Consistent play is what the staff was looking for from the Texas players at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. We will take a look at all 10 players from the state that played on Friday.
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2018 Jahmar Young has been one of the most consistent players from the state of Texas in this camp. Scoring off athleticism and hustle plays, Young has also been shooting it from 12 ft out. The work in the gym prior to the camp has shown.
“I like the competition that’s here. I knew coming in that I wasn’t going to be the only one with my height and size (at the camp so I knew in my mind I need to bring something new to the table,” Young said. “So before I came in, I put up 700 shots every morning for two weeks before camp and now I’m here and it shows I can knocked down shots anywhere.”
Young is one of six players in the entire camp that recorded a double-double in a game so far this week as he joins 2018 David McCormack, Simi Shittu, Naz Reid, Darius Bazley and 2019 Armondo Bacot and he even played a third game as one team was short-handed and needed a big. Young still is developing but as the camp winds down and we get into July, the staff wants to see how Jahmar’s play goes from here and if he can follow up with more consistent performances in the future.
Friday Grade: B+
Player Notables
Antoine Davis, 2018 PG: Davis had the highest ppg average of all the Texas players on Friday, averaging 14 and shooting slightly under 50% from the field. Davis continues to get to the open spots, shoot it off the catch and made plays in transition. He has had a quietly productive week at the NBPA Top 100 Camp.
Friday Grade: B+
Miller Kopp, 2018 SF: Kopp avg. 13 points, three rebounds and had the second best shooting percentage out of the Texas players on Friday, shooting 63 percent.He was hitting open jumpers and running to his spots in transition and Miller took more of an initiative to get to the basket, especially in the open court which resulted in going 4-5 on free throws in his first game.
Friday Grade: B
Kaden Archie, 2018 SG: Along with Young, Archie has been consistent this week as well. He averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and showcased his versatility on offense. He competes, and in the evening game, stepped up to guard 2018 Louis King full court, and although King ended up with 21 pts that game, Archie made him work for those points.
Friday Grade: B
Jaedon LeDee, 2018 F: LeDee shot 64% percent from the field and there seems to be a theme of strong second games from him as he had 15 points 7 rebounds in his team’s evening win. LeDee scored from 15 ft out and finished in traffic but the staff is looking for two strong games in a row from him.
Friday Grade: B-
Will Baker, 2019 C: Baker stats today aren’t eye popping (3 pts, 7 rebs) but he continued to be effective on the court. The biggest difference with Baker from the first day, is how comfortable he plays on the court which has allowed him to show his offensive repertoire.
Friday Grade: B-
Tyrese Maxey, 2019 G: Maxey had an ok performance on Friday as he averaged 7 points and two rebounds. He didn’t shoot it well but he still got to his spots and took shots that were going in Thursday, but just weren’t going in on Friday. We will see how he follows up on Saturday.
Friday Grade: C+
Matthew Mayer, 2018 SF: Friday was the best day for Matthew Mayer as shot 60% from the field and he played with more energy on both ends. There was five minutes in his first game where Matthew showcase the ability to rebound on both ends, shoot it off the catch and score off the dribble.
Friday Grade: C+
Grant Sherfield, 2019 PG: Sherfield’s strong first game followed after having a solid outing on Thursday. He had 10 points to go with 3 assists. He continues to work on getting his teammates involved and getting his shots within the flow of the offense. He struggled in his second game as he went 1-4 and couldn’t get in much of a rhythm.
Friday Grade: C+
Kendric Davis, 2018 PG: Davis also didn’t have a good shooting day as he averaged 5 points, 3 rebounds and two assists on 30%. Davis didn’t play with the energy he played with yesterday but even though his shot was off he facilitated and contributed in other ways on both ends.
Friday Grade: C-