Way Too Early Best Returners in D10-3A
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The District 10-3A gets a little bit of an edit to its membership this year. Murfreesboro Central Magnet is dropped. Hillwood is out. Hillwood, out?! No, not really. Hillwood High gets a new building, and that building is not exactly…
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Continue ReadingThe District 10-3A gets a little bit of an edit to its membership this year. Murfreesboro Central Magnet is dropped. Hillwood is out. Hillwood, out?! No, not really. Hillwood High gets a new building, and that building is not exactly in the Hillwood neighborhood, so Metro Nashville gave the new building a new name: James Lawson High.
Which players are destined to thrive in the next season, the 2023-2024 basketball season?
D10-3A
Glencliff*
Hume-Fogg*
James Lawson*
Maplewood*
MLK*
Valor Prep
Cooper Bussel – Valor Prep
“He is like a pure point guard,” said Head Coach Jeremy Pope. “Sees the floor really well. He shoots the ball really well. He is a high-IQ player.”
Chris Williams Chris Williams 6'2" | PG Maplewood | 2024 TN – Maplewood
Williams will immediately be the first option offensively as five of the top six scorers all graduated.
Williams gets to the basket with a wonderfully quick first step. When he sees a seam in the defense he attacks and accelerates like few high school guards can.
Last year Williams averaged 13.5 ppg.
He has a shot to play after high school.
2022-2023 Maplewood Roster (Starters*)
#2
Chris Williams
Chris
Williams
6'2" | PG
Maplewood | 2024
TN
* (2024)
#5 G Donte Burchette (2025)
#12 Cheese McClain (2024)
#20 James Davis (2026)
After that it will be wide open to anyone in the program. Donte Burchette, James Davis, Cheese McClain all played sparingly last winter.
Eric Thomason Eric Thomason 5'11" | PG Glencliff | 2024 State TN – Glencliff
Eric can create with some savvy. The senior-to-be is a really clever passer and ideally would be a pass-first point guard. This next Glencliff team will need him to score 12+ ppg just to keep pace in their district. Last year ET averaged 8.8 ppg, 3.9 apg, 4.0 topg, and 2.7 rpg. He is slick with the dribble though not explosive vertically. Most of his finishes in the lane will be floaters and leaners. Good free throw shooter.
Michael Nwoye Michael Nwoye 6'5" | PF Hume-Fogg | 2025 State TN – Hume-Fogg
Nwoye is among the most elegant players in the district. Runs the floor like a deer. Nwoye can score in the lane or hit the jumper. Nwoye is just beginning to realize his lofty potential. MN tends to defend the forward spot, but probably projects as a 2/3 in college. His footwork and handle is surprisingly good considering his height at 6-foot-6. Nwoye’s versatility really is special.
Kendall Soloman – MLK
Athletic scorer.
Alonzo Rhodes – Hume-Fogg
Alonzo Rhodes started last year and did a few noteworthy things. His athleticism is ok and he is strong enough. The team needs him to become more demanding offensively. He tends to defer when he might become more assertive.
Terron Stricklin Terron Stricklin 6'2" | SG Glencliff | 2024 State TN – Glencliff
As a junior Terron scored 10.0 points per game along with 3.4 rpg. The thin guard is very fast when he gets up to speed.
MJ Floyd MJ Floyd 6'2" | SG Martin Luther King | 2025 State TN – MLK
Strong physically, MJ Floyd MJ Floyd 6'2" | SG Martin Luther King | 2025 State TN started as a sophomore for MLK and excelled way back in October at the PrepHoops250 Expo outside Memphis. He can score from a few points on the floor. Floyd will get a little more of the ball-handling this year along with Avery Townsend Avery Townsend 6'1" | PG Martin Luther King | 2025 State TN after Kquinn Donald Kquinn Donald 5'6" | PG MLK | 2023 State TN ‘s departure to graduation. For him the next step is to shoot better coming off of the dribble.
Avery Townsend Avery Townsend 6'1" | PG Martin Luther King | 2025 State TN – MLK
Avery must be licking his lips with eagerness to get back to the State Tournament in Murfreesboro. He underperformed in the big moment, but this is a guard that can go. Wonderful on-ball defense. Rebounds at either end.
D’Azjon Dowell D’Azjon Dowell 6'3" | SG Glencliff | 2024 State TN – Glencliff
A volume scorer with nice first-step quickness. In his junior season, Dowell averaged 11.3 ppg along with 3.0 spg, 3.0 rpg, and 2.5 apg. His turnovers were the main problem though (4.3 TO pg).
2022-2023 Hume-Fogg Roster (Starters*)
#4
Miles Rucker
Miles
Rucker
6'3" | SG
Hume-Fogg | 2025
State
TN
(2025)
#5 Patrick Morgan (2024)
#12
Michael Nwoye
Michael
Nwoye
6'5" | PF
Hume-Fogg | 2025
State
TN
* (2025)
#23 Alonzo Rhodes* (2025)
#25 *
#32 F RJ Dunlap (2025)
2022-2023 MLK Roster (Starters*)
#2 PG
Avery Townsend
Avery
Townsend
6'1" | PG
Martin Luther King | 2025
State
TN
* (2025)
#4 SG Azariah Anderson (2024)
#1 PG
MJ Floyd
MJ
Floyd
6'2" | SG
Martin Luther King | 2025
State
TN
* (2025)
#15 SF Logan Cole (2024)
#23 SG/SF Kendall Soloman* (2024)