Top 250 Expo: Teams 3 and 8 Evaluations
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The Indiana Top 250 Expo was this past weekend and this was a great opportunity for our prospects to preform at our premier event in front of college coaches at all levels. Here, we are going to take look at…
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Continue ReadingThe Indiana Top 250 Expo was this past weekend and this was a great opportunity for our prospects to preform at our premier event in front of college coaches at all levels. Here, we are going to take look at and evaluate the players that made up teams 3 and 8.
Team 3:
David Streitmatter David Streitmatter 6'0" | PG Faith Christian | 2024 IN – 6’0 PG 2024 – Faith Christian: Streitmatter is a shorter lead guard that plays the game fast. His frame allowed him to get in the lane and finish through contact. Used his speed to beat everyone down the floor in transition. Did not take a whole lot of jumpers so still unknown to me if he has a consistent one or not.
Jake Mosemann Jake Mosemann 6'4" | SG Greenwood | 2024 IN – 6’2 SG 2024 – Greenwood Community: Masemann is a long and lanky shooting guard. Played that perimeter sniper role well here as he made quite a few of them off the catch. Moved well off the ball to create space for his catch and shoot release. Wanted to see him take it a bit more inside here but overall he looks to be a threat from behind the arc.
Brady McNabb Brady McNabb 5'9" | PG Muncie Central | 2024 IN – 5’9 PG 2024 – Muncie Central: McNabb is a shorter lead guard that plays hard on the floor. Plays more of that true lead guard spot where he looks to set up his teammates but does a solid pullup 3pt shot. If he can hit a growth spurt that could open up his game more.
Xavier Wilkerson Xavier Wilkerson 6'2" Anderson | 2023 IN – 6’2 SG 2023 – Anderson: Wilkerson a shooting guard with athleticism and that plays solid defense. Did not see a ton of offense from him so it was hard to judge what that looks like. Depending on what his offense looks like, he does have the size and look to maybe be a 3 and D type of player.
Eli Meyer Eli Meyer 6'4" | SF Seymour | 2023 State IN – 6’4 PF 2023 – Seymour: Meyer is a little bit of an undersized power forward but is so aggressive. Battles in the paint on both ends for rebounds and had one of the better jump stops that I had seen all day. Showed his ability to stretch the floor as well with a 3 off the catch. Had one of the best motors on the floor here.
Rhett Johnson Rhett Johnson 6'5" Bloomington South | 2023 IN – 6’5 PF 2023 – Bloomington South: Johnson is a power forward that has strength. Played like a true post here and stuck mostly in the inside. Not super quick but does know how to use his strong body to his advantage.
Lucas Parker Lucas Parker 6'4" | SF Carmel | 2023 State IN – 6’5 SF 2023 – Guerin Catholic: Parker is tall wing with a solid amount of skill. Reliable shooter from behind the arc. Stronger wing with a long frame. Cuts well to the basket. Looks to be a little bit quicker since the last time I saw him.
Caedmon Bontrager Caedmon Bontrager 6'8" | PF Leo | 2022 State IN – 6’8 PF 2022 – Leo: Bontrager is a dominant post player that was easily the best player post player on the floor here. Protected the rim well on the defensive end. Was real explosive on the offense and displayed great footwork. Bontrager was as good here as he was projected to be.
Team 8:
Zeke Tanoos Zeke Tanoos 6'4" | SG West Vigo | 2024 State IN – 6’3 PG/SG 2024 – West Vigo: Tanoos is a combo guard that can mix up some on the ball, off the ball style of play. Showed some toughness and got in there and rebounded. Interesting prospect moving forward.
D’Amare Hood D’Amare Hood 6'4" | SF Delta | 2024 State IN – 6’3 SF 2024 – Delta: Hood is a wing that was arguably the most athletic player on the floor in this game. So bouncy and skilled, he can make plays all over. Had a tough looking And1 and lots of his point came off of steals that he caused. Solid rebounder and can score from the perimeter. Hood is a guy to watch for.
Kanon Catchings Kanon Catchings 6'8" | PF Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #31 Nation GA – 6’5 SF 2024 – Brownsburg: Cathcings is a taller wing that is long and lanky. Defense from him really stood out here and he was making stops and protecting the perimeter. Needed to see a little more offense but he showed to me that he is a big time defender.
Evan Haywood – 6’3 SG 2024 – Brebeuf Jesuit: Haywood is a shooting guard that is tough and aggressive. Showed a nice euro step that got the defender off balance in transition. Also was surprised by how good of a job he did with his back to the basket for being a guard. Lot to like about Haywood here.
Eric Torrence II Eric Torrence II 6'2" Brownsburg | 2023 IN – 6’2 PG 2023 – Brownsburg: Torrence III is a athletic lead guard with skill. Great handles and did a great job of splitting the double-team going full speed to the basket. You can tell he is more comfortable heading toward the rim because he will ether finish or kick it out to the open man. Good showing here.
Blake Shewmaker Blake Shewmaker 6'3" | SG Greenwood Christian | 2023 State IN – 6’3 SG 2023 – Greenwood Christian Academy: Shewmaker is a shooting guard that likes to defend. Has a wide frame and uses that frame well when bodying up someone. True 3 and D type of player long term.
Mason Larkin Mason Larkin 6'9" | C Fountain Central | 2023 State IN – 6’10 C 2023 – Fountain Central: Larkin is a true post with legit size. Footwork was exclent around the basket. Protects the rim on defense and makes it hard for players to score down there. Maybe needs to be a little bit quicker but his big man IQ is rock solid right now.
Devon Woods Devon Woods 5'10" | PG Pike | 2023 State IN – 5’10 PG 2023 – Pike: Woods is a shorter lead guard with so much skill and talent. Raised his stock a little bit over the summer and he balled out here again. Was scoring at all three levels but was especially excellent on the right-handed layups and baseline jumpers. I have said it before and I will say it again, dude is a bucket.
Kaden Manna Kaden Manna 6'6" | PF Marquette Catholic | 2022 State IN – 6’6 PF 2022 – Marquette Catholic: Manna is a bigger post player that is so versatile. Showed great ball handles for a big and could make plays that way. Rebounded well like a big should. Finished well through contact. Interested to see more of his game.
Holton Compton Holton Compton 6'6" | PF South Spencer | 2022 State IN – 6’6 PF 2023 – South Spencer: Compton is a tall, strong, and athletic power forward. Defends at a high level and made it difficult around the basket. Cuts well off the ball and does make some pretty sharp passes for his size. Very skilled big man.