Class of 2025 Watch List Debuts

With strong winters expected the following members of the Class of 2025 earned their way into our Watch List! 

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1317550" first="Grayson" last="Burleson"] (Summertown)

The youngest of three Burleson brothers, Grayson dressed varsity last year.  Expect him to play a ton this season, though still behind one older brother in the pecking order (the eldest graduated).  Grayson is also an accomplished baseball player. 

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1318564" first="Christian" last="Brown"] (Battle Ground Academy)

Wildly athletic.  Christian plays football too, and who knows which he will stick with.  Great size for a high school wing.

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1318557" first="Tylan" last="Lewis"] (Indepedence)

Lewis is an adept guard hailing from Williamson County.  His older brother, Jaden Lewis, was a dynamic lead guard for Summit High School before attending Walters State Community College.  Tylan dominated during the middle school years and put together a nice fall league with HSHL, landing on their All League 2nd Team.  Lewis is quick with the basketball in his control. Tylan is a touch taller than Jaden was/is and seems to still be growing.

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1316860" first="Aaron" last="Mattingly"] (Green Hill)

During the final week of October, Green Hill Head Coach Troy Allen expounded on [player_tooltip player_id="1316860" first="Aaron" last="Mattingly"].  "We have a pretty talented freshman in Mattingly.  We will see how he does.  He will start out practicing with varsity.  He is a talented kid."

https://twitter.com/KnoxWebbHoops/status/1447587547002155008?s=20

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1299479" first="Jaylen" last="Pompey"] (Knox Webb)

Jaylen played some 17u AAU over the summer.  He is not built like a varsity guard, as he is just entering high school, but the skills helped him earn a varsity spot with Knoxville Webb.  He will wear the #10 jersey. Pompey is both now a point guard and projects as a point guard throughout his career.  The Webb team is loaded at guard, and even though they often play 3 or even 4 guards, Pompey is unlikely to see many minutes on the floor this year.  That does not mean that he will not develop or shine during practices.

Watch List [player_tooltip player_id="1259400" first="Rodney" last="McNeal"] (Christian Brothers)

Rodney is already a good slasher and in time he will be elite at the high school level, possibly as soon as next winter.

Full 2025 Watch List.

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