Boy’s Tournament News

Taevion Kinsey 6’4 SG 2018 Eastmoor Academy (OH)/ISG-Hidden Gems Kinsey is a lanky and rangy wing out of Ohio. Has pogo-stick like bounce off the floor. Had a few very impressive dunks. Active defender, covers a lot of ground. Crisp passer, especially good at one-hand outlet passes. Slick ball handler, doesn’t get flustered or rattled.…

Lacey Watson 6’5 SG 2018 Whitehall-Yearling (OH)/EBC Lacey Watson may have had the best weekend overall of anyone in attendance at the 2017 Nike Spring Showdown. Watson is a big game baller that had his best showing in a close overtime loss against the Hoopers 17u. He rose to the occasion and hit two quick,…

Ray’Sean Taylor 5’11 PG 2020 Collinsville/Gateway Taylor is a virtually unknown guard out of Collinsville, but that is soon to change. Taylor has a very smooth game and everything he does just looks easy and natural. Hardly any defender can stay in front of him when he has the ball. Glides to the hoop and…

Bryce Kelly 6’6 PF 2019 Sandy Valley (OH)/Trinity Dream Center The 6’6 Kelly out of Ohio impressed in his game vs. the St. Louis BearCats. Already has the body of a man. Strong PF that can also play the 5. Very strong going to the hoop. Gets his buckets off junk points around the baskets…

Tyler Cochran 6’2 SG 2019 Bolingbrook/Hoopers Cochran’s contributions to the game often go unnoticed by the untrained eye. But believe me, he has his fingerprints all over the game. He played in 5 games on Saturday between the 16u and 17u levels and looked just as fresh in game 5 as he did game 1.…

  Zion Griffin 6’6 SF 2018 Hinsdale South/Hoopers Coaches have been hearing the buzz about this kid and wanted to know was he legit, well they got their answer indeed. Viewed as a C with his high school team, Griffin had his coming out party as a SF to start his weekend. Showed excellent mobility on…

DeAndre Heckard 6’2 PG 2018 Romeoville/Hoops4Health This kid had a nice year at school and created a decent buzz for himself. College coaches wanted to see what the young man would bring to the table and young fella didn’t disappoint. Heckard started off Day 2 of the Nike Spring Showdown strong. The competition looked completely…

Zaire Wade 6’1 2020 Mount Carmel/Wade Elite 16u The anticipation to see Zaire this spring was high even tho we seen him early in the year at school on the freshman level. One word comes to mind “Genes” because I actually witnessed the growth of his father “D Wade”. Zaire is very similar in structure…

Jayden Lockett 6’2 2018 East Nashville High/Nashville Stars This kid came to play on opening night. From the tip-off his motor was set on go. Jayden is a long armed guard that gets out in transition and goes hard to the bucket. He has very nice court vision as he found teammates for easy baskets…

Davion Bradford 6’10 C 2020 CBC/Brad Beal Elite 15u This kid is long and active and had a few BIG TIME moments on the floor opening night. He moves very well for a young big and has decent footwork down in the paint. He is a major problem at this level defensively and had players…

Terrance Hargrove 6’6 SF 2019 East St. Louis/Illinois Hoopville Warriors It was clear that Hargrove was the best prospect in the building. A top 5 prospect in the class, Currently ranked #3 Hargrove had a very productive night to open the 2017 Baylor Nike Spring Showdown. Very athletic forward that has improved his handles immensely…