Kentucky Wildcats Basketball 2013-14 Preview: #5 Andrew Harrison

ESPN Scouting Report

Strengths:
Harrison (Andrew) has great size and length for the point guard position. Whether its transition, running an offense or breaking off a play, Harrison utilizes terrific change of pace to set up his move and his man. His scoring comes in transition as he is very good at rebounding down from the perimeter and going all the way to the basket. He is as tough a competitor as there is in high school. Has game dominating ability. Harrison can move to the shooting guard and not miss a beat and he has the size and athletic ability to defend all three perimeter positions. He is a tough rebounder (especially on the defensive end) as well and defensively his lateral quickness is impressive as he has the ability to guard multiple positions.

Weaknesses:
To keep defenses honest, especially in the half court set, Harrison needs to become a more consistent 3-point shooter. He can knock down shots at various ranges, but it would benefit him if gets smoother in that area. He sometimes allows his emotions to get to him and thus it causes him to lose concentration at the task at hand. He needs to add a jump stop to avoid charges when he over penetrates.

Bottom Line:
He raises the level of play on his team because he leads by example with a competitive nature, focus and battle tested toughness. At his size he has blossoming lead guard skills and is terrific at making plays. What separates him from the rest is in his pace of play. His game is like a stop light he can go from green to yellow to red all in a moments notice.