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High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations

High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Steve Quattrocchi
Steve Quattrocchi September 20, 2023 @ 12:58 PM
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Jeremiah Sutton
Jeremiah Sutton 6'3" | SF | 2025
KY
Braydon Pate
Braydon Pate 5'11" | CG | 2024
KY
Will Alexander
Will Alexander 6'4" | CG | 2024
KY
Tanner Murphy
Tanner Murphy 6'3" | SG | 2024
KY
Emontae Weah
Emontae Weah 6'7" | C | 2025
OH
Mike Loftis
Mike Loftis 5'10" | PG | 2024
KY
Jonathan Degroff
Jonathan Degroff 6'3" | SG | 2025
KY
Dillon Ritchey
Dillon Ritchey 6'1" | SG | 2024
KY
Carter Bresser
Carter Bresser 6'5" | SF | 2025
KY
Brady Cummins
Brady Cummins 6'1" | PG | 2024
KY
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60 players from all across Kentucky and a couple of border states converged on Louisville Saturday for the first ever Griffin Elite High Academic Prospect Showcase. Here are the evaluations for Team 4.

Braydon Pate

Braydon Pate

KY
CG
HEIGHT 5'11"
POS CG
CLASS 2024
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Braydon
Pate CG
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
HS
Mayfield
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Pate was one of the best shooters we saw at the event on Saturday. In our combine shooting...
Written by Steve Quattrocchi
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Braydon Pate

State: Kentucky
School: Mayfield
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Mike Loftis

Mike Loftis

KY
PG
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS PG
CLASS 2024
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Mike
Loftis PG
Class
2024
Height
5'10"
HS
Holy Cross (Louisville)
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Loftis was a top performer at camp on Saturday in my eyes. Overlooked due to playing at Holy...
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Mike Loftis

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State: Kentucky
School: Holy Cross (Louisville)
Club: Kentucky Supreme
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Alice Lloyd
Will Alexander

Will Alexander

KY
CG
HEIGHT 6'4"
POS CG
CLASS 2024
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Will
Alexander CG
Class
2024
Height
6'4"
HS
Edmonson County
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Alexander fits the role of a big shooter. Will had a strong showing in the drills portion of...
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Alice Lloyd
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Will Alexander

Twitter
State: Kentucky
School: Edmonson County
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Jonathan Degroff

Jonathan Degroff

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SG
CLASS 2025
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Jonathan
Degroff SG
Class
2025
Height
6'3"
HS
Ryle
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
This team was stacked with shooters and DeGroff was no different. A big wing with a nice shot,...
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Jonathan Degroff

State: Kentucky
School: Ryle
Club: Ky rise (Drew Mitchell Rise)
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Jeremiah Sutton

Jeremiah Sutton

KY
SF
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SF
CLASS 2025
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Jeremiah
Sutton SF
Class
2025
Height
6'3"
HS
Fern Creek
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
A popular name lately in Louisville, Sutton is long and athletic and was one of the few players...
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Jeremiah Sutton

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State: Kentucky
School: Fern Creek
Club: Central Ky Basketball Club
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Dillon Ritchey

Dillon Ritchey

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS SG
CLASS 2024
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Dillon
Ritchey SG
Class
2024
Height
6'1"
HS
Shelby County
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Ritchey absolutely shot the lights out in the game of 5 on 5 that I watched. The Shelby...
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Dillon Ritchey

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State: Kentucky
School: Shelby County
Club: Kentucky Supreme
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Miles College
Emontae Weah

Emontae Weah

OH
C
HEIGHT 6'7"
POS C
CLASS 2025
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Emontae
Weah C
Class
2025
Height
6'7"
HS
Winton Woods
|
OH
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Another of the Elite Mentality AAU group that came down to Louisville, Weah is a very interesting prospect...
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Miles College
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Emontae Weah

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State: Ohio
School: Winton Woods
Club: Elite Mentality
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Wittenberg
Carter Bresser

Carter Bresser

KY
SF
HEIGHT 6'5"
POS SF
CLASS 2025
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Carter
Bresser SF
Class
2025
Height
6'5"
HS
Lloyd Memorial
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Carter continues to grow and he’s hopeful that a transfer to Lloyd Memorial will provide more opportunities for...
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Wittenberg
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Carter Bresser

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State: Kentucky
School: Lloyd Memorial
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Tanner Murphy

Tanner Murphy

KY
SG
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SG
CLASS 2024
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Tanner
Murphy SG
Class
2024
Height
6'3"
HS
Cooper
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Another big wing shooter from the 9th region, Tanner showed off deep range on his jumper and confidence...
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Tanner Murphy

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State: Kentucky
School: Cooper
Club: Moss Elite
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Brady Cummins

Brady Cummins

KY
PG
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS PG
CLASS 2024
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Brady
Cummins PG
Class
2024
Height
6'1"
HS
DeSales
|
KY
High Academic Showcase: Team 4 Evaluations
Brady, like Ritchey, had a stretch where he hit multiple threes in a row for his team in...
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Brady Cummins

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State: Kentucky
School: DeSales
Club: Indiana Elite Team Indiana Adidas Gold
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