Prospect Report: Dechlan Kerencic (2018)
A surefire Division III prospect on first look would appear to be Dechlan Kerencic, a rugged 6’6” power forward type with an ability to fill it up from outside. Built like a pro-typical tight end, the 210-pound Kerencic wants to…
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Continue ReadingA surefire Division III prospect on first look would appear to be Dechlan Kerencic, a rugged 6’6” power forward type with an ability to fill it up from outside.
Built like a pro-typical tight end, the 210-pound Kerencic wants to play basketball in college.
“I take it inside out. I can post somebody up or I can take somebody out of the lane and take them to the hoop. I like to run the floor and get a lot of easy buckets just by playing smart,” said Kerencic.
In a game against an athletic Warrensville squad last year he scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. During that game, he displayed solid mechanics on his jump shot and heads up play in scoring off a couple of inbound plays. He also looked strong on the defensive glass.
Sean O’Toole, the athletic director at Gilmour, who coached high school basketball for 25 years, said Kerencic is one of the best passing big men he’s been associated with. And while Kerencic will play a 5 for Gilmour, he projects to a stretch 4.
O’Toole, who is a regular on the summer scene, said he receives a lot of comments about Kerencic from observers.
“I have people come up to me and say ‘He’s a Division I player,’ and I say no one has offered him. It only takes one Division I coach to offer or one Division 2 coach to offer. He can play,” O’Toole said.
Kerencic is also a good teammate, pointed out O’Toole.
“He’s fun to play with, which is important,” said O’Toole, who played collegiately at John Carroll.
Gilmour is an intriguing program. O’Toole, who had prep coaching stints at Euclid and St. Ignatius before becoming AD in Gates Mills, has put his stamp all over the program. Two of his sons play and the team has an outstanding guard prospect in junior to be point guard C. J. Charleston (2019). Charleston, 5’10” played extensively as a sophomore and has an explosive first step, great leaping ability and is just a freakish athlete. He’s also a Division-I prospect in football.