{"id":247806,"date":"2021-02-11T12:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiveonfiveball.com\/?p=247806"},"modified":"2023-04-18T03:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:49:54","slug":"high-upside-for-2022-calvary-baptists-la-labree-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiveonfiveball.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/11\/high-upside-for-2022-calvary-baptists-la-labree-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"High Upside for 2022 Calvary Baptist\u2019s (LA) La’Bree Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Player: La’Bree Williams<\/strong> Jr.
Height: 6\u20196\u201d<\/strong>
Class: 2022<\/strong>
School: Calvary Baptist Academy (LA)<\/strong>
Grassroots Team: Texas Impact 4:13 (TX)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020-21 High School stats:\n<\/strong> 14.2 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 2.1 APG, 4.4 BPG<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Houston, Lousiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, UAB
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Interests:<\/strong> Baylor, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas State, Cincinnati, UTSA, Louisiana-Lafayette, Florida Atlantic, Norfolk State, Southern, Grambling, California-Riverside, New Orleans, Southern Mississippi, Lafayette and Tulsa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently in the midst of a strong junior campaign, forward La’Bree Williams is looking to solidify his place as one of the unheralded recruits available in the 2022 class. Williams has already been offered by several programs, with significant interest from a plethora of other schools, but most have not yet pulled the trigger on him for one reason or another. However, his physical attributes and on-court production should lend to an increasing recruitment from Power 5 suitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s plenty in his arsenal to warrant further research,\npursuit and eventual investment in his capabilities to benefit college\nprograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: JJ Marshall (@NorthLAScout)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Defensive Flexibility and Awareness<\/strong>

The first physical impressions of La’Bree are a stout frame. He possesses the ability to bang with bigs down on the block, fight on the glass and contest shots without being tossed around. However, the benefit of his physicality is coupled with his overall fluidity and potential to move with multiple positions on the floor. He carries the hip flexibility to quickly react to guard\u2019s primary and secondary moves off the dribble.

His comfort level on the perimeter also feeds directly into his niche as a heady defender and reliable shot blocker. La’Bree\u2019s physical traits make him a mismatch on the perimeter for ball-handlers and result in high frequency entry passes into post players. This is an ideal scenario where he is able to collapse on the ball to double bigs or have a high probability of blocking shots, due to perceived mismatches by a big on smaller defenders.

Being an efficient help defender isn\u2019t the only way La’Bree is able to impact shots though. His acceleration and lateral movement enable him to switch onto ball-handlers in both pick-and-roll and pick-and-pop situations to smother potential shooters. The collective defensive capabilities illuminate a constant awareness and play recognition that provide a lot of value on the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n