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Talk about it in Arizona Preps Basketball Forum
One of the more heralded young talents out of the grade school ranks
just over a year ago has now come into his own at the varsity level.
Tyler Russell is among the top prospects in Arizona's 2011 class.
Millennium High School's 6-foot, 165-pound sophomore guard Tyler Russell had a major breakout season in his sophomore year of varsity basketball, giving us a nice glimpse into the bright basketball future for this young talent.
As a freshman member of Millennium's 4A Division-I State Championship team in 2008, Russell saw very limited playing time. As a young student-athlete just entering the varsity level ranks out of middle school, a much smaller Russell struggled to gain playing time on a mature and veteran-led team, which would eventually take home a state title.
After the adversity of not seeing much action on the floor, Russell decided to hit the weight room hard and increase his physical strength and size to allow him to compete with guards much bigger than him. As a result of Russell's hard work on and off the basketball court, and the combination of his natural maturity and development, Russell immediately became the floor general for Millennium HS Head Coach Mike Lopez during the spring and summer of 2008.
Due to the graduation of many of the key contributors from last year's (2008) team, Russell immediately flourished this high school season, as he took over the point guard duties, scoring responsibility and also provided superior leadership to his teammates, while he was only a sophomore himself.
Russell would lead Millennium HS this high school season to a 10-10 overall record, while averaging a very impressive 22.8 points per/game on the season. Our Arizona Preps' staff is unaware at this time of what Russell's assists numbers were, but I am sure they were very good as well, especially since Russell has the ball in his hands the majority of the time and likes to playmake for others.
Among Arizona's 2011 class, Russell currently ranks among the elite prospects in the class, especially when you consider only Mountain Pointe's sophomore guard Jahii Carson has been able to put up as much points on the board consistently.
As a young college prospect, Russell looks to be rounding into a high major division-I recruit. As he continues to mature physically and grow in stature, his game will only improve over the next two seasons of high school basketball. Currently, Russell is a lightning quick guard with the basketball in his hands and can get almost anywhere he wants to on the floor. He is great at beating defenders off the dribble and has a very quick frist step.
Russell is also a very good finisher at the basket and does a good job of finishing plays, while also drawing fouls from low post defenders. He will also only continue to improve in this area, as he matures and gets stronger and is able to draw more contact and continue to finish at the basket.
Russell is a true-point guard that is also capable of scoring in bunches, so he is still developing in his young ability of knowing when to distribute the basketball and when to look for his own scoring opportunities. This quality will only continue to develop over time, even throughout his college years.
Russell has very good lateral quickness and is able to defend 94 feet against smaller or bigger guards. He likes to get up in his man and apply good defensive pressure on the basketball, which can cause turnovers or poor decisions by opposing guards.
Overall, Russell is very athletic for his size and is capable of making plays many guards cannot.
This spring and summer, you can catch Russell running the point position for a talented Arizona Stars AAU/club program, where Russell will look to gain maximum amounts of exposure and gain national attention among America's 2011 class.
Keep an eye out for Tyler Russell, as he is one of Arizona's brightest young prospects.
Tyler Russell is among the top prospects in Arizona's 2011 class.
Millennium High School's 6-foot, 165-pound sophomore guard Tyler Russell had a major breakout season in his sophomore year of varsity basketball, giving us a nice glimpse into the bright basketball future for this young talent.
As a freshman member of Millennium's 4A Division-I State Championship team in 2008, Russell saw very limited playing time. As a young student-athlete just entering the varsity level ranks out of middle school, a much smaller Russell struggled to gain playing time on a mature and veteran-led team, which would eventually take home a state title.
After the adversity of not seeing much action on the floor, Russell decided to hit the weight room hard and increase his physical strength and size to allow him to compete with guards much bigger than him. As a result of Russell's hard work on and off the basketball court, and the combination of his natural maturity and development, Russell immediately became the floor general for Millennium HS Head Coach Mike Lopez during the spring and summer of 2008.
Due to the graduation of many of the key contributors from last year's (2008) team, Russell immediately flourished this high school season, as he took over the point guard duties, scoring responsibility and also provided superior leadership to his teammates, while he was only a sophomore himself.
Russell would lead Millennium HS this high school season to a 10-10 overall record, while averaging a very impressive 22.8 points per/game on the season. Our Arizona Preps' staff is unaware at this time of what Russell's assists numbers were, but I am sure they were very good as well, especially since Russell has the ball in his hands the majority of the time and likes to playmake for others.
Among Arizona's 2011 class, Russell currently ranks among the elite prospects in the class, especially when you consider only Mountain Pointe's sophomore guard Jahii Carson has been able to put up as much points on the board consistently.
As a young college prospect, Russell looks to be rounding into a high major division-I recruit. As he continues to mature physically and grow in stature, his game will only improve over the next two seasons of high school basketball. Currently, Russell is a lightning quick guard with the basketball in his hands and can get almost anywhere he wants to on the floor. He is great at beating defenders off the dribble and has a very quick frist step.
Russell is also a very good finisher at the basket and does a good job of finishing plays, while also drawing fouls from low post defenders. He will also only continue to improve in this area, as he matures and gets stronger and is able to draw more contact and continue to finish at the basket.
Russell is a true-point guard that is also capable of scoring in bunches, so he is still developing in his young ability of knowing when to distribute the basketball and when to look for his own scoring opportunities. This quality will only continue to develop over time, even throughout his college years.
Russell has very good lateral quickness and is able to defend 94 feet against smaller or bigger guards. He likes to get up in his man and apply good defensive pressure on the basketball, which can cause turnovers or poor decisions by opposing guards.
Overall, Russell is very athletic for his size and is capable of making plays many guards cannot.
This spring and summer, you can catch Russell running the point position for a talented Arizona Stars AAU/club program, where Russell will look to gain maximum amounts of exposure and gain national attention among America's 2011 class.
Keep an eye out for Tyler Russell, as he is one of Arizona's brightest young prospects.
AZ Republic article discusses Tyler's and family's resilience!
