A Dozen Newcomers Debut in the 2024 Rankings

Andrew Force March 30, 2023 @ 11:59 AM

Boyd Brown Boyd Brown 6'2" | SG Franklin Road Academy | 2024 TN | SG | Franklin Road Academy
Xialin Lenoir Xialin Lenoir 5'11" | PG LaVergne | 2024 State TN | PG | LaVergne - Xialin Lenoir Xialin Lenoir 5'11" | PG LaVergne | 2024 State TN popped at PrepHoops 250 way back in September. His omission in the late 2022 rankings was my fault. He belonged then and belongs now. Xialin is a shot-maker and shot-creator. He can something out of nothing, which is a marketable skill. Long-term Xialin will fight against the "smaller guard" moniker. That will inhibit his recruitment beyond high school if Jordan Frison Jordan Frison 6'0" | PG Overton | 2023 State TN 's and Tylon Chatman Tylon Chatman 6'0" | PG Haywood | 2023 State TN 's slow recruitments are any indication of the trend. Jordan's picked up just this month, but it took a State Championship to kickstart it. Xialin is a solid on-ball defender. He is quick, but not extremely quick. Again, his reason for relevance is largely his impressive ability to create and make shots from scratch. Good catch-and-shoot guy, if that is the role he finds himself in. Kind of a Devaki Garr Devaki Garr 6'0" | PG Ensworth | 2023 State TN -type.
Chris Williams Chris Williams 6'2" | PG Maplewood | 2024 TN | PG | Maplewood
D’Azjon Dowell D’Azjon Dowell 6'3" | SG Glencliff | 2024 State TN | SG | Glencliff - Very quick. Thin. Needs to invest in weight room. Decent passer. The outside shooting must develop. Dowell can really dribble and get past defenders with his first-step quickness. He can benefit from incorporating even more elaborate dribbling moves.
Kavien Jones Kavien Jones 6'6" | PF Battle Ground | 2024 State TN | PF | Battle Ground Academy - Kavien Jones Kavien Jones 6'6" | PF Battle Ground | 2024 State TN returned to Tennessee from Missouri (Link Prep) before his junior season, which was this last season. His game is different than it was two years ago, when he was ranked in the Top 15 of the 2024 class. Kavien Jones Kavien Jones 6'6" | PF Battle Ground | 2024 State TN used to look like a future wing leaper and scorer, despite playing under the basket quite a bit. He put on a lot of muscle in the last two years, and though he still gets off of the ground very well, he might not be a wing after high school now. Kavien teeters on that edge of undersized (height-wise) big or heavier, stronger, slower wing scorer. Jones will always be a plus-plus rebounder. Defense currently is elite at the high school level. Kavien looks like a reliable two-way player. "I think people are still trying to figure it out," said Head Coach Trey Meyer. "He is close to 6'6", 230. His skill level is developing. This is his first year really not just sitting under the basket the whole time. He has hit 5 3's a couple of times. He has brought the ball up. He has hit mid-range pull-ups. People are anxious to see how he is evolving. I try not to put any limits on Kavien."
Brett Jordan Brett Jordan 6'2" | SG Walker Valley | 2024 State TN | SG | Walker Valley
Harrison Rollins Harrison Rollins 6'4" | SF The King's Academy | 2024 State TN | PF | King's Academy
Brian Carter Jr. Brian Carter Jr. 6'6" | SG Ridgeway | 2024 State TN | SG | Ridgeway - Brian Carter Jr. Brian Carter Jr. 6'6" | SG Ridgeway | 2024 State TN is a very, very good scorer and his ceiling looks wonderful because of his size for the position. Carter will be Division II prospect at his floor, and the #69 looks a bit low at this point of reflection.
Kevin Sehasat Kevin Sehasat 5'11" | PG Knowledge Academies | 2024 State TN | PG | Knowledge Academies - KS averaged around 9 ppg in his junior season. Sehasat was the second fiddle to senior Carson Badgett Carson Badgett 6'4" | PG Knowledge Academies | 2023 State TN 's lead violin. Kevin Sehasat Kevin Sehasat 5'11" | PG Knowledge Academies | 2024 State TN landed in an article earlier in March. "Point guard Kevin Sehasat Kevin Sehasat 5'11" | PG Knowledge Academies | 2024 State TN plays with speed, though he can get himself into trouble by jumping to pass. Sehasat will be a fringe NAIA-prospect by this time next year, though he needs to tighten his handle up a good amount." - PrepHoopsTN
Dawson White Dawson White 5'11" | SG Moore County | 2024 State TN | SG | Moore County
Alex Copeland Alex Copeland 6'0" | PG Moore County | 2024 State TN | PG | Moore County
Jaylen Taylor Jaylen Taylor 6'1" | PG Howard | 2024 State TN | PG | Howard