Miles Overton (St. Joe's Prep) and Rysheed Jordan (Vaux)
What happens when you add Humble and Hungry with Why Not?... You get 2 of the most dangerous Players this year will see...
Miles Overton of SJP and Rysheed Jordan of Vaux have been getting a lot of attention lately, not just for fact they are heavy hitters on the court, but they are crowd favorite off the court. Even with being 2 humble and hungry kids, they ask themselves, why not be great?
Overton is a 6'3" SG from Philadelphia with the ability to take over games with a blink of an eye. He creates match up problems in the floor and takes no shot for granted, with his consistent approach to every play he's on the floor (offensively and defensively). Overton has the ability to shoot lights out and increase his different opportunities with taking advantage of his play over the summer time in big time camps such as Reebok Breakout Camp. Where he faced against some of the top prospects in the country and did not back down for one minute.
Overton not only got the chance to play in this camp but he got the opportunity to play with his close friend Rysheed Jordan, who is a kid on the mission. Jordan broke out big time in his summer going into his junior year, where he tore Breakout Camp up and was invited to other top camps in the country such as the NBA Top 100 Camp. He never seemed to let his guard down because he would take things to another level.
Jordan is a 6'3 G from Philadelphia, who is known for his ability to play game after game after game with that itch that no other player has had in a long time. That itch gave him a ranking of 29th in the country and 5 in his position. Jordan became a crowd favorite for his ability to beat any man off the dribble and find ways of playing hard through double and triple teams.
These 2 guys have a lot in common but one thing does separate them, one has committed and the other is still due. As people enjoy the commitment of Overton to Wake Forest, people still await Jordan to break that list and make that special acknowledgement to where he will attend to further his career. Jordan's list left (from what I have been told) is St. John's, UCLA and Temple. There's no telling where he will go, but what everybody else does know, this is the year to watch something special, as both of these guys will cap off a great career.
Overton started his career at Academy of the New Church with other powerhouse players but found a home under legendary coach Speedy Morris. He continued to build on his already solid beginning with some special accomplishments, but still has not reached the goal he wanted. Ask anybody who knows Overton, he still has that last itch for a Catholic League Title. Let's not forget about Jordan, he's in the same boat. Even though, wildly known as the best player in the area, he still has something missing and prayerfully, him and coach Jamie Ross will make it happen this year.
Both of these guys have another special player on their team in Stephen Vasturia (SJP/Notre Dame) and Samme Foreman (Vaux), who comes from Haverford. The question is, will this be enough to get the job done for both of these guys, when they have deep competition with other schools in the area. Don't ask these guys if they care about other schools and what they got going on to stop them this year. All they know is, whatever is in front of them, must be taken out to make sure they get what they want... THAT GOLD TITLE!
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