2018 TOC: Five Best Rebounders
It is sometimes said rebounding is the greatest indicator of which team ultimately wins a game, aside from scoring of course. The Tournament of Champions was chock-filled with talented rebounders who were able to utilize that skill and, more importantly,…
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Continue ReadingIt is sometimes said rebounding is the greatest indicator of which team ultimately wins a game, aside from scoring of course. The Tournament of Champions was chock-filled with talented rebounders who were able to utilize that skill and, more importantly, alter the final score by the way they rebounded. These were, from the players we saw, the most dominating rebounders from the Tournament of Champions:
Jacob Germany 2019 Kingston F/C
Jacob Germany had a tournament-high 49 rebounds, coming out to 16.3 boards per game. That marks the tenth-best all-time rebounding tournament in the TOC. Germany also had the fourth-best rebounding game ever when he pulled down 23 of ‘em against Fort Cobb-Broxton. That wears down an opposing team. If you play against somebody pulling down that many rebounds, you have very little grace to shoot high-risk shots.
Matthew Stone 2021 Kingfisher W
Matthew Stone plays aggressively and with a lot of energy, so getting a lot of boards comes naturally to him. The sophomore standout averaged 9.3 rebounds and 24 points per contest in the three-game stretch, making him the only player to finish top four in scoring and rebounding at the 2018 TOC.
Keylan Boone 2019 Tulsa Memorial W
Keylan Boone had 10 boards a game and was one of just three players to average a double-double at the 2018 TOC. Boone, an Oklahoma State signee, had an exceptional rebounding weekend, turning offense to defense and helping Tulsa Memorial to a second-place finish.
Kalib Boone 2019 Tulsa Memorial C/F
Chargers senior and Oklahoma State signee Kalib Boone had a double-double with his 10-rebound-a-game performance in the TOC. At 6-foot-9-inches, Boone’s height and long arms make him like a fly trap for falling boards. Along with his brother, Keylan (mentioned above), Tulsa Memorial held opposing teams at bay and created difficulties for players to have second chances. Tulsa Memorial allowed a tournament-low 5 second-chance points per game.
Houston Greggs 2019 Hugo C
Houston Greggs, a 6-foot-8 center, declared his standing as one of the best true bigs in 3A with his performance in the three-game stretch. The senior recorded 8.6 rebounds a game, the fifth-best of any player at the 2018 TOC. Greggs established himself as a leader and center-piece inside presence for the seventh-ranked Buffaloes.