AAU Preview: Manimal Elite 16u
With an AAU season looking more and more likely in the coming months, it’s time to preview some AAU teams. We continue with a loaded 2022 Manimal team. Name Height Position Class High School James Jewell James Jewell 6'6" |…
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Continue ReadingWith an AAU season looking more and more likely in the coming months, it’s time to preview some AAU teams. We continue with a loaded 2022 Manimal team.
Name | Height | Position | Class | High School |
James Jewell James Jewell 6'6" | PF Marion County | 2022 State KY | 6’6 | PF | 2022 | Eastern |
Christian Spalding Christian Spalding 6'4" | PG Evangel Christian | 2022 State KY | 6’2 | PG | 2022 | Eastern |
Turner Buttry Turner Buttry 5'11" | PG Bowling Green | 2022 State KY | 5’11 | PG | 2022 | Bowling Green |
Tim Hall Tim Hall 6'6" | PF Westminster Catawba | 2023 State SC | 6’5 | SF/PF | 2022 | Dunbar |
Cade Stinnett Cade Stinnett 6'3" | SG Greenwood | 2022 State KY | 6’3 | SF/SG | 2022 | Greenwood |
Kennedy Hayden Kennedy Hayden 6'3" | CG Ballard | 2022 State KY | 6’3 | SG/PG | 2022 | Ballard |
Colby Fugate Colby Fugate 6'3" | SF Paintsville | 2022 State KY | 6’3 | SF | 2022 | Paintsville |
Andru Markham Andru Markham 6'4" | SG Fern Creek | 2022 State KY | 6’4 | SF | 2022 | Fern Creek |
Tyson Barrett Tyson Barrett 6'8" | PF Frederick Douglass | 2023 FL | 6’6 | SF/PF | 2022 | Frederick Douglass |
DJ Tilford DJ Tilford 6'1" | SF Ballard | 2022 State KY | 6’1 | SF | 2022 | Ballard |
Lionel Kumwinba Lionel Kumwinba 6'8" | C Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2022 State KY | 6’8 | C | 2022 | Dunbar |
Player to Watch:
James Jewell James Jewell 6'6" | PF Marion County | 2022 State KY . Jewell is long and athletic and holds 2 offers thus far. The immediate concern is that if he doesn’t grow, he has to transition and become a wing for the next level. With him being the lone post player on the Manimal roster, James is going to have to play the 5 spot a lot this summer. If he gets a chance to show some wing skill, his college stock could sky rocket. If he becomes known as a “tweener” or undersized post, he’s an OVC level player at best in college.
X Factor:
Christian Spalding Christian Spalding 6'4" | PG Evangel Christian | 2022 State KY . Christian is probably my favorite player to watch in the state’s 2022 class and he will have a lot of responsibility when running the Manimal offense this summer. This group relied on Jack Edelen Jack Edelen 5'9" | PG Male | 2023 State KY a lot last summer to handle the ball, especially against pressing teams. With Edelen taking the summer off from AAU, don’t be surprised to see Spalding and Buttry split time at the point. Turner is one of the state’s top shooters in 2022 and could be off the ball more than on it.
Potential Surprise:
Kennedy Hayden Kennedy Hayden 6'3" | CG Ballard | 2022 State KY . “Keno” has a lot of potential and it’s getting close to now or never for Hayden to start turning potential into production. This group has a lot of wings but Hayden can make a difference if he shows he is a capable secondary ball handler or even play the PG spot from time to time. With a big Junior season on the horizon, it’s time for Kennedy to rise to the occasion and this summer is the chance to start building momentum and possibly gathering his first offer or two.