James Galpin
James Galpin
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Paul Hernandez | Prep Hoops Scout
The 6-foot-6 wing/forward has the court awareness to make plays from the post-position, is a versatile defender, and can space the floor with the jumper. Galpin had a strong outing in the Eagles game against Buchanan’s second varsity team, which was loaded with young talent, but Galpin made his presence felt against the back to back D1 Section title participant. Galpin has great court vision, has the precision to make tough passes in tight windows from the high-to-mid post or from the low-block to players cutting off the ball or diving to the basket, has enough handle to push the ball off the glass and find teammates up the court, and finds players off the drive and kick pass when on the attack down the lane. Galpin has nice interior post-moves and footwork to create space in the paint, using the shoulder fake, spin-move, or drop-step to get the space needed to score around the basket, has sold handles, using the crossover, hesitation, and fade-away jumper from the mid-range with good arc on the shot to shoot over bigger defenders, and can space the floor with the 3-ball off the catch. Galpin has good hands to receive passes up the court, on the dive to the basket out of the pick and roll action, or being the recipient of the slip pass to the dunker spot, where he finds openings to catch and score. Big senior season for Galpin and he will be relied upon to lead the Eagles and its young core.
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