Battler Beat will profile today one of the top performers at this year's Alderson Broaddus University Elite Camp. Garrett Tipton of Bishop Hartley High School of Columbus, OH showed off his skill set last Saturday and in the process got the attention of the ABU coaching staff. Tipton is a 6'4"/195 pound player that would project as a wing at the Division II level. He has great range and shooting touch for a player his size. Garrett can take his defender off the dribble and score on his opponent with the crafty basketball skills and height he possesses. He shows tremendous leaping ability in both the half-court set and in transition. Tipton is also a tremendous on-the-ball defender who shows the ability to get a hand in the passing lane to obtain a steal and defends screen-and-rolls correctly. He is extremely tough off a steal or in transition due to his size and leaping ability.
Tipton garnered honors this past season for his play for Bishop Hartley. As a junior, he was named to the Central (OH) Catholic League Second Team. Garrett was also named to the AP Honorable Mention Central Ohio Division II Boys Basketball Team. We noted some of his finer moments from last Saturday. During the offensive/defensive sessions, we noted this on update #2: "Garrett Tipton of Bishop Hartley (OH) and Armani Obringer of Trinity (PA) going hard at on both offense and defense on one-on-one drills." Tipton caught Battler Beat's attention twice during the shooting portion of the camp. We noted during camp update #3: "Garrett Tipton has a nice shot. Tipton is a very good player from the wing. He passes well to the open player as well." It was during the morning sessions that Tipton garnered a lot of attention. He didn't stop his performance there. Garrett played with the navy team and developed very good chemistry with his teammates most notably two players from Capital HS (WV). The navy shirt team thrived throughout the day with tough play and unselfish play. During update #4, Battler Beat noted the following on Tipton: "Garrett Tipton was very impressive for the navy team. He understands what to do in transition. He made a ton of shots and made several high basketball IQ moves. He is tall with deep range. Tipton going against McMurray in game two. Good matchup. So far Tipton has had the better of it." It just wasn't on offense that Tipton showed his skills. We noted his defense in update #4: "McMurray sets a nice pick for Baumgardner and rolls. Tipton played defense on it perfectly. Some good stuff."Garrett Tipton's play didn't go unnoticed by the Alderson Broaddus University men's basketball coaching staff. Before leaving to head home to Columbus, Tipton had conversations with both Head Coach Greg Zimmerman and Assistant Coach Josh Wamsley. We have linked Garrett's junior season highlight video below. It shows all of Garrett's talents and abilities make him an attractive and ascending Division II recruit. The video displays many of the basketball talents that we witnessed this past Saturday.
Garrett Tipton's Highlight Video Package (Junior Season)
Battler Beat caught up with Garrett at the conclusion of the elite camp to see what he had to say about the camp and his thoughts on ABU. "It was a good day. I thought I played well and showed to coach what I could do. It was good to play against some local guys that I knew like Donnie Palmer, Juan Elmore, Thomas Hickman, Justin Curtis and Tre Bumgardner," stated Tipton. "I thought Coach Wamsley and Coach Zimmerman ran a great camp, and it was good to get to campus and play today." Battler Beat will continue to monitor Garrett during his senior campaign. We will keep you updated on any offers that come in along the way.
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