2021 Rankings Skill Set Breakdown: High Flyers

After another amazing season of high school basketball in Texas, Prep Hoops’ post-season city rankings for Dallas/Fort Worth are finally here. I thought I’d breakdown some of the top prospects’ best skill sets. The ’21 class is stacked with every type of skill player. Here are just a few of the most exhilarating dunkers from the <a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2021-rankings/">2021 Texas Players Ranking board</a>. <hr /> <img class="alignleft wp-image-1090426 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/11/DSC_0320-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> | [player_tooltip player_id="684376" first="Manny" last="Obaseki"] | Shooting Guard | John Paul II | [player_tooltip player_id="684376" first="Manny" last="Obaseki"] has the most incredible control of his body movements in the air and through traffic that I’ve seen in quite a while. The Texas A&M commit can twist and turn his body any way he sees fit and still complete the play. Obaseki consistently displays an effortless leaping ability, he just so graceful whenever he takes flight, Manny comes off of one foot and smoothly glides through the air, rising well above the rim every time he goes up. This 6-foot-3-inch two-guard can pull off just about every dunk in the book, windmills, two-handed slams, one-handed slams, reverse dunks, you name it. [player_tooltip player_id="684376" first="Manny" last="Obaseki"] is a threat to throw one down as soon as he crosses the free throw line, he doesn’t care who’s standing under the rim, he’s fearless and always ready to posterize a defender. <hr /> | [player_tooltip player_id="1007338" first="Terin" last="Johnson"] | Power Forward | South Grand Prairie | [player_tooltip player_id="1007338" first="Terin" last="Johnson"] has proven to be a power dunker with a quick twitch leaping ability. Johnson explodes off the ground with two feet easily, he can and will take off from the block down low and slam home a mean tomahawk dunk. When running the floor in transition, Terin is a lethal lob threat, he has great hands and has the speed to beat any big man and as well as some guards up the floor before catching and throwing down an alley-oop. <hr /> <img class="alignright wp-image-1008459 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/DSC_0198-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> | [player_tooltip player_id="1008467" first="Montez" last="Young"] Jr. | Small Forward | Waxahachie | Pure adrenaline dunker that can jump out the gym, [player_tooltip player_id="1008467" first="Montez" last="Young"] always gets well above the rim and slams down some mean, thunderous dunks off two feet. Young is as explosive as they come, he has the type of dunks that can ignite the whole crowd and bring energy to the entire team. Montez throws it down like he’s mad at the rim, he dunks so hard that he might shatter the glass one day. It also doesn’t take much for him to get off the ground, if Young is within a few feet of the rim he’s a threat to throw it through the hoop. With hops and dunks like his, [player_tooltip player_id="1008467" first="Montez" last="Young"] Jr. will be a fan favorite in no time at the college level. <hr /> | [player_tooltip player_id="850722" first="Mekhi" last="Collins"] | Power Forward | Faith Family Academy | True lob threat, [player_tooltip player_id="850722" first="Mekhi" last="Collins"] can take the baseline and catch an alley-oop from any angle at any moment. Collins is gifted with hops, his standing reach along with his vertical leap allows him to rise above taller postmen, making his dunk attempts nearly unblockable. Collins is not someone you want to jump with or contest at the basket, he takes real pride in posterizing defenders. Mekhi only needs one step anywhere inside the paint and he’s springing off the ground throwing down a rim rocker. Not only that but his knack for catching and finishing putback dunks is uncanny, Collins seems to always be on the lookout for an offensive rebound to slam back in. His timing, eyes, and hands when snatching the ball out the air, are all on a high level. [player_tooltip player_id="850722" first="Mekhi" last="Collins"] has a special leaping ability that is hard to find. <hr /> | [player_tooltip player_id="1150210" first="Alex" last="Tsynkevic"] | Power Forward | Spring Creek Academy | [player_tooltip player_id="1150210" first="Alex" last="Tsynkevic"] is a fantastic leaper for a man of his stature, this bouncy big man displays tremendous elevation when he comes off the ground, very light on his feet. Standing at 6-foot-9-inches, Tsynkevic can really put on a show with his dunks, he’s someone to arrive early for just to see what slam dunks he’ll pull up during pregame warm ups. [player_tooltip player_id="1150210" first="Alex" last="Tsynkevic"] jumps off two feet and throws it down with a mixture of finesse and power, it seems like he’s going to pull down the rim sometimes.