Jaizec Lottie 6-0 PG from Cherokee Trail HS in Aurora CO. I have seen him listed any where from 5-11 to 6-1. He Cherokee Trail last year to a 19-7 (10-4 conf) record averaging 16 points 6 assist 3 rebounds 3 steaks a game while shooting 54% from the field and 35% from three point range. He is on the short list of the potential 16-17 year Colorado Mister Basketball candidates. I have done a little digging and I am hearing this is a HC Brian Fish recruit. When he scouted him he loved him and took personal interest in his recruitment. As you can imagine being from Colorado he has quite an interest from the Big Sky Conference Schools. So far he has offers from. Montana State, Weber State and Northern Colorado, from the Big Sky and additional offers from Santa Clara, Air force and Denver. I know Montana was very interested in him as well I have heard is Northern Colorado, Idaho, Portland State and Idaho State, so their could be more Big Sky Conference interest. Portland Colorado and Colorado State are showing some interest also. What will be interesting to follow is that I think this is the first time Fish could be going up head to head with the other schools in the conference. Most of the recruits Fish has landed have been outside of traditional Big Sky recruiting grounds. Current Bobcat Mandrell Worthy was recruited by Montana also but when they got a commit from Michael Oguine they backed off, and Worthy did get an offer from (and official visit) from Idaho but they were not back in the conference then. I would keep an eye out on this guy, he has all the ear marks of a Brian Fish recruit. Don't be surprised if he is in the first or second week of recruiting this September. Scout.com ranks him a 3 star prospect. Espn grades him out at 77 (Tyler Hall was graded out at 78 but was pretty under rated)
Some Internet scouting services evals over the past 12 months
[hudl_video][/hudl_video]Scout.com eval
Lottie possesses good quickness and a flair for drive-and-dish and drive-and-kick passes. He's a very fundamentally sound point guard who also scores capable on drives and can knock down open threes. He's a promising talent to watch from the 2017 class.
ESPN Analyst
Updated 12/02/2015
Strengths:
Lottie has a nice frame with good length and it will be able to handle good weight going forward. He is a true point guard who thinks facilitating before scoring. His initial burst is solid, but it's his ability to change speeds that make him special. While penetrating his vision is impeccable and his crossover going in either direction is potent. He drops off passes in the tightest of angles and they're always on target. He can drop in the floater as well and his jump shot (more like a set shot) is workable.
Weaknesses:
Lottie needs to improve his burst and get stronger to finish through contact while attacking the rim. In addition, he needs to get his legs into his shot to improve his consistency.
Bottom Line:
If his jump shot improves, Lottie has some skills and feel that remind us of former NBA player Mike Bibby.
Colorado Prep Hoops eval 7/30/2015
Jaizec Lottie, a 6-foot Cherokee Trail junior is the epitome of a point guard. His numbers as a sophomore last season — 11.3 points, 4.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game — provide a snapshot of a player who had his hand in everything the Cougars did.
His ability to make an engine run makes Lottie a preseason candidate for the first PHC Mr. Colorado Basketball award.
Lottie took an even bigger leap this summer as a player whose success is measured not just in how many times he can score the basketball, but he can make the pieces around move like a well-rehearsed symphony.
“He may be the best pure point guard in the state,” said Lottie’s coach with Billups Elite, Quincy Sanders, told PHC earlier this month. “He can do everything to break his man down, he can get to the basket, and he can see the play before it develops.”
Lottie had an eye-opening experience this year when he had the chance to attend an Adidas All-American camp in New York City, competing against the best players in the country on that circuit. Lottie more than held his own, finishing among the camp’s assist leaders. His ability to create at an elite level at the point guard position has had Lottie fielding Division I offers from Santa Clara, Air Force and Northern Colorado.
For his part, Lottie knows he still has plenty of improving left to do before he reaches the level he wants to reach — and that’s part of what makes him dangerous.
“I just want to keep going out there,” he told PHC last month, “and keep showing colleges what I can do.”
