Philly Live II: Day 1 Under the Radar Prospects

Chad Graham June 25, 2022 @ 06:30 AM

Most student-athletes who go on to play college ball don’t begin getting recruited until their senior years. So the live periods benefit them the most. This article is dedicated to seniors who balled out on Day 1, Session II. [player_tooltip player_id="1379451" first="Seamus" last="McDermott"] | 6’1 G ‘23 Holy Ghost Prep (PA) If McDermott has an elite skill, it’s shooting. After a win over Montgomery where he hit 3 triples, Seamus came out blazing against Holy Spirit. The high academic prospect made FIVE straight threes to open the contest. Catch-and-shoot, off of movement; however you wanted it, Seamus was serving it up from deep. He added a sixth three for good measure in the second half. [player_tooltip player_id="933047" first="Jahmir" last="Smith"] | 5’10 G ‘23 Holy Spirit (NJ) Holy Spirit was able to weather the storm that McDermott set upon them with help from Smith. Jahmir was a lightning bug with the ball in his hands. His attack off the dribble resulted in points in the paint. Once the second half came, he called his own number, scoring 14 of his 16 and closing out the game. [player_tooltip player_id="1116019" first="Dylan" last="Blair"] | 5’9 G ‘23 Downingtown West (PA) D. Blair made an impact all over the floor in the Executive Education match up. It started out as locating Suarez for three or Warren rolling. Next, it turned into him creating turnovers and converting them into fastbreak points. Then, it became him forcing the ball out of the hands of EE’s point guard and finding creases in the defense for layups. [player_tooltip player_id="1472593" first="Ernest" last="Shelton"] | 6’3 G ‘23 Father Judge (PA) Known for his three pointer, which he made two of versus Unionville, Shelton scoring with 15 points mostly came another way. Ernest sliced to the basket to sustain advantages and to go to the cup. His drew fouls when he drove too, converting an and-1 opportunity and getting to the free throw line another time. His offensive game is slowly rounding out. [player_tooltip player_id="902744" first="Cameron" last="Piggee"] | 6’2 G ‘23 Rutgers Prep (NJ) CP is a warrior. He showed heart after a tough loss to West Catholic when he scored 11 of their 44 points. Later, he turned it up against Archbishop Wood. Even when they were down 9 points at the half, Cam was driving the offense like he stole it. He dominated the rest of the game with relentless rim attempts off the bounce and hit spot up and pull up threes. In the end, CP had 35 points, 3 threes, and 8/9 FT. [player_tooltip player_id="1178095" first="Jacen" last="Holloway"] | 6’4 W ‘23 Devon Prep (PA) The game against Lincoln was close at one point, but it didn’t end that way thanks to Holloway. He’s improved handling in the open floor, where he pushed the rock in transition and hit open teammates. The handle translated to the half court too as he powered his way to the hoop. And, of course, Jacen’s three ball fell, knocking down three and finishing with double-digit points. Other Under the Radar Prospects [player_tooltip player_id="1013075" first="Carson" last="Howard"] | 6’8 C ‘23 Archbishop Wood [player_tooltip player_id="1116055" first="Lucas" last="Orchard"] | 6’5 W ‘23 Devon Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1279643" first="Kyle" last="Jones, Jr."] | 6’3 G ‘23 Father Judge [player_tooltip player_id="1185939" first="Rashan" last="Locke-Hicks"] | 5’5 G ‘23 Lincoln Jameer Troutt | 6’3 G ‘23 Lincoln Zaki Alston | 6’2 G ‘23 Sankofa For more hoops coverage, follow me on Twitter/IG @CGraham_Sports