The Weekend Watch: Three Under the Radar Games to Scout in Early February Slate
Last week’s batch of games of games were highlighted by Igor Milic Jr’s double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks) in a win over ECU, along with all-around performances by VCU’s Max Shulga (15 points, five rebounds and five assists) and Tulane’s Kevin Cross (27 points, seven rebounds and five assists) to lead their teams to respective wins over Richmond and Temple.
This week, three of best under-the-radar games to scout are: TCU-Iowa State, Texas, Penn-Princeton and UAB-Tulsa.
Let’s get you ready to scout them.
TCU vs #14 Iowa State (Saturday, 2:00 pm ET)
Top Prospects:
Emanuel Miller | Wing | 6’7 | 215 pounds | Senior | TCU
’23-’24 Stats: 16.7ppg | 5.9rpg | 2.9apg | 40% 3P (2.4 3PA) | 1.6 stocks per game
Milan Momcilovic | Wing | 6’8 | 220 pounds | Freshman | Iowa State
’23-’24 Stats: 12.9ppg | 3.3rpg | 1.2apg | 40% 3P (5.0 3PA) | 1.1 stocks per game
Other TCU Prospects to Watch: Micah Peavy (Wing, Senior), Jameer Nelson Jr. (Guard, Senior), JaKobe Coles (Junior, Wing), Ernest Udeh Jr. (Big, Sophomore)
Other Iowa St. Prospects to Watch: Keshon Gilbert (Guard, Junior), Tamin Lipsey (Guard, Sophomore), Curtis Jones (Guard, Senior), Hason Ward (Senior, Big), Omaha Biliew (Wing, Freshman)
Pennsylvania vs. Princeton (Saturday, 6:00 pm ET)
Top Prospects:
Xaivian Lee | Guard | 6’3 | 171 pounds | Sophomore | Princeton
’23-’24 Stats: 17.8ppg | 5.3rpg | 3.3apg | 37% 3P (5.4 3PA) | 1.4 stocks per game
Tyler Perkins | Guard | 6’4 | 205 pounds | Freshman | Pennsylvania
’23-’24 Stats: 14.6ppg | 5.7rpg | 2apg | 34% 3P (5.4 3PA) | 1.6 stocks per game
Other Penn Prospects to Watch: Sam Brown (Guard, Freshman), Nick Spinoso (Big, Junior)
Other Princeton Prospects to Watch: Caden Pierce (Wing, Sophomore)
UAB vs. Tulsa (Sunday, 2:00 pm ET)
Top Prospects:
Eric Gaines | Guard | 6’2 | 165 pounds | Junior | UAB
’23-’24 Stats: 12.3ppg | 4.1rpg | 5.2apg | 22% 3P (4.1 3PA) | 2.7 stocks per game
PJ Haggerty | Guard | 6’3 | 195 pounds | Redshirt Freshman | Tulsa
’23-’24 Stats: 19.8ppg | 4.7rpg | 3.5apg | 26% 3P (2.5 3PA) | 80%FT (9.1 FTA) | 1.9 stocks per game
Other UAB Prospects to Watch: Yaxel Lendeborg (Big, Junior), Efrem Johnson (Guard, Sophomore)
Other Tulsa Prospects to Watch: Cobe Williams (Guard, Senior), Keaston Willis (Guard, Senior), Jared Garcia (Big, Junior), Isaiah Barnes (Wing, Sophomore)
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