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<p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb']</em></p>
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<p>Inside the Glass House, the pinnacle of Tennessee high school basketball, there is still a lingering awareness of life after high school, after the high school career ends. The following players are best suited to play college basketball and thrive at that next level.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">1 - [player_tooltip player_id='1959160' first='Trey' last='Thompson'] (Greeneville) 2026</h3>
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<p>Shooting touch is as good as [player_tooltip player_id='1211987' first='Cade' last='Capps']. Agility is mid-major D1 now. Drop step is elite. Footwork underneath is already almost college good.</p>
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<p>Butler Assistant Coach Jon Diebler watched Trey play Thursday. Middle Tennessee settled an assistant along the sideline too.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">2 - [player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb'] (Upperman) 2027</h3>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb']'s jumper woke up before the rooster Thursday. He made all 12 free throws he attempted. Knocked down his only two three-pointers. "He is a great player and I was honored to be on the stage with him and [player_tooltip player_id='1211987' first='Cade' last='Capps']," said [player_tooltip player_id='1959160' first='Trey' last='Thompson'] on being a Mr. Basketball Finalist alongside Ty. "Guys like him are going to make tough shots."</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">3 - [player_tooltip player_id='1259398' first='Michael' last='Nwoye'] (Hume-Fogg) 2025</h3>
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<p>Wonderful wing height and agility. [player_tooltip player_id='1259398' first='Michael' last='Nwoye'] projects as a versatile wing two-way player beyond high school.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">4 - [player_tooltip player_id='1971524' first='JaDyn' last='Lee'] (Munford) 2025</h3>
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<p>Elite guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1971524' first='JaDyn' last='Lee']</strong> did not play a flawless game Thursday, largely owning to his bizarrely bad free throw shooting, but he was clearly the best hard-charging guard of the morning doubleheader. Lee wrapped with 30 points in a loss. </p>
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<p>As a slasher, [player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb'] might get to Lee's level in his next two years. Right now, Lee is the better finisher after harm though.</p>
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<p>"He was making tough shots," said Greeneville guard [player_tooltip player_id='2816191' first='Zayden' last='Anderson']. </p>
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<p>"He is a really, really good passer," said Greeneville Head Coach Brad Woolsey. "I don't know that we did a great job on him, but a lot of shots he made were just tough shots. We didn't allow him to distribute as easily as usual."</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">5 - [player_tooltip player_id='1347852' first='Chris' last='Mitchell'] (Jackson South Side) 2025</h3>
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<p>Agile, 6-foot-6 forward. Springy. Did not show range on his jumper but makes free throws historically. Impressive shotblocker and post intimidator. </p>
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<p>Chris is the only player from this South Side team to start in a State Tournament game prior. He was a freshman when South Side ventured to Murfreesboro in 2022.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">6 - [player_tooltip player_id='2373251' first='Isiah' last='Ring'] (Hume-Fogg) 2026</h3>
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<p>Top shelf athlete. Isiah did not play well in the quarters. He shot very poorly and was only passable as a ball-handler. It was an aberration. Ring is a talent with upside and college coaches will notice in the next 15 months.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">7 - [player_tooltip player_id='1321569' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman'] (Fayette-Ware) 2025</h3>
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<p>"Bear" Freeman played quite well. The power guard kept the tempo fast and ran out with purpose when he was not the primary ball-handler.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">8 - [player_tooltip player_id='2816168' first='Xavier' last='Farrell'] (Tullahoma) 2025</h3>
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<p>"This guy is a hard worker," said THS Head Coach. [player_tooltip player_id='2816168' first='Xavier' last='Farrell'] dominated all morning with lighting fast hands and powerful sprints up floor with the ball at his command.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">9 - [player_tooltip player_id='1927473' first='Tarecous' last='Stevens'] (Fayette-Ware) 2025</h3>
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<p>Still raw. [player_tooltip player_id='1927473' first='Tarecous' last='Stevens'] played high school football this past fall for the first time in his high school career with the purpose of toughening him up some. Stevens is a very thin and springy forward.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">10 - [player_tooltip player_id='1572498' first='Quaylan' last='Hampton'] (Fayette-Ware) 2025</h3>
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<p>Exceptionally speedy. Hampton's recruitment was always going to be slowed slightly by his diminutive size. His court awareness and bounce are quite good,</p>
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<p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='2352126' first='Austin' last='Tinnon'] (Tullahoma)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2115401' first='Eli' last='Patrick'] (Munford)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2816191' first='Zayden' last='Anderson'] (Greeneville)<br>Sam Bobo (Tullahoma)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2283267' first='Elijah' last='Lowe'] (Fayette-Ware)</p>
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