Crozier Summer League: Under the Radar Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The CSL featured prospects who are household names in the area. And it had guys who are still on the come-up, including some freshmen. Here are some of those notable performances:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2622944' first='Logan' last='Eldridge'] 5'10 G 2028 Middletown </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An underclassmen on a deep Cavaliers squad, Eldridge maximized his opportunities by making plays on defense and hitting shots on offense. The two-way guard intercepted passes off-ball or swiped the ball away from his man, forcing several turnovers and generated instant offense on the break. He didn't need many touches to be effective in the halfcourt either because he knocked down multiple spot-up threes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2449700' first='Connor' last='Meko'] | 6'2 G 2027 Salesianum</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meko led a squad of mostly underclassmen in the event and used it as his time. He paced young Sallies with his dynamic shotmaking. They were able to scheme him open off-ball with quick-hitting actions for movement threes. His ability to immediately shoot off-the-catch or pump-fake and get to his in-between game kept the defense guessing. And when his team didn't have anything going, he could just pull-up from deep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2897864' first='Yemerson' last='Santiago'] | 5'9 G 2029 Aspira </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The bright spot for a young program, Santiago made splash plays to give them life over the weekend. The scrappy defender got a few steals that he took the other way for transition buckets. When the Wolves had the ball, Santiago lit up the defense from deep. He hit multiple catch-and-shoot threes, including one on a baseline out-of-bounds play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2917525' first='Jarvis' last='Watson'] | 6'5 F 2027 Odessa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Watson did some traditional big man stuff on defense, like rebounding and protecting the paint. But he really stood out with the havoc he created. When his man caught the ball on the perimeter or came up to set screens, Watson blitzed whoever had the ball, forcing takeaways. On those fastbreak opportunities and off-the-catch in the halfcourt, he was able to glide to the rim for easy baskets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2867778' first='Turk' last='Wilburn'] | 5'10 G 2029 Odessa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The youngest in charge, Wilburn was an all-around playmaker for the Ducks. When he wasn't scoring himself, his driving created windows for whoever was cutting or rolling to the rim. And when the offense needed a boost, the lucky lefty drained a few threes to get them going. Wilburn came away with some steals of his own too and used them as another avenue to facilitate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->