2023 PGs to Watch During the Live Periods

<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <p>Tennessee is revered for producing college-level point guards. Expect these guys to gain a lot of attention throughout the July LIVE periods.</p> <p><strong>PG Donovan Bender - John Overton / Premium Ballerz Youth Organization</strong></p> <p>Bender plays with skill.  He was first acknowledged by PrepHoopsTN in November of 2021. Bender does everything you want a point guard to do: pass, shoot, dribble, makes his teammates better.</p> <p><strong>6’4" PG [player_tooltip player_id="1262888" first="Deion" last="Subaran"] - Coffee County / PSB-Nashville </strong></p> <p>Deion continues to be the backbone of PSB-Nashville offensive sets. Being AAU, the team does not run elaborate sets, but within the parameters provided, Subaran is effective.  Above average athlete. Inconsistent outside shot. He’s got good size at 6’4" and plays hard defensively.  A typical AAU weekend looked likes this: 13 ppg, 6.5 apg.</p> <p><strong>5-10 PG [player_tooltip player_id="1237820" first="Reece" last="Pride"]- William Blount / Pro One TN</strong></p> <p>Winner. Though he had plenty of help, Reece’s William Blount High tied a school record in 2021-2022 with 21 wins.  June proved WBHS’ season was no fluke. They began 16-2 against some very strong teams.  Pride possesses a nice package of floating layups, three-pointers, sharp passes, etc. In addition to shooting well off-the-dribble, Pride consistently becomes truly threatening by keeping his eyes on the potential pass when dashing to the basket. He is equally capable of finishing a high layup off the window as he is dropping off a probing pass when help comes.</p> <p><strong>5’11" PG [player_tooltip player_id="1043447" first="Donovan" last="Smith"] - Nashville Christian School / Stars Nashville </strong></p> <p>Volume scorer for his high school. Of the players included here, Donovan might be the most prolific scorer.  Efficient deep shooter. Further, Smith gets the basketball through his shooting motion superbly, quicker than most. Elite student. </p> <p>https://twitter.com/StarsNash_MBB/status/1541918519733927939?t=T76JxWmwrjbU7AofS_CNtw&amp;s=19</p> <p><strong>PG [player_tooltip player_id="1495733" first="Jairus" last="Terry Jr."] - Fayette-Ware / Tennessee Blazers</strong></p> <p>Terry is a strong student (3.6 GPA).  He is grinder with a hard-driving motor.  Though he is a short, for the college level, point guard, Terry is powerful in the chest and back. He fully embraces the necessary contact to finish in deep. For the Blazers to win, Terry generally needs to remain in attack-mode throughout. </p>