DOC BROWN'S IMMINENT LUMINARIES: TYREKE EVANS

by Rupert, Ghosts of Wayne Fontes

The one and only Doctor Emmett Brown has joined the Epic Carnival team to provide insight on some of the great sports stars of the future. Having placated all potential problems in Hill Valley, he has turned his attention to sports. He has seen that the future has to offer and is here to give us a sneak peak. Brown is going to drop by from time to time and show us a variety of some stars you might not have heard of yet, but certainly will. These are some of the heavy hitters in high school sports today who are sure to make an impact on the college scene before long.

"There's that word again; 'heavy.' Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?"

Since college basketball season is here, we're shifting gears in the DeLorean this week and taking a look at a hoops sensation. This week's star from the future is Tyreke Evans. Evans is a flashy guard who pretty drops street balls-like moves on a regular basis, but gets the job done. Some might call his style flashy, but none will deny that he is entertaining. Evans is one of the top recruits in the 2008 high school class and is weeding out his long list of options to the prime Big East Schools as well as Memphis and Texas. If you're into comparisons, there's only one thing that comes to mind when watching Tyreke's highlight reels - the Killer Crossover.

Name: Tyreke Evans

Position: Combo Guard (currently plays PG)

Ranking: Rivals 5 stars and Scout 5 stars

Vitals: 6'5" / 205 pounds (umm, if you say so)

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Strengths: Evans obvious strength is his quickness and ability to drive. He has a lightning fast first step, which leads to a lot of layups. Tyreke can definitely create his own shot and has very good range. He is threat anytime he has the ball. He makes some very good looks, but we haven't seen the full potential of his passing, given that he is by far the best scorer on his team. He has great size for a guard and is great on the boards. Finally, his quickness affords him a valuable asset on defense as he comes up with a good number of steals.

Stats/Accolades: Five-Star Basketball Camp's Most Promising Prospect 2005

Criticisms: For his size, it is surprising that Tyreke doesn't really dunk off the drive (from what I have seen). Considering he will not have as pleasant a time taking it to the rack at the college level, he probably going to have a decent amount of his shots blocked - even on seemingly open layups. He plays a very flashy style and forces some questionable shots. This leads some to question his ability to run an offense and whether or not he will be keen to pass as opposed to his current shoot-first mentality. Finally, his ball handling is good, but not great, so he will probably play the two-guard in college.

Interesting Factoid: Tyreke must have cool parents, because besides Tyreke, his brothers are named Doc and Pooh, thus combining for maybe the greatest trifecta of brothers' names of in the history of man. Also, Tyreke is hoping to make a decision in November, so if you're a Memphis, Texas, Seton Hall, Louisville, Villanova, or Uconn fan... stay tuned.