Certa was good for 56 total points (33 in the opener, 23 in his second game) while burying 11-23 shots from deep. His Wolves team split a pair of games but Certa looked as good as 247Sports has ever seen him while more than backing up his No. Even if he didn’t watch, he surely heard about the shooting display the future Irish guard had. Who knows, maybe Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry was bored on Friday afternoon and checked in on a live stream of four-star shooting guard Cole Certa of the Illinois Wolves. 247Sports analyst Travis Branham caught up with Queen for the latest just last week. Queen - who has so far taken official visits to Indiana and Maryland - has also done much less settling for jumpers and much more going towards the hoop and the results have been tough to argue with. Going in his favor along with his overall skill level are that he’s really nimble on his feet and has a tremendous pair of hands. He didn’t overwhelm anybody with leaping ability or freakish quickness, but this kid sure knows how to get position, hold it and score with a high degree of skill in the low post. 6 overall in the class of 2024 put in 48 points and grabbed 26 rebounds while converting on nearly 60% of his shots from the field. In a pair of wins over very good Mass Rivals and Southern Assault, the 6-foot-9 five-star who ranks No. During a pair of Friday wins, Queen was once again getting things done in a big way on the offensive end. He still needs to get a bit stronger, but the goods are all there.įrom the sound of it, Bethea is pretty wide open at this point but he did tell 247Sports that he’s locked in visits with Alabama, Kansas and Miami.ĭerik Queen (Photo: Brandon Jenkins, 247Sports)ĭuring last week’s UA Next Finals, Derik Queen of Team Thrill and Montverde (Fla.) Academy was the most dominant player we saw. The way he gets to his spots, his craft and skill around the hoop and his growing explosiveness and playmaking ability are turning him into a very complete two guard. During a hard-fought Friday win over a very game Breakaway Basketball team, there were some moments where Bethea decided that he just wasn’t having it with them hanging around and took over offensively. During last week’s Peach Jam he averaged nearly 19 points and over five rebounds per game while lead Team Final the quarterfinals. 18 overall in the class of 2024.įrom the looks of it, Bethea’s rankings climb may not be done. During his junior season at Warminster (Pa.) Archbishop Wood and then during the spring with Team Final, the 6-foot-4 scorer kept climbing and now ranks No. Last summer, shooting guard Jalil Bethea used a strong July with Team Final to go from unranked to ranked in the top 100 of the class of 2024. Jalil Bethea (Photo: Courtesy of Nike EYBL) He may end up taking some more visits, but from the intel that we’ve been gathering it sounds like Bidunga is getting closer and closer to a decision and if we had to handicap things, we’d put Auburn, Duke and Kansas in the best position with Michigan being another program that some close to the recruitment have been saying to keep an eye on. While he’s able to play much bigger than his size, the added game is really going to help him out long term. He’s not Tim Duncan in the post (who is?), but he’s making some reads out of double teams, spins and using fakes that he didn’t have this time last year or even four to five months ago. Yes, he had his share of dunks but what really stands out is that he’s adding more offensively. Bidunga is continuing to fill out and as a guy who already played much stronger than his frame, actual strength to go along with his explosive athleticism and dunk any and everything mentality made him a load. The 21 points, eight rebounds and four blocks that he put up are impressive enough, but the way he did it was downright dominant. 4 overall in the class of 2024 by 247Sports, big man Flory Bidunga of Indiana Elite and Kokomo (Ind.) High played up to his ranking in a win over Austin Rivers Southeast Elite.
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