All About The Numbers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Numbers can be very fun in basketball. Sometimes they can tell the whole story. Sometimes they can lead to the story. And sometimes they're just fun or interesting. Let's take a look at some recent action……by the numbers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>23</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>23 was the number of points that <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1300923' first='David' last='Nichols III']</strong> scored in Kalamazoo Central's very impressive win against a really talented Mattawan squad a couple nights ago. Nichols is a player to keep a close eye on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>9 and 21</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9 is the number of players that hit the scorebook for Walled Lake Central in their win against South Lyon. 21 is the number of points that <strong>Vish Das</strong> scored in leading his team to the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>0/26/19</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start with the 0. That's the total number of Whitehall losses so far this season. The 26? That's easy. That's the number of points scored by Whitehall star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1373000' first='Camden' last='Thompson']</strong> in their win Tuesday against Sparta. The 19 you ask? That was Thompson's rebound total in the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>4</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1438257' first='Donnie' last='Huddleston']</strong> his 4 corners of the stat sheet last night. He finished with 19 points, had 7 deflections, 5 steals and 4 rebounds. <strong>Huddleston </strong>is having a terrific start to the season and should be on some college coaches radars. Oh yeah, he also shot 50% from beyond the arc.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>1</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sometimes 1 is the most meaningful number. In this case, 1 stands for 1 offer from St. Scholastica College to Plymouth star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1811788' first='Lucas' last='Porter']</strong>. That's a smart offer to a quality basketball player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's get another player under 1. That'd be <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1372075' first='James' last='Phillips Jr'].</strong> He's 1 player not to sleep on. I've been very high on his talent for some time now. Phillips is an electric playmaker with an explosive game. He had 14 points in 13 minutes played last night, helping his team earn an impressive win against Madison Heights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>20</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>20 is the points scored last night by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1528280' first='Micah' last='Estelle']</strong> in Hopkins win against Kent City. <strong>Estelle </strong>finished the game with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks. The bouncy post player should see a good amount of next level interest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->