NPS: Atson shines once again

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- On Friday, junior shooting guard Travis Atson was a pleasant surprise at the National Prep Showcase. On Sunday, he proved that Friday's performance wasn't a fluke as he took his game up to another level and made himself the event's breakout performer.

Atson impresses

On the first day of the National Prep Showcase, junior wing Travis Atson did a lot of nice things for South Kent (Conn.) Prep. But, when a relatively off-the-radar guy has a big game, you would always like to see him replicate that performance.

Sunday, the 6-foot-5 junior did more than that as he surpassed his 24-point and seven-rebound outing from Friday by going for 31 points and seven rebounds to help lead his team to a win over Vermont Academy in a knockdown, drag-out affair.

This wasn't a case of a guy just jacking up a bunch of shots, either. Atson was a very efficient 12-20 from the field (1-2 3PT) and 6-7 from the free throw line. Most of his buckets came via attacks off the dribble. He either drove into the lane for huge slams -- he had the crowd going crazy with a transition play where he wrapped the ball around the back to split defenders and finish with a two-hand dunk and then two plays later he slammed over a 6-foot-10 center on a drive down the lane -- stopped and popped from the mid range and also converted on tough baskets around the rim.

Heading into the NPS, Atson mentioned that he had offers from programs such as Duquesne, St. Bonaventure, Iona, Sacred Heart and Fairfield, but action has already started to pick up. DePaul offered based off of what it saw, and he added an offer from Towson. Xavier reached out, and more will undoubtedly be checking him out in the near future.

Atson still has a season left to show that his huge weekend is something that he can replicate, but as it stands he has established himself as somebody high majors need to take a look at.

In his first appearance on a national stage, Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy shooting guard Matt TurnerClick During the summer, Derrick BruceClick It was a really good weekend for Old Dominion signee Ahmad CaverClick If he hadn't been limited by foul trouble, no telling what type of numbers four-star shooting guard Bruce BrownClick Programs in need of help at the shooting guard position would do well to take a long look at Curtis CobbClick Final notes from SundayHere to view this Link.. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard at Wilbraham (Mass.) Wilbraham and Monson still needs to get a bit stronger, and he can be a bit up and down, but he has tools to score the rock at a fairly high level. Cobb can shoot with range, is capable of creating offense off the dribble and he's also a sneaky athlete/finisher at the rim.Here to view this Link. might have put up on Sunday. As it was, the junior at Vermont Academy had a very nice outing in his team's tough loss to South Kent. Brown finished with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing just 24 minutes (prep games are 40 like college). Pound for pound, the 6-foot-3 shooting guard is as tough as they come and he's added an element of explosiveness off the dribble to go with his jump shooting that makes him a more versatile and dangerous scorer. Here to view this Link.. A skinny six-foot point guard from Georgia who is prepping at Delafield (Wisc.) St. John's NW Military Academy, Caver played in attack mode during both of his games. He showed a quick first step and offensive aggressiveness but what stood out was the way that he shot the ball from deep. Once he adds some strength, he should develop into a quality floor general for the Monarchs.Here to view this Link. exploded onto the scene and ended up parlaying his play into a spot in the 2015 Rivals150 and a scholarship at Oregon StateClick It was a really good weekend for Old Dominion signee Ahmad CaverClick If he hadn't been limited by foul trouble, no telling what type of numbers four-star shooting guard Bruce BrownClick Programs in need of help at the shooting guard position would do well to take a long look at Curtis CobbClick Final notes from SundayHere to view this Link.. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard at Wilbraham (Mass.) Wilbraham and Monson still needs to get a bit stronger, and he can be a bit up and down, but he has tools to score the rock at a fairly high level. Cobb can shoot with range, is capable of creating offense off the dribble and he's also a sneaky athlete/finisher at the rim.Here to view this Link. might have put up on Sunday. As it was, the junior at Vermont Academy had a very nice outing in his team's tough loss to South Kent. Brown finished with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing just 24 minutes (prep games are 40 like college). Pound for pound, the 6-foot-3 shooting guard is as tough as they come and he's added an element of explosiveness off the dribble to go with his jump shooting that makes him a more versatile and dangerous scorer. Here to view this Link.. A skinny six-foot point guard from Georgia who is prepping at Delafield (Wisc.) St. John's NW Military Academy, Caver played in attack mode during both of his games. He showed a quick first step and offensive aggressiveness but what stood out was the way that he shot the ball from deep. Once he adds some strength, he should develop into a quality floor general for the Monarchs.Here to view this Link.. Now, the California native is spending a post graduate year in Orlando Florida playing for West Oaks Academy's Max My Game squad. Still on the lean side, Bruce can get to the rim with the best of them in 2015 and he is plenty tough. His outside shooting still needs some work but his play confirmed Rivals.com's belief that he will end up a long term steal for the Beavers.Here to view this Link. was very intriguing. A long 6-foot-4 athlete, Turner has high end speed and tremendous quickness that jump out immediately. On Sunday, Turner hit some deep jumpers, used that speed to get to the rim and played hard on both ends. He's one that we will look forward to tracking down the road.

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