Newcomers to the 2028 Rankings (Mid Tenn)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perhaps the most exciting aspect of releasing a fresh ranking is adding newcomers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2841420' first='Thomas' last='Young']</strong> - Clarksville High<br />During the AAU summer Thomas played small forward. as[player_tooltip player_id='2841498' first='Luke' last='C. Smith'] anchored the lane. With the Wildcats Thomas will line up in the paint, largely a power forward/center. As a freshman at CHS last year he was primarily a rebounder off of the bench. Expect his role to grow a bit as a sophomore.  Further, Thomas has some good size on him...broad shoulders and rare height.  He may still be growing taller and will absolutely bulk up more.  </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2550772' first='Travis' last='Martin'] </strong> - Knoxville Catholic<br />Travis and his family just moved to Knoxville from Kenosha, Wisconsin. They are a great basketball family. Very supportive. Travis made his "debut" at The Expo: Tennessee the final September weekend.  Thanks to his crisp, creative passing and above average shooting Martin provided the event's best surprise. High basketball I.Q. Plays at his own pace. Travis joins Mr. Basketball-candidate [player_tooltip player_id='1959161' first='Cade' last='Murphy'] at Knoxville Catholic.  Old heads might remember Adam Morrison.  Though Morrison was just an average athlete he shared the Oscar Robertson Trophy with J.J. Reddick for college basketball's player of the year in 2006.  Martin plays like Adam Morrison once did.  The major difference is Martin stands about 6-foot-3+ and Morrison topped out at 6-foot-8.  Both excel with elite court vision and a consistent shooting touch. Sneaky handles.</p> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2877908' first='Yousab' last='Awad']</strong> - Wilson Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Good defensive awareness. Vocal defender. Needs to gain weight/strength in the chest and shoulders. Guards get more physical at the top varsity level (4A) and beyond. Awad has some herky-jerky to his drives, which helps. In order to finish consistently in the lane at the 4A level he will need to get stronger and perhaps bouncier. As long as he stands 6' or shorter these are requirements to be a lane-scorer. Found a loose ball or two. Nice instincts. Court awareness is better than average. Scrappy. Focused on the right things every play. - The Expo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2971073' first='Kingston' last='Booker']</strong> - Columbia Central<br>Raw athlete. Still thin, but impressive height. Active defensively. Needs to refine his offensive game. With his size and spring many coaches will want to work on his game and see what it can evolve into. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Also added:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thomas Ogelsby</strong> - Gallatin<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2828896' first='Keyon' last='Shaw']</strong> - Ensworth<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2915655' first='Jayden' last='Varpness']</strong> - Donelson Christian Academy<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2933245' first='John' last='Williams']</strong> - Lipscomb Academy<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2867484' first='Graham' last='Seraphine'] </strong>- C.P.A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can read evaluations of [player_tooltip player_id='2915655' first='Jayden' last='Varpness'], [player_tooltip player_id='2933245' first='John' last='Williams'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2867484' first='Graham' last='Seraphine'] by clicking on their names as all three attended The Expo: Tennessee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->