Jeremiah jumps off the page athletically! He is explosive and agile, brings great energy and quickness on both ends of the floor from opening tap to final buzzer regardless of the situation. He possesses creative scoring instincts and playmaking skills and is able to transition easily from primary ball handler to scoring off the ball. As a lead guard he uses his tight handle and blow by quickness to get into the paint, draw defenders and find the open man with the pass. He uses the jump pass so effectively drawing defenders to him thus freeing up cutters to the rim. He has excellent vision and understands how to use his dribble to create shot opportunities for teammates. Jeremiah is a dynamic playmaker off the ball as well, excellent playing off of close outs. His explosive acceleration and long, rangy strides allows him to beat most defenders where he has a fearless mentality attacking the rim. He is adept at blowing by his man and abruptly pulling up to shoot the mid range jumper where he gets great uplift accompanied by a high release on the jumper making it nearly impossible to block. He can also attack taller defenders with the floater. He has good body control, plays with a lot of creativity and craftiness. Jeremiah gets where he wants to off the dribble and breaks down defenses efficiently. He uses hop steps to get to the middle of the floor and is so powerful he creates a lot of distance instantaneously with the hop step move. He also uses it to split defenders and avoid traps. He possesses swift footwork in traffic making it difficult for defenders to contain him even when shrinking the floor. He can score from multiple levels and angles on the floor and is a very good midrange scorer, capable of getting to his spots at will. His speed and agility with the ball in his hands opens up so many opportunities for him and he has the skill to capitalize. His ability to be quick, then abruptly put on the breaks, change directions and use stop and start moves effortlessly makes him especially effective in traffic. He has the ability to avoid traps and break a press by himself and is simply brilliant in transition. Jeremiah is light on his feet, loves to push in transition and has no problem finding his way to the rim where he’s a creative and aggressive finisher. Jeremiah is an elite level defender especially on the ball where he can rip good ball handlers in one on one situations or stifle opposing guards. He combines quick hands and feet, long arms, exceptional lateral quickness and great instincts to make plays all over the floor. He has great anticipation and reaction in the passing lanes and makes it difficult for opponents to run what they want to run, a disrupter! Jeremiah is a next level prospect with all the tools and intangibles to have long term success on the basketball court. College coaches should add him to their watch list!

 

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