A jumping jack of a forward with plenty of upside that should entice a plethora of college programs and fit within different playing styles, Royce Hamm announced himself on the national scene this past summer while playing for the Houston Hoops 17-under squad on the Nike EYBL circuit. While he received sporadic minutes throughout the season because of the broad range of talent on the squad, especially in the frontcourt, the Houston native did enough in enabling for a bevy of scholarships to be offered to him.

The 6-foot-8 forward fits the new era of basketball where most 4-men would rather play facing the basket and are able to defend the ball screen appropriately. While Hamm’s body has yet to really develop just yet, his light frame and elusiveness on the hardwood displays immense upside as a two-way producer. His stats on the EYBL circuit weren’t the greatest, yet whenever extended to per-32 minutes, the averages of over 12 points and nine boards per game were nothing to bat your eyes out. Throw in his 1.2 blocks per game and the ceiling on the athletic and rangy forward is definitely intriguing, to say the very least.

Expecting to be leaned upon more next season, Hamm already has a handful of offers that he rattled off to HoopSeen, of which includes Incarnate Word, Rice, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, Memphis, UT-Arlington, LSU, and his latest coming from New Mexico. Things remain open and in the infancy stages with the Davis High forward, but he does have one visit eyed in the coming weeks. “Nothing is planned yet but Texas wants me to come on campus soon.”

While most programs are just in the beginning stages of recruiting the bouncy forward, Hamm gave insight on who he is feeling the most love from. “I get the most mail from Virginia Tech and I talk to Texas Tech the most.”

Showcasing quality grades in the classroom and the long-term value that any college coach would salivate over, Hamm has a few things in mind when selecting a college home. “I want a great coach, a good education, and playing time as a freshman.”

With two more years to develop his body, ball skills, and true spot on the floor, everything is line for the rangy forward out of Houston in supplanting himself onto the scene as a national worthy recruit within the junior class.