The Recovery Experts

This February we are admiring elite rebounders. You can see the current state ranking of each player listed to the left of their name.  It is not an accident that excellent rebounders are also often highly ranked.  

Rebounding often reveals determination, athleticism, and size.  These are building blocks for basketball success.

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#37 in 2024 Maddux Bodenhamer Maddux Bodenhamer 6'1" | PG Antioch | 2024 State TN (Riverdale)

#117 in 2022 Krys Uselton Krys Uselton 6'0" | PG Tullahoma | 2022 State TN (Tullahoma)

Uselton is also special at football.  Has that helped become an excellent rebounder too? "Playing football has had a huge impact on the basketball court this year. I’m stronger, faster, and more explosive than I’ve ever been because of it."

#124 in 2022 Jack Browder Jack Browder 6'4" | CG Dobyns-Bennett | 2022 State TN (Dobyns-Bennett)

The rebounding tallies of Jack as his final high school February opened are absurd.  He collected 19, 19, and 16 in three consecutive games.  His goal is to pull down 20 rebounds in a single game, but time is running out.  Dobyns-Bennett finished their district without a loss.

#14 in 2022 JaSteven Walker JaSteven Walker 6'10" | PF Fayette Ware | 2022 State TN (Fayette Ware)
#46 in 2023 Damarien Yates Damarien Yates 6'8" | SF Fayette Ware | 2023 State TN (Fayette Ware)

Check their final regular season Tuesday stat line: @JastevenW 19pts, 16rbs. @DamarienYates14pts, 14rbs

Bizarrely, those are not outlying numbers. The pair of forwards spent their whole summer collecting acorns. 

JaSteven Walker JaSteven Walker 6'10" | PF Fayette Ware | 2022 State TN deserves a AAA Mr. Basketball Finalist honor.  It would be tough to pick against Jakobi Gillespie Jakobi Gillespie 6'0" | PG Greeneville | 2022 State TN for Mr. Basketball, but Walker is right in the conversation.

#1 in 2024 Somto Cyril (Hamilton Heights Christian Academy)

No need to elaborate.

#25 in 2024 Rashad Williams Rashad Williams 6'7" | PF Bartlett | 2024 TN (Bartlett)

On a team with two elite guards in Amarr Knox Amarr Knox 6'3" | PG Bartlett | 2022 State #212 Nation TN and Jr Jacobs, Rashad does not many post touches, sometimes none.  What he does get are rebounds.  Most nights Bartlett wins and Rashad gets 6 and 5 or 8 and 6.  His contributions are small now, but there is no denying his capacity for double-doubles as soon as next season.

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