Deasia Merrill
Forward
CLASS: 2019
SCOUTS GRADE
ESPN Player Evaluations
The National Championship-July 2018: Strong front court prospect rebounds, handles and passes in transition game; offensive game stretches the defense to the arc; hands that catch and finish plays in traffic; a hybrid-4 prospect, versatile; continues as a coveted prospect in the class of 2019. (Olson)
USJN-July 2018: Agile stretch-4 performer with deceptive quickness on the perimeter, physical in the paint; rebounds and attacks coast-to-coast in uptempo game; deep range threat complemented by dribble-drive attack; exploits mismatches. (Olson)
Battle-in-the-boro-July 2017: Strong and agile faceup-4 performer with a scorer's mentality; 3-point game threat beyond the arc; college-ready frame drives and scores in traffic through contact; defends in the post. (Olson)
February 2017: Versatile stretch-4 performer rebounds, handles and passes with purpose in uptempo game; manufacturers, finishes plays in traffic; mid-range game creator, stationary threat at the arc. (Olson)
Notes
USA Today 1st-team Georgia in 2019.
AJC AAAAA Player-of-the-Year in 2019.
AJC 1st-team AAAAA All-State in 2017, 2018.
AJC Honorable-Mention AAAAA All-State in 2016.