'12 KY PG Jaylen Beckham

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2012 PG: Jaylen Beckham
6'0" 150lbs
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Catholic HS
AAU: Hoop Dreams

Offer: No.
Other offers: DePaul, Washington


Rivals Bio: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...-Beckham-91418


Courier-Journal: Jody Demling:

Lexington Catholic High School sophomore Jaylen Beckham has long been considered the state's top college prospect in the Class of 2012.

Now, the colleges appear to agree.

The 6-foot, 165-pound sophomore already has two offers and is getting interested from a lot of other big-time schools as he heads into the final stages of his sophomore season.

"It's a lot of pressure, but I just want to keep playing and trying to get better," Beckham said.

DePaul and Washington have both offered scholarships, while Oklahoma State, Indiana, Alabama, Cincinnati, Xavier, Ohio State and Florida have all shown interest.

Kentucky is watching and has shown a bit of interest, while Louisville assistant coach Walter McCarty was recently in to watch Beckham, according to LexCath coach Brandon Salsman.

"I am just trying to get better," said Beckham, noting he's not thinking a lot about a college decision. "I need to work on my assist-to-turnover ration and a consistent jump shot."
 
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Courier-Journal (2/12/10):

LexCath won its 11th consecutive game with a victory over highly-ranked Scott County, scoring a 74-71 victory in Georgetown.

Sophomore guard Jaylen Beckham (photo) had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Knights.
 
Lexington Herald-Leader here is the listing of the 11th Region "All-Region Team":

Vance Hall, Franklin County
Will Evans, Lexington Christian
Ryan Fucci, Tates Creek
Mike Walker, Lafayette
Chad Jackson, Scott County
Dakotah Euton, Scott County
Jaylen Beckham, Lexington Catholic
Marcellus Barksdale, Tates Creek
Carrington Roberts, Madison Southern
Ge-Lawn Guyn, Scott County
Domonique Hagans, Lafayette
J.T Riddle, Western Hills


Not bad for a sophomore.
 
Regardless of whether this kid ends up in a Bearcat uniform, it's cool to see the transcript of your conversation with him, as he sounds like a good kid. I wish him well.

Assuming normal player progression during the junior and senior years of high school, where might this kid end up as far as recruiting rankings?
 
adrock said:
Regardless of whether this kid ends up in a Bearcat uniform, it's cool to see the transcript of your conversation with him, as he sounds like a good kid. I wish him well.

Assuming normal player progression during the junior and senior years of high school, where might this kid end up as far as recruiting rankings?
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He is already top 150 recruit.

I saw him in the top 100.

I believe he is ranked around 70th overall right now.

I will try to verify and get back on that one...
 
I'd say easy top 100 as of now and if he improves his jump shot i could see top 50-75 and maybe top 5 PG in the country.
 
Might be getting ahead of myself, but could you imagine this kid coming in and learning how to run the point from a sophomore Teague (assuming he comes here and stays more than one year)? Gets me excited just thinking about it.
 
I think if Marquis lives up to expectations he may be one and done unfortunately. But you never know with PGs because it's a position that relies so much on maturity and decision making.
 
the_one_32 said:
I think if Marquis lives up to expectations he may be one and done unfortunately. But you never know with PGs because it's a position that relies so much on maturity and decision making.
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I think MT is one and done. He could use some strength, but his skill is undeniable.

I have a feeling that the emotional fallout if MT doesn't commit to UC might cause some people to do some extreme things....
 
Lexington guard keeps improving
Written by Jim Tirey
March 21, 2010

With the emergence of Darius Miller as an offensive weapon in the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky fans in the Bluegrass State have something to beat their chests about that they haven’t had for quite some time. A lot has been said in the past few years about the Commonwealth’s dearth of five-star high school basketball talent. Fans of high school basketball in Kentucky have lit the lamp of hope again.

Looking on the horizon, those fans have plenty of reason to keep that lamp lit. One of the brightest future stars in right in the Wildcats’ backyard, Lexington.

Lexington (KY) Lexington Catholic did not make the Sweet Sixteen this season. The Knights were ousted in the 11th Region tournament, so sophomore guard Jaylen Beckham now looks to a spring and summer filled with doing much of what he did last summer.

“I went down and played with the Kentucky team a lot last summer,” Beckham said, “in between camps. It was up and down, and real fast for me. It gave me a chance to see how they go about practicing. And it really showed me a lot about their offense. I talked with Coach Calipari and the assistants once, and they said they would keep looking at me, and I told him I would keep playing hard.”

When Billy Gillispie was Kentucky’s head coach, and the 6-foot, 180-pound Beckham was a freshman, he was offered by Gillispie. The new staff with John Calipari is reportedly still interested, but they want to evaluate Beckham a little more before reaffirming the offer to play for the Cats.

“I talked to Coach Calipari again just before the season started, and he told me to keep working hard, and that I was doing everything they wanted and liked," Beckham said.

The advantage that Beckham enjoys is that Lexington Catholic’s offense is much like what Calipari is running at Kentucky now. “It’s all about speed,” Beckham explained. “With both programs, we get it out and just go. As John Wall does, and as I try to do, we get the ball from our big man and get down the floor.

“It really helps me out to know that we do the same things that they do, and it really fits my style.”

Something else that Beckham will do again this spring and summer is play AAU ball and travel extensively. “My biggest goal last year was to become a leader, and to fix my attitude, my assist to turnover ratio, and my jump shot. I feel like I’ve improved a whole lot in those areas, but I haven’t accomplished anything. I just want to keep working as hard as I can.”

Beckham is working with a trainer, and constantly trying to improve his perimeter shooting. He hopes to see more improvement on the AAU circuit. College coaches are noticing some kind of improvement, because the list of interest is a long one. Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, LSU, Notre Dame, and others have all contacted him. Depaul, Washington, and Alabama have already tendered scholarship offers.

“I feel like there is a lot of pressure,” Beckham said. “But it is exciting. I don’t want to get the big head, and I want to continue to work hard. Having a couple of offers take some of the pressure off. My coach tells me, though, to keep working hard. Since Kentucky is looking at me, that might push a couple of schools away. They will think that since I am right here, that I might attend that school.”

But Beckham admits to being a Kentucky fan. “All my life,” he said matter-of-factly. “It is a dream to be recruited by them. It is a dream to play at Rupp. I loved playing there last year in the state championships.”

As a member of the class of 2012, he at least has a little while before he has to worry about making a decision.

http://www.kentuckyink.com/index.php...eeps-improving
 
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After playing his first couple of seasons at Lexington (Ky.) Catholic, the six foot tall junior to be is headed east for the rest of high school. In St. Louis, Beckham was one of the top floor generals in camp. A high level athlete with exceptional lateral quickness, he gets into the lane and creates offense for himself and others. Defensively, he's a standout and among the top on the ball defenders we've seen in 2012.

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1094268
 
Former Lexington Catholic (KY) & St. Benedict's (NJ) guard Jaylen Beckham '12 enrolls at Huntington Prep (WV) Friday, per @EvanDanielscout. Maybe Jeremiah Davis can have some influence.
 
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Jeff, do you know if UC has offered Jaylen yet? Last I heard UC has not offered. Obviously there is still plenty of time for that.
 

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