Very rarely do you see players committed to play another sport in college make a huge senior season leap but that’s exactly what Air Force Baseball commit Charlie Russell Charlie Russell 6'5" | PF Bishop Ready | 2023 State OH did this season. Taking his game to a new level, Russell would’ve been a scholarship level prospect at the Division II or NAIA level if he opted to make basketball his sport of choice. A big time shooter from the power forward position, Russell also used his size and athleticism to score around the paint. Not getting pushed off his spots, I was a big fan of watching Bishop Ready this season and their trio of seniors that made their offense click.

Bishop Ready remains unbeaten and despite Fairfield Union giving them all they could handle for a little more than a half, the Silver Knights showed their experience and talent in the final 10 minutes of the game to break away for a regional championship. In the first half it was Russell putting the team on his back with a couple 3-pointers, a few tough finishes at the rim through contact and some big rebounds. Russell is committed to Air Force for baseball, but he’s proved this winter that he would be a no doubt full scholarship kid at the Division II level for basketball and will once again be rising in our rankings during our final update after the OHSAA tournament. This Bishop Ready squad is focused and they have one thing on their mind, winning a state title and completing an unbeaten season.

Russell is committed to play baseball at the next level but every time I watch him, I walk away more and more of a fan of his basketball talents. A good athlete, Russell has a filled-out frame and shoots a really pretty ball from the outside. One of the most productive players in central Ohio this season as well. Bishop Ready is currently unbeaten and their senior trio have seen their stocks rise all season long, winning will go a long way towards helping players stock and Bishop Ready has done nothing but win this year.

Bishop Ready put on a clinic in their victory and you could’ve picked one of three players for this, but we wanted to spotlight Russell. An Air Force Baseball commit, Russell wasn’t afraid to get after it on either end against an athletic Detroit U Prep squad. Almost catching multiple bodies, Russell is a threat around the rim to put a defender on a poster. I was also impressed with how Russell shot the ball from the corner, catching and shooting with a lot of confidence. Bishop Ready has a nice three headed monster of senior leaders and they play pretty basketball and take care of the ball, a good recipe for success in the playoffs.