-Bodiford first popped onto my radar with his AAU team this summer as he showed great passing feel as an offensive engine that plays his role as a play-maker to perfection. Bodiford makes great read both in side ball screens and middle PnR to thread the needle with timely passes to both the rollers and the shake shooters. Love his speed and pace in the open floor as a guard that knows when he needs to put the pedal to the floor and when he needs to wait that extra half beat to allow the play to fully develop before making his move. Bodiford impressed down the stretch run of the summer league playoffs, turning in performances of 15p 6r 4a in the championship game with Bullis and 10p 9a 4r in the semi’s vs Takoma. I expect him to carry that momentum into the season as a valuable creator for a GC roster that doesn’t have a ton of shot-creating ability off the bounce.

10p 9a vs Takoma ; 15p 6a 4r vs Bullis

-Bodiford was dynamite off the bench for GC as a dynamic play-maker in the halfcourt that reads the floor incredibly well for his team. Bodiford started things off with a beautiful crosscourt dime to a big on the opposite block from the logo, drove uphill from the baseline to the elbow and hit a corner cutter for the lay, took a rebound C2C before he finished with an up fake hesi layup off the window, threw a one-handed dime to the baseline jump shooter from just across halfcourt, and scored off a blur of a drive from wing to rim to score through the contact. His ability to read the helper and make plays off a live dribble should make him a valuable young floor general for an extremely scrappy Good Counsel group.

17p 6r 4a 2s vsDH2B x GG16s

-Man oh man, Bodiford’s first step is pretty lethal in the halfcourt as a shifty guard that shows an advanced ability to get a step on his matchup and shield the layup attempt by getting into his opponent’s chest a step before he gathers to score. Bodiford scored on several hesi crossovers into downhill drive and AND1 layups at the rim, manipulated the defense with head and ball fakes to cause them to freeze just long enough to be out of position to contest layups or bump cutters on their way to the rim. Bodiford knocked down a 3, took the ball coast to coast after he snagged a defensive rebound to score over the big at the other end on several occasions, and showed advanced vision as a point guard prospect that passes his teammates open. Was a key contributor for OLGC JV group last year, wouldn’t be surprised to see him challenge for varsity minutes this summer.