Recruiting Report: Antonio Cockrell (2017)
At times, a point guard must use his ability to handle the ball to weave through defenders aggressively to make a play at the rim. This scenario occurs very easily for 2017 Landon (MD) PG Antonio Cockrell. The 5-9 point…
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Continue ReadingAt times, a point guard must use his ability to handle the ball to weave through defenders aggressively to make a play at the rim.
This scenario occurs very easily for 2017 Landon (MD) PG Antonio Cockrell.
The 5-9 point guard weaves through multiple double-teams and defenders in the paint to make a play out nothing on an off-balanced layup to finish off a transition play or to gain the ‘and-one’ opportunity.
Now moving into the summer, Cockrell looks to reel in some more interest and offers after only gaining the attention of one school so far: D-3 Widener University.
The point guard is building off a season where he became much more involved alongside more of a leadership role.
“Last season, I played a leadership role as a point guard on the team. I got a lot of people involved. Distributing the ball mainly and getting to the rack, basically, was my game. I’m looking to advance my game, my shooting, and expanding my range,” said Cockrell.
Playing this summer with the Maryland Dfenders, he finds himself altering his role into a scoring threat.
“The season is going great so far. We have a great record so far. I have more of a scoring role here on this team, and I’m averaging about 18 PPG. I hope to bring that to Landon also,” said Cockrell.
At the core of everything though, Cockrell sees two skills as the ones that most define him as a point guard.
“Defending on the ball and getting to the rack,” said the Landon player.
Check out my mid season junior year highlights https://t.co/BFudbStGuo #hudl
— 5 (@thetonyystoryy) January 16, 2016
Based on his mid-junior year highlight video, any coach can see that if they want an aggressive point guard that can drive to the rim to both finish and draw fouls, Antonio Cockrell is their man.
The player also sees an opportunity to improve his shooting and role as a point guard.
“Most definitely I have to expand my range and also just making sure everyone is more involved in the game, not just a selective few,” said Cockrell.
Away from the interest of one D-3 school, Cockrell visualizes himself potentially playing one level higher down the road.
“I believe I could really stand out at a D-2 level.”