Prospect Spotlight: Dylin Borden (2019)
The game of basketball has changed immensely in the past 20 years. No longer are there dominant big men who do their scoring strictly from the block. Another position that has been dying little by little as each year passes is the pass-first point guard. Now, point guards are still supposed to get their teammates involved, but if you don’t have a point guard that can score, chances are the team’s success will struggle.
Annapolis Area Christian’s Dylin Borden is still considered as a pass-first point guard, but it’s his choice to be unselfish. Borden has the ability to score, but he finds more enjoyment setting up his teammates for easy shots. In fact, that was exactly the role that the Eagles needed him to play. Bordin started every game and led the Eagles to a 19-9 overall record and an appearance in the MIAA B Conference championship.
“Dylin was the rock for us this year,” Head Coach Doug Scheidt told PrepHoops. “He played very well and gave us real stability. He took great care of the ball. Dylin’s young and we are excited. We look forward to him becoming more aggressive next year.”
That’s always the first thing out of a coach’s mouth when talking about Dylin’s game. His need for aggression to score more. Considering he’s only a sophomore, that’s a good problem to have. Borden will take on a bigger role for Scheidt next season that will require him to be more of a scorer. It’s harder to make a scorer pass than it is to make a passer look to score more.
The 5’9 guard is a more than capable shooter from outside. He is especially strong in catch-and-shoot situations as seen by his highlight tape.
Borden is a high-IQ player in terms of knowing when to push the pace and correctly attacking the defense’s gaps while anticipating where help rotations are coming from. The good thing about Borden is he isn’t going to play out of his realm. He looks very controlled on the floor, which is contagious throughout his teammates when he’s running them through sets.
I spoke with James Lee, Director of Mid Atlantic Select (Borden’s AAU team), and he said they’ll continue to push Borden to be more aggressive in order to prepare him for his junior season. Between his high school team and AAU program, he has plenty of great developmental-focused coaches pushing him. As he matures and grows, his game will expand.
Borden told me he isn’t getting any interest from schools as of yet. He currently has a 3.0 GPA.