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<p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2767036' first='Cameron' last='Jackson']</em></p>
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<p>Late July, we updated the 2028 player rankings. In this feature, the second of the positional breakdown series, the focus is on point guards.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top 5</span></p>
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<p>#1 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194475' first='Braylon' last='Williams']</strong> scored at a startling rate last winter, but his fellow underclassmen [player_tooltip player_id='2291122' first='Dylan' last='Jones'] just transferred out this week. Williams can improve defensively, particularly away from the basketball. He focuses wonderfully on the offensive end. Clever attacker.</p>
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<p>#2 T<strong>aheim Elohem</strong> transferred across the state, leaving Memphis University School for Baylor School. He and [player_tooltip player_id='2694838' first='Jamarion' last='Chapman'] both started at MUS and both left the school this off-season.</p>
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<p>#3 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194623' first='Miles' last='Alexander'] </strong>blew away the competition in fall of 2024 at the Prep Hoops Expo. His handle is elite already.</p>
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<p>#4 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2795834' first='Carson' last='Crump']</strong> averaged an astonishing 16.1 points per game as a freshman! He made 65 three-pointers too with a startling 40%. Crump is one of the best shooters in the Memphis-area and he will play fantastic for the next three years of high school.</p>
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<p>#5 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2532154' first='Destin' last='Kellogg']</strong> played quite well at BCAT Hoopfest in June. Brentwood Academy will challenge for the State Championship in 2025-2026 and Destin will play a lot. He will likely be the first guard off of the bench behind <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2133797' first='Bryson' last='Wade']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194910' first='Troy' last='Porties']</strong>. Porties does not have the offensive ceiling of Kellogg, but Porties is bull strong and moves like a cornerback defensively. </p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Undersized Point Guards</span></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2842516' first='Bryce' last='Hall'] </strong>is the younger brother of Nolensville's B.J. Hall. He can create problems with the dribble.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2508422' first='Bo' last='Maxwell']</strong> (Cookeville) started as a freshman. He will likely be sub-6' throughout. Maxwell demonstrates tremendous poise. A natural leader on the floor. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2637452' first='Nathan' last='Southall'] </strong>(Martin Luther King) stands 5-foot-9. As a freshman Southall was always ready on the catch, willing to take three-pointers in rhythm. </p>
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<p>Baylor School sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2754569' first='Zious' last='Whaley']'s</strong> older brother Nyziah Whaley was tremendous in high school, graduating in 2024. Nyziah finished his senior year with 14.4 ppg, 3.9 apg, and 3.6 rpg. Zious is more of a 2-guard at this point than Nyziah was at graduation. Both are good students. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2570431' first='Jake' last='Neal'] </strong>(Baylor School) is up to 5-foot-10 from 5-foot-8 and his muscle definition reveals that he invests in both the weight room and the basketball court in the off-season. Elite skills.</p>
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