Category: High School Basketball

Y’all probably thought I was doing Bol Bol next because he was next in the rankings but today we take a look at the sixth ranked player in the country, small forward/shooting guard Nassir Little.

Story: Roy Williams said that it would take awhile before he would offer the five-star. Just a weekend later after a camp that Nassir starred in, Nassir was offered by North Carolina. One of the main reasons Little wants to go to UNC is because he and Roy Williams are winners. Nassir made a commitment to UNC and moved up from number ten in the rankings all the way up to number six.

Scouting Report :Little is exceptionally long with a seven-foot one wing span and is a good sized wing at six-seven. Little is a great athlete with a developing jumper ,something so precious in the modern NBA. His defense is very good and should translate over to the next level nicely.He is very tough physically. He needs to work on being mentally tough along with his twenty-six percent three pointer and sixty-nine percent from the free throw line. Overall, Nassir Little is a great athlete and should be a top five pick in the NBA Draft by the summer of 2019 or 2020.

The third installment of the “Stars of the Future (Basketball) 2018” is yet another Duke signee.Coach K and the co. brought in the top three recruits (Barrett,Williamson,Reddish)

Story: Unlike Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish says that he’s a combo guard. Reddish is called a shooting Guard or a small Forward on various recruiting bases like ESPN, 247 ports, and Scout. Reddish chose to attend Westtown Boarding School in Pennsylvania. Cameron’s first year (his Sophomore year) was a struggle. Basketball was okay and he had bad grades.At peach jam, though, he had a great tournament ending on a good note as a sophomore. On April 23,2016, Cam Reddish got his scholarship offer to Duke.

Scouting Report: The true shooting guard has excellent size at 6’7,203 and a seven foot one wingspan. He posses combo guard skills and has great athleticsm. Reddish will fit well next to Point Guard Tre Jones,Small Forward R.J. Barrett and Power Forward Zion Williamson at Duke. The only bad thing in his game is overdribbling,especially east and west but other than that he has breat basketball IQ and should fit well in Durham.

Welcome to the second installment of “Stars of the Future (Basketball) (2018)”.
Today we have Zion Williamson,the second ranked prospect in the country who I did a blog on my old NBA website. This is not going to be split up between his story and scouting report because this long paragraph explains everything. Zion is headed to Duke in the fall.

Story/Scouting Report: Why Zion Williamson is a future NBA star! Zion, as of now is the second ranked player in the 2018 class according to ESPN.T oday I’m here with another player breakdown.Zion Williamson, is a 6’7 power forward, but will most likely have to play at the Small Forward position because he’s not tall enough to play at the four in the NBA. Before, ninth grade Zion was a point guard. As an eighth grader he was only 5’9, but he eventually grew to now six foot seven.In high school ball, in South Carolina, he scored a ton, making not so good South Carolina high school basketball teams worse. Zion won a State Championship, and averaged thirty-seven points as a Junior .Zion can shoot, which is always great, especially in the NBA now. Drake got a custom Zion Williamson jersey, which everyone knows that means that that kid can ball, but until last Summer know one saw the dunks, the blocks that went into the stands until the Summer of 2016. This was because of his lackluster high school opponents. Zion played in many camps, and balled out against older five-star players at many camps in the past two years. Zion, since then, has played for the South Carolina Supreme, an AAU team, and gone up against LaMelo Ball! This was one of the most hyped up games, and I’ve already blogged about it, and I put the link to it in the comments. Zion did amazing keeping his composure, as he scored thirty-one points, and added eight rebounds! I was even lucky to see Zion play, as well! Zion said that he doesn’t want to have trouble off the court, he wants to give back to the community, and he wants to win at least three rings. Winning three rings is tough, but giving back to his community, and having no trouble off the court is amazing! I definitely, now, after hearing this, am on the Zion Williamson hype train, and believe that he’s going to be balling for any college he goes to, and in the pros. Zion watches game film on LeBron James,Russell Westbrook, and Kawhi Leonard. Watching LeBron is great, (I don’t have to explain why), watching Russell is great so he can improve his in-game toughness, and demeanor, and watching Kawhi, the best defender in the NBA, will greatly improve his game, too.

Cam Reddish will be the third edition tomorrow.

Intro: Today I’m starting a new series on the blog,”Stars of the Future (Basketball)”, in which I will be breaking down the next college basketball and even NBA stars if it comes to that.

R.J. Barrett Intro: I’ve already done a post on Barett’s story (https://carterbhuffsports.com/2018/04/19/the-one-decision-that-led-to-r-j-barrett-being-the-number-one-playerin-the-2018-class/). Make sure to check that out but Stars of the Future breaks down the skills, craft of each player and a little story at the beginning that we scout.Starting off with the number one ranked player in 2018 class,R.J. Barrett.

R.J. Barrett’s story: After reclassifying from the 2019 to 2018 class,R.J. Barrett has dominated at national powerhouse Montverde Academy in Florida. Barrett moved from his home land of Canada to get a better chance at playing college ball in the US. Barrett eventually made the decision to commit and sign with Duke University along with five other five-star recruits.

Scouting Report: Barrett is a long six-seven or six-eight small forward or shooting guard who is a versatile scorer. He is a very athletic scorer but moves well without the ball. RJ can is multiple position defender and is very quick with his feet on that side of the ball. Barrett is the type of player who can step in with four fellow five-stars and still make an impact. Barrett continues to work on his jump shot and it has been greatly improved since he arrived at Montverde.