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Class of 2025 Debutants: Part I

Class of 2025 Debutants: Part I
Andrew Force
Andrew Force April 30, 2023 @ 04:36 PM
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Tarecous Stevens
Tarecous Stevens 6'6" | PF | 2025
TN
Brandon Winton
Brandon Winton 6'2" | PG | 2025
TN
Taquez Butler
Taquez Butler 6'3" | SG | 2025
TN
Ta’Suade Williams
Ta’Suade Williams 6'2" | SG | 2025
TN
Garrison Eady
Garrison Eady 6'2" | PG | 2025
TN
Gaas Herman
Gaas Herman 6'3" | SG/PG | 2025
TN
Deandre Jenkins
Deandre Jenkins 6'3" | PG | 2025
TN
Tryce Grensing
Tryce Grensing 6'0" | PG | 2025
TN
Towan Siler
Towan Siler 6'1" | PG | 2025
TN
Adam Clark
Adam Clark 6'3" | SG | 2025
TN
Kennedy Okpara
Kennedy Okpara 6'7" | SF | 2025
GA
Jahvin Carter
Jahvin Carter 6'2" | PG | 2024
TN

PICTURED: Kennedy Okpara Kennedy Okpara Kennedy Okpara 6'7" | SF Overtime Elite | 2025 GA

April ended with an update to the Class of 2025 rankings. Below you can see and read about one-third of the added players. Enter les Debutantes!

Brandon Winton Brandon Winton 6'2" | PG Alcoa (football) | 2025 TN (Alcoa) - Returned to Tennessee and won a State Championship alongside Jahvin Carter Jahvin Carter Jahvin Carter 6'2" | PG Alcoa | 2024 State #214 Nation TN . Winton was always a physical guard with a lot of patience and cleverness. He continues to prove he can get to the basket against most high school defenders.

Taquez Butler Taquez Butler Taquez Butler 6'3" | SG Whitehaven | 2025 State TN (Douglass) - Earned his first offer just this weekend, at an event in Memphis.

Kennedy Okpara Kennedy Okpara Kennedy Okpara 6'7" | SF Overtime Elite | 2025 GA (Silverdale Baptist) - Slightly short for a college forward, but so active on the glass. Nice form on his free throws.

Garrison Eady Garrison Eady Garrison Eady 6'2" | PG Blackman | 2025 State TN (Blackman) - Hard-nosed defender. Blackman improved as much as any team in the state from November to February. Eady looks like a promising prospect.

Gaas Herman Gaas Herman Gaas Herman 6'3" | SG/PG Notre Dame Chattanooga | 2025 State TN (Notre Dame) - Natural athlete. Gaas started all year for Notre Dame and this was not a down Notre Dame team. In fact, they advanced deep into the Division II-AA playoffs. Herman looks on the path of dynamic two-way guards like Damion Baugh (Cane Ridge), Trenton Gibson (Blackman), etc. Gaas can become more difficult to guard when he incorporates a consistent three-point shot. In his sophomore year Gaas was already a go-to guy much of the time. His size (6-foot-3) is wonderful for a high school guard, and he projects so favorably down the line for that reason. Herman is already very strong at creating off-the-dribble. He elevates well and gets his shot up over fellow guards even when well-defended.

Towan Siler Towan Siler Towan Siler 6'1" | PG Wilson Central | 2025 State TN (Wilson Central) - A very unheralded player. One middle Tennnessee guard listed Towan as the best player he faced all season.

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Tarecous Stevens Tarecous Stevens Tarecous Stevens 6'6" | PF Fayette Ware | 2025 State TN (Fayette Ware)

Tryce Grensing Tryce Grensing 6'0" | PG Providence Christian Academy | 2025 State TN (Providence Academy) - Hidden gem near the eastern border of Tennessee.

Deandre Jenkins Deandre Jenkins 6'3" | PG Tullahoma | 2025 TN (Tullahoma) -

Tullahoma is very, very young. Deandre Jenkins Deandre Jenkins 6'3" | PG Tullahoma | 2025 TN (Tullahoma) is nimble. A willing passer. Thin. Jenkins is not the finished product, but there is a lot to like in his blossoming game. Plus, he is tall for the position (PG) and patient. Patience is not common among young guards.

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Ta’Suade Williams Ta’Suade Williams 6'2" | SG Chattanooga Prep | 2025 State TN (Chattanooga Prep) - Bull guard with bullish future. Ta'Suade was most complete player. No true weaknesses.

Adam Clark Adam Clark Adam Clark 6'3" | SG Cane Ridge | 2025 State TN (Cane Ridge) - Though Cane Ridge dropped off dramatically from 2022 to 2023 in the win column, they did introduce some impressive, young players like Adam Clark Adam Clark Adam Clark 6'3" | SG Cane Ridge | 2025 State TN . Clark is able to play effectively a high speeds. He can defend the ball well, but needs to improve there, as evidenced by the many high-scoring games the Ravens allowed as a team in 2022-2023. The squad needs to become more quick and strong to fully implement their trademark full court pressure. That said Adam's off ball defensive instincts were suburb in his sophomore year. He collected three steals against Antioch in February. Adam is well-developed for a sophomore guard in terms of strength.

Full 2025 Rankings.

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285 Players Ranked

  • 1
    Christopher Washington Jr.

    Christopher Washington Jr.

    Providence Christian Academy

  • 2
    Trey Pearson

    Trey Pearson

    John Paul II

  • 3
    Christian Gibson

    Christian Gibson

    Tennessee Collegiate Academy

  • 4
    Fred Smith

    Fred Smith

  • 5
    Cam Swearengen

    Cam Swearengen

    Knox Webb

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