Five Undersized Post Who Are Under-Recruited:
Being undersized is unfortunately one of the biggest limiting factors in a player’s recruitment, regardless of how good that player may perform. Countless times we’ve seen undersized players be overlooked, only to take advantage of one of the few opportunities they had and prove everybody wrong. In today’s game of 3-point happy basketball, being undersized means less than it did say 10, 15 years ago. With that being said, most coaches will take the 6’10″ power forwards over the 6’5” guys, even if the 6’5” player is better. While this is most definitely a matter of personal opinion, a fact that cannot be disagreed with is that it is still possible to be an impact player despite being undersized, no matter what the odds. Here are five undersized post players around the state of Washington who’s talent outweighs their small stature:
Here are a couple of players who I feel should start to trend upward:
Collin Kelley – Davis. Kelley played with Team Bradley in the Adidas circuit this past summer. He is an undersized power forward but takes pride in battling for rebounds and competing with other post players who are much bigger than him. He is pretty athletic and plays above the rim, bringing a lot of energy to the court.
Class of 2018, 6’7 power foward out of Kamiak high school is looking to put on a show of the season with his improved inside outside game. A versatile big man at 6’7″, Daniel Sharpe is a high school version of Andrew Kirilenko. Daniel can stretch the floor and make threes but one of his biggest strengths is his leadership and basketball IQ. Long and lanky at 6’7″ and still growing, Daniel has a very high ceiling as a basketball player. Right now, Sharpe’s focus needs to be on adding muscle mass and becoming more physical in the post. While Daniel does have perimeter skill, he needs to spend the lead-up to his junior season working on becoming a more consistent shooter and get more comfortable putting the ball on the floor. If he can make some strides and get close to reaching his ceiling, he will certainly have college recruiters knocking on the door.
Anthony Braggs Jr. is used to winning ways, but now he is turning his focus to his individual play. While Braggs Jr. will still be focused on helping his team win, he wants to work on his game to help translate his play to the next level. At six-foot-four, Braggs Jr. is accustomed to playing the power forward position as one of the taller players on his team. But, at the next level his size will translate better to the wing position.
Garfield junior big man Karl Drammeh looks to come back a better player for his final year. Not receiving much playing time this past season, Drammeh has become motivated to prove the doubters wrong and put in some major work this off season. At 6’8, he is skilled enough to do damage in the post and take guys to the rim. He has a nice mid-range shot he likes to get from pick and pop situations.
Jacob Medjo, 6’8, PF – Bothell H.S. Medjo is a big body in the paint, showing a great defensive presence, blocking shot after shot. He’s physical on the boards and has a soft touch on his jump shot.