Scholar Roundball Classic - Senior Standouts

The College of the Holy Cross played host to the Scholar Roundball Classic last weekend, featuring some of the top academic prep schools in the country.   Today, we'll begin to cover some of the standout performers from the event, starting with five unsigned seniors.   These prospects caught the attention of scouts and coaches alike during their game sets this weekend.    Rippey, a guard out of Blair Academy, was the highest ranked prospect in attendance last weekend and certainly didn't disappoint with his performance in a win over the Newman School. He impressed as a shot creator, proving capable of getting to his scoring spots late in the clock and rising over the defense to drain perimeter jumpers. He's an exceptional athlete that thrives as a finisher in transition and as an aggressive defender on the periemter. The Top 20 prospect will announce his college decision on December 30th and choose from the group of Duke, NC State, Miami, Tennessee, and Texas.     Evans, a wing out of the Northfield Mount Hermon School, definitely helped himself out with his play last weekend, showing off some impressive two-way versatility. He does a nice job of using his length as a finisher, showing the ability to go by defenders as a straight-line driver or to get to the rim as an off-ball cutter. He's a high level two-way rebounder and versatile defender that does a nice job of making plays in passing lanes and of keeping opposing ball-handlers out of the paint on the perimeter.     Mordini, a forward out of the Avon Old Farms School, was among the most impressive rim-protectors that we saw all weekend at Holy Cross. The forward has terrific positional size and length and showed great instincts and timing as a shot blocker, both when walling up on the ball and when coming from the help side to deter opponents at the rim. He's a plus athlete that does a good job of running the floor in transition, shows some touch out to the perimeter, and is aggressive as a finisher around the basket.     Attaway, a guard out of Phillips Exeter Academy, showed off the athleticism, effort, and winning-mentality that makes him a standout on the gridiron in a tough Friday loss for his squad. He came off the bench and made an instant impact offensively, draining five three pointers in a variety of ways. He showed poise on the basketball as a decision maker, impressive two-way rebounding ability, and was a standout defender that could guard on the perimeter or in the paint. The high level quarterback should have a future on the gridiron at the FCS level.     Baptiste, a forward out of Tabor Academy, continues to impress with his ability to score efficiently and in a variety of ways, while also operating as a rim protector defensively. He's done a nice job of scoring the basketball so far this season, showing the ability to get baskets at multiple levels and an understanding of when to take advantage of favorable matchups in the paint. He's a good athelte that has the ability to make plays above the rim and has really bought into the defensive end of the floor this winter as an aggressive rebounder and help-side shot blocker.    Check back later as we take a look at some Impressive Underclassmen and Committed Standouts.

The College of the Holy Cross played host to the Scholar Roundball Classic last weekend, featuring some of the top academic prep schools in the country.