Three Nor Cal talents noted

Frank Woodford offers his takes on some of the Nor Cal prospects who took part in the recent West Coast Super Showcase in Bakersfield:

Marvin Timothy – 2014 SF, Franklin High School (CA)
Timothy is your prototypical combo forward. The rising junior has good size at 6’7” and is a solid athlete. Defensively, Timothy stood out from the rest of the forwards because of his versatility. He has long arms and runs the floor like a guard. The forward was able to rebound out of his area and defend the rim well. Offensively, the junior’s game is still raw; he showed a decent low post game though. He got position well and scored on smaller defenders consistently. Timothy has a ton of potential, but he must continue to refine his game and develop a more consistent outside shot to keep defenders honest.

LJ Reed 2015 SG, Cosumnes Oaks High School (CA)
When Reed was on, he was arguably one of the top two players at the West Coast Super Showcase. The biggest knock on the sophomore scoring guard was his inconsistent shooting over the course of three games, however. Reed was resilient though, he played solid defense, ran point for a good deal of several games and used is 6’4” frame to get double figure rebounds in another game. The shooting guard has a well-rounded game for his age group, he sees the floor well and uses angles to get into the paint and score at the rim. Reed has a high upside and should gain plenty of college attention this summer when he plays with the PHPS Renegades on the club circuit.

Rae Jackson 2013 CG, El Cerrito High School (CA)
Jackson was the most outstanding player from this weekend’s showcase. Even though he is slightly undersized for the shooting guard position at 6’2”, he plays much bigger than he actually is. The unsigned senior guard scored the ball at a high rate and in a variety of ways. He used a quick first step to beat his defender off the dribble to get into the paint, but because he gets a high lift on his jump shot he was also able to shoot over bigger defenders as well. Jackson has good form on his jump shot and accurate range out to the three point line. Showcase or not, his shot selection was questionable at times, but Jackson is a talented player that will help a team at the collegiate level. An early season verbal commit to San Jose State, Jackson’s recruitment has been reopened due to coaching changes at the institution. He is now hearing from several division one programs from across the West Coast.