Demitri’s Expo showing gave me an idea of what he could bring to Air Academy this year to compete for some minutes at one of th guard spots. He can play both on and off ball, he’s a head-up guard who sees the floor early and isn’t afraid to advance the ball instead of pounding it into the ground and can score when the game calls for it. He also showed he can beat the first defender and get paint touches, and any time that a guard can do that, I feel that they can fight for some minutes. Demitri isn’t a guard who says away once bigger bodies were waiting inside and had a couple of finishes and Air Academy will be a team trying to right the ship so they’ll need reliable contributors. He’s a prospect who we still have to wait and see on, but, a player who competes defensively and makes plays on that end can earn a spot and we saw glimpses of that. He’s now in the rankings. 

Schlegel showed at The Expo why his ability to see the floor makes him such an intriguing point guard. He consistently delivered quality passes, pushed the ball in transition and played with his head up, always looking for the next opportunity. He also did a good job breaking defenders down off the bounce and getting into the lane, where his toughness really stood out. Once downhill he didn’t shy away from contact or traffic. Schlegel put together a strong showing and gave us plenty of reasons to keep our eyes on his continued development moving forward

Schlegel was a point guard in every sense of the word coming up big plays for his team in overtime during their first game. He attacked off the dribble, got downhill and finished at the rim when his team needed it the most. Defensively he created deflections that led to transition and helped swing momentum.