The UnderArmour Finals Big Men
The bigs of BMaze’s program found a nice bit of success Thursday in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. To note, how did the following players utilize their size advantage in a positive way. Deondrea Lindsey Deondrea Lindsey 6'7" |…
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Continue ReadingThe bigs of BMaze’s program found a nice bit of success Thursday in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. To note, how did the following players utilize their size advantage in a positive way.
Deondrea Lindsey
Deondrea
Lindsey
6'7" | PF
Oak Hill Academy | 2025
#115
Nation
VA
BMaze 16u
Lindsey, playing up a grade level, caught an offensive rebound and succinctly rose up to attempt a challenged layup. In the process, Lindsey was whacked thrive. On the subsequent play he did the same. Lindsey did outleap his peers, but unseen to many was the firm body Deondrea put on his opponents as the shot climbed to its peak. Lindsey was the best rebounder in the game, though the opposition featured two or three players at his height. Lindsey’s pounding dribbles toward the basket are significanctly better than just six months ago. He knew how to ride his defender on his shoulder and get to the block as a slasher. His height made the actual layup simply, after the hard work he put in. Lindsey consistently earned his way to the free throw line. He did a strong job of making those opportunities count.
Ta’Len Bradley-Maze
BMaze 15u
The sturdy, 6-foot-4 TBM faced the tall task of a future HM center. Bradley-Maze was giving up about a year of physical maturity, but managed modestly. How did he do it? Bradley-Maze did not gamble at all. He positioned his body between
Kai Rogers
Kai
Rogers
6'10" | C
Wauwatosa West | 2025
State
#41
Nation
WI
and the basket and stabilized. Unlike the majority of his team, Ta’Len was actually comfortable under the basket. He did not prevent Rogers from scoring, but perhaps he slowed him a touch. Bradley-Maze will need to expand his game with low post footwork and innovation over time. It is noteworthy that he was playing against ’25’s as a 2026 prospect.
Kai Rogers
Kai
Rogers
6'10" | C
Wauwatosa West | 2025
State
#41
Nation
WI
Wisconsin Playground 15u
Awe-inspiring. There are high school seniors with less tangible skill than Kai Rogers Kai Rogers 6'10" | C Wauwatosa West | 2025 State #41 Nation WI . The Wisconsin-based big will be a Top 20 player in the nation for much of his career. BMaze, without their tallest players, had no chance defending the behemoth. Rogers worked over, around, through the BMaze tangles.
Tyson Barrett
BMaze 17u
Tyson is not a Tennessee dude, but he plays with a Tennessee-based outfit. With BMaze 17u, Barrett routinely scored above the rim. He used his size in a very predictable way, just jumping higher than people. Barrett found his fruit when he darted to the rim from the corners or on the fastbreak, largely as a result of Shane Cherry Shane Cherry 5'9" | PG Austin-East | 2025 State #353 Nation TN ’s perfect passes.
Brogdon Londgren (BMaze 15u / CAK)
Brogdon is a faceup center currently. Brogdon is all of 6-foot-8. Thursday the Class of 2026 talent was still adjusting to the speed of the play at the 15u level. He took a couple open three-pointers.