Louisiana Class of 2019: Stock Risers
Kamren Davis 6’7 F Southwood New Ranking: #3
No one has risen up the board as far as catching on at a national level for the 2019 class as far as Kam has this summer. Davis is an uber-athletic 3/4 tweener that is able to dominate the boards. He is a capable shooter from deep as well. There have been questions about consistent effort on both ends of the court, but at his best very few are better. He played last season at Bossier, but will be spending his junior year at Southwood. He ended the summer picking up an offer from Texas A&M, and something tells me that won’t be his last offer.
Jacoby Decker 5’8 G Bossier New Ranking: #11
If you look just at his size, you might be surprised to see Jacoby Decker knocking on the door to the top 10, but if you see him play, those questions get silenced quickly. Decker is a straight up bucket getter. There are very few in the state that are going to be capable of stopping him on a night to night basis, as he has done all summer with LA Select Team Millsap. He can score at all three levels, and is one of the deadliest shooters in the state. If he were 6’2 instead of 5’8, he would be a top 100 player in the nation.
Kalil Thomas 6’3 G Holy Cross New Ranking: 21
Thomas is another kid who has spent the summer increasing his reputation not just in the state, but nationwide amongst college coaches. He has recently picked up interest from schools such as Tulsa and Oral Roberts. Getting the opportunity to play with Texas Pro on the Adidas Circuit certainly didn’t hurt. If you want to read more about Kalil’s recruiting, click here.
Ben Seiden 6’6 F St. Paul’s New Ranking: 32
Ben is a kid that went from practically unknown at the beginning of the summer, to cracking the top 35 in his class by the end of the summer. He is really impressive down low in the post, where he is able to showcase his toughness, but if you give him the ball on the wing, Ben does a very impressive job setting up teammates with his fantastic vision and basketball IQ. If he can transition a bit more on the wing this year and prove that he can consistently knock down from three, colleges are going to come calling.
Donte Mitchell 5’10 G Rummel New Ranking: 35
Something that is unmistakable from the moment that you watch Mitchell play is his confidence and swagger when he is on the court. No matter the size or the skill of the competition, Mitchell never backs down and isn’t afraid to go head to head with the best of them. Mitchell looks really good attacking off the dribble, but his strong suit is catching and shooting off the pass, and attacking closeouts, which what will make Rummel so deadly this year with 2020 G Corey Smooth being able to play lead guard with Mitchell alternating between playing on and off ball.