Recruiting Report: Taylor McCaskill (2018)
After making a transfer from Troy Athens to Detroit Edison, 6-foot-1 combo-guard Taylor McCaskill is eager for a new start, and increased exposure. The talented junior-to-be — PHM’s 33rd-ranked 2018 — says he made the switch because it was…
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Continue ReadingAfter making a transfer from Troy Athens to Detroit Edison, 6-foot-1 combo-guard Taylor McCaskill is eager for a new start, and increased exposure.
The talented junior-to-be — PHM’s 33rd-ranked 2018 — says he made the switch because it was an opportunity to get some better exposure.
“I decided to transfer basketball-wise to play with a better team and get some more exposure,” said McCaskill. “And just to get my name out there more. And my junior year we’re looking to get a city championship, and hopefully win state.”
After a successful sophomore season with Troy Athens, and then a summer spent playing with the high-profile Michigan Mustangs, McCaskill has seen some recruitment start to trickle in.
“I’ve gotten letters and camp invites from Detroit, and also I’ve heard from Ferris State and Youngstown State. The recruitment has been slow, but it’s starting to come now, and those are the three schools that I’ve heard from,” said McCaskill, who says recruitment is a top priority for him right now.
“The recruitment is really starting to matter to me now. I’m really starting to try and go to more camps, and get some more exposure. And I’ll be at Cleveland State’s camp this week. I’m really looking to get a scholarship this season.”
Though he’s currently a combo-guard, McCaskill says he’s working to become more of a true point guard, and he’s working to become a guy that can make his teammates better.
“My strength is attacking the basket, and the attacking and finding the open man. And also I have a good pull-up jumper and a mid-range shot, and I can shoot the 3,” said McCaskill.
“I would really like to improve on just being a better point guard, and being better with my right hand. I want to work on getting my teammates more involved, and getting stronger.”
This spring and summer was spent playing within the Michigan Mustangs organization, and McCaskill says even though he wasn’t playing up to his potential early-on, he feels he had a strong finish in July.
“I started kind of slow, but towards the summer I got better. And these last two tournaments I thought I played really well, and was getting my teammates involved and scoring the ball,” said McCaskill, who now shifts his focus to his junior season with the Pioneers.
“My personal goals for this season are to just become a better player and hopefully get a scholarship. And just prove to people around the Detroit area that I can play.”