News » Sleeper Reports

Florida Sleepers

Coach Herron of South Dade (Fl) sent us an e-mail recently about some players on his team that are big time sleepers, and at the top of the list was 6’6 wing Jervan Jackson.  Jackson recorded his third triple-double of the season the night before with 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.  Coach Herron says that Jackson “is a long athlete that jumps out of the gym, defends, and can run all day… but needs to get stronger and improve his shot from 15-ft.-out”.  Jackson is also a 4.0 student and is getting looks from Rice, Navy, Lehigh, American, Florida Gulf Coast, Barry University, Lynn, and FIU.  He is considering reclassifying from the 2007 class to 2008 and prepping for a year at Fork Union.

Coach Herron’s 6’4 shooting guard Rashad Dantzler is one of the top juniors in Florida.  Dantzler is averaging 24 points and 9 rebounds an outing and hit 6 3-pointers in a recent game.  He is a well built “power wing” that shoots it good and “can defend anyone on the high school level”, but Dantzler does need to improve his ball handling to become a top level prospect.  He is getting looks from USF, FAU, and FIU.

6’6 sophomore Ed Stinson “is an athletic forward that sprints the floor every play… and has the size and athletic ability to make him an intriguing prospect”.  Coach Herron says that Stinson is the type of player that can be a big time late bloomer.

Rashad Dantzler and Ed Stinson aren’t South Dade’s only underclassmen talent; 5’11 sophomore Vincent Williams and 5’10 freshman Demetrius Montes are already showing flashes of big time point guard skills.  FloridaHoops.com had this to say about Williams: “(Williams) is thin, quick, and athletic, and handles the ball well and gets to the rim with ease.  He knocked down a couple of threes but he scores mostly in transition and dribble drives to the rim.  He hustles on defense and has good anticipation for steals.  He needs to improve his low arc jumper and upgrade his passing skills”.  The same website also broke down the freshman’s game: “Montes is a pass-first point guard.  Sometimes too much so.  He passes better from a stationary position than off the dribble as he tends to drop his head.  Montes is pretty quick with a good build and scores with a nifty floater, but I never really saw a jump shot from him.”

College coaches that want more info about these or other sleepers can e-mail us at Nathan@HoopsReport.com

Do you know of a player that is “flying under the radar”?  If so e-mail us at Nathan@HoopsReport.com