We’ve arrived at the part where 2018 prospects who are destined for the D-II, NAIA, and D-III level especially will start finding their college fit. By our count, there’s somewhere between six and fifteen D-I prospects available across the state, and not too many more D-II ones.
For the large number of small college prospects who remained unsigned going into postseason play, their new home won’t be far from where they grew up. So, we’ll divide our week-long series of Best Available lists by city.
This list is crafted for schools like Lake Erie, Notre Dame (OH), Case Western Reserve, Baldwin Wallce, John Carroll, Wooster, Mount Union and a several others to find sleepers and available players at each position in Northeast Ohio. Players are listed with the best available at the top.
Point guards
Yahel Hill, 5’10”, Cleveland Heights — offers: Robert Morris, Duquesne, Kent State, Akron, Toledo, Stony Brook
Jerry “Gene” Higgins, 5’8”, VASJ — offers: Winthrop, Fairmont State, Army West Point
Alfonse Hale, 5’11”, Maple Heights — offers: West Virginia State
Coryon Rice, 6’1”, Stow — offers: Northwood
Scott Walter, 5’11”, St. Vincent-St. Mary — offers: Daemen
Javon Roberts, 5’11”, Cleveland Heights
Combo guards
Brian Roberts, 5’8”, Copley
Ryan Brown, 6’0”, Garfield
Off-ball guards/wings
Christian Guess, 6’6”, Shaker Heights — offers: Kent State, Toledo, Miami (OH), DePaul
Omari Peek, 6’6”, Strongsville — offers: Central State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Urbana
Delshawn Jackson, 6’1”, Cleveland Central Catholic — offers: West Virginia State
Dyshawn Jackson, 6’1”, Cleveland Central Catholic — offers: West Virginia State
Dorian Crutcher, 6’3”, Elyria Catholic — offers: Lourdes
Holden Lipke, 6’3”, Youngstown Boardman
PJ Flannery, 6’3”, Lakewood St. Edward
Tahj Benton, 5’10”, Brush
Mason Lydic, 6’1”, Woodridge
Jonathan Barnes, 6’2”, St. Ignatius
Josh Ozanne, 6’3”, St. Ignatius
Jerwon Thomas, 6’3″, Benedictine
Elliot Tribaso, 6’4”, Lakewood St. Edward
Combo forwards
Aaron Loines, 6’4”, Glenville — offers: UNOH
Matt Koski, 6’5”, Mentor
Martel Ferrell, 6’6”, Cornerstone Christian
Stretch forwards
Kevin Peterson, 6’6”, Padua — offers: Lake Erie, Urbana
Emmett Chambers, 6’7”, Lakewood St. Edward
Low-post forwards
Al Johnson, 6’7”, Akron Ellet — offers: Malone, Walsh, Lourdes, Cincinnati Christian
Tyler Williams, 6’5”-6’6”, Brush — offers: Ohio Christian, Urbana, West Virginia State
Justin Koepp, 6’6”, Elyria
Sarrick Sampson, 6’4”, Alliance