G3 Invitational – Ramsey’s Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While some very talented fellow scouts hold down the fort at the Prep Hoops Circuit Midwest Melee in Chicago, I stayed back in the state of Indiana to cover the annual G3 Invitational. After watching the first few rounds of games on Saturday morning here is a quick notebook dump of what I saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><s>8:00 a.m.</s> 9:00 a.m. Crew</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With no games scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, I was able to get a little extra sleep and not get to Warren Central High School until 9:00 a.m. I began the day checking out some Class of 2026 prospects from Indiana before catching the second half of Ty Harris Elite 2024's game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T.J. Williams Jr. (Purdue Poly Tech 2026) and [player_tooltip player_id='2046152' first='Chrishon' last='Woodward'] (North Central H.S. 2026) immediately caught my attention for [program_tooltip program_id='2129012' first='Circle' last='City Shooters'] Elite 2026 in their game against [program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='EG10' last='']' last='']' last=''] 2026. Williams Jr. was getting a lot done off of the dribble and consistently finished with a nice right-handed floater in the intermediate range. He is a new name to remember in the current freshman class. As for Woodward, he was already on our radar after some strong showing on the Prep Hoops Circuit this spring. The 6'5" forward possesses a well-rounded skill set at his size and runs the floor very well. Anytime you see a young prospect that can move the way he does and finish with both hands around the basket it is going to grab your attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indiana Elite Aldridge 2026 woke up from a slow start and went on to defeat Progeny 2026 by a final score of 68-48. [player_tooltip player_id='1560973' first='Ethan' last='Roseman'] (Bishop Chatard 2026) led the way with 13 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1561031' first='Cameron' last='Webster'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2026) and [player_tooltip player_id='1988136' first='Terrencio' last='Davis Jr.'] (Thrival Academy 2026) each added 12 points in the win. This is a fun group to watch that has had a ton of success this spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Ty Harris Elite 2024, it was [player_tooltip player_id='1275781' first='Demetrius' last='Jenkins'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2024) that stood out with his excellent physical tools and athleticism. He is a smooth left-hander that displayed his pull-up jump shot and some explosiveness when driving to the basket. [player_tooltip player_id='1158227' first='Mason' last='Lewis'] (North Central H.S. 2024) was playing well also creating a backcourt tandem for Ty Harris Elite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Indiana's Class of 2025 Shines</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is absolutely no shortage of talent in Indiana's Class of 2025. It is very strong at the top and extremely deep as well. A few really impressive up-and-coming prospects in the class showed off their skills on Saturday morning at the G3 Invitational.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1539288' first='Nizyi' last='Davis'] (Lawrence Central H.S. 2025) was excellent in a 66-63 win for Kyle Guy Elite over [program_tooltip program_id='2076451' first='D1' last='Indiana']. The 6'4" forward had a stretch in the first half where he knocked in a corner three-pointer, crashed the glass from the perimeter for an athletic tip-in, and then scored it off of the dribble with a midrange pull-up. Having the athleticism and skill to do all of that on essentially three straight possessions is very impressive. I came away intrigued with the upside of [player_tooltip player_id='2053676' first='Bryce' last='Renn'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2025) as well. The 6'8" forward is very thin, but was consistently involved in the rebounding efforts, blocked some shots, and showed his offensive skill stepping out to make a corner three-point shot. One to watch as he continues to develop.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Progeny 2025, it is all about the talented backcourt. Lonte Ward (Indianapolis Lutheran 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297011' first='Damon' last='Howard'] (Pike H.S. 2025), and [player_tooltip player_id='1578447' first='Nijah' last='Jewell'] (North Central H.S. 2025) make up a three-headed monster of guards that can all REALLY play. Ward is a smaller guard, but more than makes up for it with some of the state's most explosive leaping ability. He is an above-the-rim finisher, very quick off of the dribble, and scores it at the end of his drives in a variety of ways. Howard is more of a jump shooting guard with a smooth shot both from the mid-range and out beyond the arc. Jewell is a perfect 3-and-D type of prospect with good length, a smooth outside shoot, and the versatility to guard multiple positions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Kyle Guy Elite Black 2024 &amp; [program_tooltip program_id='2076228' first='Indiana' last='Ice'] 2024 3SGB Pick Up Victories</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On side-by-side courts there were two great matchups of Class of 2024 Indiana grassroots programs with [program_tooltip program_id='2076228' first='Indiana' last='Ice'] 3SGB taking on [program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='EG10' last='']' last='']' last=''] and Kyle Guy Elite Black facing off with Progeny. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing up a year, [player_tooltip player_id='1539552' first='Tanner' last='Teschendorf'] (Mount Vernon Fortville H.S. 2025) led the way with 21 points for Kyle Guy Elite while sharpshooter [player_tooltip player_id='1384422' first='Eli' last='Ellis'] (Plainfield H.S. 2024) added 19 points. They took down Progeny 60-50. In the loss, [player_tooltip player_id='1578390' first='Evan' last='Haywood'] (Brebeuf Jesuit 2024) scored 20 points for Progeny.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the other court, [program_tooltip program_id='2076228' first='Indiana' last='Ice'] had an impressive comeback victory in overtime defeating [program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076924' first='EG10' last='']' last='']' last=''] 62-59. The backcourt duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1384405' first='Zayvion' last='Baker'] (Terre Haute South H.S. 2024) and [player_tooltip player_id='1275771' first='Ron' last='Rutland III'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2024) combined to make six three-pointers and finished with 18 and 17 points respectively for [program_tooltip program_id='2076228' first='Indiana' last='Ice'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->