2024 Rankings: Emerging Guards to Know
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With the 2024 rankings updated following the spring grassroots season, take a look at some guard prospects in North Carolina’s Top 100 that are worth getting to know. There’s no better time to sign up for PrepHoopsNC! Get 30% OFF…
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Continue ReadingWith the 2024 rankings updated following the spring grassroots season, take a look at some guard prospects in North Carolina’s Top 100 that are worth getting to know.
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Xavier Johnson
Xavier
Johnson
6’5″ | PG
Fayetteville Academy | 2024
State
NC
is a recent newcomer in the 2024 rankings but is worth bringing up again given his prowess at the guard position. He’s versatile given his ability to become a knockdown shooter or playmaker depending on rotations. He’s shown he can get downhill and finish at the rim just as well as he can knock down 3-pointers in bunches on the perimeter. He’s a name to get to know over at Fayetteville Academy.
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Travelle Bryson
Travelle
Bryson
6’5″ | SF
Legacy Early College | 2024
State
SC
is a name that’s been solid on the EYBL front with the Georgia Stars through the spring. He put up 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 1.9 apg on the EYBL scene with them as he showed he could get to the rim and make plays in traffic on a consistent basis. As he shows he can knock down shots on the perimeter and mid-range with consistency, look for his recruitment to grow in the state.
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Isaiah Sanders
Isaiah
Sanders
5’11” | PG
High Point Christian | 2024
State
NC
is a guard prospect in the state that continues to float under the radar despite his skillset. He’s a tone-setter at the lead guard spot given his speed/quickness with the ball and is quite the defender already. As he shows he can knock down shots and create off the bounce consistently, look for his name to grow in North Carolina’s 2024 class.
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Tayshaun Whitner
Tayshaun
Whitner
6’0″ | PG
Garner Magnet | 2024
State
NC
is a guard that’s finding his way in the 2024 class in the state. He’s shown he can make things happen for others and control the pace at the lead guard spot just as well as he can find his own shot as a threat on the perimeter. As he shows he can defend at a high level and make his presence felt on the opposite end, look for colleges to start drawing interest in him. He’s running with
Team Curry East
this summer.
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Derrick Benbow Jr
Derrick
Benbow Jr
6’3″ | CG
White Oak | 2024
State
NC
. is an emerging guard prospect with quite the skillset as a downhill driving threat. He can get to his spots in hurry off the bounce and finish in traffic with a ton of presence. As he shows he can get to his right hand and make things happen getting downhill, look for colleges in the region to start to pull the trigger on him. He’s running with Team Loaded NC BCT this summer.