Film Room: 2021 Chicago South Suburbs Prospects Pt 1
With no spring and summer basketball going on we wanted to do a deep dive into the prospects across the state by reviewing their season long highlight tapes and giving our evaluation of their strengths as a prospect along with…
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Continue ReadingWith no spring and summer basketball going on we wanted to do a deep dive into the prospects across the state by reviewing their season long highlight tapes and giving our evaluation of their strengths as a prospect along with projected college level. Here is our Film Room: 2021 Chicago South Suburbs Prospects Pt 1!
Julius Rollins Julius Rollins 6'7" | SF Hillcrest | 2021 State IL (Hillcrest)
Rollins is your new age combo forward that is trending at the college level. All arms and legs at 6’5” along with big time athleticism. Super explosive as a finisher at the rim. Long strides on his drives slithering through the defense in both the half court and transition. Quick passes in the half court was an area that stood out as I didn’t quite see him being that good of a passer during in person evals. Flies in to the offensive glass for put backs. Can take the ball off the rim on the defensive end and take it coast to coast. Showed solid mechanics on his shot with a bit of a slow release.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12113617/5e71d83fe9852419ac839804
Hamahrie Bowers Hamahrie Bowers 6'5" | SF Hillcrest | 2021 State IL (Hillcrest)
Bowers stands at 6’5” and is a super explosive left handed shooting guard. He finishes with high flying jams slashing and in the open court. Crashes the glass offensively for tip slams aggressively. Uses length on the defensive end coming from the weak side to block shots. D2 prospect with chance to continue to elevate.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12118698/5e717e7d4205f80c84bb0e5a
Jakobi Heady Jakobi Heady 6'8" | SF Hillcrest | 2021 State IL (Hillcrest)
Huge fan of this 6’6”small forward who broke out as a junior. Long and thin frame. He uses his length defensively blocking shots and intercepting passes. Offensively he is at his best using his feathery jumper from three. When he gets on a roll from deep watch out! Crashes the offensive glass for second chance points and cleans up dump off passes from his teammates inside. Mid-major potential.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13952102/5e76e164c119de04d82d8cd2
Sean Burress Sean Burress 6'0" | PG Thornton | 2021 IN (Thornton)
Burress is a 6’0” rangy point guard that played a key role for Thornton in their stellar season. Easy explosion off the bounce on drives. Finishes with acrobatic layups. Probes defense seeing what they are giving him before he drives, shoots, or dishes. Capable three point shooter and uses his quickness on the defensive end of the floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6eVP6hlJKQ&feature=youtu.be
Tai Walters (Homewood Flossmoor)
Walters is a left handed shooting guard that has excellent length. He is almost ambidextrous being able to pass as well as finish equally well with both hands. Lots of scoop shots that hoop. Pushes in the open floor. Aggressive defensively and that is one of his biggest strengths. Small college player.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13700035/5e800c069680c90cb8376dda
Donald Coats Donald Coats 6'7" | SF Thornton | 2021 IN (Thornton)
Very intriguing 2021 6’7” power forward that has a lot of helium right now heading into the summer. Long and lanky frame that he will need to add strength. Most effective offensively as a spot up shooter that can draw opposing bigs out. Smooth catch and shoot motion that consistently knocks down shots. Definitely has the athleticism around the hoop, but mostly drifts to the perimeter. Defensively he uses his physical tools to block shots. Low-major prospect at this stage that D2s should be all over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGJ4c9zScuE&feature=youtu.be
Nick Tingley (Lincoln Way Central)
Tinley stands at 6’4”with a solid build. He has deep range on his three point shot both off the catch and coming off dribble hand offs. Most of the video was him shooting threes. Good form overall, but starts the shot a little low. Average athlete that can also post up smaller guards that are trying to guard him. High level small college recruit that will hit a lot of threes at that level.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13947507/5e6ee8cf5b3c870ab84ef7fd