2024 NBA Draft: Opening Week’s Underrated Scouting Games
The college basketball season is here! The excitement and anticipation in the air for us basketball nerds and sickos is unparalleled. Beginning on Monday, Nov. 6, we’ll now have college, NBA, overseas and grassroots basketball all underway.
Good luck to all of the players, coaches, support staff, fans and evaluators as we all embark on what is always a roller coaster of a season and draft cycle.
Let’s take a look at a few of the top underrated scouting games during college basketball’s opening week:
Oregon vs Georgia (Las Vegas, Nevada)
When: 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6
Top Prospect: Kwame Evans Jr. I 6-foot-9 I 220-pounds I Big Wing/Big I Freshman I Oregon
Other Oregon Prospects to Watch: Jackson Shelstad (Freshman, Guard), Mookie Cook (Freshman, Wing), Nate Bittle (Junior, Big, N’Faly Dante (Senior, Big), Jadrian Tracey (RS Junior, Wing)
Georgia Prospects to Watch: Jalen DeLoach (Junior, Big), Blue Cain (Freshman, Guard), Jabri Abdur-Rahim (Senior, Big Wing), Silas Demary Jr, (Freshman, Guard), Noah Thomasson (GS, Guard), RJ Melendez (Junior, Wing)
UNC Asheville vs Michigan
When: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7
Top Prospect(s): Drew Pember I 6-foot-11 I 215-pounds I Fifth Year I UNC Asheville
Tarris Reed Jr. I 6’10 I 265lbs I Big I Sophomore I Michigan
Other Prospects to Watch: Dug McDaniel (Sophomore, Guard), Trey Jackson (GS, Big Wing), George Washington III (Freshman, Guard)
Howard vs Georgia Tech
When: 7:30 p.m, Thursday, Nov. 9
Top Prospect: Miles Kelly I 6-foot-6 I 180-pounds I Wing I Junior I Vanderbilt
Other GT Prospects to Watch: Amaree Abram (Sophomore, Wing), Tafara Gapare (Sophomore, Big Wing), Dallan Coleman (Junior, Wing), Kowacie Reeves Jr. (Junior, Wing)
Howard Prospects to Watch: Seth Towns (GS, Wing), Shy Odom (Sophomore, Wing)
Belmont vs Furman
When: 6 p.m. Friday Nov. 10
Top Prospect: Cade Tyson I 6-foot-7 I 205-pounds I Sophomore I Belmont
Other Belmont Prospects to Watch: Ja’Kobi Gillespie (Sophomore, Guard)
Fuman Prospects to Watch: JP Pegues (Junior, Guard), Marcus Foster (RS Senior, Guard), Carter Whitt (Junior, Guard)
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