Jay Bilas Skills Camp Standouts
I shared my immediate takeaways. Now, here are some standouts from The Jay Bilas Skills Camp… Cooper Stearns (6’4/F/’25) Cooper was a player that got better every day. The more I watched him, the more I wrote about him. He is…
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Continue ReadingI shared my immediate takeaways. Now, here are some standouts from The Jay Bilas Skills Camp…
Cooper Stearns (6’4/F/’25)
Cooper was a player that got better every day. The more I watched him, the more I wrote about him. He is a stout frontcourt player that showed his ability to score with his back to the basket and off the bounce. He played extremely hard and competed with tremendous effort on both ends of the floor. Cooper showed good instincts on defense and a knack for scoring. He had a good camp and is the caliber player his teammates loved to battle with during the 5v5 games.
Walker Allen (5’5/PG/’25)
Instagram: youngwalk.4
Walker is a poised PG that plays under control. He never got rushed and was in control of the pace. He has an excellent feel and understanding of the game. His PG IQ is high, and he knows how to get his teammates involved. He is a heady ball-handler and decision-maker coming off the ball-screen action. He is a dynamic playmaker that knows how to create for his teammates and can create his own when necessary. He plays with a lot of confidence and is very consistent with his play. He has to get stronger, as bigger guards will try to bully him when he is on defense.
Noah Knostman (6’4/F/’25)
Instagram: n.oah15
Twitter: @KnostmanNoah
Noah showed a lot of versatility at camp. He is a highly skilled player on the low block that was very productive in the paint. He showed his ability to face up and attack off the bounce. He is a talented interior finisher who has nice touch in the paint and around the rim. He had his entire scoring arsenal at his disposal and did not back down from any challenge. He is a skilled playmaker that knows how to get his within the flow of the offense.
Jagger Emerson Jagger Emerson 6'6" | CG Greensboro Day | 2027 State NC (6’5/G|F/’27)
Instagram: jaggeremersonn
Twitter: @jagger_emerson2
Jagger’s length must be discussed as I write about him because it caused problems for opponents on both ends of the floor. He is aggressive off the bounce and explosive in the paint and at the rim. He has the ability to elevate in tight spaces, and he finishes with the best of them. As good as he played throughout camp, we have to remember that he is a rising freshman still learning the game. He is still learning how to create space with the dribble, and he must continue improving his perimeter J. He plays hard and even got on the floor after loose balls. He makes a lot of plays that will never show up in the stat book but are plays that impact winning.
Trey Beamer (6’2/CG/’26)
Instagram: treybeamm
Trey has a quick first step and can shift gears off the bounce. He controls the pace and knows when to play fast and when to slow it down. His court vision and court awareness are a plus as he gets the ball to teammates on time and in places they can produce. He understands that the ball moves faster by the pass than the dribble, which was evident through his consistency in his kick-ahead passes. He is a dynamic playmaker out of isolations and pick-and-rolls, as he knows how to draw the defense in, then get the ball to open shooters. He facilitates and scores and his production never diminishes when having to focus more time on one than the other.
Michael Solaja (5’11/PG/’24)
Micahel was a high-volume shot-taker that could score in bunches. He was aggressive and asserted himself on the offensive end of the floor. He does an excellent job drawing defenders off the bounce and spraying out of the paint and from under the rim. He is an accurate passer that hits his teammates on time and on target. He keeps defenders off-balance with his ability to change speeds. He is a good finisher through contact and has touch in the paint with his runner and floater. Michael has a bag full of pull-ups and stepbacks, all of which were on display at camp, along with his ability to set up teammates.