Indiana Basketball Source's Trevor Andershock recently saw Damezi Anderson as South Bend Riley played Concord. After multiple observations last year and this summer, here is a complete scouting report and projection of 2018 prospect Damezi Anderson.

Physical

Anderson is a legitimate 6-foot-5 and maybe a true 6-foot-6 as a sophomore in high school. He has a strong, but not bulky, build. He is a good overall athlete with solid leaping ability. He isn’t a player that can touch the top of the backboard at this point, but he dunks with ease. Anderson also moves well laterally. He is a coordinated player for his size and age. Physically, he is set for the high-major level already with his combination of size, strength and athleticism.

Offense

The biggest thing that stands out about Anderson on the offensive end is his shooting ability. When he gets his feet set and shoulders square, he is an elite outside shooter with unlimited range because of his strength. Anderson flicks his wrist and has great rotation on the ball. When he is squared up, his shot is rarely off to the left or right.

Anderson isn't just my an outside shooter though. He can put the ball on the floor and get to the basket. He doesn't have the most explosive first step, but he has a natural herky jerky way on his drives which works as a hesitation dribble. Anderson does have fair quickness off the bounce though.

At this point, Anderson will force some shots. He is a natural scorer and that leads to some bad shots at times. He also plays with confidence that he can make any shot. That has its positives and negatives. For example, his first shot of the game against Concord came near half court for no reason other than the defense left him open.

Defense

Anderson has the ability to be a good defender. Against Concord, he was in a stance every time that his guy had the ball. He also did a good job of reading passes and getting into passing lanes. The downside comes when he is away from the ball. He loses focus and ball watches too often at this point. That led to his man slipping behind the defense for easy baskets against Concord. It seemed to be more of an issue with focus/boredom than lack of effort.

Speaking of effort and intangibles, Anderson had his slip ups, but he never was negative. He didn't act adversely to coming out of the game. He ran to check into the game and when he was substituted out of the action. Coach Mark Johnson said that Anderson is great to coach as he is receptive to coaching and he want to get better.

Projection

There isn't an area where Damezi Anderson is weak. Offensively, he can do anything that the team needs him to do with scoring being his best ability. Defensively, the effort is there. The lateral quickness is there. He just needs prolonged focus on that end of the floor plus refinement of fundamentals away from the ball.

There is a possibly that Anderson ends up being an elite prospect (top 25-50 nationally) by the time his high school career wraps up. He will have the size to play the shooting guard or small forward position at the highest levels.

In order to get to the elite level, Anderson will need to refine and improve his ball handling and dribble moves. It's not an area that he struggles with at the high school level, but going forward it will be important to his game. He doesn't have incredible quickness for the highest levels, so dribble moves and ball protection in traffic will be crucial.

Damezi Anderson should turn out to be a high-major player. There are many things that could derail him like injury, partying or a decrease in his work ethic. If he stays focused and motivated, Anderson will be a high-major player.