Tuesday, August 9, 2016

JOTTINGS - TOP PERFORMERS AT THE DEPAUL ELITE CAMP

On Saturday I rolled over to DePaul on their bustling Lincoln Park campus for their Elite Camp. There were 90 plus players’ on-hand, but the stunting revelation for me was the collection of miscellaneous spectators positioned and ready for viewing. In addition the large contingent of parents at these events, sort a resembles a family outing, there was a period where these Elite camp venues use to only house players, coaches, and random evaluators like myself. Today’s castings contribute effectively for the host schools such as DePaul and UIC. Coaches have the luxury of establishing some camaraderie with the parents & various family members.
The hardest part of scouting & evaluating today is understanding your coverage as well as the whole climate you chart! All scouts have their own personal lens and approach for covering the basics.

TOP PERFORMERS AT THE DEPAUL ELITE CAMP

Saturday-August 6th

“Plenty of hipsters on site, you needed your A game to be on the premises this day (that is off-the-floor)”


           NAME             HT        POS       LEVEL    YEAR    HIGH SCHOOL         

1.       Trevion Williams           6-8          SF                      HM               2018       Detroit (MI) Henry            Ford
He was a stud; showed mobility & skill.
2.       Talen Horton Tucker 6-4                WG        HM    2018      Chicago Simeon
Demonstrated why he is one of the top players in Illinois regardless of class.
3.       E.J. Liddell                        6-7         F                           HM    2019      Belleville West
Already a superb scorer, brute strong securing rebounds; 2nd best player in the 2019 Class.
4.       Lenell Henry                     6-7                       SF       MM        2017       Chicago Morgan Pk
He looked terrific; his game continues to evolve.
5.       Kaleb Thornton              6-0                      PG        MM        2018       Bolingbrook
Attacked the rim with either hand effectively.
6.       Abdou Ndiaye                 6-9                      F/C       MM+      2019       (undecided)
Rim protector-mega length; 2019 recruit, they say.
7.       Kezo Brown                 6-2             G                          MM+      2018       Chicago Simeon
Slick scorer; played well.
8.       Gavin Pinkley                   6-8         F                       MM        2018       Hillsboro, MO
Displayed a good feel for the game; was a deft passer.
9.       David Forrest                   6-3                       G        MM        2018       North-Lawndale
A punishing combo, showed he could score in bunches.
10.    Markese Jacobs           5-10       PG      HM         2019       Chicago Uplift
Sat-out the last few games with injury; when he did hoop-he looked magical.





WORTHY of MENTION:
Morgan Taylor 6-2 JR Marist
Jeameril Wilson 6-5 SR Niles Notre Dame
Leonard Caples 6-6 SR North Lawndale
Tamell Pearson 6-7 JR Morgan Pk
Chase Adams 5-7 JR Marian Catholic
Kenny Strawbridge 6-1 JR Rockford Lutheran
Mario McKinney 5-9 SO St. Louis Vashon

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