Player Focus: Zakelveon Gadison (’24) – Rapides High School (Lecompte, LA)

October 7, 2022

Twitter: @1Chippp

Recruitment Status: Open

Zakelveon Gadison (’24) is a 6-1 Guard prospect from Rapides High School in Lecompte, LA

Zakelveon Gadison possesses excellent playmaking ability, a great level of strength and athleticism, and is a fearless/tough competitor.  Gadison is a gritty, scrappy, and shifty defender that is a excellent decision maker that knows when to be aggressive on offense and when to get others involved.  He is a excellent vocal leader and does a great job of leading by example, possesses a great motor, and does a outstanding job of attacking the rim.  Gadison is a excellent pull-up scorer that only needs one dribble to get his shot off and rebounds the ball extremely well from the guard position.  He is a very good ball handler that possesses a dynamic first step, good court vision, active hands on the defensive end, and does a great job of creating turnovers on defense.  Gadison is a solid spot-up shooter that can play on or off the ball, possesses a great feel for the game, and knows how to get to the free-throw line.  He does not shy away from contact, does a good job of playing the passing lane, and has good offensive and defensive awareness.  Gadison is a consistent shooter from the perimeter, a very good facilitator, and a well rounded player that provides spacing, does a good job of attacking closeouts, and makes sound offensive/defensive reads.

*Excellent playmaking ability

*Possesses a great level of strength and athleticism

*Fearless/Tough competitor

*Gritty, scrappy, shifty defender

*Excellent decision maker

*Knows when to go in attack mode on offense and when to facilitate and get others involved

*Excellent vocal leader

*Leads by example

*High motor

*Does a great job of attacking the rim

*Excellent pull-up scoring ability

*Only need one dribble to get his shot off

*Rebounds the ball well from the guard position

*Solid ball handler

*Great court vision

*Active hands on the defensive end

*Does a great job of creating turnovers on defense

*Solid spot-up shooter

*Shoots the ball well off the dribble

*Ability to play on or off the ball

*Excellent feel for the game

*Does a good job of getting to the free-throw line

*Does not shy away from contact

*Plays the passing lanes well

*Great awareness on both ends

*Dynamic first step and perimeter scoring ability

*Good facilitator

*Well rounded player that spaces the floor extremely well

*Attacks closeouts well and makes sound reads on both ends