Seven Freshman That Stood Out in Indy

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another busy weekend in the gym is now behind us as we prepare for the calendar to turn from April to May. After spending the first three weekends of the spring covering the Prep Hoops Circuit, I spent this past weekend bouncing between two different events in Indianapolis focusing more specifically on Indiana teams and prospects. Here are seven freshmen that really caught my attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2267044"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Sunday proved why Elkins was included in the Top 10 of our initial Class of 2027 Prospect Rankings here at Prep Hoops Indiana. The 6'3″ left-handed guard has an excellent mixture of athleticism, skill, and positional size for his age. Elkins hit some tough step back three-point shots on the perimeter, finished above the rim a couple of times in transition, and created for himself going to the basket in the half court. Really intriguing prospect. Played very well for Progeny UA Rise 2027 against [program_tooltip program_id='2317250' first='Indiana' last='Elite 3SSB'] 2027.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["2267046"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"It is hard to find freshmen guards with the level of raw explosiveness that Gardner Jr. possesses off of the bounce. He is incredibly quick end-to-end, has high-level shiftiness in the half court, and also knocked in some jump shots on Sunday. Garner Jr. plays with u003ca class=u0022link-wrap pn-tooltipu0022 href=u0022https://prephoops.com/program/indiana-elite-3ssb/u0022 data-google-interstitial=u0022falseu0022u003eu003cspan class=u0022name-pointeru0022u003e[program_tooltip program_id='2317250' first='Indiana' last='Elite 3SSB']u003c/spanu003eu003c/au003e 2027 after being a valuable backup guard for the 29-1 Class 4A State Champion Fishers Tigers.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["2140383"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Grissom is an athletic guard that fluidly slices his way through the defense on the way to the basket. 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