Strengths: A well built and explosive scoring guard … Has become a scoring machine in his senior season ... Plays with an extremely aggressive demeanor … Looks to attack off the dribble in the half court … Is very dangerous from mid-range, where he can make a variety of tough and contested shots off the dribble … He gets great elevation on his shot and has the ability to hang before releasing … He has a smooth stroke and a high point of release making it very difficult to contain his jumper …. Likes to operate from the top in ISO situations, where he uses a nice mix of moves to create separation … Uses his body well when attacking the basket … Gets to the hoop on a regular basis, either finishing strong or drawing contact …Has shown glimpses of becoming a dependable shooter from deep … Is asked to carry a heavy load and he is proving that he is more than capable … His strength, athleticism and aggressiveness allow him to be a serious weapon on the glass … He has a great feel for the ball and is not afraid to mix it up inside when fighting for rebounds … Defensively he has great anticipation and looks to get into the passing lanes …


Weaknesses: He is strictly a wing player, but at 6’4 he is undersized … Although he has great leaping ability, his quickness isn’t good enough to allow him to compensate for size issues … Has the ball in his hands a high percent of the possessions, the question is whether he can be effective as a role player at the next level … Can he play within a system in an off the ball role … Houston’s offense forces him into ISO situations and limits his ability to operate off screens and in spot ups … He tends to play with the ball, over dribbling and then trying to make a play with a short shot clock … Has a bad habit of hoisting shots without looking to create for his teammates … Does not see the floor well … Struggles at the foul line … He has had games where he’s shown his range from deep, but at this point he is extremely inconsistent from beyond the arc (32%) … Will need to become a guy that can spread the floor with his outside shooting if he is ever to make an NBA roster …