2017 guard Kyle Mangas is a major reason why Warsaw High School is sitting at 17-0 on the season and near the top of the 4A rankings. Mangas is having an excellent junior season. Here is a closer look at his game and current recruitment.

Kyle Mangas and senior Paul Marandet are the catalysts for Warsaw. The Tigers had an impressive win on the road against NorthWood this weekend. Warsaw was able to come back the next night and avoid a let down against Elkhart Central. Mangas tallied 24 points against Central.

Mangas is averaging 20 points per game on the season. His scoring stands out for a few reasons. Mangas is an efficient player. He isn't the type of player that is going to force shots. Also, consider that Warsaw as a team is only averaging 55 points per game. The Tigers are not an uptempo team. He is scoring 36% of the team's points and they are 17-0.

Many of Mangas's biggest strengths will help him transition to the next level. He has a variety of dribble moves to get to the basket off the dribble with his long strides. He uses in-out moves and Euro-steps quite well. Once he gets to the basket, Mangas has shown that he can finish through a number of shots, angles and trajectories.

The 2017 guard is not the most explosive athlete. That will be an area that Division I and high-level Division II coaches will dissect closely over the next few months. He counters that with length – at a legit 6-foot-2, maybe 6-foot-3 – and long strides. Mangas has no problem getting to the basket against quicker competition right now.

Speaking of the next level, Mangas said that Division II and NAIA schools are taking a look at him right now. He could be an impact player as a freshman in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (D2 – Indianapolis, Drury, Wisconsin-Parkside, Southern Indiana, etc.), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D2 – Saginaw Valley, Findlay, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, etc.) or the Crossroads League (NAIA – Indiana Wesleyan, Bethel, Marian, Taylor, etc.).

If Mangas proves to be a very good outside shooter, he could play at an even higher level than mentioned above. I believe, he is a good outside shooter at this point. It appears that his release point is a little bit low for the next level. The release point combined with the fact that he doesn't elevate much on his shot will make it tough to get shots off at the higher levels. If those two areas improve and he keeps his consistency, Mangas will become a no-brainer for Summit League, Ohio Valley, A-Sun, Patriot League type of teams.

Kyle Mangas understands how to win. He is proving it with his high school team. His travel team – Indiana Elite Central – won often last summer as well. His college interest will rise over the next six months once more college coaches see him play.