Last night, Kolt and I drove out to Levelland to check out the undefeated and No.1 ranked South Plains College Texans take on Clarendon College. More specifically, we wanted to scout Texas Tech signees Jordan Brangers and Josh Webster. By the time the final buzzer sounded, neither one disappointed.
Both South Plains and Clarendon got off to a slow start. With about 16 minutes left in the first half, the score was tied at 2, and Brangers had missed his first two shots.
Then things got crazy. In the next 10 minutes, Brangers went off for 20 points, including six straight 3-pointers. Even more impressive, most of those shots came from at least three or four feet behind the 3-point line.
Brangers’ outside shot is a work of art. Even when Clarendon knew he was capable of pulling up from way down town and moved out to defend him, they still couldn’t stop him. Brangers showed a relatively well-rounded game, as he could quickly dribble to the hoop when defenders closed out too hard. And while he missed a couple opportunities for assists due to a lacking finish from a teammate or a dropped pass, Brangers also displayed great court vision and passing ability off the dribble.
Whether it’s utilizing his quickness or his outside shot, Brangers should be a great addition to the Red Raiders next season. At the very least Brangers will force opposing defenses to spread the floor by defending him beyond the 3-point line, opening up the inside for his teammates to have more room to create.
According to our unofficial stat keeping, Brangers finished the night with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting (8 of 12 from 3-point range), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.
Texas Tech’s other signee who plays for South Plains, Josh Webster, also showed some promising flashes. For some reason, he didn’t play the final 15 minutes of the first half and didn’t participate in second half warm-ups at halftime. This led me to believe he might have suffered a minor injury in the first half, but he started the second half for South Plains and logged a lot of minutes.
After not seeing much during the first 20 minutes, he really came on in the second half. He finished the night 3 of 5 shooting for 8 points, including 2 of 4 from the free throw line, with 7 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 2 rebounds.
During one sequence of play, Webster blocked a shot in the paint, gathered the rebound, then drove coast-to-coast for a layup. In another impressive display, he stole a Clarendon pass, starting a fastbreak which he helped punctuate with an assist at the other end.
One of his 7 assists was an alley-oop, and he showed great court vision and passing ability throughout the second half. The Texas Tech signees ultimately led South Plains to a 93-62 victory to remain unbeaten this season.
Texas Tech is getting two seemingly different players in Jordan Brangers and Josh Webster, but each South Plains product is impressive in their own right. One thing that will be interesting to watch for next year is their transition from a different style of play.
Last night South Plains was running and gunning, starting a lot of fastbreaks and taking a lot of quick shots. Chris Beard’s Red Raiders, on the other hand, play a slower paced game that emphasizes multiple passes before taking a shot. Hopefully Brangers and Webster can pick up the new system quickly and become contributors sooner rather than later once they’re on campus in Lubbock.
Both South Plains and Clarendon got off to a slow start. With about 16 minutes left in the first half, the score was tied at 2, and Brangers had missed his first two shots.
Then things got crazy. In the next 10 minutes, Brangers went off for 20 points, including six straight 3-pointers. Even more impressive, most of those shots came from at least three or four feet behind the 3-point line.
Brangers’ outside shot is a work of art. Even when Clarendon knew he was capable of pulling up from way down town and moved out to defend him, they still couldn’t stop him. Brangers showed a relatively well-rounded game, as he could quickly dribble to the hoop when defenders closed out too hard. And while he missed a couple opportunities for assists due to a lacking finish from a teammate or a dropped pass, Brangers also displayed great court vision and passing ability off the dribble.
Whether it’s utilizing his quickness or his outside shot, Brangers should be a great addition to the Red Raiders next season. At the very least Brangers will force opposing defenses to spread the floor by defending him beyond the 3-point line, opening up the inside for his teammates to have more room to create.
According to our unofficial stat keeping, Brangers finished the night with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting (8 of 12 from 3-point range), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.
Texas Tech’s other signee who plays for South Plains, Josh Webster, also showed some promising flashes. For some reason, he didn’t play the final 15 minutes of the first half and didn’t participate in second half warm-ups at halftime. This led me to believe he might have suffered a minor injury in the first half, but he started the second half for South Plains and logged a lot of minutes.
After not seeing much during the first 20 minutes, he really came on in the second half. He finished the night 3 of 5 shooting for 8 points, including 2 of 4 from the free throw line, with 7 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 2 rebounds.
During one sequence of play, Webster blocked a shot in the paint, gathered the rebound, then drove coast-to-coast for a layup. In another impressive display, he stole a Clarendon pass, starting a fastbreak which he helped punctuate with an assist at the other end.
One of his 7 assists was an alley-oop, and he showed great court vision and passing ability throughout the second half. The Texas Tech signees ultimately led South Plains to a 93-62 victory to remain unbeaten this season.
Texas Tech is getting two seemingly different players in Jordan Brangers and Josh Webster, but each South Plains product is impressive in their own right. One thing that will be interesting to watch for next year is their transition from a different style of play.
Last night South Plains was running and gunning, starting a lot of fastbreaks and taking a lot of quick shots. Chris Beard’s Red Raiders, on the other hand, play a slower paced game that emphasizes multiple passes before taking a shot. Hopefully Brangers and Webster can pick up the new system quickly and become contributors sooner rather than later once they’re on campus in Lubbock.
