2010 Junior All American Camp
For 3 days, some of the best 6th,7th and 8th graders across the country converged on the Sewanee Sports Complex in Gwinnet Georgia for the Junior All American Camp. From California to Portland Oregon, the talent level was overall pretty good with the best class in my opinion being the 8th grade class their but the 7th grade class wasn’t far behind. From daily classes,lecture by founder Clay Dade and Financial Advisor, Kevin Graves who has clients as such as Evan Turner, Ray Lewis and Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans, not only did they discuss basketball on the court but off it as well. The experience was great for some of the top ballers around the states and not only did I get to see some of the best players in their respective classes, I also got a chance to evaluate them along with members of FullCourtPress.com, GymRatInsider.com out of Atlanta and AllMetroSports.com and other various media outlets.
First up, the top 15 players from the 8th Grade Class (2015)
Check Tomorrow For 7th Grade Class (2016)
#1 Player In The 2015 Class - King Mcclure (Dallas Texas)
Looking for the best overall player in the camp, look no further than this young player. King is his name and rightfully so as he put on a show with drives to the basket, pretty much whenever he wanted how he wanted it and just when I thought he couldn’t score any other way, he calmly dropped treys and just when I thought he was only a shoot treys and get to the basket guy, he showed the mid range game in the all-star game. He can finish with either hand and was probably the most athletic player in the camp. Only thing is, does he pick football or basketball as I hear he is a standout in that as well. Simply put he is a classic Dallas guard in the mold of Willie Warren with a chance to be a high major player he he continues to work on his mid range jumper.
Andrew Franklin - 6'2 SG
Best shooter in the camp, hands down. Not only is Franklin a shooter but he can also score attacking the rim or stop and pull up but he is more comfortable I think, shooting the ball. He plays with high confidence and it was apparent every time he stepped on the floor. He kind of reminds me of former Syracuse guard, Andy Rautins with his sometimes flashly play which can result in careless turnovers. He is most definitely a D-1 prospect already.
Keelon "KJ" Lawson -6'4 G/F
Got a lot of strange looks as he entered the gym partially because some were shocked at how the 5′10 7th grader had turned into a 6′4 8th grader. At his height and to be able to play all 5 positions on the middle school level, his versatility makes him hard to guard for smaller guards and too quick for bigger 4-5 players. When his mid range game is on, he is nearly impossible to guard one on one because of his length over most guards and when he’s really feeling it, he is capable of big scoring games. He could have easily been the number 1 guy their but he must play hard and hard at all times. Once he does this and improves defensively and gets a little quicker, the sky is the limit for him.
Perry Dozier - 5'10 PG/SG
Widely regarded by some as the best player in the country in his class, Dozier no doubt has high and I mean high talent level. He’s an excellent shooter who likes to create his own shot with the step back or just simply pull up on his defender. He is very similar in my opinion to a 2016 player, another highly regarded player, Vijay Blackmon in that he’s never seems rattled by anything. I wanna see him become a little bit more aggressive as a scorer and he has that a little bit but he seems content on scoring when he has too. He is just a silky player who just oozes high major talent and I saw why some say he’s the best player in the country.
William Jackson- 6'3 G
Nice and I mean nice wing prospect out of Georgia with more of a shooters mentality than a scoring one. What stood out to me about him was just how long this kid and his high skill level. Out of the guards in the camp, he probably had the deepest range of them all but he did look comfortable scoring the basketball with the pull up jumper. I don’t know, maybe it was because of the camp and the style of play but he took a lot of 3 pointers when I think he would become even more potent as a weapon with a shot fake and two dribble jumper. Jackson’s talent should keep him in the top 50 for years to come.
6. Jacqualis Matlock- 6′4 PF High energy 4 man with a 3 man body. Long arms, above average rebounder and solid around the basket, Matlock will play some 3 in high school this year which should help him turn into one of the best players in this class. Remember this young guy’s name.
7. Ryan Bay - G/F 6′2 Portand Oregon native, Bay puts me in the mind frame of Chase Budinger of the the Houston Rockets. At 6′2, Bay can stroke the 3 and is a handful for most guard because of his strong build.
8. Elijah Thomas - 6′5 PF/C Big, and I mean big post guy with soft hands and nice touch out of Dallas Texas. He has nimble feet and a nice array of moves around the basket. Think Keith “Tiny” Gallon
9. Ty Hudson - 5′10 PG/SG Hit 3 triples in a row in the all-star proving that he not just a hard nose get to the basket player. He plays with high high energy and is extremely physical from the guard position.
10.Kevin Murphy - 6′3 PF/C Teammate of Hudson from Georgia Worldwide, “Big Murph” is a strong rebounder who must get better offensively but with more work on the block and maybe some ball handling depending on how he grows, he could be a monster.
11. Mikell Lands 5′10 G Best leaper in the camp and is very similar to Mcclure with his outstanding quickness and ability to get to the rack and finish. Question is, what position does he play.
12. Ed Linniger 6′2 PF Old school player who just seems to know how to score the ball around the basket. Had he not gotten hurt, his team may have won all their games at the camp.Let the Brian Scalabrine comparison’s began, I know he hears them all the time but he can really play and he’s a very humble player which I like a lot.
13. Dillon Beaver 5′6 PG The most exciting player to watch in the camp. He may handle the ball better than a lot of high school players that Ive seen and he looks like he has it on a string most times and he can shoot the ball and he loves to attack rim with runners off the glass. I really love this young guys’s game.
14. Nick Coffey 6′2 PF/C Fundamental big who does what most young post guys don’t, post strong and never bring the ball down once he gets a rebound. He just always seemed to know where the ball was going to come off and for the most part, he converted offensive rebounds into points. Solid solid post guy but I wonder if he should do some ball handling skill development just in case he doesn’t continue to grow.
15. Owen Lewis 5′10 G/SF Strong player with clamp down defensive ability.
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