Jingle Bells…Jingle Bells…It’s too early for Santa but we did get a chance to see Riley Battin of Oak Park deliver a few presents to teamates at the 2016 Maranatha Summer Block Party and boy were we impressed.  The big man has a natural feel for the game .  He has a very nice shooting touch from 3, advanced passing skills, and has that knack for making his players around him play at a higher level. He scores from all levels of the court and handles the ball very well for a big – looking to push in transition and initiate the offense whenever he gets a chance.  Always seems to be on attack mode to make plays and rarely makes many mental mistakes, that lead to costly turnovers.  Looking for him to develop a bit more quickness in his game on both ends of the court –  but his upside is tremendous. We like what Oak Park does with this big and look forward to seeing him do damage in 2016-17.

Here’s a few clips of multifaceted Battin against Riverside Notre Dame in the 2016 Maranatha Summer Block party hosted by Coach Tucker and the Minutemen Staff. Verbal Commits has Riley slated as a 3 Star prospect with little interest from only mid major schools. Really?  This kid is a sleeper and will rise on the charts – and radar –  in the months to come.

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