Best Class AAA Players Remaining: Part II
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The Class AAA is so deep and stocked with talent. Of the 16 remaining Class AAA teams many players both deserve recognition and instill fear in opponents. To be considered for this or future stories, always DM @PrepHoopsTN. Jakeb Davis…
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Continue ReadingThe Class AAA is so deep and stocked with talent.
Of the 16 remaining Class AAA teams many players both deserve recognition and instill fear in opponents.
To be considered for this or future stories, always DM @PrepHoopsTN.
Jakeb Davis Jakeb Davis 6'2" | CG White County | 2023 State TN (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.
Japheth Richmond Japheth Richmond 6'6" | PF White County | 2023 State TN (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.
Japheth landed in the All-Star Game.
@PrepHoopsTN Combine 2021 EvaluationRichmond showed large hands, as would be expected by his height. Richmond’s wingspan measured 6-foot-8, which is a +3. Scouts at every level love that kind of length.
Mr. Basketball Finalist Damarien Yates Damarien Yates 6'8" | SF Fayette Ware | 2023 State TN (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.
Tacarien Freeman Tacarien Freeman 5'10" | PG Fayette Ware | 2025 State TN (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.
Cade Capps Cade Capps 6'5" | SG Stone Memorial | 2025 State #210 Nation TN (Stone Memorial) makes Stone Memorial a team capable of returning to the State Tournament. Elite shooter. Decent rebounder at the high school level.
Shane Cherry Shane Cherry 5'9" | PG Austin-East | 2025 State #353 Nation TN (Austin-East). No guard is quicker changing directions. In the entire state.
Participating AAA Teams
Unicoi County*
Carter
Volunteer*
Knoxville Halls
Fulton
Stone Memorial
White County*
Austin-East*
Ridgeway
Ripley
Haywood
Fayette Ware
Chester County
South Gibson
Martin Luther King
Murfreesboro Central Magnet