Reason for the Ranking: Top 60

<p style="text-align: left;">This month we introduce our updated Class of 2024 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 2024 prospects and learn a little about their reputation.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Peruse the complete <a href="https://prephoops.com/tennessee/rankings/2024-rankings/">2024 rankings</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/1/4/6/11971185311926706097Gioppino_Basketball.svg.thumb.png" alt="Gioppino Basketball clip art" width="17" height="17" /><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: ’’comic sans ms’’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">#56 [player_tooltip player_id="1214941" first="Grayson" last="Collins"] (Brentwood)</span></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 90px;">Collins is a grunt, a hard-working guard.  He was, at times, the leading scorer this past winter.  He is so comfortable taking on the scoring burden. Collins really thrives with two distinct advantages over his peers and even the upperclassmen: court awareness, smooth shooting mechanics.  During the November/December portion of the schedule, Grayson was already rattling off pull-up jumpers within rhythm.  The transfer from dribbler to shooter looked remarkably smooth and refined for any high school player, forget him being a sophomore. Secondly, Grayson’s awareness on the court is elite. Often, GC will get to the spot of attack before the dribbler or find a seam that appeared non-existent in the defense a split-second before.  This quality never slumps.  He could have an off-shooting night and still make key plays in a hypothetical game.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/1/4/6/11971185311926706097Gioppino_Basketball.svg.thumb.png" alt="Gioppino Basketball clip art" width="17" height="17" /><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: ’’comic sans ms’’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">#57 [player_tooltip player_id="1352806" first="AJ" last="Morman"] (Sacred Heart of Jesus)</span></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 90px;">Lefty with some quicks.  Morman is a dynamic dual-threat guard and Sacred Heart of Jesus played/plays with great speed end-to-end.  It is interesting to see if he can be as successful changing pace and running an offense.  The responsibilities will be greater next winter as a junior.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/1/4/6/11971185311926706097Gioppino_Basketball.svg.thumb.png" alt="Gioppino Basketball clip art" width="17" height="17" /><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: ’’comic sans ms’’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">#58 [player_tooltip player_id="1121408" first="Jaden" last="Clark"] (Nolensville)</span></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 90px;">Soft touch around the rim. He can finish with either hand quite well.  Clark needs to add more burst to his game.  He can finish in traffic after getting a little lead step on his defender, but as he gets older that little step will mean nothing unless he can soar on the finish.  Clark kind of plays with a sneaky athleticism and poise like Kyle Anderson (Memphis Grizzlies) did when he was 16.  Both Clark and Anderson back then lull defenders into a false sense of security before getting that needed step of separation.  Wonderful size for his position. </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/1/4/6/11971185311926706097Gioppino_Basketball.svg.thumb.png" alt="Gioppino Basketball clip art" width="17" height="17" /><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: ’’comic sans ms’’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">#59 [player_tooltip player_id="1135033" first="A.J." last="Armstrong"] (Cannon County)</span></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 90px;">A.J. was a key supportive scorer for [player_tooltip player_id="1022631" first="Gus" last="Davenport"] during his sophomore season, after averaging 6.3 ppg last year. Armstrong can hit a three-pointer, but the shooting percentage must improve a lot for it to be a justifiable weapon (26% 32-124). Armstrong rebounds quite well for a 5-foot-11 guard.  He also plays baseball.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/1/4/6/11971185311926706097Gioppino_Basketball.svg.thumb.png" alt="Gioppino Basketball clip art" width="17" height="17" /><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: ’’comic sans ms’’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">#60 [player_tooltip player_id="1125602" first="Andre" last="McClellan"] (Columbia Academy)</span></span></p> <p style="padding-left: 90px;">With Columbia Academy, Andre played both on and off the ball, but his future is clearly that of a point guard.  McClellan is an adept catch-and-shoot guy. It would be nice if he could be paired with another skilled ball-handler, thus making him a threat from both the wing and the top of the key.  He showed off a really solid pull-up game during the sophomore season. He likes to get to that elbow and rise up.  </p>