BrandonClayScouting: Player Card – Nicolas Claxton

Class of 2017 forward Nicholas Claxton of Columbia, S.C., shot up the recruiting ranks this year. Read why on his #BCSReport Player Card.

Class of 2017 forward Nicholas Claxton of Columbia, S.C., shot up the recruiting ranks this year. Read why on his #BCSReport Player Card.


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Nicholas Claxton (Columbia, S.C.), Legacy Charter / SC Raptors – 2017
Height: 6’10”

Position: Forward
Committed College: Georgia
Star Grade:
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 By: @JLHemingwayPSB & @BrandonClayPSB

Date: June 18, 2016
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: NBPA Top 100 Evals (Charlottesville, VA)

Claxton is a slender framed option at the power forward spot. In that way, he has more of a prototypical wing player look with a frontcourt friendly game. Claxton was effective here tricking opposing defenders around the rim with his ability to finish with his left hand at the basket.

Date: May 15, 2016
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Bob Gibbons (Suwanee, Ga.)

Claxton is a left handed 4/5 player standing at 6-10. He has range to the arc. He is active in the land as he flashes the ball and aggressively finishes around the rim. He is equally active on the defensive end where he contest shots in the paint.

Highlights of Claxton complements of The Hoops Column

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Staff-Pic-B-ClayBrandon Clay is the owner of Peach State Basketball, Inc., and BrandonClayScouting.com. He serves as the Executive Camp Director for the Elite Basketball Academy Camps. Clay is a McDonald’s All-American Game Selection Committee member. He also votes on the Naismith Trophy Men’s / Women’s College Player of the Year Academy and is the HS Boys / Girls All-American Team Board of Selectors Chairperson. He has been involved in the community since 2001. You can reach Clay at [email protected]

Coach Hemi-100-100Jonathan Hemingway is a National Evaluator for the OTRHoopsReport. Hemingway serves on the Board of Selectors for the Naismith Trophy. also He is also the publisher of CoachHemi.com. He has been involved in the community since 1996 as a coach, camp director and evaluator. You can reach him via email at [email protected] and follow him on  twitter @JLHemingwayPSB