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| Khalil Brantley, Camden Blount, Joshua Beadle, Korey Richardson & Shayne Monsanto |
The second leg
of the UA Next Combine Series tipped
off at Milton High School in Atlanta. GA on Saturday and played host to a
number of talented ball players.
Although he was one of the smallest players at the event, Khalil Brantley (5’10/PG/2021/Jamaica,
NY) made a compelling case as the event’s top guy. Brantley is well known nationally, so it
comes as no surprise to us that he excelled on Saturday. Brantley dominated on both ends of the
floor, and he not only scored the ball, his
playmaking skills were on full display as he found open teammates consistently. Brantley is a smart PG who is highly skilled and plays with an elite motor. He’s also crafty and he has the rock on a string. At his current rate of development, Brantley
projects no worse than a mid-major prospect.
In fact, word has it he has already secured an offer form Iona as an 8th
grader!
Right behind
Brantley in performance was Camden
Blount (6’4/combo forward/2021/Smyrna, GA), a strong and athletic combo
forward who plays with a lot of energy.
Blount is solidly built, rebounds in bunches, runs the floor with
purpose, handles the ball well and finishes at a high rate around the basket.
Blount also has a nice little mid-range shot to boot. Another good prospect with continued growth
and development.
We saw some
really god things out of Joshua Beadle
(6’1/PG/2021/Columbia, SC). Beadle already has good size for his position at an age, and he’s smooth, athletic and possess an
impressive skill set. We saw a
three-level scorer who also doesn’t mind sitting down defensively. He excels at 1 dribble pull-ups or knocking down catch and shoot treys.
If left unguarded after he crosses half court, he is more than capable of stepping into a trey
with little hesitation. We also loved his
motor and explosive first step! Kory
Richardson (6’2/CG/2021/Columbia, SC) balled out Saturday as well. Richardson showed the ability to create space
with a nifty step back jumper. He also has a nice mid-range game including a, effective floater. He’s got nice size already,
rebounds well, and is super smooth.
Rounding out our
top 5 is Shayne Monsanto (6’0/WF/2021/Columbia,
SC), who is strong, and understands how to use his football-type frame to
dominate in the paint. Monsanto is also full
of energy and is more than willing to do the dirty work. He rebounds well for his size, is a solid
defender and feasted on put backs all day. He also finishes plays through contact, is
active in transition and has a great motor. We're not sure if Monsanto will stay the course with basketball or end up playing on the grid iron, but for now, he's nice! Although we have featured only our
top 5 players, we will feature the rest of our top 10 tomorrow.
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