Zachary Lyon:
Future150 Regional Analyst. Covering high and middle school basketball: NC, SC & VA
Panama City, FL (Future150) -- Class of 2018 SG Lorenzo Ferrell II of Rutherford (FL) won MVP or co-MVP awards at both Future150 camps he attended this summer, and for good reasoning. The 6'5" junior is a very talented scorer and has great size at his position, and used that to his advantage during Memphis Camp and All-American Camp in Alabama.
Since then, Ferrell has been getting ready for high school basketball season, and now that the season is underway, Future150 wanted to check up with him to see how things have been going since breaking out at All-American Camp.
"Things have been going great. I wanted to work on my handles and defense in order to improve my game," Ferrell said. "I've continued to stay on top of things when it comes to shooting because I know it's a bonus to my game, and I've been getting in the weight room with one of the coaches at my school."
Another thing that the Future150 staff really noticed while watching Ferrell over the summer was how much of a team player this guy is. Yes he can score and take over games, but ultimately he wants to do whatever it takes to win and that definitely showed, especially at All-American Camp, as his team dominated throughout the weekend during 5-on-5 play. His mindset his no different during the high school season.
"My individual goals this year are similar to my team's goals. I want to win our district championship back from our rival school and win a state championship," Ferrell said. "I want to accomplish all that and perform better than I did during my sophomore year."
All he wants to do is win when he's on the floor, and with that mindset, along with his great size and scoring abilities, Ferrell has all the looks of a division basketball player. He's already been garnering interest from UAB, Samford, Coastal Carolina and VMI, and that list of schools is sure to rise as his high school season progresses.
"He's a very good, rangy shooting guard that can shoot six to seven feet beyond the 3-point line, and rebounds the ball very well," Ferrell's AAU Coach, Coach Payton said. "In college he will be a good two-guard, but needs to sharpen up his ball-handling abilities."
Ball-handling is one of the things Ferrell worked on in the offseason and is continuing to work on today, and he knows this is a weakness in his game and isn't afraid to admit that and work on improvements.
"He is a very coachable, humble, and an unselfish kid. He just needs to get a little more of that killer instinct inside of him," Coach Payton said.
Stay locked on in with Future150 as we continue to track Ferrell's improvements and recruiting process throughout his final two years of high school.
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