Elijah Banuelos
Elijah Banuelos
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Paul Hernandez | Prep Hoops Scout
The 6-foot-2 lead guard has a versatile skill set, can score in volume, make plays for others at a high level, and can space the floor from beyond the arc. Banuelos had a big time scoring performance in a tough buzzer beater loss to Liberty of Brentwood, leading the T-Wolves in scoring with 21 points, showing off his 3-level scoring ability. Banuelos keeps the ball on a string, has tight handles to keep the ball from his defender, has great court vision to find open teammates off the drive and kick pass, to the diver out of the pick and roll action, cross court to open shooters, up the court off the glass to players ahead of the defense, and moves fluidly off the ball to get to his shot spots, where he is accurate with the 3-ball off the catch. Banuelos has a variety of moves to create space off the bounce, using the crossover combos, hesitation, spin-move, fadeaway, and the jab-step to get open looks, has good body control and lift on the mid-range jumper with accuracy, has a good burst of speed off the dribble to get paint touches, great footwork and use of the pivot to find openings in the defense to get his shot off, and is a crafty scorer around the basket, using the euro-step, up-and-under, and reverse lay-ups to evade shot blockers. Banuelos has active hands, good instincts, and the lateral footspeed to deflect passes, jump passing lanes, or dive on the ground to snatch the ball from his opponent, and is a great positional rebounder to get out and push the pace of play.
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