BrandonClayScouting.com: Prospect Eval – Ivan Rabb – October 1, 2014

Class of 2015 forward Ivan Rabb of Oakland, Calif., is one of the nation’s best big men. His size and skill have college coaches from across the country calling. Photo cred – Jon Lopez/Nike

 By: @JLHemingwayPSB & @BrandonClayPSB

Ivan Rabb – (Oakland, Calif.), – Oakland Soldiers – 2015
Height: 6’10”
Position:  Power Forward
Committed College: California
Star Rating: 

Date: July 17, 2014
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Nike EYBL Peach Jam (North Augusta, S.C.)

We finally got to see Rabb in full form on his Nike team this weekend. His length, size and skill were impressive. He handles the ball and scores the ball with his weak hand as well as any post player in the country. He has better length than Diamond Stone and is a legit post defender in the lane. It seemed that he had got in rhythm as was playing to his strengths more this weekend.

Date: May 24, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Like Jon’s eval below, Rabb was not as productive as he was in Colorado before the school season. He has legitimate size and it’s evident why he is one of the nation’s top prospects. He is a good athlete for his size and possesses good explosiveness to boot. Rabb struggled to create quality shot attempts when he caught the ball back-to-basket as well as facing it here.

Date: May 17, 2014
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Nike EYBL (Hampton, Va.)

Rabb’s talent speaks for itself, but he had a tough outing here today when I watched him vs. the Alabama Challenge. He just never seemed to get on track until the 2nd half where he got some transition run outs. His struggle seemed to be that he was not decisive enough in his moves around the rim & trying to many up / under moves. He just was not in rhythm at all. However, what was evident was his rebounding presence and his vision as a passer. Rabb paired up alongside of Stephen Zimmerman makes the best duo of passing big men hands down in the country.

Date: October 5, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: USA Basketball Developmental Mini-Camp (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Rabb is an active force on the interior. He will run the floor, talk on defense and rebounded the ball as well as any post player in the building. He also finished put backs around the rim.

Highlights of Rabb complements of passportplayasTV

Brandon Clay is the Executive Camp Director of the Elite Basketball Academy and the owner of Brandon Clay Scouting. Clay is also the owner of Peach State Basketball, Inc., and ProspectsNation.com. He serves Director of Scouting for the OTRHoopsReport.com National Scouting Report. Clay has been involved in the community since 2001 as an evaluator, event operator and trainer. You can reach him at [email protected]

Jonathan Hemingway is a National Evaluator for the OTRHoopsReport. 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