Class of 2017 guard Jermaine Samuels of Franklin, Mass., attacks the rim consistently. Photo cred – Jon Lopez/Nike
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Jermaine Samuels (Franklin, Mass.), Rivers HS
Height: 6’6″
Position: Guard
Committed College: Villanova
Star Grade:
By: @JLHemingwayPSB & @BrandonClayPSB
Date: June 24, 2015
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Samuels shot the ball pretty well in the midrange today. He is a slasher who can put the ball on the floor well in straight lines. He has a solid skill set, but he plays pretty stiff. He averaged a team high 11 points and 4 rebounds per game. His 3pt percentage was only 31%.
Date: June 23, 2015
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Samuels is a solid option at the small forward. He will attack the lane off of the bounce but isn’t a specialist in that area based on his play in this eval.
Date: June 14, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Nike Elite 100 Camp (St. Louis, Mo.)
Like our May evals, Samuels is a legit athlete at the wing position. He has good bounce off the floor with a skill set that is developing. He might not possess the same physical upside of classmate PJ Washington (TX) but he’s in that realm of build. We haven’t seen him show that he can stick the open jump shot.
Date: May 24, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Samuels is a legitimate sized prospect on the wing for a rising sophomore. He is a good athlete who showed here that he should be a slashing option at the rim. We didn’t see him knock down the open jump shot in this eval.
Date: May 17, 2014
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Nike EYBL (Hampton, Va.)
Samuels is a prospect full of potential. He is a long athlete who hit a nice pull-up jumper on the break. Further evaluation will be needed to see what his specialty and his impact will be.
Highlights of Samuels courtesy of Game Time Magazine
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Brandon 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]
Jonathan 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
