PrepHoops 250 Expo: Team 5 Evaluations
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Saturday’s PrepHoops 250 Expo featured 60 of the best prospects in Tennessee. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their season. Take a look at the players that made up Team 5.…
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Continue ReadingSaturday’s PrepHoops 250 Expo featured 60 of the best prospects in Tennessee. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their season. Take a look at the players that made up Team 5.
The “Team 5” did not lose all day, thanks in large part to Javar Daniel Javar Daniel 6'8" | PF Bartlett | 2023 State TN , Tyler Johnson Tyler Johnson 6'5" | SG Douglass | 2023 State TN , and Tacarien Freeman Tacarien Freeman 5'10" | PG Fayette Ware | 2025 State TN .
- MJ Gibbs MJ Gibbs 6'4" | SG Ezell Harding | 2025 State TN Jr.
- Tacarien Freeman Tacarien Freeman 5'10" | PG Fayette Ware | 2025 State TN
- Javar Daniel Javar Daniel 6'8" | PF Bartlett | 2023 State TN
- Tyler Johnson Tyler Johnson 6'5" | SG Douglass | 2023 State TN
- Keith Taylor Keith Taylor 6'0" Lawrence County | 2023 TN
- Blake Thompson Blake Thompson 6'5" Southaven High | 2023 TN
- Clay Payne Clay Payne 6'7" | SF University School Of Nashville | 2025 State TN
- Caleb Thomas Caleb Thomas 6'1" | PG MHEA | 2025 State TN
- Parker Pounds
- Drae Joy Drae Joy 6'2" Chester County | 2025 TN
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Devaki Garr
Devaki
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6'0" | PG
Ensworth | 2023
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(Team #4) vs. Team Javar Daniel (Team #5)
#126 Tyler Johnson Tyler Johnson 6'5" | SG Douglass | 2023 State TN {LH} Big Enthusiasm! Loves the be around the game, but definitely plays with a lovely spirit. Contagious.
#151 Clay Payne Clay Payne 6'7" | SF University School Of Nashville | 2025 State TN Clay showed an ability to shift from lateral explosion to vertical explosion at a nice rate.
#198 Drae Joy Drae Joy 6'2" Chester County | 2025 TN {LH} Skilled. Quiet game. He looks to be a bit timid, but the skills are there. Shoots decently as a catch-and-shoot option.
Tacarien Freeman. Very agile in the air. Freeman is both strong enough and athletic enough to finish after contact. Great power in his core. Really aware of his body under the basket, despite the traffic and clutter. He showed a keen awareness of where his shot was going up and how it was getting to the backboard.
Team JaVar (#5) vs. Team MJ Floyd MJ Floyd 6'2" | SG Martin Luther King | 2025 State TN (#6)
Javar is everywhere. He worked on starting the fastbreak himself, which was an event. Haha. His handle was not terrible, but it was unsteady enough to create an adventure. Did not finish after contact very well. He likes to be the passer. A sprinkling of times, Daniel pushed into traffic, rightfully drew a crowd, and found a teammate at the dangerous low block for an easy two. Javar hit the opposition with a crossover and took a couple of dribbles into the lane for a traditional two-handed dunk. “That was alright,” shouted Jordan Frison Jordan Frison 6'0" | PG Overton | 2023 State TN to Anthony Medlock Anthony Medlock 6'5" | SG Germantown | 2023 State TN from the sideline as they chuckled about the Daniel crossover minutes later.