Prospect Spotlight: Shooting Guards

<p>There are a good number of talented shooting guards in the state of Michigan. They have a variety of skill sets and there is a certain type of player for almost every college coach to see. We will take a look at 3 high level shooting guards in the Michigan.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/06/ProspectSpotlight.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1003746" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/06/ProspectSpotlight-300x188.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="188" /></a></p> <h3><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="611480" first="Tyson" last="Edmondson"]</strong></h3> <p>Position:  Shooting Guard</p> <p>Grad Year:  2021</p> <p>School:  Ann Arbor Huron</p> <p>Grassroots:  Michigan Warriors</p> <p>Strengths:</p> <ul> <li>Passing</li> <li>Reading the defense and finding flaws</li> <li>High energy defensive player</li> <li>Leader - coach on the floor type of player</li> <li>Shooter with very deep range</li> </ul> <p>Areas To Improve:</p> <ul> <li>Guarding opponents that are bigger than him</li> <li>Using his ball handling to create shots</li> </ul> <p>Biggest Basketball Moment:  "My biggest moment in basketball was probably our last game this year when we were down by 15 points going into half and ended up coming back and winning the game." </p> <p>- [player_tooltip player_id="611480" first="Tyson" last="Edmondson"]</p> <p>Basketball Goals:  "My goals in basketball are to play in college and hopefully win something in college and bringing my game to a whole new level." - [player_tooltip player_id="611480" first="Tyson" last="Edmondson"]</p> <h3><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="814578" first="Trayale" last="Solomon"]</strong></h3> <p>Position:  Shooting Guard</p> <p>Grad Year:  2021</p> <p>School:  Waterford Mott</p> <p>Grassroots:  UTS Elite</p> <p>Strengths:</p> <ul> <li>Creative and strong finisher at the rim</li> <li>Consistent and quick pull up jumper</li> <li>On ball defensive stopper</li> <li>High basketball IQ</li> <li>Can create for teammates</li> </ul> <p>Areas To Improve:</p> <ul> <li>Jumper</li> <li>Rounding into a complete team player</li> </ul> <p>Biggest Basketball Moment:  "Biggest thing I think is being able to know that I’m going too school for free to play basketball." </p> <p>- [player_tooltip player_id="814578" first="Trayale" last="Solomon"] </p> <p>Basketball Goals:  "My goal is to be able to make money doing the sport I love, making my name a house hold name."  - [player_tooltip player_id="814578" first="Trayale" last="Solomon"] </p> <h3><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="863944" first="Owen" last="Varnado"]</strong></h3> <p>Position:  Shooting Guard</p> <p>Grad Year:  2022</p> <p>School:  Western Michigan Christian</p> <p>Grassroots:  MBA 16u National</p> <p>Strengths:</p> <ul> <li>Can defend any position on the floor</li> <li>A vocal and natural leader</li> <li>Has excellent footwork in the lane</li> <li>Natural athlete that can play above the rim</li> <li>Playmaker that will unselfishly give up a good shot for a great shot</li> </ul> <p>Areas To Improve:</p> <ul> <li>Needs to be more dependent on his shot on offense - don’t pass up good looks</li> <li>Continue to improve his jumper</li> </ul> <p>Biggest Basketball Moment:  "My biggest moment in basketball would have to be when I went down to Atlanta, Georgia. I went to my cousins high school and trained with their basketball team. This is my cousin who is in the NBA, Jaylen Brown of the Celtics. It really opened my eyes to what it really takes to be great." - [player_tooltip player_id="863944" first="Owen" last="Varnado"]</p> <p>Basketball Goals:  "My ultimate goal for basketball is to be a 4 year college player and possibly end up coaching at a high level." </p> <p>- [player_tooltip player_id="863944" first="Owen" last="Varnado"]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>