2024 Grassroots Showcase: 16U Top Performers
LOUISVILLE, KY – The annual spring stage of the Grassroots Showcase was once again loaded with teams, prospects and storylines. With states from all over the country and Canada represented, there were plenty of notes to go through.
Let’s take a look at our top overall performers from the action, starting with the 16U age group:
We like guys that can make shots from the outside with size like Trey Thompson. The big man for the Tennessee Impact had an excellent weekend at the grassroots showcase. Already holding a D1 offer and multiple D2 offers, Thompson showed why college coaches are already involved in his recruitment. Thompson has a high skill set, basketball IQ and the ability to really open the floor up. The Knoxville, Tennessee, Tennessee product should see his recruitment swing north over the rest of the spring and summer. - Justin Byerly
At 6-foot-3, Winston is one of those long and explosive guards/wings that can affect the game in a lot of ways. Whether it was his positional rebounding, his timing as a shot-blocker or his explosiveness to the rim, Winston was fun to watch this past weekend at our Grassroots Showcase. Winston is a high-flying prospect that is on another level when he is getting out in transition and getting ready to make the rims rattle. - Justin Byerly
Stephens was one of the most well-rounded big men I saw this weekend at the Grassroots Showcase. The 6-foot-5 big man held down the paint in what was an impressive weekend for Roy’s Rebels. He did a nice job attacking rebounds in the lane and gobbling anything at his disposal. However, his skill and basketball IQ on the offensive end was the most intriguing. He scored efficiently with his back to the basket and mixed in some shots from 15 feet and out, too. - Garrett Tucker
There aren’t many point guards that can run the show quite like Austin Nance — just ask all his teammates that got easy baskets this weekend because of him. He’s masterful with the ball in his hands and sees the next play before it happens. My favorite part of Nance’s game is his uncanny knack for dropping off passes to big men rolling to the rim. He was one of the better true point guards in the 16U field. - Garrett Tucker
