Indiana Freshman Showcase: Team 5 Evaluations

<p>Prep Hoops Indiana hosted our annual Freshman Showcase on Saturday featuring over 150 of the best prospects in the Class of 2025. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their first season of high school basketball. Here, we take a look and evaluate the players that make up Team 5.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297037" first="Imon" last="Cousins"] – 5’10 G – Southport: Cousins is a small, shifty lead guard. Makes plays with the ball in his hands and his handles caused his defender to get off balance multiple times. Long term, probably going to be that natural, floor general that you can trust to run an offense. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297098" first="Nijah" last="Jewell"] – 6’0 G – North Central: Jewwll is a guard that has long arms and legs. Got through traffic and was solid at kicking it out to the open man for perimeter looks. Not the quickest guard I saw but he makes long strides when he is in transition. Had a long pullup 3 that showed that he has some range in his outside jumper.   </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297085" first="Logan" last="Skura"] – 6’1 G – Crown Point: Skura is a guard that plays with energy on both ends. One of the better defensive performances I saw on the day as he was making stops and stole the ball a few times. On the offensive side, he works hard off the ball and cuts to the basket well. Jumper is not all there yet and seems to be pushing a little too much with his release.    </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297053" first="James" last="Clark"] – 6’3 W – Brebeuf Jesuit: Clark is an aggressive, physical, and strong wing. Played face-up mostly here and was always trying to take it to his defender from the wing area with one of those one on ones resulting in an And1. Big time defender already and has blocking ability. He is a little wild at times on the offense so needs to work on controlling himself and getting into a rhythm. Good showing from Clark here.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297122" first="Tyler" last="Raasch"] – 6’6 P – NorthWood: Raasch is a long and lanky post. Has a good balance of playing inside and out with a capable 15ft and out jumper. Battles for boards and came down with a lot of them. Needs to get stronger and I think that will help him finish around the rim at a more consistent rate.   </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1296972" first="Alex" last="Couto"] – 5’8 G – Carmel: Couto is a very small lead guard right now that can push the tempo a little bit. Had some toughness shown on defense and does have a nice floater on the offensive side. He shot the ball a ton from the outside and even though his stroke looks solid from start to finish, those shots were simply just not hitting here. Think a little more growth could help the consistency of that outside jumper as well.  </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1297049" first="Jagger" last="Staats"]</strong> – 5’8 G – Indian Creek: Staats is a shorter lead guard with good balance all around. Made some real sharp passes here and that mostly came from his ability to see the floor well. Not only was he a facilitator but he showed to be a capable outside shooter off the catch. Tough defender as well and pretty scrappy on that end.  </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297046" first="Jacob" last="Thomas"] – 6’0 G – Park Tudor: Thomas is a dynamic and quick lead guard that can also provide scoring. Has a quick yet smooth release and was money on the pullup, outside jumper. Skilled player overall and will be an interesting prospect moving forward.     </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297003" first="Chris" last="Terry"] – 6’1 G – Lawrence North: Terry is a straight up athletic guard that has some bounce in him. Was easily one of the best rebounders on the day and it just seemed like every missed shot ended up in his hands. Defense was solid but not for sure what kind of offense he brings to the table as of yet. Overall, Lawrence North is getting one of the most athletic freshman in the state.   </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1296986" first="Brock" last="Conrad"] – 6’4 W – Floyd Central: Conrad is a bigger wing who is strong and has a great motor. Skilled scorer 15ft and in and can hit that pullup jumper easily. Such a strong finisher around the rim and had one of the most beautiful reverse layups I saw on the day. Tough player overall and loved how aggressive he was.    </p>