GRBA National Championship: Players to Watch
Gym Rats Basketball Association – National Championship
Fort Wayne, IN: Thursday, July 27th – Sunday, July 30th
Players to Watch
The Gym Rats Basketball Association is set to host their annual tournament that comes around at the end of July. This year they have 64 teams in the 17U Division, 50 teams in the 16U Division, 43 teams in the 15U Division, and 21 teams in the 14U Division. There will some talent of note that coaches should be looking to get a chance to watch at one of the locations this weekend.
17U Division (Class of 2018)
Indy Heat 2018 EYBL with the likes of unsigned Keion Brooks Jr. (2019) and Jarron Coleman will be two guys to watch. George Hill Rising Stars will have Christian Harvey of Richmond, Kevin Easley, and Josh Brewer of Ben Davis. Indy Heat 2018 – Red has Lucas Lehrman and Marlon Taylor who are coming off big weekends in Grand Rapids. Elite Nation Basketball out of Michigan has local Arius Jones who was also impressive last weekend. OPS 2018 has a strong back court in Jalan Mull and Brandan Johnson who always seem to put on a show. An under the radar player to check out would be Logan Kruse of Team Focus – Kerner out of Dekalb that does a little bit of everything from the wing. Grand Park Premier also has some under the radar guys that might be worth the watch this weekend in Tyler Watson and Cam Chadd who played extremely well at our Senior Showcase.
16U Division (Class of 2019)
Indy Heat 16U EYBL has their dynamic back court of Isaiah Thompson, Brandon Newman, Hayden Smithey, and Ethan Brittain-Watts with John Michael-Mulloy on the inside. Elijah Hales and Damarea Dial are two high energy guards that bring it on the defensive end for Indy Heat 2019 – Red. Spencer Piercefield of Indiana Elite Metro can fill it up from deep while Nathan Childress uses his athleticism and quickness to clean up the glass. Center Grove has a pair of backcourt players in Ben Greller and Ben Nicoson playing with Indiana Elite Metro as well. Mark Smith Jr. of Grand Park Premier – Pace has a lot of upside and has been expanding his game to the perimeter a bit more lately. Jalen Jennings plays for OWE Hoops who is undersized but is also one of the quickest players with the ball in his hands in the class.
15U Division (Class of 2020)
Indy Heat 2020 Black bring Kiyron Powell of Evansville Bosse with length and athleticism down low and Chris Grubbs who does it all on the wing. Rickie Wedlow and Anthony Scales are also coming off good weekends for Indy Heat in Grand Rapids. Mitchell Wilson is a strong guard who leads Team Focus 2020. Jaylen Petty, Indy Heat 2020 – Red, out of South Bend, is a tough competitor who works to get inside from the wing on the offensive end but runs the floor well on the break.
It’s going to be a great weekend for basketball in the Fort Wayne area as a lot of great, uncommitted talent will be there ready to get after it. Our team will be out this weekend covering games and evaluating performances.
None of the players listed have committed yet but they represent some of the best talent that Indiana has to offer in their given class. Getting out to see some of these guys will also give exposure to some other players on these rosters that are yet to be evaluated.
GRBA Nationals Venues: North Side High School, Spiece Fieldhouse, Sport One Fieldhouse, and Turnstone
Link to the GRBA Nationals Tournament website: https://www.gymratsbasketball.com/ViewEvent.php?ID=310