2021 Summer Stock Risers (Part 1)

<p>In this makeshift summer due to COVID-19, we have seen many AAU held program showcases, individual events and various team events around the Florida area and in the south.</p> <p>Many players have shown enough simply on tape and colleges are watching now more than ever as they navigate these untested waters.</p> <p>Here is a look at some of the summer stock risers from Florida.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="818671" first="Jace" last="Carter"] | 6-5 | Team Parsons/Astronaut</p> <p>It has been a steady rise for 6-5 Astronaut guard [player_tooltip player_id="818671" first="Jace" last="Carter"]. A top scorer for the War Eagles since his freshman campaign, he took over the reins as the No. 1 guy last season and never looked back. This summer, he has looked stronger and even more mature on the court during the Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series showcase events. FIU, Toledo, Illinois Chicago, UT Chattanooga, Marshall, Vermont, Siena and Appalachian State have all offered over the last month with a few others coming prior. A very smart kid on and off the floor, Carter is in for a monster senior season and is well on his way to play Division I ball.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="714918" first="John" last="Latimer III"] | 6-1 | Q6 All Stars/Apopka</p> <p>Colleges certainly waited awhile to start showing real strong interest in 6-1 Apopka guard John Latimer. It really made no sense. He has been a leader and alpha guard for a while now in the Orlando area. He continues to build his upper body, has grown a few inches and plays with endless effort and energy. It has been a well deserved recent push for Latimer, who has generated offers from Presbyterian, Holy Cross and NJIT. A high academic kid, it is hard to miss him on the court.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="714812" first="Tyrone" last="Baker"] | 6-10 | Team Parsons/Riverdale</p> <p>The progressions 6-10 Riverdale forward/center [player_tooltip player_id="714812" first="Tyrone" last="Baker"] has made over just the last year is impressive. He is still trying to add muscle to his thin long frame, but he went from being a defensive specialist two years ago and a decent finisher to a good ballhandler and slasher last season. Baker has improved his ballhandling and attack further and dominated defensively at the Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series events often. A true two-way player, he is certainly a Division I talent with offers from FGCU, FIU, FAU, Stetson, UNC Wilmington, Louisiana-Monroe and Iona among others.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="714885" first="Matthew" last="Lentz"] | 6-7 | Team Parsons/Durant</p> <p>During the final Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series event late last month, [player_tooltip player_id="714885" first="Matthew" last="Lentz"] put on a hot shooting display in Orlando. The 6-7 Durant forward has always been a naturally gifted shooter, but he was simply on fire in this game, hitting over seven 3’s in the first half of play from my count. He continued to do more of the same in the second half even with defenders right in his face. He has great size and if he keeps drilling shots at a high clip and attacking the basket to draw contact, then he will be just fine. Division I and Division II programs are keeping close tabs on him.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="818759" first="Omarie" last="Sherrod"] | 5-11 | Basketball Warehouse/St. Pete</p> <p>Is anyone looking for a bonafide athletic guard who can get up on the glass and fly up and down the court? Well, look no further than 5-11 St. Pete guard [player_tooltip player_id="818759" first="Omarie" last="Sherrod"]. It seems as if he adds to his vertical every time I see him workout or in a team game. At the Prep Hoops Proving Grounds at Lake Point in Atlanta a few weeks ago, he threw down a vicious one-handed dunk on a defender against North Metro Elite. Playing for the Basketball Warehouse, Sherrod continues to add to his game and it is showing up on film. He is a bursty, energetic and flat out pure athlete. Colleges need to take notice.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="953502" first="Bob" last="Stewart"] | 6-8 | Team Parsons/St. Andrew’s</p> <p>Transferring to St. Andrew’s from Boca Raton, 6-8 forward [player_tooltip player_id="953502" first="Bob" last="Stewart"] joins Memphis commit [player_tooltip player_id="818738" first="Josh" last="Minott"] on the defending Class 3A championship squad. Last year, it was [player_tooltip player_id="827884" first="Yussif" last="Basa-Ama"], a current freshman at Yale who led the team alongside Minott and now Stewart will do his best to give the Scots yet another dynamic big duo. Seeing him at the Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series, he has a knack for the outside shot and simply plays with endless heart and smarts. Stewart is not the fastest player, but he is a big body with solid enough foot speed to work inside. He is a bloomer.</p>