Grassroots Team Spotlight: Missouri Elite 17U

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues to spotlight grassroots teams with a look at the Missouri Elite 17U, which is made up of players from Mid-Missouri.</p> <h4>Roster</h4> <p>Luke Abeln 6’4" Marceline: A talented wing player with good size and the ability to score at all three levels. He’s a sniper from 3-point range. As a junior, he averaged 22.3 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="985219" first="Charlie" last="Bronakowski"] 6’5" Boonville: An excellent combo forward who can produce in the paint or on the perimeter. As a junior, he averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and two assists while shooting 35 percent from 3-point range.</p> <p>Kelyjah Carter 5’10" Jefferson City: A quick guard who has the handles and passing ability to play the point, but he can also play off the ball with his ability to slash for buckets and make perimeter shots. He is a very effective on-ball defender with his ability to apply pressure.</p> <p>Aaron Douglass 6’2" Smithton: A solid wing guard who can shoot the 3-pointer and play effective defense. He led Smithton in scoring as a junior.</p> <p>Keith Driver 5’9" Jefferson City: A quick point guard who is an excellent on-ball defender with the willingness to pick up his man and harass him 94 feet. He is good with the dribble penetration and very effective in the transition game.</p> <p>Caden Sartain 6’2" Rock Bridge: A hard working wing player who played a complimentary role on the Bruins' Class 5 Final Four team. He is a good passer who plays solid defense.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="824205" first="Keegan" last="Zdybel"] 6’2" Slater: A talented combo guard with nice handles and excellent court vision to drop dimes from anywhere on the court. He is a strong athlete who can slash to the basket and finish with good results. He is also a talented quarterback on the football team.</p>