Battler Beat turns the profile attention to one of the more high energy players of the ABU Elite Camp in Dondre Palmer of Pickerington North High School outside of Columbus, OH. Palmer is a 6'5" rising senior that played hard all day showing the ability to defend multiple positions and defend the player he was going against very well. He went hard after every loose ball and was always communicating to teammates during defensive stanzas. Dondre showed a good attribute that coaches like and that is he left the offense come to him and didn't try to force shots that weren't there. He also can rebound the basketball well no matter which position he is playing on the floor.Palmer played this past season for a Pickerington North team that was very successful in Division I ball in the state of Ohio. PNHS finished the season with a record of 22-7. It was along this path that Dondre contributed to the success of his team. In the Division I regional semifinal win over a 24-3 Upper Arlington team, he contributed 14 points. But the Columbus Dispatch noted Dondre in this game for his quality defense on Ohio State-bound player Dane Goodwin. In PNHS' win over Gahanna, he would finish with 13 points. He had many games of this type. For his efforts, he was named to the AP D-I All-Central Ohio District Honorable Mention team. Dondre was also named to the Ohio Capital Conference Honorable Mention team. Hidden Gems currently has Palmer listed as Central Ohio's #5 rated shooting guard for the upcoming season. We noted Dondre's ability to do a lot of things that many players don't do in today's game. In Elite Camp update #1, we noted the following: "Dondre Palmer of Pickerington North (OH) showing good defensive communication skills. Very loud which is what you want. Communicating of defense is a lost skill."
We have linked Dondre Palmer's hudl video below which features several of his highlights and play for this past season. We look for the rising senior to garner a lot of attention from several G-MAC schools in Ohio and West Virginia this upcoming season. His ability to defend several positions on the floor is something a lot of small college coaches look at. Dondre has the ability on offense to step outside or play around the basket as a forward.
Dondre Palmer's Basketball Videos
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