The Knoxville Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three articles introduced the newcomers to the Class of 2025 rankings: <br><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/04/class-of-2025-debutants-part-i-2/">https://prephoops.com/2023/04/class-of-2025-debutants-part-i-2/</a><br><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/04/class-of-2025-debutants-part-ii-2/">Class of 2025 Debutants: Part II - Prep Hoops</a><br><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/04/class-of-2025-debutants-part-i-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Class of 2025 Debutants: Part I - Prep Hoops</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Class of 2025 rankings feature players from Virginia to Arkansas, from Kentucky to Alabama. Within this story, only the Knoxville-area newly-added players will be addressed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1898223"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8afb2"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1898223' first='Nate' last='Thompson'] is due a breakout summer. He is certainly an atypical high school guard, because he is jacked and muscular. His offensive awareness is high. Running with Pro One TN for his AAU venture.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1683257"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b032"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clinton High forward [player_tooltip player_id='1683257' first='Chandler' last='Gamble'] began taking basketball seriously around 10 years of age. He credits his family's basketball history as inspiring him. Gamble's grandfather was a star hooper for Tennessee Wesleyan University back in the day. Stands 6-foot-7. Frankly, Clinton's district does not often include college-bound forwards, so his in-season competition is a little light. This year Clinton will begin a newly formed district after the classification update. They will see Anderson County, Knoxville Halls, and Scott High. Clinton finished 10-22 in 2022-2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1708952"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b0a1"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1708952' first='Ben' last='Brophy'] (Hardin Valley Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1858754"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b10a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knoxville Christian is typically a program that gets overlooked during the high school basketball season by @PrepHoopsTN because of their district affiliation. Ailey thrived at the Jv Camp in February. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Touch is great when catching. Percentage drops fast when he dribbles into it. Tough around the rim, but not efficient there just yet. Long strides. Spotty finishing around the rim. His best skill is hitting the corner three-pointer. Repeatable form. Very, high release. Great catch-and-shoot threat. Needs to develop his slashing game a lot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>PrepHoopsTN Eval (Feb 2023)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1856728"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b171"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1856728' first='Brandon' last='Winton'] is a State Champion, and likely a future college football player. Great upper-body strength for a high school guard. Lacks the shooting touch of the elite guards in Tennessee ([player_tooltip player_id='1145719' first='Tyler' last='Tanner'], [player_tooltip player_id='1121414' first='Jahvin' last='Carter'], etc.). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1858693"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b1d7"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Powell's [player_tooltip player_id='1858693' first='Nathan' last='Russell'] made his first impression in February at the PrepHoopsTN Jv Camp. Some of the results of that day are following. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How did he measure against the competition?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Class of 2025</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3/4 Court Sprint — 3.5, 3.4</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lane Agility — 12.30, 11.80</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>PrepHoopsTN Jv Camp All-Star</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Camp Ranking — #7</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>State Ranking — Top 110</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1850322"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b23d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1720043' first='Jeremiah' last='Lee'] and his Clinton Dragons finished 10-22 in 2022-2023. They advanced to the Regional Semifinal, which was a decent end to their underwhelming season. A shorter guard, Jeremiah is ranked #54 among the point guards. Lee needs to play as a faster tempo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1553029"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-645331ca8b2a1"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like [player_tooltip player_id='1720043' first='Jeremiah' last='Lee'], Barron needs to play faster, at times. His skill and height are the two most encouraging qualities. Soft touch. Defensively, the more players he can defend, the better. In high school he will probably find himself guarding bigs. Long-term Barron might be a small college wing. It remains to be seen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/04/introducing-the-prephoopstn-summer-combine-4/">Introducing the @PrepHoopsTN Summer Combine - Prep Hoops</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->