Commonwealth Basketball Grassroots Fall Series Notebook (Part 1)
This past Saturday I attended the second session of the Commonwealth Basketball Grassroots Fall Series put on by our colleague Jack Herron and his brother Chris Herron. Below is the first part of my notebook from the morning session of…
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Continue ReadingThis past Saturday I attended the second session of the Commonwealth Basketball Grassroots Fall Series put on by our colleague Jack Herron and his brother Chris Herron. Below is the first part of my notebook from the morning session of the event.
Melo Pacheco was one of the newer names from the 2022 class that stood out Saturday. Pacheco has great size standing at 6’4 with a good size build. Pacheco is certainly a name for low majors schools to take note of. He showed off a very good jump shot on Saturday from pulling up from deep spots on the floor.
2021 Dana Woodley Dana Woodley 6'4" | SG John Marshall | 2021 State VA is a 2021 prospect that can play at the low major level. Woodley has elite athleticism and showed a variety of ways to score the basketball offensively. Woodley has tremendous energy who is always extremely vocal on both ends of the floor.
Each time I watch 2023 Carter Lang Carter Lang 6'9" | C St. Anne's Belfield | 2023 State #199 Nation VA , the more and more I like what I see. He has always been productive around the rim in front of me and he continued you that this past yesterday. He finishes well around the rim where he can get most of his points. He used his body well down low standing at 6’8. He also plays as hard as anyone in the gym which gives him another advantage in the low post.
2022 Tyler Nickel Tyler Nickel 6'8" | SF East Rockingham | 2022 State #85 Nation VA showed why he is one of the best in the state for 2022. Nickel has a great offensive package as he can score in a variety of ways and uses his big size to help him. By the time he graduates high school, Nickel is going to have a heavy amount of double-doubles to his name.
2022 Alphonzo Billups Alphonzo Billups 6'7" | SF Varina | 2022 State #154 Nation VA is trending in the right direction as Saturday was one of the best performances I have seen from him. Billups has intriguing size standing 6’8 with good length. He shot the ball lights out and was pulling up from some deep spots on the floor with defenders all over him.
2023 Yuri Manns Yuri Manns 6'3" | CG LC Bird | 2023 State VA is a name coaches need to put on their radar. He is a good looking prospect that has the chance to be really good. Manns stands at 6’3 that has a really good looking stroke on his jump shot.