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Matur Maker (Sydney, AUS), Athlete’s Institute
Height: 6’9″
Position: Forward
Committed College: Undecided
Star Grade:
By: @JLHemingwayPSB & @BrandonClayPSB
BrandonClayScouting.com Player Evaluations
Date: December 4, 2015
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Marshall County Hoop Fest (Benton, Ky.)
Maker has a lot of physical tools. He looks awesome in transition when he can run up and down the floor. He simply glides to the rim with ease. His weekend was solid, 10 and 15 points on respective nights to go with 10 and 6 rebounds as well. He did turn it over 9 times in the two nights.
Date: June 18, 2015
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: NBPA Top 100 Camp (Charlottesville, Va.)
Maker plays with a consistent energy. Even when he struggles with his skill set execution, Maker’s energy level stays high. He made a catch / rip and go off of the catch on the wing, then attacked to score the ball.
Date: Janauary 18, 2015
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Hoop Hall Classic (Springfield, Mass.)
Maker is positionless. At one point he was called for a 5 second violation because he couldn’t turn the corner on a ball screen. His lack of strength and ability to affect the game was evident against the athleticism of Life Center here today. He finished with 6 points on 1/2 from the field and 4/6 from the FT line. He only grabbed one rebound in the loss.
Date: December 12, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Team Takeover National Hoops Showcase (Hyattsville, Md.)
Maker is making the transition into a full-time perimeter prospect. He is smooth though as Jon noted below still struggles at times with reads / speed of the game. Maker is explosive with the skill to make plays especially in transition.
Date: December 5, 2014
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Marshall County Hoop Fest (Benton, Ky.)
Maker is a combo forward with some open court handling. He does have some soft touch on the jumper, but he was struggling with some decision making issues this evening. He rebounded the ball effectively grabbing 8 in 21 minutes of play. But overall his lack of strength prevents him from being a primary offensive target. He scored 4 points on 2/5 shooting.
Date: October 11, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: John Lucas Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)
Maker is really coming into his own as a prospect. His length and athleticism make him an elite forward in the class. He’s showing more skill in this eval too facing the basket to score it while running down blocks on the other end.
Date: June 20, 2014
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: NBPA Top 100 Camp (Charlottesville, Va.)
Maker is a long, slender framed option at the power forward spot. He could play either forward position longterm if his skill set continues to round out. Right now, Matur is showing himself to be both an explosive shot changer and a blocker already.
Date: June 19, 2014
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: NBPA Top 100 Camp (Charlottesville, Va.)
Matur, like his older brother Thon, is an active/athletic forward who can block shots and defend as well as any of his peers. He did not show a particular offensive specialty. At 6-9, he should have a few inches left to grow before his senior season in high school. Cody Riley (CA-17) may be more productive at this moment than Matur, but Matur definitely has more rounding out left to do. It will be interesting to see how he matures.
Highlights of Maker complements of Ball is Life East
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
