Ken-Tenn Classic: Saturday Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1229152' first='Eli' last='Finley'].</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Ken-Tenn Classic begins Friday night, but the majority of the event occurs Saturday, December 9th in Murray, Kentucky. These are the Players to Watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1343709' first='Trae' last='Rideau']</strong> (Clarksville Academy) - Trae is enjoying a breakout season for CA, scoring and passing at an elite level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cam Phillips</strong> (Clarksville Academy) - Earned the BCAT Division 2 District 4-A Boys Player of the Week. Averaged 25.5 ppg in 2 wins this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1952189' first='Cody' last='McGhee']</strong> (Millington) - Ran with Memphis Knights 15u. Top 120 player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1476194' first='Cam' last='Ward']</strong> (Rossview) - Elite first-step quickness. Good guard size. Ranked #62 among Tennessee seniors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collin O'Neal</strong> (M.B.A.) - Scores from the guard position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Brunetti</strong> (M.B.A.) - Stands 6-foot-4. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kevin Die' </strong>(M.B.A.) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578683' first='Clay' last='Payne'] </strong>(USN) - Breakout season underway. Payne won the PrepHoopsTN Combine Defensive MVP.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1477572' first='Amaan' last='Anderson'] </strong>(USN) - Passs-first point guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bryant Swing Jr. </strong>(Memphis East) - Scored 20 points against eStem to open the their season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cassius Vaughn </strong>(Memphis East) - Quick, young point guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2291122' first='Dylan' last='Jones'] </strong>(Memphis East) - Won Dandy Dozen Invitational MVP with 18 points and 11 rebounds back in November.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591000' first='Monterrio' last='Cox']</strong> (Memphis East) - Quick, undersized point guard. Competed at PrepHoops 250 Expo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Payne</strong> (Millington Central) - Leads his team in scoring with 15.7 ppg. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aiden Maclin</strong> (Millington Central) - Puts in 12.3 ppg with 5.4 rpg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1543353' first='Jackson' last='Klope']</strong> (McCracken County) - Ranked #30 by PrepHoopsKY. A sophomore. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1558734' first='Xavier' last='Cosby'] </strong>(DuPont Manual) - The 6-foot-3 guard is ranked #22 by PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1563827' first='Geoffrey' last='Njogu']</strong> (DuPont Manual) - Ranked #55 sophomore in Kentucky by PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1874790' first='Ace' last='Stricklin']</strong> (Murray) - Ranked #121 in the Class of 2026 of Kentucky.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MBABigRedBball/status/1730792623584035272?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/MBABigRedBball/status/1730792623584035272?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1513532' first='Jonah' last='Butler'] </strong>(Calloway County) - The 9th-ranked junior in Kentucky by PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229152' first='Eli' last='Finley']</strong> (Calloway County) - Eli is the 14th best junior in Kentucky, per PrepHoopsKY. He actually ran with STARS Basketball Club (Franklin-based) for AAU.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1288936' first='Ryan' last='Shene'] </strong>(DuPont Manual) - A 60th-ranked senior in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, per PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229147' first='Josh' last='Darst'] </strong>(DuPont Manual) - A top 100 player in KY, per @PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1763785' first='Lincoln' last='English']</strong> (Murray) - Ranked #124 by PrepHoopsKY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anderson "Jay" Martin IV</strong> (McCracken County) is currently ranked #25 in Kentucky.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2127277' first='Matthew' last='Langhi']</strong> (Marshall County) holds the #26 ranking in KY.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Saturday afternoon</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Creek vs. Russellville (KY)<br>Millington Central vs. Mayfield (KY)<br>U. School of Nashville vs. DuPont Manual (KY)<br>Memphis East vs. McCracken County (KY)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Saturday night</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>M.B.A. vs. Murray (KY)<br>Rossview vs. Calloway County (KY)<br>Clarksville Academy vs. Marshall County (KY)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->