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Sam
Ponder PF
Class
2026
Height
6'5"
HS
Calvary Baptist Academy
|
LA
Ponder is a secret weapon in every game because he is on a team full of big-name players....
Evaluation by Donald Tatum
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Sam Ponder

Sam Ponder | Calvary Baptist Academy

Sam Ponder

Class
2026
Position
PF
Height
6'5"
School
Calvary Baptist Academy
Club Team
OWE
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Sam Ponder is a 6'5" Power Forward in the 2026 class. Ponder attends Calvary Baptist Academy in Louisiana and plays club basketball for OWE. Ponder's Player Profile was created on August 11, 2022. Subscribe to Prep Hoops to see where Sam Ponder is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Sam
Ponder PF
Class
2026
Height
6'5"
HS
Calvary Baptist Academy
|
LA
Sam Ponder
Ponder is a secret weapon in every game because he is on a team full of big-name players....
Written by Donald Tatum
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Ponder is a secret weapon in every game because he is on a team full of big-name players. His skill set is about as versatile as you will see from a player with his size. In recent weeks, I have just watched him hit big shot after big shot, and even though those shots are not at the end of the game, they are timely shots that make a big difference in the game. This proved true in matchups versus Ruston and Wossman, just to name a couple. He is a dead-eye shooter, and the corner three is his specialty, but Ponder is also efficient around the goal as an offensive and defensive threat. Any coach that is looking for a sharp shooter can stop right at Ponder. He is a hardworking student of the game and does whatever it takes to win.

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