JP Flynn Memorial Tournament Standouts

Now that the Christmas holiday has passed, the spotlight has shifted to the slate of holiday tournaments that've happened all across the state. One of the many holiday tournaments that took place in the state of New Jersey was the JP Flynn Memorial, held at Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ. Over the course of three days late last week, we witnessed a unique crop of New Jersey prospects deliver standout performances. With that being said, let's dive into some notable prospects who turned heads throughout the course of this tournament's action.    An extremely smooth and ultra efficient shot making two guard, [player_tooltip player_id='1943569' first='Donnie' last='Gregory'] impressed with his ability to be a dynamic threat from the perimeter. Gregory's skillset is extremely polished and that's evident with his phenomenal shot making prowess— possessing a clean and repeatable shooting stroke to excel as a consistent and polished shooter off the catch and one that extends naturally into his pull up game. A continuously improving playmaker on the ball, Gregory also flashed some of his decision making ability with some of the sharp and precise passes he made, both to his teammates ahead in transition and cutting in half court sets. Defensively, his ability to pressure the ball and force turnovers was reflective of his quick feet and quick hands translating to stops and athletic above the rim finishes on the other end in transition.     A dynamic and consistent shot making wing with legitimate ability to torch the nets from three point distance and settle into a dangerous rhythm, [player_tooltip player_id='2342640' first='Austin' last='Workman'] carved apart Mount St. Michael's zone in Morris Catholic's matchup to open up things up at the JP Flynn Memorial Tournament. An aggressive and confident shooter, Workman routinely made the defense pay for weak contests and late closeouts. Having settled into a nice rhythm offensively, Workman countered his perimeter shooting punch mixing in some emphatic above the rim finishes and crafty, soft touch runners and layups from different angles around the basket.     What's proving to be a smooth transition into a new system and a little bit of a different role since transferring earlier this season, [player_tooltip player_id='2786681' first='Cam' last='White'] has been extremely reliable and productive stepping into a role that highlights his skillset of being a difference making floor general. White excelled at doing a lot of the little things that impact winning from the point guard position at a high level— pushing the pace creating easy offense in transition, being extremely unselfish and getting his teammates the ball in the right spots, and being a scrappy defender that plays with great anticipation and even sacrifices his body on the defensive end. White also provided timely scoring when the offense called for it— flashing his ability to convert on open catch and shoot looks from three point territory while also converting on soft touch floaters and crafty layups in the paint.     A lights out three point shooter who possesses the lethal ability to consistently knock down outside shots, [player_tooltip player_id='2568645' first='Austin' last='Kolakowski'] displayed a diverse shot making arsenal that highlighted the different ways he impacts the game as a confident dead eye shooter. Kolakowski is at his best as a catch and shoot threat, actively hunting opportunities from beyond the arc but also showcased his ability to be just as dangerous as a shot maker from the perimeter off the bounce. Kolakowski's shot making prowess features a compact and repeatable shooting release, along side deep shooting range accuracy.     An intriguing guard prospect who has an interesting mix of positional size, legitimate ball skills, and glaring long term upside [player_tooltip player_id='2508723' first='Michael' last='Postell Jr'] delivered a standout performance to kick things off at the JP Flynn Memorial Tournament with an impressive 30 point performance that highlighted so much of his advanced scoring skillset. Extremely comfortable out of the triple threat, Postell Jr. plays withs an immense amount of confidence and brings a well rounded skill set, highlighted by his ability to score in a multitude of ways— knocking down outside shots, highlighted by an impressive 7/7 from three point distance against Delbarton last Friday afternoon and creating off the bounce and getting to his spots for smooth, in rhythm mid range pull ups. Although still early in his on court development, Postell Jr. definitely has the potential to emerge as a top prospect in the 2029 class.     A typical sharpshooting threat who usually impacts the game with his confident shot making prowess, [player_tooltip player_id='3270146' first='Daniel' last='Hinkov'] still found ways to impact the game despite not really settling into a nice rhythm from three throughout the course of Benedict's first matchup of the JP Flynn Memorial Tournament. Contrary to his normal sharpshooting ability, Hinkov was able to get going in the low post area with a lot of the different actions Benedict's runs to get clean looks on strong seals down low— showcasing an ability to play through contact and finish inside with good position.

Now that the Christmas holiday has passed, the spotlight has shifted to the slate of holiday tournaments that've happened all across the state. One of the many holiday tournaments that took place in the state of New Jersey was the JP Flynn Memorial, held at Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ. Over the course of three days late last week, we witnessed a unique crop of New Jersey prospects deliver standout performances. With that being said, let's dive into some notable prospects who turned heads throughout the course of this tournament's action.