Knights of Columbus Tournament: Standout Guards

The players mentioned in this article impressed with their ability to impact the game from the guard position. Whether it was as a point guard or shooting guard, these players proved to set their team up in best positions by either passing or scoring. Being a guard is considered the most important position in the game, and mastering or showing the potential abilities of a good guard was on display by numerous guards during this tournament.    Edwards is an athletic young guard who displayed skills beyond his age during this tournament. With a tight and quick handle, he's able to get past most defenders and get into the lane to finish or dish out to the open man. Gets past many defenders with his handle because of his quick first step. Takes contact well in the paint as he converted on some heavily contested layups. Has a solid three point jumper and has the ability to knock down deep threes.     Steffe plays with good pose for a freshman and showed off his high potential. He was good at making the right passes at the right times and finding the open man when it was available. He's good at driving in the lane using his speed and IQ to find openings in the defense. Displayed a good touch around the rim converting on multiple layups and floaters. Communicated well with his teammates and moved well without ball helping his team's offense flow.     A lanky guard who impacted the game with his ability to dictate the offense by scoring or getting everyone involved and set up. He has good height at the guard position and uses his height to see over defenders to make passes a lot of smaller guards wouldn't be able to make. Is good at maneuvering his body to get into the lane and score. Showed he has the ability to shoot the ball knocking down a couple catch and shoot threes and mid ranges. Has the strength to play through contact as he converted on a couple of and one plays.     Cheatham is solid pure point guard who brought in a spark to his team any time he was in the game. Plays with good energy on offense and knows how to play the right way as a point guard. Makes sharp and good passes that usually leads to assists or a pass to assist. Has a good shooting ability as he shot efficiently from three and the mid range throughout the tournament. His handles are savvy and effective as he's able to break down defenders to score at the rim.     A good shooting guard who was always a threat anytime left open on the perimeter. Has the ability to get hot from the three and has a good jumper. Was good at moving around on offense to get to his spots to hit open jumpers. Was hitting threes in multiple ways which included off the dribble threes, spot up threes, and pull up threes. His handle is tight and strong which helped him keep the offense flow by driving and kicking when dribbling in the lane. He's good at cutting to the basketball as he made a couple of lay ups from his cuts.     James Jr is a scoring guard who has a good IQ of how to play the proper way. Doesn't disrupt the teams offense and is a disciplined player. If needed he can score the ball in a variety of ways to help his team. Shoots the three ball well and can make skilled dribble moves into his three point shot. He's a fast guard and uses his speed to blow past defenders to score or breakdown a teams defense. Also is a solid defender as he's good at anticipating passes and picking up steals.

The players mentioned in this article impressed with their ability to impact the game from the guard position. Whether it was as a point guard or shooting guard, these players proved to set their team up in best positions by either passing or scoring. Being a guard is considered the most important position in the game, and mastering or showing the potential abilities of a good guard was on display by numerous guards during this tournament.