Nicholas Booker-Nelson 5'8 150 2022 Churchill Academy, Richmond VA

First of all, you better be able to handle the ball if you're being defended by Nicholas Booker-Nelson because at the blink of an eye he will take it from you!' Extremely quick and athletic, Nicholas plays with great energy and sets the tone with his effort.' He is more than capable of staying in front of every point guard he faces and is capable of defending the ball in full court situations at a high level.' His explosiveness and lateral quickness coupled with a strong, powerfully built frame allows him to body up when he wants to and harass opposing ball handlers without getting beat.' Comes up with quite a few steals because of his quick hands!

Offensively Nicholas is the type of point guard guys want to play with.' He pushes the ball up the floor with tremendous end to end speed and has a pass first mentality.' He is an excellent passer, pinpoint and timely with his passes and his vision is remarkable.' He seems to know exactly where everyone is at all times!!' Nicholas does a lot of his damage as a ball-handler getting into the lane at will and finding cutters.' He also gets some spot-up opportunities on the outside and can take his man one on one.' He has a nice jump shot with good elevation that allows him to get his shot off over taller defenders. Nicholas elevates very suddenly on his jumper often catching defenders off guard and he's very solid pulling up off the dribble.

Very tough to defend in isolations because of how easily he can break his man down off the dribble and get a good look at the rim.' Can turn the corner on anyone and makes quick reads.' Even with his ability to get to the rim, he does recognize when to cut off his drive and make a pass so he rarely gets caught in traffic or tied up inside.' Nicholas is an exciting playmaker with loads of talent and potential.' He's a playmaker to watch in the 2022 class without a doubt!