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This month we introduce our updated Class of 2022 rankings!! Rankings are subjective and PrepHoops.com ranks purely upon potential and where the player will be at their basketball peak. Production factors in only when helping prove the potential is greater…
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Continue ReadingThis month we introduce our updated Class of 2022 rankings!! Rankings are subjective and PrepHoops.com ranks purely upon potential and where the player will be at their basketball peak. Production factors in only when helping prove the potential is greater or lesser. Why did we rank these guys? Why are they at this spot? Take a look at five Class of 2022 prospects and learn a little about their reputation.
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#11 Grant Strong Grant Strong 6'4" | SG Clay County | 2022 State TN (Clay County)
Former, perhaps future, Mr. Basketball Finalist Grant Strong Grant Strong 6'4" | SG Clay County | 2022 State TN verbally committed to Tennessee Tech. In fact, Strong earned both 2021 Mr. Basketball and the 2021 State Championship.
#12 Daniel Egbuniwe Daniel Egbuniwe 6'6" | SF FACS | 2022 State TN (FACS)
Still a little raw, but the ceiling is tantalizing. FACS is a team @PrepHoopsTN loves in 2021-2022.
#13 Kristian Shaw Kristian Shaw 6'6" | SG Beech | 2022 State TN (Beech)
Kristian improved tremendously in the last 12 months. Shaw is now silly consistent from beyond the arc. During the 20-21 winter Kristian set a school record for three-pointers in a single game (10). Amazing. Still, Shaw was clearly a very good shooter for a couple years now. What makes him a guaranteed future D1 starter is his improved grit. There is now a ferocity, an untamed feral nature to his game now. Kristian is willing and capable of taking over a game.
#14 J.J. Wheat J.J. Wheat 6'0" | PG Clarksville | 2022 State TN (Clarksville)
Elite mixture of speed and power. J.J. Wheat J.J. Wheat 6'0" | PG Clarksville | 2022 State TN began dominating his district as a sophomore. In his junior season he vaulted Clarksville to the State Tournament, beating a fantastic Franklin High team on the way ( Reed Kemp Reed Kemp 6'0" | PG Franklin | 2021 State TN , Aiden Smylie, Matt Thurman). Wheat is absolutely the most physically ready to compete in college of this quintet. His outside shot needs improvement and there were a sprinkling of missed free throws that concerned me, but overall Wheat is a dominating lead guard.
#15 Jakobi Gillespie Jakobi Gillespie 6'0" | PG Greeneville | 2022 State TN
This cycle Jakobi leapfrogged Zach Amonett Zach Amonett 6'2" | PG Pickett County | 2022 State TN and Chip Brunt Chip Brunt 6'4" | PG Whitehaven | 2023 GA . Why? Gillespie, though perhaps slightly less quick than Zach and certainly shorter than Brunt won and won a lot in the last year. Despite the powerful competition Jakobi Gillespie Jakobi Gillespie 6'0" | PG Greeneville | 2022 State TN helped Greeneville win the Class AA State Championship. That is remarkably rare for a team out of his district. He will play college basketball for Belmont and Belmont is moving into the mid-major dream that is the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Other Tennessee players that recently competed in the MVC include: Antonio Thomas, Darrell Brown, Mark Freeman. Gillespie is quick. He just plays sneaky, changes pace very well.