RFH Collective: New England Renaissance Series: #3 Kaleb Tarczewski

Friday, September 9, 2011

New England Renaissance Series: #3 Kaleb Tarczewski

The New England Renaissance Series is an ongoing countdown of some of the best prospects in the region regardless of class. It is important not to dwell on the order of the rankings but rather on the unprecedented amount of talent the region possesses.

#3 Kaleb Tarczewski (2012)

Height: 7'0 Weight: 220

Hometown: Claremont New Hampshire

School Team: Saint Marks

Travel Team: New England Playaz

NERR Rank: 2 National Rank: 6

Kaleb Tarczewski is one of the rarer talents ever to come out of New England. He runs the floor beautifully, has great hands, and solid footwork. The fact that Tarcezewski has already come this far as a high school 7 footer makes this writer think that he has a 10 year NBA career written all over him. Whether he goes to Kansas, UNC, or Arizona, it will be surprising if he is there for the full four years. That is how rare of a talent this kid is. Here is his ESPN evaluation and highlight tape.

Tarczewski is a true center with great size and tremendous upside. He runs the floor extremely well and has good mobility for a 7 footer. He has excellent hands and finishes drop off passes and clear paths above the rim. He has become an explosive and powerful finisher with both hands around the basket and his good hands allow him to catch tough passes and turn them into baskets. He has a good left shoulder hook with a high release and is gradually developing his right shoulder as well. He is a excellent area rebounder especially on the offensive end and is also a decent on ball shot blocker. Physically he is becoming more and more immovable in the paint as his frame continues to fill out. Tarczewski is also a big man who takes to coaching and has shown great improvement over the course of his career as a result.