BrandonClayScouting: Player Card – Samuel Japhet Mathias

Class of 2017 post Samuel Japhet Mathias of IMG Academy is one of the biggest post players in the country. Read about his game on his #BCSReport Player Card. Photo cred – Jon Lopez/Nike

Samuel Japhet Mathias (London, England), IMG Academy / PSA Cardinals – 2016
Height: 6’11”
Position: Center
Committed College: Wake Forest
Star Grade:

By: @JLHemingwayPSB & @BrandonClayPSB

Date: May 23, 2015
Evaluator: Brandon Clay
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Japhet-Mathias is a huge prospect on the interior at the center position. He played limited minutes in this eval not displaying a specialty.

Date: May 23, 2015
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Nike EYBL (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Japhet-Mathias played only 5 games on the circuit this spring. He played limited minutes behind Omari Spellman and Kassoum Yakwe. In these limited minutes he did show some footwork and ball fakes in the lane. He even fanned the ball out of the post. His impact was far from what we saw in the high school season this winter.

Date: January 18, 2015
Evaluator: Jonathan Hemingway
Location: Hoop Hall Classic (Springfield, Mass.)

Mathias has the complete skill package as a center on the floor. He showed footwork on the up and under move with his back to the basket then followed that up with a face up jumper. He has a motor as he will run the floor and rebound on both ends. If there is a knock, he has some baby fat left on him. However, he is skilled and productive at the end of the day. He finished with 13 points while shooting 85% from the floor in his attempts today.

Highlights of Japhet-Mathias complements of Hoopsfix:

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Brandon Clay is the owner of the Peach State Basketball, Inc., and BrandonClayScouting.com. In addition to serving as OTRHoopsReport.com Director of Scouting, Clay serves as the Executive Camp Director for the Elite Basketball Academy Camps. He is a McDonald’s All-American Game Selection Committee member. Clay serves on the Naismith Trophy Men’s / Women’s College Player of the Year Academy and is the National Coordinator of Voting for the Boys / Girls All-American Teams. 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