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Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg)
Position: G
High School: Pampa High School (Texas)
Hometown: Pampa, TX
College: North Texas
Current Team: North Texas
Win - Loss: 17 - 15

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Mid-Major Prospect Watch: Tyler Hall

Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmitz
Jan 19, 2017, 10:43 am
Over the course of the season, DraftExpress will be breaking down prospects from the less heralded conferences across the NCAA, analyzing exactly what makes these players prospects, and why they may end up on the NBA radar.

Many of these prospects will face an uphill battle, but we will try to provide insight into what exactly separates those who make it and those who don't, while shedding light on some of the country's lesser-known players that could end up becoming second-round/training camp sleepers.

We'll look at both upperclassmen and underclassmen, analyzing players who are intriguing for the 2017 NBA Draft, as well as prospects who need more time to develop, but could be intriguing in the future. This week we break down Montana State sophomore Tyler Hall, who plays in the Big Sky Conference.
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Tyler Hall grew up in Rock Island, Illinois, an Iowa border town with a population of less than 40,000 that is considered one of the Quad Cities. The son of two former Augustana College players, Henry and Laura Hall, the sharp-shooting guard had a late rise to basketball relevance, as he stood only 5' 9” his freshman year and didn't play varsity basketball at Rock Island High School until his junior season, when he shot up to 6' 4”.

Rock Island High School isn't exactly a basketball powerhouse, as the only other players in the DratExpress database to come out of the school are former Stanford guard and current Sixers signee, Chasson Randle, as well as Dallas Mavericks 2000 2nd round draft pick and former Euroleague player Pete Mickeal.

A scorer who grew up playing a lot of point guard, Hall eventually earned a bit of buzz after a big summer (before his junior season) as the focal point of Quad City Elite's AAU team, a smaller club that hasn't produced many big names save for Wisconsin's Ethan Happ.

Then-Oregon assistant Brian Fish, friends of Quad City Elite coach Darren Bizarri, was on Hall early and often, trying to convince Dana Altman and the Ducks to offer Hall before any high major schools caught wind of the scoring guard. Before Oregon offered, Fish took the head coaching job at Montana State and continued to come hard at Hall, who committed to the Bobcats after his first visit.

In the end Hall, who also received some interest from Iowa, turned down offers from a host of other schools from varying levels – Ball State, Nevada, Northern Arizona to name a few – to play for Fish and the Bobcats.

Two years into his career in Bozeman, and Hall has quickly transformed into the country's second-leading scorer, arguably the NCAA's most dynamic shooter, and a legitimate NBA Draft prospect once his college career is in the books – all before even turning 20 years old. Through 17 games this season, Hall is averaging 24.1 points per game on 54.8% shooting from two and 42.3% from three, on an absurd 9.2 attempts per game. To put those numbers into perspective, only five other players since 2000 have averaged over 24 points per game in a season before turning 20 years old – Michael Beasley, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Rodney Stuckey, and Keydren Clark (Saint Peter's).



Hall, who turns 20 on March 25, is clearly not on the same level as some of the aforementioned names, and his success has come mostly in the underwhelming Big Sky Conference, but the Rock Island kid is having a borderline historic season for his age, especially when you take into account how efficiently he's doing it, along with his starting point.

So how will Hall's game translate to the NBA? His dynamic shot making, basketball IQ and potential to develop into more than just a shooter could catapult him into NBA Draft status after a couple of more years in Bozeman.

WHY HE COULD MAKE IT


He's a dynamic shooter and scorer at the collegiate level, but after scouting Hall live and on film each of the last two years, he still has a couple years of improvement ahead of him before realistically being able to stick in the NBA. Find out where Hall needs to progress in order to maximize his NBA potential.

WHY HE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT

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Tyler Hall was a sparsely recruited shooting guard out of Rock Island High School in Illinois when he committed to the Montana State Bobcats over the likes of Northern Iowa and Western Michigan just before his senior season in the fall of 2014. Hall, a shooting guard with a quick release and deep range, played with a chip on his shoulder and showed serious moxy as an 18-year old freshman, forcing NBA scouts to take note of a season in which he scored 23.1 points per-40 minutes and knocked down 3.1 treys per game at a 43.1% clip as the unquestioned go-to guy of an inexperienced team in the Big Sky conference that finished 14-17 on the season.



Standing at 6-4 and 175 pounds, Hall is slightly undersized with an average wingspan and a decent frame that definitely needs to be strengthened for a shooting guard at the next level. He isn't terribly fast or explosive, and doesn't have great lateral quickness, which is evident at the defensive end. Hall is a product of two college basketball playing parents, however, and he's an upbeat and competitive teammate.

Without a doubt, Hall's professional calling card is his perimeter range and form, as he has a quick, high and timely release at the peak of his jump to go with excellent wrist action. He was especially effective in spot-up situations as a freshman, where he demonstrated the ability to be a tough shot maker and scored 1.24 points per possession, which ranked in the 94th percentile of all players in college basketball, according to Synergy Sports Technology.

Hall has a knack for finding open space and doesn't need much of it to get his shot off because he's confident enough to rise up with a defender in his airspace. He has excellent pre-shot preparation and footwork and utilizes changes of pace and V-cuts, which helped him to be extremely efficient coming off seemingly every type of screen in the book last season. Sometimes when he's rushed he pulls the string, which contributes to shots falling short, and he does have a habit of jumping forward with his legs semi-splayed out.

Though he's capable of creating shots for himself by attacking close-outs and isolations off the bounce, Hall needs to work on his creativity as a ball-handler and shot creator. Too often his first inclination is to lower his head and go into isolation mode upon catching the ball. Though he can get away with this habit against the current level of competition, it is imperative that he reads the defense before making his move. He shows touch on his pull-ups, specifically moving to his left, and he utilizes pivots, misdirection and spins to create space, but he still needs to be craftier, shiftier and more skilled off the bounce to diversify his repertoire and create easier looks on a more consistent basis.

As the go-to scorer and one of the best shot-creators on a team that simply didn't have many offensive weapons, Hall drew the bulk of the defensive attention from opponents. He left much to be desired in terms of his playmaking abilities during his first season in Bozeman, Montana, sporting a negative assist to turnover ratio, but his future as a playmaker still has potential. Marcus Colbert, who started at point guard last season, graduated this past spring. Hall will likely slide over to shoulder more playmaking responsibilities, where he will be able to fight through his mistakes and enhance his combo guard skills.

Hall must work on his handle and continue to hone his passing skills, patience and poise to prove that he can potentially handle ball-handling responsibilities at the next level. His lack of strength and carelessness were the leading causes of his 1.8 turnovers per game as a freshman, as he was ripped by defenders on weak drives and left his feet to make errant passes regularly. Considering his physical profile and skill-set, it is of the utmost importance for his professional prospects to become a more efficient creator.

Hall can also stand to improve his creativity around the rim. He proved that he's capable of using his left hand and flashed a floater at times, but he needs to add more tricks to his in-between game, along with gaining confidence in completing plays, if he's going to consistently finish plays through taller, longer, stronger and more athletic defenders.

The defensive end of the court is where the shooting guard seemingly has the most room for growth. Hall doesn't have great lateral quickness, strength or length and on top of that his focus, effort, and competitive spirit and IQ are in need of a significant boost next season. Considering the type of competition he's facing, Hall gets lost in the action far too often, as he fails to get into a defensive stance, doesn't understand rotations, runs into screens, gets overpowered by stronger players and constantly has delayed reactions, which gives shooters time to get their shots off.

If the 19-year old weren't such a high-level scorer so early on in his career, it would be tough to get overly excited about his professional prospects. With that in mind, it is imperative that he continues to score at a high level while improving his polish on both ends of the floor as a sophomore and beyond to earn serious consideration from NBA decision makers in the future.

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