Indiana Freshman Showcase: Team 6 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 6.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297030" first="Grant" last="Best"] – 5’10 G – Mt. Carmel: Best is a smaller lead guard that was one of the more tougher overall players I saw. Likes to push the tempo at times and can get to the basket and convert tough And1s. Has a solid 15ft jumper but was at his best finishing around the rim. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1296981" first="Brandon" last="Rogers Jr"].– 6’0 G – Crispus Attucks: Rodgers Jr. is a guard with a strong build. Has solid handles and can shoot the 3 off the catch well for the most part. Need to see a little bit more energy from him overall as there were times I thought he was just going through the motions.    </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297089" first="Mason" last="Bales"] – 6’1 G – Northridge: Bales is a guard that is very fast and athletic. Handles the ball very well and was slicing through the double-team easily at times. Gets to the rim is not a problem, but his jumper is flat right now. If he can develop a consistent shot he will be more fined-tuned. However, loved the energy he played with.   </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297045" first="Jacob" last="Strickland"] – 6’2 G – Brebeuf Jesuit: Strickland is a taller shooting guard that looked to be strong. Outside jumper was off here when I watched him. Does have some strong baseline work as he can handle pressure down there and work off the ball. Needed to see some more offense from him overall. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297005" first="Colby" last="Hall"] – 6’6 P – Scottsburg: Hall is a big post that is wide and strong. Very skilled at nearly every level of the game. He is a rim protector on defense with very solid shot blocking ability. Can stretch the floor and as the day went on he was finishing better and better around the rim. Overall, he is just a natural big that is going to be very good these next few years.    </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1296987" first="Brody" last="Morris"] – 5’7 G – Rising Sun: Morris is a tiny lead guard with a high IQ on the floor. Had a pullup 3 in one of the games I watched and could tell he has a ton of confidence in his shot. He played that floor general role almost to perfection here. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297039" first="Isaiah" last="Patterson"] – 5’9 G – Evansville Christian: Patterson is a smaller lead guard that plays defense very well. He was keeping his man in front of him and even had a surprising block. On offense he displayed good ball handles but he pushes a little too much on his jumper. Needs to also add some speed to his game.     </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297084" first="Leonard" last="Petty"] – 6’0 G – Cathedral: Petty is a guard with a big build to him. Plays defense very well and had a couple of blocks on the day. Outside jumper is not there yet but plays well through through contact down low and can finish with strength.      </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297123" first="Jay" last="Summitt"] – 6’3 W – Evansville Harrison: Summitt is a wing that was easily one of the most athletic players I saw on the day. Scores very well around the rim and never seemed to have any trouble getting around the defense. Proved to be a solid rebounder as his athleticism was a huge advantage to him. Game looks to come natural to him at the moment. Was very impressed with Summitt.    </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1297081" first="Landon" last="Wilkinson"] – 6’4 W – Terre Haute South: Wilkinson is a bigger wing that may not be the fastest but knows how to use his big frame to his advantage. Excellent rebounder and was giving the offense multiple second chance point opportunities. Long term he will probably be more of a post as he gets taller and also because he looked more comfortable playing with his back to the basket.    </p>