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Bryce Cowns OK #49 PG #11 HEIGHT 6'1" POS PG CLASS 2025 View Profile Bryce Cowns Instagram Twitter State: Oklahoma School: McLoud Cowns is a guy who loves to operate in transition and is at his best playing with a…
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Continue ReadingCowns is a guy who loves to operate in transition and is at his best playing with a team that can get up and down the floor. On the defensive side of the ball, he always plays hard on every play and goes after every loose ball. He is a guy that I like to call the dirty work guy because he doesn’t mind doing all the dirty work things that contribute to a team winning basketball games. To me, it seems as if he always had a knack for where the basketball will be on the defensive side of the ball and always seems to get his hands on it. He had a few smaller guards on his team so it was tough to see how he does handling the ball but when he did have it in his hands, he did a great job being able to make stuff happen for his team.
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Billingsley is a guy that is very comfortable in a catch-and-shot type of role. Throughout the showcase, he consistently thrived from his teammate’s penetration and was able to knock down shots from the perimeter. He is a great on-ball defender and consistently picked guards’ pockets to help his team get easy buckets. On the defensive side of the ball, if you beat him, he refuses to give up on the play and will oftentimes find himself right back in the play making something positive happen defensively for his team. When he goes to the basket he has no problems finishing with either hand and is also okay finishing through traffic as well.
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Blumenthal is a guy that does all of the intangible things to make your team better. Throughout my time watching him he consistently did the little things to help ease the load on his teammates. He rebounded well and defended at a very high clip. He has the advantage because every time he grabs the rebound he can start the fastbreak himself and does a great job looking up the floor and passing ahead to his teammates. With his versatility, he will be a very interesting recruit because of his ability to play multiple positions on the offensive end and guard multiple positions on the defensive end.
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TJ Mcneely
TJ Mcneely
McNeely is a guy who lived in the lane all day during the showcase. He consistently got in the lane and was able to find open teammates for wide-open shots. When under pressure bringing the ball up the court, he does a great job of making himself small and protecting his dribble so smaller defenders can’t take the ball away from him. When he did get in the lane, he was very smart about being able to get out of the lane briefly and then immediately going back in to rebound on the offensive end of the floor. He is a great facilitator on the offensive end of the floor and understands angles defensively to stay in front of his man.
Anderson is a smaller guard who understands how to run an offense. He is very good at getting people involved and finding the open space to be effective from a catch-and-shot standpoint. What makes him unique is his ability to shoot the three at a high level and throughout the showcase, he repeatedly knocked down three, with a hand in his face and wide open. When on a fastbreak he can be able to find the open man or create an opportunity for a teammate by being creative and getting in the lane to draw the defense.
Dautry Lamkin
Dautry Lamkin
Lamkin is a guy who loves to get to the basket and is excellent at finishing around the rim. When he gets in the lane, he has no problem being able to finish with either hand. He does a great job of knowing where the backboard is and being able to use English to allow the ball to always go in the basket. I would consider him a slasher who can play multiple positions and fit in multiple styles of play. Every team at the next level needs a role player like him and I can see him being an impact player.
Jace Cole
Jace Cole
Cole is a guy that is very good and loves to move without the basketball. As I sat and watched him throughout the day, he seemed to always find the open space on the perimeter to get wide-open shots. On his team, he had a few other smaller guards that created a situation where he had to do what it took to survive. When he would pass it to the post, he loved to relocate to get the ball back in a great position to score. With him having such a knack for being able to move without the ball, he makes a great teammate and makes it easy for people to want to play with him.
Anthony Tucker
Anthony Tucker
Tucker is a guy that just flat-out plays hard every possession. He always crashes the boards on the offensive end and is relentless when trying to get a rebound. He has a high motor, and this allows him to consistently put pressure on the ball handler defensively while also moving without the ball offensively. With his non-stop movement defenders must pay more attention to him than they do to help when penetration takes place. He loves to live around the short corners and takes advantage of penetration from his guards to finish around the basket.
Cheatham is a guy that can never speed up. As I watched him throughout the showcase, he would bring the ball up the court and be pressured and never seemed to be fazed by the pressure. He isn’t aggressive at all offensively and rarely shoots the basketball but for some reason, he always seems to make the right play. He does a great job playing within himself and doing what the team needs at the right moment. I’ve seen him do a bunch of things offensively from penetrating and kicking to an open shooter to picking his spots and getting a floater off before the defense was able to get over to help.
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Donovan Nash
Donovan Nash
Nash is a guy who looks strong and like he could go and play Tale back on the football field and be effective. He is a lefty who can shoot pretty well from the three-point line but never plays outside of himself. Throughout the showcase, I nicknamed him the extra pass kid because he was always willing to make the extra pass to help his teammate get an open shot. Like any showcase, it started with kids trying to get their game off but ended up sharing the ball as the showcase went on. I think this had a large part to do with the unselfishness of Nash at the beginning of the showcase. His ability to be unselfish in a setting like this is something that impressed me and I think his leadership can take him far if his game continues to grow and develop.