2021 The Tour Basketball/HoopFestsTour Middle School Academy Standouts

October 24, 2021

#66 Christopher Charlot (8th Grade)

*Displayed excellent decision making ability

*Made a number of plays for his teammates

*Did a great job of getting into the lane finishing at the rim

*Shot the ball well from the perimeter

*Did a great job of attacking the rim and playing through contact

 

#44 Roderick Tezeno (8th Grade)

*Rebounded the ball extremely well

*Displayed nice hands and foot work in the post

*Excellent defensive versatility defending multiple positions

*Shot the ball well from mid-range

*Finished plays well around the rim

 

#96 Athan Oliver (8th Grade)

*Big time outside shooter.  Shot the ball extremely well from behind the 3-point line

*Did a great job of taking the open driving lane

*Was able to effectively attack the defense when going down hill

*Played well off the ball

*Solid ball handling ability

 

#156 Jaden Eckford (8th Grade)

*Displayed nice range from the perimeter

*Did a great job of facilitating for others and distributing

*Was very scrappy and disruptive on the defensive end

*Excellent basketball I.Q.

*Nice court vision

*Did a good job of getting into the passing lanes on defense

 

#77 Rondell Battle (8th Grade)

*Played with a lot of hustle and effort

*Showed nice touch on his jump shot

*Excellent lateral quickness

*Nice versatility with the ability to play inside/outside on offense and defend multiple positions on defense

*Showed nice athleticism

 

#4 Jaden Jarreau (8th Grade)

*Was very aggressive on the defensive end

*Displayed nice range from behind the 3 point line

*Solid ability to play on and off the ball on both ends

*Displayed a high level of toughness and hard work

*Played extremely well through contact

 

#58 Parker Robinson (7th Grade)

*Did a good job of running the floor

*Showed nice ability to handle the ball

*Finished very well at the rim

*Displayed good footwork on the block

*Was very active on the defensive end

*Showed ability to shoot the ball from the outside

 

#68 Xzavier Baker (7th Grade)

*Played very well in transition

*Displayed excellent body control

*Solid shooting ability from the perimeter

*Scored the ball well off the dribble

*Excellent on ball/off ball defender

 

#91 Gavin Lucas (8th Grade)

*Very tough hard nosed defender

*Excellent first step

*Did a great job of attacking the paint

*Shot the ball very well

*Displayed excellent driving ability which opened up his outside game

 

#31 Marlon Johnson (7th Grade)

*Showed nice athletic ability

*Versatile scorer that displayed the ability to score the ball from perimeter and at the rim

*Did a great job of finishing through contact

*Showed ability to handle the ball

*Excellent court vision

*Did a good job of playing under control

 

#62 Tyron Jamison (7th Grade)

*Displayed good ability

*Explosive first step

*Was very active on the defensive and offensive glass

*Displayed excellent strength

*Did a good job of defending in the post on on the perimeter

 

#167 TJ Beaulieu (6th Grade)

*Distributed the ball very well

*Shot the ball very well

*Played excellent on ball defense

*Did a good job of penetrating the defense to get to the rim

*Played with a high level of toughness and competitiveness

*A very smart, instinctive player

 

#46 Keithan Womack (8th Grade)

*Showed excellent defensive versatility

*Rebounded the ball extremely well

*Displayed excellent passing skills

*Shot the mid-range shot very well

*Made plays for others

*Did not need the ball in his hands to be effective making a number of key passes and plays on the defensive end

 

#63 Emanuel Young (7th Grade)

*Displayed nice athleticism

*Filled the lanes correctly

*Finished well at the rim

*Played well through contact

*Displayed a very good offensive skill set

*Very good ball handler

*Did a great job of seeing the entire floor

*Excellent playmaker that did a good job of making plays for himself and his teammates