| TOC Weekend Rundown: Carolina Prospects Listing Terps |
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| By Seth Hoffman and Will Montgomery |
| Tuesday, 26 May 2009 01:07 |
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Justin Coleman, Petersburg Elite
6-foot-4, 180 pounds
Richmond (Va.) Henrico
It’s amazing how in the matter of three weeks Coleman has gone from a virtual unknown to one of the hottest names on the East Coast. He raised more eyebrows on Saturday when he dropped 25 points in the first half against Nike Team Florida. He had it all working. He hit five three-pointers, threw down a dunk and nailed a hanging jump shot from the free-throw line. He’s an effortless scorer, just a smooth athlete and cool customer. He needs to pick up the intensity on the defense, but he is a surefire major prospect.
Reco McCarter, Carolina Flight
6-foot-6, 170 pounds
Goldsboro (N.C.) Wayne Country Day
Playing for the first time with Carolina Flight, McCarter is a smooth, athletic and increasingly versatile small forward. In the two games we scouted, McCarter showed off the full package. He can finish near the rim, using his athleticism to rise above defenders. The lefty hit a couple three-point shots, showing an improved jumper. He also scored on a runner in the lane, exhibiting a soft touch when needed. McCarter is also adept at stalking missed shots: When a jumper goes up, he’ll start running in from the outside and will time his leap for the rebound, which led to a couple of nice put backs. He admitted he needs to improve his right hand and become more consistent with the jump shot. McCarter is hearing from mostly ACC schools, including Maryland. He’s talked to assistant coach Chuck Driesell, and though he’s not too familiar with the school or program, living in the heart of ACC country gives him the opportunity to watch Maryland on television. “I watched them play a lot this year,” he said. Terps guard Greivis “Vasquez, I kind of watched him and learned from him a little bit.” McCarter said he has offers from Virginia Tech and N.C. State, while Wake Forest, Clemson and Oklahoma are also recruiting him. Maryland will evaluate him in July, so add another name to the long list of wings the staff is going after for 2010.
C.J. Leslie, Carolina Cobras
6-foot-8, 210 pounds
Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God
Leslie can do it all. He has scary athleticism, which combined with his 6-foot-8 frame makes him an almost impossible matchup. He is a ferocious finisher who loves to dunk, making for quite a few highlights. He’s an excellent defender whose length, quickness and intensity make him very similar to Will Barton (not to mention he’s also an adept shot-blocker). He can handle the ball extremely well for his size and can score from the outside and from the post. He probably projects as a face-up power forward, but his skill set translates to almost every position on the floor. His area for greatest improvement would probably be his strength, as he’s a bit skinny. Other than that, he’s an elite prospect.
Tashawn Mabry, Carolina Cobras
6-foot-5, 200 pounds
Rocky Mount (N.C.) Rocky Mount
Though he’s not as tall or athletic as his teammate Leslie, he can block shots just as well. Between that and his numerous put backs in the two games we scouted, Mabry has an excellent feel near the basket. We only got glimpses of his ball-handling and shooting, which both looked serviceable. His current skill set makes him more of an undersized power forward, but he said he’s working on extending his game out to the perimeter. Mabry said he has offers from Miami, N.C. State, Wake Forest and LSU and is receiving interest from Maryland, VCU, North Carolina, Florida and Mercer. He said that Maryland started recruiting him at the beginning of his high school season and that he has been getting letters from the staff. A visit to Maryland could be in the works for later this summer, but the window on his recruitment might be closing. “I’ll probably know by the end of the summer,” he said of a decision.
Mychal Parker, Richmond Squires
6-foot-6, 195 pounds
Charlottesville (Va.) Miller School
Parker wasn’t much of a factor in either game. We’ve seen him play much better in past evaluations so it might just have been a bad weekend. On Friday Parker reiterated his top two of Maryland and Miami, but this recruitment could drag on.
Quinn Cook, D.C. Assault
6-foot, 165 pounds
DeMatha
Cook is a savvy floor leader who does everything well. He can handle the ball, he can set up teammates, he can create scoring chances and he can shoot. He’s got the eyes of a long list of schools because he has all the traits you’d look for in a point guard. In the game we scouted, Cook had 18 points and hit a Jordan-esque step-back jump shot with 2.1 seconds left in overtime to give Assault 16U a 53-51 overtime win against Boo Williams. What we like most about Cook is that even though he’ll make a few mistakes, he’ll never get tentative and will keep adjusting.
Jordan Goodman, D.C. Assault
6-foot-8, 200 pounds
Progressive Christian
For Goodman, who said he’ll be at Progressive Christian in Camp Springs next year, that’s what it’s about. He has the talent—there are very few 6-foot-8 sophomores who share his skills—but the focus needs to improve. He could become an elite prospect if he ratchets up and maintains intensity in good and bad games.
Sterling Gibbs, N.Y. Panthers
6-foot-1, 180 pounds
West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep
He managed to score from either spot, as he reported games of 29 points, 22 points and 13 points in pool play. In the game we scouted, a win over Carolina Flight, Gibbs looked best with the ball. He is a well-built 6-foot-1 and has the quickness to get to the hoop. He converted a pair of impressive off-balance layups in the face of bigger defenders, showing a knack for hitting the right angles near the basket. His jump shot looked sound but he only took a couple that we saw. Gibbs, who’s the brother of Pittsburgh freshman guard Ashton Gibbs, said his strengths are creating and scoring. He’s being recruited by many of the Big East and ACC schools, the two conferences he likes most. “I say Big East and ACC because I think that’s where most of the best guards come out of,” he said. A rising junior, Gibbs reports offers from Pittsburgh, Indiana, Seton Hall, Rutgers and Villanova. One school stands out. “I think if I had to choose anyone that stands out, it would be Villanova,” he said, citing the freedom guards have in coach Jay Wright’s system. Maryland has also been recruiting Gibbs and its coaches have made trips up to open workouts at Seton Hall Prep. “They’ve been in contact. They’ve actually come up to the school a couple times. I plan on taking a visit there over the summer,” he said. Gibbs has kept in contact with the assistants and has talked with coach Gary Williams. “He pretty much told me that it would be a good fit but at the same we’ll have to see,” he said. “They will have a lot of scholarships in our class.” Gibbs doesn’t have a set timetable for a decision but “it all depends if the right school offers,” he said. Has it? “I guess you’ll have to see.”
Trey Davis, Boo Williams
6-foot-4, 185 pounds
Richmond (Va.) Henrico
“My jump shot wasn’t falling this week so I had to find other ways to score, so I was going to basket this weekend. “I used to be known just as a shooter so I’ve been working on going to the bucket a lot this summer. If I can get both of them together I’ll be all right.” In the game we scouted, Davis looks like he has the driving aspect down. He’s got a prototypical shooting guard frame and took advantage of matchups to get to the basket and draw fouls. He scored 7 points against Assault without hitting a jump shot. Davis, a rising junior, said he has offers from Richmond and VCU. Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Old Dominion, George Mason and Xavier are also keeping tabs on Davis. Maryland has not been recruiting him, but that could change as it pursues his teammate at Henrico, Justin Coleman.
Juanya Green, Team Philly
6-foot-2, 170 pounds
Ebensburg (Pa.) Bishop Carroll
He was held scoreless in the game we scouted but did have two steals and five rebounds. He played off the ball some and at point guard, where he projects in college. Green said he averaged 13 points and 4 assists this past season at Bishop Carroll. Green said that Maryland has offered along with St. Joe’s, Temple and Villanova, which he said is his favorite. “I’m a Big East guy,” he said. Maryland coaches have been to open gyms at his school but he hasn’t heard much from the staff lately.
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McCarter is becoming one of the hotter North Carolina prospects this spring and it’s easy to see why.
Leslie was the best player in the class of 2010 we saw this weekend.
Mabry was battling a sprained ankle on the second day of action, but he stilled showed some of the skills that make him a nice-looking small forward prospect.
This just wasn’t Parker’s or the Squires’ weekend.
Cook might be the steadiest prospect we have followed.
Goodman will be quiet for long stretches and you’ll forget he’s in the game.
With his high school team, Gibbs is the primary point guard.
Davis made some adjustments this weekend and showed a different side of his game.
Green has been impressive this spring with Team Philly and is one of the top 2011 prospects in Pennsylvania.