WA Top 250-Expo: Size Making The Difference
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Being a tall and strong player can only get you so far in todays game. If you don’t have some other sort of skill-set or intangible to bring to a good roster, it’s going to be a hard time seeing…
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Continue ReadingBeing a tall and strong player can only get you so far in todays game. If you don’t have some other sort of skill-set or intangible to bring to a good roster, it’s going to be a hard time seeing the floor and when you do, it may not be for a good amount of time. The players that I have highlighted below in this article all have size, length, or physicality more than most I have seen at this Top 250-Expo. Each individual displayed that they have size mixed-in with some skill, in some sort of way out there on the court and that was a big factor as to why their perspective team did well on Sunday.
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#249 – Mason St Louis Mason St Louis 6'3" | SG Kentwood | 2025 State WA – 2025 – 6’4 – CG/SF – Kentwood High School
Mason St Louis Mason St Louis 6'3" | SG Kentwood | 2025 State WA showed his dominance at this Top 250 Expo with his mixture of size and skill. St Louis is 6’4 with the muscle mass to go along with it. He is a determined driver of the basketball while going toward the hoop on the offensive side of things. When it comes to defense, his athleticism and physical prowess take over. He is quick enough to stay on a lengthy guard or he can switch onto a bigger forward and handle business by the basket. St Louis definitely had one of the more impressive statures at this event. I hope he can use that to his advantage the next two season at the varsity level at Kentwood High School.
#237 – Noah Parker Noah Parker 6'1" Everett | 2025 WA – 2025 – 6’2 – CG – Everett High School
I saw a lot of positive glimpses out of Noah Parker Noah Parker 6'1" Everett | 2025 WA at this event and I think he is good enough to build off of that looking forward. Parker is a 6’1 guard with some real length. He is strong in his moves and has some sneaky athleticism compared to those a round him. He doesn’t do anything crazy to kill his opponents other than being just a solid overall player. He stays in front of his man on defense, can get a block or two here and there, is athletic enough to rebound over a good amount of players around his height, and he seems like he is having fun out there. All these things equal out to a solid prospect, that can do some positive things for whatever team he is lacing up with.
#350 – Talen Yearout – 2024 – 6’8 – C – Raymond High School
Talent Yearout is a little bit more than just a big body at 6’8. He is a player that can catch and beat his smaller defender with his size or he can pass it out to an open teammate on the perimeter for an open three, once the defense brings a double team. Yearout is the type of big that you want to get in the right spots as a coach. He CAN put the ball on the ground but it’s not something that I would want to see on a consistent basis. He is at his best when he can use his size and finish through contact. If coaches can get him into that situation near the basket, they are sure to have some success in the long run throughout the duration of an entire contest.
#295 – Daniel Kwon Daniel Kwon 6'5" | SF Pullman | 2025 State WA – 2025 – 6’5 – CG/SF – Pullman High School
One of the more versatile and diverse players that I saw at this event was Daniel Kwon Daniel Kwon 6'5" | SF Pullman | 2025 State WA of Pullman High School. Kwon is 6’5 and agile with his movement. He gets to his spots whenever he would like and usually ends the possession with his patented spin move, into a turn around jumper. A move that is really un-guardable for smaller defenders, whenever he has the opportunity to make it happen. I would need to see more of Kwon’s game film to really break it down but from what I have seen thus far, he is a high level player with his mixture of size, skill, and knowledge of the sport. He doesn’t have the biggest muscles mass but it’s not the smallest and he moves really well off of the ball to make up for it to be honest. I hope Kwon keeps balling and is getting interest, he seems like he could do some good at the college level when it’s all said and done.