Philly Live Recap: 2024s Who Helped Themselves, Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Philly Live II had just as much action as Live I and the college coaches took note! Here are five more rising seniors who turned heads and helped their stock this past weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='1123885' first='Nick' last='Coval'] | 6-1 G Parkland&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With an overgrowing list of offers, Coval didn't breakout during Philly Live. But he proved his game can translate to a higher tier of college hoops. A lights-out shooter, Coval knows exactly who he is on the court. He pulled from NBA when defenders played too far off. Face-guarding him wasn't enough either because he was consistently moving without the ball. If you looked away for a split second, Coval was exactly where you didn't want him to be and wasted no time when he caught the ball. He lacks positional size for 1s &amp; 2s;&nbsp; however, his ability to play on- and off-ball made up the difference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='933048' first='Tristen' last='Guillouette'] | 6'9 C St. Joe's Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reshaping his body and adding to his bag of post moves, Guillouette's stock sky-rocketed during the live period. He put other bigs under the rim with drop steps and spin moves to give Prep steady points in the paint. And, on defense, he deterred drives while staying attached to his man. He did all of this while playing entire games. Guillouette opened a lot of eyes and his recruitment is just getting started.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Touari "Deuce" Ketner | 6-6 W/F Bonner-Prendie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Displaying versatility on both ends, Ketner strung together one complete game after another while not coming off the floor. He's a natural wing-forward at the 4 spot but used his lower body strength to guard up against post players at the 5. The 6-6 swiss army knife switched on to 3s or smaller wings in space and gave them the blues too. With skill to match, those physical abilities were assets on offense as well. Ketner had the mismatch versus everyone who was assigned to defend him. He punished smalls on the low block and blew by bigs off-the-bounce, in addition to beating them to loose balls and rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='1589269' first='Nyle' last='Ralph-Beyer'] | 6-4 G West Chester Henderson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following up on a good Live I, the Warriors' shooting guard was even more impressive during Live II. Ralph-Beyer showed that less is often more, getting to his spots in 1-2 dribbles. He didn't have to force anything. Instead, everytime was in rhythm and, when his shot wasn't there, he got off it. Ralph-Beyer's jumper was dangerous going right because he could pull up from three or for a middy in a split second, but he could counter and get to the cup if forced to his left.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='2347419' first='Kareem' last='Thomas'] | 6-5 G/W Salesianum (DE)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Delaware product made his presence by flying around on offense and defense. Thomas was at his best playing off-the-catch. Attacking closeouts and tilted defenses allowed him to get off threes or into the paint in a hurry where he showcased a plethora of finishes above and around the rim. Thomas's length and range on the other end were intriguing too. He toggled between forcing lead guards into bad shots at the point-of-attack and jumping passes on the weak side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For additional hoops coverage, follow me on Twitter/IG @ CGraham_Sports</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->