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apaladin wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:59 pm

Reading the above mark him in the no chance column. Still like the coaches for trying.

We’ve now seen back-to-back weekends of near dominance from one of Georgia’s hottest prospects. Rogers impressed across the board last weekend in Louisville at the Grassroots Showcase, he then picked up a slew of offers, and he followed it all up by doing it again at Bama Jam. Rogers was more than a handful for opposing post players this past weekend. Nobody he went up against had an answer for them on either end of the floor. Rogers averaged double figures over the course of the weekend—highlighted by an 18-point performance on Sunday—and put a hurting on some rims along the way. A thing that this Allstars bunch does well is limit second-chance points, and the big fella certainly did his part on the glass. You know a player is doing something right when the score and clock keepers start asking questions about him, and I fielded several about Rogers throughout the weekend. - Josh Tec

DungeonRealm wrote: ↑

Fri May 06, 2022 12:01 pm

The breakout player arriving during the April live evaluation period is a little different than in the past.

Today, it’s more about garnering interest rather than securing offers. While offers have been extended for the lucky few, expect the majority of offers, especially for those on the cusp of being Division I players to come during June and July.

College coaches are still sorting through the pesky ordeal of the transfer portal and filling their rosters out with experienced, college-ready players first. Again, the high school kids will have to wait.

Nonetheless, the two spring April live periods provided a platform and several players took advantage.

Biggest Class of 2023 Stock Risers: Niklas Polonowski, Lyons and Drew Scharnowski, Burlington Central

The combination of Lyons’ Niklas Polonowski and Burlington Central’s Drew Scharnowski is a testament to players being discovered regardless of who and where they play.

These were two no-named prospects in the Class of 2023, but the college coaches have found them.

The junior tandem doesn’t play for one of the shoe-sponsored grassroots basketball heavyweights. But an ideal fit with Breakaway Basketball has provided the perfect platform for both. Breakaway plays in the Under Armour Rise, a complimentary travel basketball league to the shoe-sponsored Under Armour Association.

Polonowski, a genuine sleeper in the junior class, is set to establish himself as a Division I prospect.

In helping his Breakaway team to four wins last weekend, Polonowski averaged 11.5 points and 4.2 rebounds a game while knocking down 10 three-pointers. It’s that shooting, along with his size and strength as a 6-6 combo forward, that has grabbed the attention of college coaches.

While there hasn’t been an offer just yet, the 6-6 Polonowski has done his job over the past two live periods to generate interest. There is a growing list of interested programs, including Brown, Furman, Toledo, Lipscomb, Minnesota-St. Thomas and San Diego.

Scharnowski, who in early April the City/Suburban Hoops Report projected to be one of the biggest live evaluation period breakout players, is a 6-8 super skilled 4-man. He’s lived up to that forecast.

As a result of his play in April, Scharnowski is now hearing regularly from the likes of Dartmouth, Princeton, Bucknell, St. Thomas, Furman and Miami-Ohio.