3-Pack: 2021 Point Guards To Watch

<p>The change in the recruiting cycle is going to be a big change for everyone. Right as we thought we were going to be getting out on the road, we get shut down. So, in order to spend as much effort as we can in getting players seen, we are going to do what we call, 3-Packs. </p> <p>With these, we want to highlight 3 players who are similar in class and position. Get some time to dive into some quick thoughts, stat breakdowns, and film. Today, we are looking at 2021 Point Guards in [player_tooltip player_id="963908" first="Connor" last="Litka"], [player_tooltip player_id="963931" first="Kaden" last="Howell"], and [player_tooltip player_id="874113" first="Lane" last="Sparks"]. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12210063/5e753de0e9852419ac844307" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963908" first="Connor" last="Litka"] – 5’10 PG 2021 – South Bend St. Joseph (IN)</strong><br /> <strong>Stats</strong>: N/A<br /> <strong>Thoughts</strong>: Litka is a smaller lead guard that plays with a lot of aggressiveness and toughness. Has a some real good court vision and finds his teammates a good amount of the time. Gets most of his buckets from behind the arc as he is pretty solid shooter. Plays real well on defense and steals ball at a solid rate. Litka is a smart point guard that makes all the necessary hustle plays to help his team out. He should have a great senior year coming up for South Bend St. Joesph.                                     </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/10373074/5e73668bc119de04d82ce253" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963931" first="Kaden" last="Howell"] – 5’10 PG 2021 – Madison-Grant (IN)</strong><br /> <strong>Stats</strong>: 14.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg<br /> <strong>Thoughts</strong>: Howell is a smaller point guard with a big build. Really good court vision on both offense and defense. Does a solid job with finding his teammates for open looks. Though he looks to play with more of a "pass first mentality," he is a capable scorer as well with averaging 14.0 ppg. With his scoring, he does a good job in mixing in a drive with a jumper as well. Probably at his best when he can get out and run in transition. Expect him to have a breakout senior season coming up.                           </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/10422881/5e7557d932dcb217780f5066" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><strong> [player_tooltip player_id="874113" first="Lane" last="Sparks"] – 6’0 PG 2021 – Greensburg (IN)</strong><br /> <strong>Stats</strong>: 21.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.4 apg <br /> <strong>Thoughts</strong>: Sparks is a lead guard with a lot of talent and athleticism. Real good in transition and has a good amount of breakdown ability as well. Would argue that he is one of the best point guards when it comes to driving to the rim just on his explosiveness and power. Real solid shooter especially with his pull-up jumper. Sparks is a hard working player that is going to leave it all on the court. Smart enough to know what he needs to get better at in the long term. Would not be surprised to see him average a double-double in points and rebounds next season. Great prospect to keep an eye on this next year.    </p>