NBA Draft: Quick Scouting Black Friday’s Sleeper College Games
Black Friday has us set with shopping deals, the NFL’s first Black Friday game and a bevy of intriguing college basketball games. Let’s get ready to scout a few of today’s sleeper scouting games.
Bryant vs. Xavier (12:00 pm ET)
Top Prospect: Desmond Claude | Wing | 6’6 | 207 pounds | Sophomore | Xavier
2023-24 Stats: 16.4ppg | 3.6rpg | 3.8apg | 47.5% FG | 31% 3P (3.2 3PA) | 72.2% FT | 5 G
Other Xavier Prospects to Watch: Trey Green (Guard, Freshman), Quincy Olivari (Guard, Grad Student), Lazar Djokovic (Big, Freshman), Gytis Nemeiksa (Wing, Senior)
Bryant Prospects to Watch: Earl Timberlake (Wing, Senior), Sherif Gross-Bullock (Guard, Senior), Rafael Pinzon (Wing, Junior), Daniel Rivera (Wing, Junior)
*Xavier’s Zach Freemantle is out for the season with a foot injury and Jermone Hunter is out indefinitely
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh (3:00 pm ET)
Top Prospect: Carlton Carrington | Lead Guard | 6’5 | 190 pounds | Freshman | Pittsburgh
2023-24 Stats: 17.2ppg | 5.2rpg | 6.4apg | 50.9% FG | 47% 3P (6.8 3PA) | 75% FT | 5 G
Other Pittsburgh Prospects to Watch: Blake Hinson (Wing, Senior), Ishmael Leggett (Guard, Junior), Guillermo Diaz-Graham (Big, Sophomore), Jorge Diaz Graham (Big, Sophomore), Jaland Lowe (Guard, Freshman), Zach Austin (Wing, Redshirt Junior), Federiko Federicko (Big, Junior)
Oregon St. Prospects to Watch: Jordan Pope (Guard, Sophomore), Tyler Bilodeau (Big, Sophomore)
Pepperdine vs New Mexico (6:45 pm ET)
Top Prospects: Houston Mallette | Guard | 6’5 | 185 pounds | Junior | Pepperdine
2023-24 Stats: 20.7ppg | 3.6rpg | 1.6apg | 0.9 spg | 47.5% FG | 54% 3P (5.3 3PA) | 82.9% FT | 7 G
JT Toppin | Big | 6’9 | 210 pounds | Freshman | New Mexico
2022-24 Stats: 14.8ppg | 8.4rpg | 1.2spg | 1.8bpg | 75% FG | 90% FT (10-11 FTA) | 5 G
Other Pepperdine Prospects to Watch: Michael Ajayi (Wing, Junior), Malik Moore (Guard, Sophomore), Jalen Pitre (Big, Sophomore)
Other New Mexico Prospects to Watch: Jamal Mashburn Jr. (Guard, Senior), Donovan Dent (Giard, Sophomore), Mustapha Amzil (Big, Senior), Tru Washington (Guard, Freshman)
*New Mexico’s Jaelen House is out and considered day-to-day with a hip injury.
*Pepperdine’s Jevon Porter and Boubacar Coulibaly are out indefinitely.
VCU vs. Boise St (8:00 pm ET)
Top Prospect: Max Shulga | Guard | 6’5 | 200 pounds | Senior | VCU
2023-24 Stats: 14.2ppg | 4rpg | 5apg | 0.8spg | 48.7% FG | 46.7% 3PA (6 3PA), 82.6% FT | 5 G
Other VCU Prospects to Watch: Zeb Jackson (Guard, Senior), Toibu Lawal (Big, Sophomore), Christian Fermin (Big, Sophomore), Alphonzo Billups III (Wing, Redshirt Freshman)
Boise St Prospects to Watch: Tyson Degenhart (Big Wing, Junior), Chibuzo Agbo (Wing, Senior), O’Mar Stanley (Big Wing, Junior)
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