The other piece of this Eagles backcourt is Costley, another prospect out of the Owings Mills school who has drastically improved since the change in the calendar year. Costley has quickly turned into a dependable point guard for head coach Gerry Abrams and has his trust to maintain ball security through pressure while commanding pace, spreading the ball around as a distributor and being able to keep the defense honest with his own scoring prowess. His best outing came in the win over West Nottingham where he recorded a double-double of 20PTS, 10REBS and 4STLS.

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-Costley did a great job of attacking closeouts from the wing and coming off of middle ball screens to get two feet in the paint to score off a series of layups, short jumpers, and turn-arounds. Costley came off a screen to hit a 3 from the slot off the bounce, scored off a baseline drive double clutch reverse layup, and is improving his off-ball movement to slide from the middle to the wings and vice versa with the movement of the ball-handler to improve the quality of his looks in the halfcourt. If he can turn some of his down the middle of the defense into kick-out’s for shooters or a reverse pivot to pitch it back to the trail big– he will add another dimension to his arsenal as a point guard that can really fill it up.

Costley is a true point guard in the 2028 class who had the highest impact on winning basketball games throughout the weekend. Costley is a player who does everything on the basketball court. His best skill is his playmaking abilities, as he controls the offense and the pace of the entire game, and sets up his teammates for easy baskets almost every time down the court. He can also score the ball very well, getting to the rim, shooting the three-pointer, and working in the mid-range game. Costley is also a very good on-ball defender who forces turnovers and is a great positional rebounder. Overall, Costley showed that nobody throughout the tournament impacted winning as much as he did, and that he is an extremely underrated guard in the 2028 class.

Maurice Costley is a pass first table setting point guard who constantly looks to get his teammates involved and get them the ball in the right spots on the court and showcased much of that throughout this weekend’s action, making it an emphasis to control the offense and find guys open. However his effectiveness and impact extends beyond his facilitation, where Costley remains a more than capable scoring threat— confident and deft touch from the perimeter as an outside shot maker while countering that shooting ability as a physical downhill slasher attacking driving angles and finishing at the basket, proving to be a dynamic overall playmaker.