Toledo Top 64 Preview: Light Grey Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual Toledo Top 64 is back for its 3rd year! It will be played at Lourdes University on Sunday, October 1st, 2023. Less than 3 weeks away! This event brings some of the best players in the NWO area under one roof for college coaches to come to watch them compete against each other. This article will talk about one of the eight rosters made up of eight players who will be at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This light grey team has some interesting pieces but could be the biggest surprise of the event. One thing that is certain about them, they have a lot of players who can shoot the lights out. They have 2 very good guards but in different situations. Incoming freshman guard with a ton of hype out of Lima Senior's [player_tooltip player_id='2140877' first='Shawn' last='Foster'] and then an underrated senior guard from Perrysburg, [player_tooltip player_id='1688318' first='Austin' last='Shultz']. Then on the wing is another young player with a ton of upside, Genoa's [player_tooltip player_id='1708687' first='Ryan' last='Plantz']. They have a pair of good wings with [player_tooltip player_id='1837251' first='Mack' last='Hieber'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1708689' first='Kaeden' last='Carruthers']. I also love the stock riser who had a big AAU season and plans on continuing it for the Titans, Jayden Jones. A scrapper guard from Sandusky, [player_tooltip player_id='1672053' first='Kobe' last='Brown']. Along with a late addition to the event, Vincent Ferguson.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2140877' first='Shawn' last='Foster']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Lima Senior","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"All-Ohio","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Foster is the player I am most excited to watch this year at the Toledo Top 64. The incoming freshman already holds a D1 offer from Cincinnati. Foster played for All-Ohio Sumner this grassroots season and is going to play for Coach Q down in Lima this upcoming high school season. Foster seems to have the “it” factor to him. He looks to have extreme confidence in his game. His ability to score the ball is off the charts. He has very simple but effective moves that get him to his spot. He has a great smooth stroke. He has good length making his shot very hard to block. Foster has some good wiry athleticism that allows him to explode to the rim and score in traffic. He has the type of confidence that he will score 30 and won't act like it's a big deal because that's just what he does. 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