In the gym at Oldsmar Christian School on Friday, coaches from Miami-Ohio, Miami, and head coach Mike Anderson and an Arkansas assistant, were all focused on the upperclassmen that are showcased on the loaded squad including the likes of Dontay Bassett, LJ Figueroa, and Jerome Merritt. However, it was a sophomore guard that caught my eye and may have the best chance of going the furthest with the sports of basketball in mind.

Born in Albany, Georgia and having moved to Cocoa, Florida at the age of eight, there isn’t much known about Elijah Weaver. That statement won’t be spoken for much longer as the 6-foot-4 guard has everything that it might take to be an elite recruit in 2018. He is one of the best kept secrets on the east coast and should supplant himself as a priority recruit for those within the ACC, Big 12, and SEC conferences.

By first glance, it would seem that Weaver was just playing basketball so that he could stay in shape for football. He has the body that any high-major football coach would salivate over as he looks like he could put on the spikes and be a primetime middle linebacker. However, basketball is the sophomore’s calling and rightfully so. Once the scrimmages began, Weaver showed off unbelievable passing skills. The lefty can make pinpoint passes with the ball on the go and with either hand. His polished ball skills is only the start where the lefty can score on crafty mid-range runners and jumpers, has a solid stroke from deep when placed off the ball, and has the body and physique to practically guard the point guard spot, all the way down to the 4-man within the interior.

With all that in mind, programs have yet to get a good glance at the playmaking guard but that should all change in time. Nebraska and Florida International have offered the elite distributor of the ball and while there is a lot of time to be played out before coming to a final decision, Weaver does have a firm understanding of what he wants in a college. “Good academics, definitely. I also want a coach that will make me better on and off the floor, and a program that is known for its skill development.”

Lining up next to such others division-1 prospects this winter including Dontay Bassett, Eric Hester, LJ  Figueroa, and Jerome Merritt should only allow for greater maturation out of the Peach State native and as time progresses, it would seem that Elijah Weaver has all the tools to be as good as he might want to be on the hardwood.