Hustle Region Lookback: Stockrising Bigs
Graham Eikenberry 6’11 C BDH Elite 2023 Initial Level: NAIA Post Circuit: Level: D2 + Strength: Rebounding Scouts Eval: Big center that progressed throughout the season. He plays with effort and a genuine passion for the game. He rebounds the…
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Continue ReadingGraham Eikenberry 6’11 C BDH Elite 2023
Initial Level: NAIA
Post Circuit: Level: D2 +
Strength: Rebounding
Scouts Eval: Big center that progressed throughout the season. He plays with effort and a genuine passion for the game. He rebounds the ball well and shows good fundamentals keeping the ball high and away from smaller guards. He improved his go to move from the start to finish of the season. Eikenberry likes to turn over his left shoulder with his back to the basket.
Isaiah Waters 6’4 PF No Fear Elite 2024
Initial Level: Non-Prospect
Post Circuit: D3
Strength: Motor
Scouts Eval: Big-bodied banger that plays with a high motor. Waters is a dawg defending the interior, using his strength to push away guys 2-3 inches taller. Offensively he has an array of moves that he uses, none are particularly polished, but because of the energy and effort he executes them with, they are all effective.
Luke Wagstaff Luke Wagstaff 6'7" Fort Collins | 2023 CO 6’7 PF Team Daum 2023
Initial Level: D3
Post Circuit: Level: D2
Strength: Low Post Scoring
Scouts Eval: Below the rim big with a good back-to-the-basket game. Wagstaff has great feet and counters to his low post moves. Questions remain on the defensive end. How effective will he be switching and hedging ball screens is one. I am confident that he can defend low post bigs at the college level, however.
Zane Gaul: 6’10 C D1 New Mexico 2025
Initial Level: D2+
Post Circuit: Level: LM +
Strength: Multi Skilled
Scouts Eval: Young big man that looked completely different by the end of the Circuit. Gaul does a little bit of everything. He can rebound, has an evolving offensive game, and is a decent defender. Perhaps his biggest development came in his athletic ability, Gaul went from a guy that seemed to struggle to get lift on his low post shots, to a player that was routinely doing chin-ups on the rim.
Devin Mabry Devin Mabry 6'6" | PF Spring Valley | 2023 State NV 6’6 PF Chosen Few 2023
Initial Level: Non-Prospect
Post Circuit: Level: NAIA+
Strength: 1st Jump explosion
Scouts Eval: Despite having Marby right in my own backyard, I was not aware of the big man’s talent. He showed much more athleticism than I remembered during the high school season, showing the ability to be devastating when finishing at the rim. He moves well and should be able to hedge and switch ball screens fluidly. He’s a high academic player with a lot of upsides, Marby’s athletic ability is in the top percentile of bigs playing at the small college level.
Ryan Dixon Ryan Dixon 6'5" | PF Valor Christian | 2024 State CO 6’6 PF Team Revenge 2024 (featured image)
Initial Level: Non-Prospect
Post Circuit: Level: D2
Strength: Competitiveness
Scouts Eval: I was not familiar with Dixon before the circuit so there was no way to assess him as a prospect. Post circuit, Dixon is one of my highest stockrisers, regardless of class. He does a little bit of everything well, but what separates him is his toughness. Dixon has no problem sticking his nose in, fighting for rebounds, or scrapping for loose balls. This effort comes from a guy with the ability to lead his squad in both points and rebounds.
Cooper Creamer 6’3 C IE FIre 2024
Initial Level: Non-Prospect
Post Circuit: Level: D3
Strength: IQ
Scouts Eval: Creamer is another player I knew very little of before the circuit started. He made the most of his time with a couple strong performances in California. A high academic player, who has some offensive skill. Creamer is one of the rare players that plays bigger than he’s listed.
Andres Engholm 6’7 PF Roots Academy 2023
Initial Level: D3
Post Circuit: Level: D2
Strength: Interior Defense
Scouts Eval: Over the course of a year, I’ve watched Engholm go from a raw big man with underdeveloped offensive skill. To an absolute rebounding and defensive dog with respectable floor spacing ability. He’s an underrated athlete that should have no problem being the first big down the floor. His athleticism and strength give me confidence in his ability to defend bigs at the next level.
Brian Kalb Brian Kalb 6'8" | PF St Pius | 2023 State NM 6’7 PF D1 New Mexico 2023
Initial Level: NAIA
Post Circuit: Level: D2
Strength: Faceup 4 Ability
Scouts Eval: As the circuit went on it became more and more clear as to what Kalb’s game was. He has some skill, and is most effective when he can face the basket. Kalb is a good enough shooter, to make defenders pay when they don’t close to him. He’s also a threat to put the ball down for one or two dribbles and attack the basket.
Collin Mullholland 6’10 C Minnesota Heat 2023
Initial Level: D2 +
Post Circuit: Level: LM+
Strength: Positional Shooting
Scouts Eval: I am really high on Mullholland. His strength is his offensive skill and the variety of them for that matter. Mullholland is comfortable scoring with his back to the basket, and also has the ability to step out and shoot the three. His size and skill, combined with the intrigue of his relocating to the states from Canada make him a clear stockriser.