Jaylon Tyson stays consistent, Nate Tshimanga checks the boxes

Keller - Keller High and Timber Creek hosted the annual Keller ISD Tournament and Texas Hoops Recruiting Analyst Blue Zertuche dropped in to catch a couple of games. TexasHoops.com had circled North Central Texas Acadamy /Lakeview Centennial and Frenship/Plano John Paul in Keller's first session of the day before traveling to Houston.

Thursday marked the second time in the past three weeks that I was able to catch rising junior Jaylon Tyson of Plano John Paul. A trim built wing, Tyson is long and can score heading to the basket.

In game one that I watched Tyson, it was during the Dallas Maverick’s Classic in Frisco versus the DeSoto Eagles, as the Thanksgiving break began. In a convincing win by Plano John Paul, Tyson scores 26 points. At that moment Tyson’s performance was going to springboard him from an “unknown” to a future Top 100 TexasHoops.com prospect. If his game against DeSoto wasn’t enough, I walked away a believer (once again) when he dropped 25 against a gritty Frenship team out of Lubbock in Thursday's matchup at the Keller ISD Tournament.

This time around was no different for Tyson as he displayed his athleticism. Tyson makes his own lane to the basket as he carves out lanes to the basket and explodes over the defense. He can ring up points by using his long reach and finger rolling the ball in or by coming off the dribble from 12-15 feet away. His game is to drive first, but he seems to have his game working from all three levels of the offensive side of the ball. How high will TexasHoops.com place Tyson in the next rankings is yet to be determined, but the unranked Tyson has proven to be one of the best finds in the season as we are coming close to finishing the fifth week of the boy's basketball season.

This was the first time catching North Central Texas Academy (NCTA) and their 6-foot-8 forward, Nate Tshimanga. The junior carries four offers from major-conference programs and you can see why once he steps out on to the court. Tshimanga has a body built for the high-levels of college basketball with wide shoulders and a filled-out frame.

Once you get past the "wow factor" of Tshimanga, his offensive game still has some rawness to it. Playing alongside multiple 6-foot-8/9ish post players and forwards, Tshimanga has a chance to float out to the perimeter where he has skills.

Thursday, NCTA faced an always well-coached team in Lakeview Centennial, and Tshimanga could only manage six points (one field goal and 4-of-6 from free-throws). Tshimanga definitely has a future in Division 1 basketball and I have a feeling that more college recruiters are going to come around as he is ready to graduate in 2020. Tshimanga catches the ball out on the perimeter and steps inside the arc coming off two to three dribble and shoots the 15 footers. Where his strength is when he gets inside and uses his pure strength to fight through contact and score or get to the free-throw line. He moves extremely well and has a nice feel for the game.

Tshimanga holds offers from Auburn, Florida, TCU and UCONN.

• Sophomore big man Cameron Corhen uses his 6-foot-8 frame to clear out his opponent off the block. A Plano John Paul prospect, Corhen has soft hands and good footwork in the paint. Corhen scored within minutes of the first quarter, using a natural-looking spin move in the middle of the paint. Corhen didn’t get a ton of minutes, but add to what we saw the first time from the underclassmen and TexasHoops/GASO staff already sees a strong future for the class of 2022 post.

• Donte Houston didn't have his most productive game against NCTA, but the unsigned senior did make a few buckets around the basket. It seemed that everyone who stepped on the court for the 32 minutes had an off game, as the two programs put up a total of 69 points. Houston had seven points of Lakeview Centennial’s 33. Lakeview lost by three, 36-33.

• Also from Plano John Paul, Alec Zambie is due some deserved pub. The 6-foot-5 Zambie ran the floor and put himself into a position to score. He scored inside and out as he dropped in a three and was crafty in the paint.

• Another NCTA prospect that I noticed and it wasn't hard to do with his long body was senior Maurice Euichiaya. Standing 6-foot-9, Euichiaya was active on both sides of the ball played hard for NCTA. When given the opportunity, Euichiaya scored at the rim. He also used his long arms to pull down boards.

• Frenship was a team that played hard and you can tell that they are well prepared as each player understood their role and executed the offense. Senior Drew Tumbow had good size and played a rugged overall game. Tumbow had a soft touch outside the paint. Jastyn Garrett, a junior guard drained four three-pointers. Garrett gets open within the offense and hits the three with a clear view of the basket. Finally, senior Jordan Palmer is quick and gets to the basket to score. Once he decides to put his head down, he turns the corner and scores in traffic.