Julian Holiday All-Tournament Team & Senior Sleepers

Here is the list of All-Tournament Team and senior small school prospects from the PLJ Holiday Tournament!   All-Tournament Team Dionta Banks (2022) Butler Prep 5’11 G Banks was very instrumental in Butler Prep success to the Championship game. Dionta is a solid lead guard who can be utilized as a scoring threat or set up man. His mid range game is solid as they come. Banks controls the pace of the game for his team and looks for holes in the defense to take advantage of. He’s a guard whole controls the pace of his team. In three games he was either the leading scorer or the second leading scorer. Can be a steady hand at the next level for small colleges.   Tyron Jackson (2022) Urban Prep Englewood 6’7 G/F From the first game watching Tyron I could tell he would end up all tournament. Jackson is a legit 6’7 Wing with guard skills. For most of the tournament he played lead guard for UP Englewood. A very slender frame he has good enough handle to break guys down of the dribble and is agile enough to make moves in traffic for tough finishers. Tyron will have to add some bulk in college but with his ability to score from all three levels he can be effective for the right school. Another aspect of Jackson’s game I like is his length and foot speed he can guard 1 through 4 on the court right now and won’t lose a step. One of the hidden gems in the senior class Tryon scored double figures in each game and contributed positive stats in rebounds, blocks, and steals.   Terrance Patton (2022) Crane 5’11 G Patton was one of the most consistent point guards in the gym each day. He has a college ready body and is a tough guard who competes on both sides of the ball. Terrance did the bulk of his scoring on transition plays but showed skill in the half court. With a solid looking shot Patton made a couple of shots from three but didn’t settle as he also looked to get others involved averaging close to 5 assists each game. Terrance guards the ball well and will find a way to play anywhere with his defensive tenacity. Colleges should check him out.   [player_tooltip player_id="1295625" first="Trevian" last="Shatteen"] (2024) Julian 6’4 F The lone underclassmen on this list was an absolute dog in all three games. Trevian goes after missed shots finding a way to grab anything in his area. Shatteen recorded a double double in all three games. He is still raw offensively but has a go to baby hook shot off the glass that seemed to never fail. Trevian plays with non stop motor and will be a player to monitor in the next two seasons.   Demetrius (DJ) Tulloch (2022) Julian 5’11 G Tulloch is the steady guard that kept Julian on track when the games started to waver. Demetrius led the team in scoring in the first game, racked up many assists in the second game and made the final six free throws to win his team the championship on the third day. DJ can score from all three levels and does a great job at finding his big men on the inside making it easier for them to score. Demetrius is a solid on ball defender who uses good anticipation to get his hands on steals in the open court. Tulloch can become a really good combo guard at small school college level.     Senior Prospects Demari Harris 6’7 F Harlan Damari is a pogo stick forward who has a good second jump. He changed and blocked many shots on defense. Harris finished several dunks on fastbreaks. He showed that he is able to score lefty jump hooks out of the post.   DeQuawn Hayes 6’0 G Holy Trinity Hayes is a scoring guard who does most of the game attacking the rim. He can finish with an array of moves and is very proficient at getting to the free throw line. DeQuawn scored 31 points in a loss to Richard’s on the second day of play. Hayes is a Juco or D3 player who can play in a structured sets.   [player_tooltip player_id="1295624" first="Genesis" last="English"] 6’6 F Julian English had a good showing all three days playing strictly in the post. Scoring mostly in the paint Genesis commanded double teams at times which opened up the game for his teammates. English rebounds at a high rate and always finds a way to block two or more shots a game. Juco prospect.   Talon Rankin 6’4 F Crane Rankin is a rugged rebounder who can score around the rim and out to 16 feet. Talon is an active forward who makes things difficult for opposing bigs because he moves so much that he usually gets many offensive boards and put backs. Small Juco player.   Christian Scroggins 6’3 F Butler Prep Christian is a bouncy wing that finds ways to score for Butler Prep. In the Championship game he scored 18 pts off mid-range jump shots and floaters. Scroggins found open spots in the zone and made Julian pay for it. He would also make two three pointers in the contest but most of his game is centered around making athletic plays at the rim. Small Juco programs should check him out.   Daniel Brown 5’11 G UC-Woodlawn After missing the first two games Brown was back in the lineup for Woodlawn and put on a show. After a slow first quarter Daniel would run off 13 straight points by knocking down two threes hitting smooth crossovers getting in the lane for layups through contact. It was quite the one man scoring spree that Brown played so hard that he had to sit out most of the third quarter due to loss of breath and fatigue. Daniel returned in the fourth to try and give his team one more lift with a little bit more of the same. Starting out with a three pointer he got to the rim and was fouled often. In the end he finished with 24 points. Brown has strong lead guard qualities that small schools would like ultra-competitive D3 schools should check him out.