The annual @PrepHoopsTN Summer Combine featured nearly 50 aspiring college prospects. For the rest of the summer we will be featuring the campers with evaluations and measurements from the day.
Grant CampbellGrantCampbell
6'8" | SF Heritage | 2023StateTN
| 6’6.75″ SF | Heritage | Pro One-TN
How did he measure against the competition?
Class of 2023
6’7″
Wingspan — 6’8″
Hand Span — 8.25″
Hand Length — 8.25″
3/4 Court Sprint — 4.0, 3.9
Standing Reach — 8’6″
Vertical Jump — 34.5″
Lane Agility — 11.76, 11.62
Shuttle Run — 3.7, 3.4
Camp Ranking — #5
State Ranking — #20
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2021 Timberwolves Jarred Vanderbilt
College Projection: Low-Major D1
Grant’s dynamism during the @PrepHoopsTN Summer Combine was clear from the jump. He played above the rim during both the five-on-five portion and the All-Star Game.
The Lane Agility times (11.76, 11.62) indicates Grant’s decent wing quicks. He is quicker than most high school bigs, even the best of them, which is why he believably projects as a college wing.
The skills of Campbell include: running, jumping, shooting, versatile defending. His handle could improve in the open floor, but within the halfcourt parameters Campbell made perfect usage of his dribble and strides. Those long strides escorted him to the rim, even around the pesky guards.
Jevon BallardJevonBallard
6'1" | SG Oakland | 2023StateTN
| 6’1” PG | Oakland | Clarksville Crossovers 17u
How did he measure against the competition?
Class of 2023
PrepHoopsTN Summer Combine All-Star
6’1″
Wingspan — 5’11”
Hand Span — 9.0″
Hand Length — 8.0″
Standing Reach — 7’6.75″
3/4 Court Sprint — 4.0, 3.9
Lane Agility — 11.10, 11.13
Shuttle Run — 3.5, 3.3
Camp Ranking — #20
State Ranking — #156
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2021 76ers Myles Powell
Power guard. Jevon hit a defender with a sharp pirouette into a lefty finish later in the afternoon. The play served as a microcosm for his day, Ballard was tough, elegant, and hungry. His strength helped get him into the tight spaces and his better than average balance made his layups difficult to predict.
Ballard, surely a point guard, did not really make his teammates better, whether it be through the pass or the vocalizations. To be the best point guard he can be, and to be fair these were strangers to him, he must lead and facilitate. Neither of those visibly occurred at the combine.
Ballard’s straightline sprint time was just ok (4.0, 3.9 seconds). His shuttle run time was nice (3.3 seconds), which tests change of direction much more than sprint speed.
Ballard’s power and grit suggest he will be a serviceable point guard defender for his senior season. Ballard did not take many, if any, three-pointers, so an evaluation of his outside shooting is impossible.
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