Central’s Biggs & McGary Is State’s Best Backcourt Duo
Bronson Marsh Note
By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com
This high school basketball season has seen Omaha Central Eagles’ Deverell Bigss and Sean McGary established themselves as the best backcourt duo in he state. In preseason comments, I previously gave that distinction to Burke’s Ray McGaugh and Adonis Hil. Unfortunately that duo has not led to a winning formula for the Bulldogs this season.
Our Preseason Top 25 Nebraska HS Basketball Prospect ranking had Biggs at No. 8 and McGary at No. 15. Both look to make a move up in our final end of the season ranking.
Omaha Skutt coach Jon Burt put it best about Biggs in a quote the Omaha World-Herald attributed to him after his Class B No. 1 team’s 54-79 defeat last night to Central:
“Deverell showed that when he’s on his top game, if he’s not the best player, or definitely the best guard in the state, then I don’t know who is,” Burt said. He’s so hard to handle.
Biggs is one of the most heralded basketball players in the state, while McGary, a 6-2 senior, who transferred from Omaha Bryan to Central two years ago and started in all of the Eagles’ games last season, is without doubt one of the most underrated high school basketball players in Nebraska. McGary not only distributes the ball well, he can score from anywhere on the court and is a very good defender– a complete player.
The Eagle Nest Duo combine to average 36 points per game: Biggs (20. 6); McGary (15.7).
Bronson Marsh
Well, it’s official–I think. The Huskers offered Marsh a gray shirt on Monday (January 25). I can’t see the 6-0, 205 lb stud out of Millard South turning them down. The Huskers want him at safety and not at QB that is Marsh’s only issue. I say, “Young man don’t worry about where you start out in college ball, you never know what position you may ultimately end up playing. You never know. Injuries poor performance and the like may see them tapping you for a try at QB one day.”
January 29, 2010 @ 11:01 am
By far the best guard combo in the state. Biggs scores at will and it’s not a question that he’s unguardable. While McGary is a big physical guard that can shut down anybody, as well as having the ability to score as well. These two players are good and exciting to watch!
January 29, 2010 @ 11:24 am
Lawrence, nice post!
I read in a Omaha World-Herald Q&A with Biggs where he said that McGary approached him this summer and talked about both of them passing the ball more so they could win—being less selfish. Seems like a good strategy and something that a lot of players seem to forget: Basketball is a team game and the object is to win and not to see how many points you can score or brilliant moves and plays you can make. Their realization and implementation of this does not guarantee that they will win every game but it does assure they will play as a team in an effort to win every game.
January 29, 2010 @ 12:02 pm
You can tell these kids work hard and are in excellent shape. They play major minutes and never seem to get to tired. Who ever plays against them seems to just wear down. They constantly attack the basket all game. By far the best guards in the state. Although Lincoln High has some pretty good guards as well and their team plays well together.