Introducing Markus Kerr
6’6 4-star Wing Markus Kerr has been one of Carolina’s finest for the past few years. Kerr played some high level ball at Chambers HS in North Carolina. His transfer to New England powerhouse Brewster is a great step for his development. Markus is known for his positional size, fluidity, touch, and solid work on the offensive glass. No stranger to competition, the EYBL guard should be accustomed to the physicality and size jump that comes with Brewster’s elite schedule.
Kerr will be able to shine offensively through the use of his plus-level touch. Kerr is a career 80% FT and 34% 3pt shooter with good mechanics for his age. A scaled down role would probably be best for him though as he doesn’t take a lot of 3s or get to the FT line often (26.0 3PAr & 25.0 FTr). His touch will be a whole lot more lethal off-ball as he’ll be able to attack tilted defenses. He’s more of a scoring guard that will move the ball occasionally (0.9 career ast/to). His handle is good though, and he has advanced counters to go to when self-creating. He does add possessions though as he uses his solid size and fluid movement skills to affect the offensive glass (1.3 career Oreb per game). If Kerr can buy into an off-ball role and/or embrace a microwave role off the bench, then he could have even more High-majors calling him.
Overall, for Markus to have a strong year at Brewster he needs to be able to buy into his role and take slight leaps in his secondary skills. I believe the touch could lend itself to a solid shooting year but his offensive rebounding and passing feel could really boost his stock. If he is able to show efficient shooting ,attack the o-glass and make timely, unselfish reads I believe he will cement himself as one of the more solid shooting guard options in HS. Brewster needs consistent offense and effort on the glass and colleges will want the same thing. Kerr is bringing those skills in a 6’6 body with good balance and coordination. He screams D1 Shooting guard but some of the nuance in his skillset will decide where he’ll go and how effective he will be on day 1. His jumper and ball handle should take a noticeable leap over the years along with his offensive rebounding, so that could make him valuable to a power 5 school.
Markus Kerr