Best Class AAA Players Remaining: Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class AAA is so deep and stocked with talent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Of the 16 remaining Class AAA teams many players both deserve recognition and instill fear in opponents. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>To be considered for this or future stories, always DM @PrepHoopsTN.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1262822' first='Jakeb' last='Davis']</strong> (White County), a PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star, plays with grit and skill. Davis' game improved dramatically in the last two years. The tough-minded shooter is now an accomplished, lighting-quick lead guard. Makes good decisions. Plays competently at multiple speeds. Cares only about winning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1261285' first='Japheth' last='Richmond']</strong> (White County) is an explosive, leaping combo forward and his team gets plenty of offensive put-backs from him. Twice he earned @PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star back in June 2021 and June 2022. Richmond will play college basketball next year, but has not signed just yet. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Japheth landed in the All-Star Game.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richmond showed large hands, as would be expected by his height. Richmond's wingspan measured 6-foot-8, which is a +3.&nbsp; Scouts at every level love that kind of length.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>@PrepHoopsTN Combine 2021 Evaluation</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mr. Basketball Finalist<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1346844' first='Damarien' last='Yates']</strong> (Fayette Ware) is the best uncommitted player in Tennessee. Yates is the kind of 6-foot-8 athlete that you need to see in-person to fully appreciate. Yates is not a stiff, rebounding lug rather a limber, versatile combo forward with some extended shooting range. Also, Yates constantly rebounds in the double-figure range. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1321569' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman']</strong> (Fayette Ware) gives Fayette Ware a compliment to Yates, as a muscular lead guard. Freeman can shoot from the outside or get to the basket. He is an average athlete compared to the explosive Memphis-area senior guards. With another year Freeman will be elevated into that mix, but do not expect him to rim-rattling just yet. There is a swagger and a creativity to his game. Checking TF presents guards with a multitude of problems. Confident by nature. Freeman does not cower from the big moment and, as time has proven, competent and steady guards make deep playoff runs possible. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1211987' first='Cade' last='Capps']</strong> (Stone Memorial) makes Stone Memorial a team capable of returning to the State Tournament. Elite shooter. Decent rebounder at the high school level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273550' first='Shane' last='Cherry']</strong> (Austin-East). No guard is quicker changing directions. In the entire state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Participating AAA Teams</span><br>Unicoi County*<br>Carter<br>Volunteer*<br>Knoxville Halls<br>Fulton<br>Stone Memorial<br>White County*<br>Austin-East*<br>Ridgeway<br>Ripley<br>Haywood<br>Fayette Ware<br>Chester County<br>South Gibson<br>Martin Luther King<br>Murfreesboro Central Magnet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->