Recruiting Dive: First Five Available W/F/C’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While college coaches at all levels of competition have their heads buried in the thousands of players in the transfer portal, we wanted to take some time to highlight some of the top unsigned guards in Southern California. Below we take a deeper dive into the First Five available prospects at the wing, forward and guard positions and how they can help a two or four-year college program.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2323686' first='JJ' last='Harris'] | Windward</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris is a versatile 6-foot-5 wing whose ability to impact the game on both ends of the floor stand out the most about his game. Harris uses his length, long strides and athleticism to create advantages in open court settings and glides his way to the rim for smooth finishes. In half-court offense, Harris can drive it and score, cut and slash off the ball and showed improvement as a three-point shooter off the catch. Where Harris has the most potential is on the defensive end as he can guard all three perimeter positions and, with added strength to his frame at the next level, he could be a player who can guard 1 through 4 depending on the level and conference he ends up in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1630622' first='Kade' last='Bonam'] | Sierra Canyon</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bonam is another versatile offense player who unfortunately misses his senior season due to injury. The skilled 6-foot-6 forward has the ability to score down low in post-up situations, step out on the perimeter and knock down off-catch shots and has the ball skills to face-up, put the ball on the floor and drive by his defender. What always made Bonam a tough cover for opposing defenses was the way he used his strength and physicality to power through contact and score at the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1630644' first='Blake' last='Davidson'] | Mater Dei</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The youngest of the three Division 1 Davidson brothers recently re-opened his recruitment from Nevada after his brother, Nick, entered the transfer portal. It's likely that the 6-foot-9 forward again follows his brother and the school that gets him is getting a skilled and high IQ four/five man who can really pass the ball. I considered Davidson one of the best passing big men in the state during his junior and senior seasons but he also has good hands, touch and footwork </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1417368' first='EJ' last='Vernon'] | Crossroads</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vernon has great positional size, is a fluid athlete in transition and half-court offense and his combination of soft hands, good touch and footwork around the rim make him an intriguing development possibility at the next level. The 6-foot-8 forward has showed flashes of perimeter shooting ability over the course of his high school career which is another interesting part of his game that, with continued development, could make him an inside-out threat at the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2571694' first='Wesley' last='Waddles'] | Viewpoint</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waddles is likely going to go back east for a year of prep school but the sharpshooter belongs on the list because of his upside. The wiry 6-foot-7 wing is a consistent and deep range shooting threat off the catch who has a long, wiry frame that can be molded with added weight and strength. Waddles' ability to stretch the floor at his size is a skill that will bring intrigue from Division 1 coaches during his prep season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->