Strengths: 6’3.5 point guard … Good length for position with a 6’8 wingspan and 8’3.5 standing reach … Good quickness … Good body control when altering shot midair … Possesses ideal lead guard skills and basketball IQ. Unselfish, doesn’t force offense, and makes the extra pass. Averaged 3.4 assists per game at adidas Nations in 2016. Also, passed 28 assists to only three turnovers at adidas Nations in 2017, finished second in assists with 4.7 per game. Averaged 3.3 assists to 1.9 turnovers per game over the adidas Gauntlet … Can fill it up as a scorer. Averaged 16 points per game over the adidas Gauntlet … Sound jump shot and shoots well from outside. Shot 38.2% (13-34) from three over the adidas Gauntlet and 83.3% (5-6) over four games at the NBPA Top 100 … Good touch on floater … Draws fouls at a good rate. Shot 5.8 free throws per game over the addias Gauntlet and four per game at the NBPA Top 100 … Good rebounder for position. Averaged 4.8 per game at adidas Nations … Good length, quickness, and awareness as a defender. Active hands. Puts pressure on the ball and picks up full court. Finished second in steals with two per game at adidas Nations and averaged 1.5 per game over the adidas Gauntlet …

Weaknesses: Isn’t a standout athlete. Quick but lacks explosive ability … Shot 38.5% from the floor at adidas Nations in 2016, 40% in 2017, and 40.9% over the adidas Gauntlet … Production isn’t always consistent. Free throw shooting was up and down over the summer going into his senior year … Good ballhandler but doesn’t break down the defense or create much in the half court … Low release point on his shot …

Outlook: Incoming Kentucky freshman … Passed eight assists in the McDonald’s All-American Game … Helped USA Red 2018 to win the adidas Nations championship with 15 points, six rebounds, eight assists, four steals, and no turnovers …

Evan Tomes 7/11/18

Notes: Measured 6’3 without shoes, 6’3.5 with shoes, 178 lbs, with a 6’7.75 wingspan and 8’2.5 standing reach at the June 2017 USA U19 tryouts