Kevin Overton

Kevin Overton looked like a late steal for Drake at the tail end of his prep season at Sunrise Christian Academy as the southpaw showed a combination of positional size, playmaking, and scoring. He lived up to that billing early by scoring 15 or more points in four of his first five games for Drake. He went on to start all 35 games and put up 11 points, 3 rebounds, and one assist per game as a freshman for a team that won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship.

Overton adapted to less volume, and was relatively efficient because of it. He’s a true three-range scoring threat, who was particularly comfortable in the mid-range area in the prep ranks, and yet attempted just 26% of his total shots from that range this year, per Pivot Analysis. Instead, 59% of his shots came from behind the arc, where he knocked down 35% of them, showing flashes of shooting on the move and with deep range with a compact release. He was also an extremely efficient finisher at the rim for a guard, converting 62% of his attempts. His total offensive metrics were in the 91st percentile this year per Synergy Sports.

Conversely, he ranked in just the 28th percentile on the defensive end of the floor, although he should possess all the physical markers, including good positional size, to be effective on that end.