J.D. Tisdale leads MML U-16 to silver finals in Mt. Pleasant

As many of you know, several of our GLHers also spend most of the spring and summer (or so it seems) all over the state with our AAU program.

Over the weekend we had our first tournament in Mt. Pleasant and, needless to say, it wasn’t always pretty. What was, however, was the play of our U-16 team. This group has talent and heart, which will make them a tough out for anyone.

The team was led by Flint Northern’s J.D. Tisdale, who averaged more than 20 points and five assists in five games. He was the most talented player I saw in the U-16 bracket. He totally dominated the second half against CDBA to give the Lakers a come-from-behind victory.

He’s easily the best PG prospect we’ve ever had, and he plays the post for his high school team.

The quick forward tandem of Zeshawn Parker-Jones (Lapeer West) and Rayshon Thomas (IAF) is really tough to defend. The team also boasts a stable of guards including Max Cummings (Swartz Creek), Cullen Turcyzn (Lapeer West) and Raheen Dudley (Flint Northwestern).

They lost in the silver final to ACB in a very competitive and well-played game.

Here’s the roster:

#32 Guard- Dewrell Tisdale Jr.- Northern 6’4”

#33 Forward – Cal Henry- Swartz Creek 6’3”

#41 Forward – Rayshon Thomas- International Academy 6’4”

#34 Forward – Zeshawn Jones-Parker- Lapeer West 6’3”

#3 Guard- Cullen Turczyn- Lapeer West 5’8”

#1 Guard- Jaylen Randle- Carman-Ainsworth 6’0”

#5 Forward- Max Cummings- Swartz Creek 6’0”

#2 Guard- TJ Nichols- Grand Blanc 6’0”

#24 Guard- Raheen Dudley- Beecher 6’1”

#45 F/C- Kendrick Wallace II- Northwestern 6’5”

#50 F/C- Shawn Brouwer- Swartz Creek 6’5”

#12 Guard- James Richards- Swartz Creek 5’7”

#40 G/F- Tyler Black- Swartz Creek 6’0”

#10 Guard- Rece Visnaw- Kearsley 5’11”

#11 Guard- Kyle Babcock- Linden 6’0”

Coaches: Marcellus Miller

Assistant: Ivan Brouwer