AAU State Tournament Preview: Team Mack 16u

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual State Tournament hosted by Kentucky Basketball Commission starts on Saturday the 13th and the field is shaping up to be a good one. Leading up to the event, we'll be previewing teams that will be competing for the title. These rosters were all submitted through Twitter DMs. If your favorite team is not represented, it's because no one submitted information.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Height</td><td>Position</td><td>High School</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1115593' first='Ethan' last='Dunn']</td><td>6'0</td><td>PG</td><td>Montgomery County</td></tr><tr><td>Drew Noble</td><td>6'5</td><td>F</td><td>Lewis County</td></tr><tr><td>Carson Probst</td><td>6'10</td><td>C</td><td>Woodford County</td></tr><tr><td>Isaac Cornwell</td><td>6'4</td><td>F</td><td>Beth Haven</td></tr><tr><td>Kristian Gerton</td><td>6'2</td><td>F</td><td>Bryan Station</td></tr><tr><td>Montae Ashford</td><td>6'0</td><td>CG</td><td>Bryan Station</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1424162' first='Eli' last='Craig']</td><td>6'1</td><td>SG</td><td>George Rogers Clark</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1429406' first='Rashaad' last='Faulkner']</td><td>6'0</td><td>G</td><td>Bryan Station</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1421677' first='Chris' last='Wright']</td><td>5'6</td><td>PG</td><td>Frederick Douglass</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1429406' first='Rashaad' last='Faulkner'] - This Mack roster has a lot of athleticism and offensive firepower on it and Rashaad is having a really good AAU season thus far. He's been averaging double figures every weekend for Mack and is capable of scoring in bunches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>X-Factor:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1115593' first='Ethan' last='Dunn'] - Dunn is a lockdown defender on the perimeter but hasn't shown a ton of offensive game in his high school career so far. That could change with a move to Montgomery County this year. Looking ahead to this weekend, Ethan will need to be very solid to get his team on a deep run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Name:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carson Probst - Probst is a name who has been on my radar but he didn't play much at all for Woodford County this past season. If he's actually grown to the 6'10 he's listed at, Carson is going to be a problem for opponents this weekend and could be a difference maker in the always tough 8th region for the next two years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->