2027 Rankings Update: The Combo Guards

We continue our positional breakdown for the Class of 2027 with a look at some of New England's most notable Combo Guards.   This is a positional group full of talent and it starts at the top with St. Sebastian's [player_tooltip player_id='2194345' first='TJ' last='Allen'] (#8), Lawrence Academy's [player_tooltip player_id='2411216' first='AJ' last='Reinertson'] (#13), and St. Andrew's [player_tooltip player_id='2470927' first='Elijah' last='McNair'] (#19).    Below, we'll take a look at ten more Combo Guards to watch from the Class of 2027:   [player_tooltip player_id='1707498' first='Blake' last='Bastani']   Bastani, a 6'5" guard at the New Hampton School, has proven to be one of the better pure scorers in this class out of New England. With good positional size and length, and a plus ability to create off the bounce, he's capable of getting to his spots and elevating over the defense to score. While he has deep range on his jumper, he does a nice job of scoring in the mid-range, utilizing change of speeds and directions to get into his jumper.   [player_tooltip player_id='2568326' first='Xavier' last='Sanchez']   A 6'3" guard from the Newman School, Sanchez has nice burst in the open floor, creativity in the paint as a scorer, and the ability to rise up over the defense in the mid-range. He's proven to be a capable shot maker in catch and shoot situations, doing a good job of running the floor in transition and moving into open passing windows in the half-court. He has the ability to create in isolation situations and can finish with either hand around the rim.   [player_tooltip player_id='2470938' first='Ethan' last='Villacis']   Villacis, a 6'1" scorer at Westminster, does a nice job of getting downhill as a driver and scoring over length in the paint. He's a good decision maker in the open floor, capable of getting to the rim and finishing with creativity over size. He does a nice job as a playmaker with the ball in his hands, hitting cutters on the move and picking his spots as a scorer in the mid-range. He can also knock down shots from the corners in catch and shoot situations.   [player_tooltip player_id='2568371' first='Uriah' last='Williams']   A long 6'2" combo out of St. Andrew's School, Williams is a dynamic creator with the ball in his hands. He has a quick first step off the bounce, a variety of dribble moves in the paint, and the ability to finish with either hand around the rim. The lefty is a big guard that can see over the defense as a passer, know how to run off screens to create scoring opportunities, and utilizes changes of speed and direction to get to his spots off the bounce.   [player_tooltip player_id='2634131' first='John' last='Fitzgibbon']   Fitzgibbon, a 6'3" guard from Brewster Academy, is a crafty guard that plays with good pace and a high level feel for the game. He's a capable three level scorer that can consistently knock down shots from behind the arc, while using his dribble to keep defenders off balance when getting into the paint. He has great vision in the half-court, making plays off the bounce as a passer and reading angles to find teammates in good scoring positions.   [player_tooltip player_id='2568526' first='Niklas' last='Boateng']   A quick twitch athlete, the 6'0" Boateng is a standout guard at Lexington Christian Academy. A big time scorer that can finish at and above the rim, he does a nice job of using his athleticism in the open floor as a scorer. He makes shots from multiple levels and does a nice job as a spot up shooter from behind the arc. Defensively, he's a tough on ball defender that can cover space quickly and has the ability to block shots from the help side.   [player_tooltip player_id='2486606' first='Jack' last='Stevens']   Stevens, a 6'0" guard out of Cheshire Academy, does a great job of getting to his spots off the bounce as a scorer and playmaker. He can really shoot the ball, both off the bounce and off the catch, particularly from behind the arc. When he has the ball in his hands, he does a nice job of creating space, utilizing changes of speed, direction, and hesitations to get to his spots off the dribble as a scorer, finishing with craftiness around the rim.   [player_tooltip player_id='2470935' first='Jack' last='Olinto']   A 6'2" combo guard at Archbishop Williams, Olinto has proven to be a high level scorer early in his sophomore season. The guard already has multiple games of 3+ made threes this season, including one game with six made threes. He does a nice job of moving without the basketball, works early to get his feet set, and has a quick release off the catch. On top of that, he can put the ball on the floor for multiple dribbles as a scorer in the mid-range.   [player_tooltip player_id='2634189' first='Daniel' last='Cassamajor']   Cassamajor, a dynamic scorer at Brooks School, has quickly proven to be a high level shooter from behind the arc. He has in the gym range on his jumper, does a nice job of leveraging his shooting to open up driving lanes, and does a nice job of scoring with length around the rim. As a ball handler, he does a great job of making reads out of ball screens, showing good feel as a passer when hitting the roll man or popper.   [player_tooltip player_id='2711261' first='Julien' last='Price']   Long and athletic, the 6'5" Price is a dynamic defeder at Loomis Chaffee. He generates a high amount of steals and deflections, both on and off the basketball, but has quickly proven to be one of the top on ball defenders in the class. He has great length, moves incredibly well laterally, and uses quick hands to create turnovers. In the open floor, he's a dynamic finisher that utilizes his length around the rim as a finisher.   Keep an eye out for our next rankings update positional breakdown, a look at 2027's shooting guards!

We continue our positional breakdown for the Class of 2027 with a look at some of New England's most notable Combo Guards.