Stock Boosters From Under Armour/Elite 32
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Breaking down the biggest stock boosters from Under Armour Session 1 and the Elite 32… Jack Campion Jack Campion 5'10" | PG Milton | 2022 State WI – 2022 – PG – Wisconsin Playground Club Campion is starting to…
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Jack Campion Jack Campion 5'10" | PG Milton | 2022 State WI – 2022 – PG – Wisconsin Playground Club
Campion is starting to get a lot of bites from mid-major schools, including some really strong programs after his performance in Atlanta. You could make the argument that he was PGC’s best player in Session 1, certainly their most important. Division 1 schools almost can’t sleep on this kid anymore after he carved up the likes of D.C. Premier and WE R 1, featuring a lot of high major athletes. Neither team could check him and Campion led his team to a 5-2 record in Georgia. Size matters in basketball, but Campion is one of those guys who is the exception to the rule. He’s as quick as it gets on the ball, can shoot it consistently from well beyond the arc, has the vision and passing ability to pick apart defenses like a surgeon, and is a tenacious defender. I remember banging my head against the wall trying to get D1’s to offer Storm Murphy. Feels like a similar situation here.
Justyn Fernandez – 2022 – G – D.C. Premier
Kid just plays hard every minutes he’s on the floor. When you’ve got the talent to go along with it, Fernandez can impact the game in so many ways. The three-star prospect picked up offers from Georgetown, Providence, Wake Forest, and Ole Miss during the first live period alone. A strong, athletic, two-way player, Fernandez goes 6-5, 200 and can play a variety of positions. You don’t see a lot of guys his size fly in the open floor. Fernandez also shot the ball very well from the outside and hit a lot of tough stuff off the drible and while fading away from the basket. He’s also a tenacious defender that’s going to make his man earn everything he gets.
Jasen Green – 2022 – SF – Nebraska Supreme
You can’t discount positional versatility in today’s game. Green has plenty of it with his ability to play 1-through-4. At 6-foot-8, watched Green defend guards, wings, and bigs all weekend along. Offensively, he’s also a prospect that can score inside and out. Skills are still a little raw and his jumper needs work, but he definitely has some eye-opening moments. Green picked up offers from Iowa State and Creighton, joining Nebraska, Wake Forest, Stanford, and Kansas State.
Braden Huff Braden Huff 6'11" | PF Glenbard West | 2022 State #58 Nation IL – 2022 – PF – Illinois Wolves
This post prospect is right in that sweet spot. He’s not a project. Huff can probably help a team early, but he can also still get so much better. Think Huff is a player that will just get consistently better over his four-year career. At 6-foot-10, Huff is very nimble and flexible for his size. The Wolves play him a ton at point guard and Huff was able to get the ball up the floor against guards and wings even. Huff is a knockdown shooter from the outside and shows flashes of being a mismatch nightmare by getting his man off his feet with a pump fake, putting the ball on the deck, and slashing to the bucket. Huff might be a little lanky, but he’s not soft. Huff is a terrific 1-on-1 post defender and also does a great job heading on screens, knowing when to switch or go back to the roll man.
Zach Howell – 2022 – SG – Yanders Law
Howell isn’t going to wow anybody, but he’s just a prospect that gets the game of basketball and makes the right plays. He’s a quality plug n’ play guard that’s going to make high-IQ basketball decisions and make his teammates better. Howell is a sweet-shooting guard that can snipe from the perimeter. At 6-foot-5, he’s also a sneaky athlete that can do some things in the open floor and play above the rim. Texas Tech was the first high major school to offer here. There were some Big Ten and Big 12 schools following him around throughout the weekend.
Elmarko Jackson – 2023 – PG – WE R 1
Don’t know if he’s a blueblood prospect, but at worse, Jackson is that next tier down. This kid can just effortlessly take over games and has that innate playmaking ability that comes naturally. Jackson is a well-rounded guard that can attack the bucket, create shots off the dribble, kills opposing teams as a facilitator, and has outstanding defensive instincts. He’s the type of prospect that college programs, no matter who they’re facing, will feel good about their chances of winning with him running the show. Jackson holds early offers from Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Ole Miss, California, and many more. Playing up in 17U, Jackson should be an easy offer for even high-level power-five schools.
Maximus Nelson – 2022 – PF – Wisconsin Playground Club
Nelson shot the ball well for the majority of the weekend. The 6-foot-8 forward has a sweet stroke from deep and was drawing more and more college coaches as the weekend went on. The Appleton North standout has since picked up offers from Vermont and Lehigh. A couple of high major programs have inquired as well. Nelson has the size and athleticism to be a big factor offensive at the next level. He’s a perfect pick n’ pop big man who also shows flashes as a face-up scorer from mid-range and deep.
Daniel Skillings – 2022 – SG – Philly Pride
Really intriguing prospect here. Skillings is listed at 6-foot-7 and is a lengthy scoring guard that can create his own shot. A smooth operator off the dribble, Skillings has three-level scoring ability and can get it done from all areas of the floor. Skillings plays off the ball as well, running off screens looking for catch-and-shoot opportunities. Miami (FL), Providence, and Cincinnati are the three high major offers on the table for Skillings thus far.
Nolan Winter – 2023 – F – Howard Pulley
Starting to see signs of a big mismatch problem in the coming years. We’ve known that Winter can shoot the rock from the outside and just rips the nets from deep. What he showed at the Elite 32 was some budding versatility on the dribble and on the move. At 6-foot-8, Winter has so much growing left to do. Think he’s a prospect that’s just gonna get more athletic and explosive. His dad played at Minnesota and is a seven-footer. Bigs develop late as it is and Winter could really take off a year or two into college, perhaps earlier. Really like Winter’s hands in traffic as well. Don’t see many developmental bigs catch hard passes away from their body like Winter can.