Prep School Floor Generals to Track This Season

Prep school environments tend to reveal who is built to compete at the next level and this year, several prospects have stood out by raising their level of play. Whether it's improved physicality, decision-making, or the ability to impact both ends of the floor, these players have shown growth that translates to winning basketball. Here are a few prep school prospects worth tracking closely throughout the upcoming season.    [player_tooltip player_id='1583463' first='Cameron' last='Lomax'] is the most polished point guard in the state, a floor general with a complete command of pace, spacing, and decision-making. Lomax creates, facilitates, and scores well within the offense consistently playing with a high level feel for the game. Every shot he takes comes easy and is never forced. Lomax plays with a calm poise, never rushed, always a step ahead of help rotations and defensive shifts. The Faith Family lead guard also proves to understand timing, when to push, when to pull back, when to set up others, and when to go win the possession himself.     This floor general is the motor that makes the offense go, everything running through his dribble, pace, and ability to read the floor ahead of time. When the court opens, Neumann thrives in early offense action, pushing the ball with speed while keeping his eyes up, reading defenders before they have a chance to get set, forcing defenses to make decisions on the move, with every hesitation, shoulder turn, or dribble angle being purposeful. His handle is tight and efficient, allowing Neumann to navigate closed spaces without losing balance. In pick-and-roll situations, Neumann doesn't just come off the screen to score, he consistently uses it to outwit the defenders involved, coming off a high ball picks with a slight hang dribble or hesitation, just enough to freeze the on-ball defender and force the big to commit, without rushing, and always probing.     [player_tooltip player_id='2144879' first='Kamden' last='McGilveary'] proves to be wildly effective as a playmaker out of the pick-and-roll, handling it like a true floor general, probing while snaking dribbles to hold defenders in jail, using his body to shield the ball, and reading the back line before deciding whether to pull up, pass, or attack. His pacing is elite, he knows when to slow the tempo, survey, or shift gears to collapse defenders and read the help rotations, often keeping his dribble alive under pressure.     You won't find many point guards with the athleticism of [player_tooltip player_id='2634958' first='Josiah' last='Rose'], he rebounds like a wing, pushes the break himself, and forces defenses to scramble in transition, someone who can catch a lob or deliver a putback dunk at a moment's notice. Rose consistently plays downhill with power, finishes through contact, controls pace, creates advantages for others, and impacts both ends.     [player_tooltip player_id='1804624' first='Elijah' last='Hayeems'] is the type of player who can crack the code to the game in an instant. He's the engine that makes the team go, as everything runs through him first. Each possession Hayeems attempts to beat the defense down the court never allowing them to set up properly. Defensively he stands out as a ball hawk constantly producing steals in the passing lanes through anticipation and quick reflexes. In the open floor, he shows full control of the game, running the break instinctively with an understanding of spacing as he attacks the middle of floor, never picks up his dribble early, doesn't drift toward the sideline, and stays downhill keeping all options alive.     Pure playmaking lead guard with pass first mindset, always looking to get others involved. Next level pace and tempo control, often changing speeds and directions unpredictably to open up opportunities for others. He's quick to spot a mismatch and exploit it with instinctive passing as he drops dimes or delivers alley-oops with precision.

Prep school environments tend to reveal who is built to compete at the next level and this year, several prospects have stood out by raising their level of play. Whether it's improved physicality, decision-making, or the ability to impact both ends of the floor, these players have shown growth that translates to winning basketball. Here are a few prep school prospects worth tracking closely throughout the upcoming season.