elkamel 6'8" | PF Pembroke Pines Charter | 2023 State FL (Calvary Christian FL), Paul Djbot (Solid Rock), Grant Whitaker
Players To Watch From GA Stars 2023 Select
Evan Daniel Evan Daniel 6'7" | SF North Cobb | 2023 State GA , 6-6, SF, North Cobb > athletic, big wing with tons of upside
David Hansraj David Hansraj 6'0" | CG River Ridge | 2023 State GA , 6-1, CG, River Ridge > establishing himself as a clutch and skilled scorer
CJ Wallace CJ Wallace 5'11" | PG North Cobb Christian School | 2023 State GA , 5-11, PG, North Cobb Christian > elite defender, 3-pt shooting ace
Malachi Harris, 6-0, PG, KIPP Collegiate > physical attacker, solid lead guard instincts
Dante Harrison Dante Harrison 6'0" | CG South Cobb | 2023 State GA , 6-0, CG, Campbell > back from SC, great speed in open floor, crafty scorer
Micah Norris Micah Norris 6'5" | SF Jonesboro | 2023 State GA , 6-3, SG, Forest Park > new addition brings energy and sneaky skill from 3 levels