More New Names in 2023

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at some more New Names of Class of 2023 players who caught our eye during the past week of grassroots action from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carson Mattson (Missouri Hawks 17U): A 6'2" guard from Park Hill South who plays a solid overall game to help his team succeed. He's an excellent glue-guy who uses his length on defense to get deflections. He is also capable of guarding multiple positions. He's a very unselfish player who keeps the ball moving with his passing skills. He can also knock down the open 3-pointer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Williams (816 Hoops 17U): A 6'6" forward from Lee's Summit North who can really stretch the defense with his ability to hit the 3-pointer. He can knock shots down from well beyond the 3-point line. He also has nice little jump hook to score in the lane. He has good length and mobility and he hits the offensive boards well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaquan Smith (KiCiago 17U): A 5'8" point guard from Ruskin with good quickness and playmaking ability. The speedy southpaw can turn the corner to get downhill with a nice burst. He is also a good 3-point shooter with the handles and escape moves to create his own shot off the dribble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Piontek (Phenom Boys-Jarvis 17U): A 6'4" wing player from Chaminade who is a skilled an unselfish player with a very good feel for the game. He can thread the needle on his passes or zip one across the court to an open teammate for an easy scoring opportunity. He can hit the 3-pointer while also being able to attack off the dribble on the straight line drive or a nice hesitation move to shake a defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter Hocraffer (810 Varsity Blue): A 6'4" forward from Lawson who plays a solid game on the interior. He's physically strong and he plays very good positional game to corral rebounds and get buckets in the low post. He is an unselfish player who also sets solid screens in the pick and roll and off the ball to free up his teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1530982' first='Carsten' last='Seitz'] (Missouri Flight White 17U): A 5'11" combo guard from Nixa who displayed some very impressive shooting range in the game that I watched him. He didn't hesitate to pull the trigger from 25 to 30 feet and he was hitting the bottom of the net. He can shoot it off the catch or move well without the ball to get himself open.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62e4402f382ca","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":"","_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62e2a60e83c02","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":"","_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /-->