Roscoe Smith
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
6’8″ 190 pounds
#6 SF and #23 Overall
Status: Undecided
Scouts, Inc. Grade: 95
On the Trail
Also Considering: Florida State , Texas , Duke , Georgetown , Kansas , North Carolina
Evaluation From Scouts, Inc.
May, 2009: Smith is a big time shooter with a quick trigger and great confidence. He can score in bunches with ability to knock down open jumpers in transition as well as in the half court. He sprints the lane for spot ups, slides to the open area and comes of screens ready to shoot. He has excellent form and elevation to go along with length that enables him to shoot over smaller defenders with ease. Smith also has a tremendous shot fake that he uses to move defenders and get them out of their defensive stance to set up his smooth mid range pull up that he can shoot going both ways with one or two dribbles. Defenders must learn to make Smith dribble into a shot under stress because if the defense is not in position to contest his shot on the catch he will knock down jumpers all game. He is a decent defensive rebounder and could be a better offensive rebounder but is a good enough ball handler to lead the break although he must work on his passing on the move at high speeds. Smith must add strength and he will force shots from time to time but this young player can flat out change the scoreboard. Full Evaluation Here
