PHI Freshman Showcase: Team 4 Breakdown
With the PHI Freshman Showcase now complete, we are going through film and looking back at the games and players from the event. Now, we breakdown each team from the 3rd annual Showcase. Here are our notes on Team 4.
Lincoln Hale – 6’2 | SG | 2021 | Linton-Stockton (IN)
Lincoln is a tall guard with some handles and ability to play on the wing. Good jumper with a solid release. Will need help defensively but could bring enough offense with his shooting ability off the catch and has a little dribble-in pull-up three that works for him.
Pierce Thomas – 6’4 | SG | 2021 | Brownsburg (IN)
Pierce is a tall guard with ridiculous athleticism and tons of upside. Jumper needs to be refined but he has some scoring ability with it. Good handles and a ton of skill. Good vision and can pass pretty well in the open floor. High-end talent might be highest upside player in the class.
Ben Jones IV – 6’1 | SG | 2021 | Andrean (IN)
Ben is a tall guard with some length. Likely off the ball guard but has some ability on defense. Has a capable jumper and can score but needs to be a little more assertive on the offensive end. Good frame to build off of early on.
Lane Sparks – 6’1 | SG | 2021 | Greensburg (IN)
Lane is a solid guard who likes to shoot the ball. Willing shooter in the mid-range with some ability to stretch out to three. Plays aggressive for a guard who lacks strength right now. Showed a mid-range pull-up multiple times. Plays with good pace and a bit uptempo.
D.J. Hughes – 6’7 | PF | 2021 | Lawrence North (IN)
Hughes is a tall forward with good length and athleticism. Has the body to be a high-end player. A little out of position as he likes to stay along the perimeter. When in the post, he rebounds really well and is agile enough to create a lot of offense.
Kaden McCullough – 5’10 | PG | 2021 | Shenandoah (IN)
Kaden is a smaller guard with good pace and vision. Handles the point well and can set things up really well. Isn’t a big guard but uses his size to his advantage right now as he can slip through the lane. Has the skills to be a really good point guard and if some size comes that will really help.
Connor Hickman – 6’1 | SG | 2021 | Bloomington South (IN)
Connor is a tall guard who is a really solid rebounder. Will be active and go outside of his area to go get the ball. Also very good as a shooter. Loves to pullup in the midrange. Should be one of the better shooters in the class. Has enough length to shoot over defenders and a quick release.
Cole Richmond – 6’0 | SG | 2021 | DeKalb (IN)
Cole is a tall guard who can really shoot the ball. Has good range from distance and can get hot quickly. Relying right now on his ability to shoot from distance for offense. Good frame that should fill out quickly.
Chrishawn Christmas – 6’3 | SF | 2021 | Gary West (IN)
Chrishawn is a long, lean wing who will bring a ton of versatility to the game. Can defend a little bit now but should continue to improve. Isn’t a big time shooter yet but has enough skill to put points on the board. Will do more based on his athelticism right now.
Cam Brown – 6’6 | PF | 2021 | University (IN)
Cam is an agile forward who can play down low and away from the rim. He likes to face up in the mid-range and put the ball on the floor. Creative when he is backed down in the post. Decently agile on defense with room to grow.