Greg Obrecht
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Little Lick, Lotta Bite.
LolFrom the Athletic story on the Peach Jam:
Tate McCollum (unranked in 2027): One coach told me the best story at Peach Jam was Iowa coach Ben McCollum’s son, whose Kingdom Hoops team won the EYCL and got a spot in the showcase.
In the land of one-on-one ball that grassroots basketball can be, watching Kingdom Hoops was like seeing an Ivy League team give a scare to a high-major in the NCAA Tournament. They played together with tons of movement and passing and back cuts. And McCollum is like a miniature Bennett Stirtz: constantly in motion, able to run for days and making all the right pick-and-roll reads. He’s also willing to pull it from 30 feet, shooting a Peach Jam-high 12.4 3-pointers per game — knocking down 35.5 percent — and ended up averaging 17.4 points for the week. When I commented on his range to his dad, he said he has to. At 5-foot-11, McCollum is too short to play amongst the trees. He might not have the size to play for his dad, but he could be a really fun mid-major point guard. — Moore
