June 12, 2011
Because of its location in Glenn County midway from Redding and Sacramento, college coaches and scouts can easily overlook college prospects from Orland High. At the recent Memorial Day Classic in Hayward, Jud Sailsbery showcased his adept basketball skills and perimeter shooting while playing for E-Time Hoops.
At 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds, Sailsbery is a combination guard for the Orland High Trojans in the Butte View League. In this past season, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game as the Trojans went 21-10 and lost in the second round of the Northern California playoffs to Salesian. He can run the 40-yard dash in 4.90 seconds, bench press 210 pounds, squat 355 pounds, and has a vertical of 26 inches.
This 2013 prospect has been on a varsity starter since his freshman year. He considers himself as a physical player on the perimeter at both ends of the floor. Defensively, he helps disrupt the other team's offense by being physical outside while he also is physical offensively to push around a smaller point guard or create space against a bigger guard.
His court vision and ball handling was impressively displayed at the Memorial Day Classic as he helped to break down presses and dribble around defensive trapping situations. In addition, his outside shooting is effective as he led Orland in three point shooting this past season.
"As far as his strengths go, he is a very intellectual basketball mind," says Orland High Coach Jason Bragg. "He understands the game. I'm now in my 14th season as a varsity coach at Orland (4 years with girls, 10 with boys), and Jud is at the top of the list as far as smart basketball players go. The scary part of that is he just completed his sophomore season, and his upside is fantastic. His shooting range is quite impressive, and as he grows he should only get better in all areas of his game. On the court, Jud is a leader and I only expect that role to grow as he completes his last two years of high school. Players enjoy playing with him because he is a good passer and can get them the ball with an opportunity to score. I think this summer playing AAU in Sacramento has only improved this part of his game."
Sailsbery models his game after Cal Bear Jason Kidd because he recognizes that it is more important to get the other players the ball to help win the game. Also, he is not concerned about his own stats, he is smart with the ball, and he is crafty on the defensive end.
During this summer, Sailsbery is playing with his E-Time Hoops 17U team to work on his shooting to help open up the floor to be a more effective distributor. He is also working on his overall agility and lateral quickness, as well as improving finishing around the basket.
E-Time Hoops Coach Ernest Taubodo says about Sailsbery's commitment to basketball, "Jud makes a unique sacrifice to take every measure necessary to meet and exceed his basketball goals. He believes playing for a Sacramento based AAU team will grant him the opportunity to develop and showcase his skills. A drive of 1 hour and 45 minutes each way 2 to 3 times a week, is the commitment made by this young student/athlete. In addition to the drive; Jud has requested a written plyometric work-out routine, a strength and conditioning program, along with a daily basketball fundamental agenda. Arrangements have been made by Jud's family, so he has access to a gym, weight room, and football stadium In order to train and prepare over the summer."
Chico is about 20 miles from Orland, which makes it no surprise that Chico State is the lone college in contact with Sailsbery. He wants to play in a program where it is a more organized, set-play style where the team relies on defense and out smarts the opponent. Sailsbery wants to attend a program where the student athlete is held to produce good grades and is held to a higher standard as he carries a 3.89 GPA and is undecided on his major.
Coach Taubado's E-Time Hoops has produced some college talent in JT Adenrele and Chad Haysbert from last year's squad. He says, "I believe Jud has the potential to compete at the collegiate level. In my opinion he is a lock at the D2 level. His father is 6'7 and he has the potential to grow a few more inches which could boost him to a D1 level if he continues to develop in all the necessary areas."
Coach Bragg has this opinion, "As far as the NCAA level goes, we will have to wait and see. I think his upside is tremendous. His shooting is where it needs to be to play at the next level. If a coach needs a shooter, they would be hard pressed to find a better one. His speed will have to improve, as will his ball handling. It will depend on how much he does grow as to what position he can play. While you would be able to find more athletic kids out there, you will not find a smarter basketball mind."
Sailsbery is working hard to help his team win the North Section title next season as Orland has been runner-up in both of his seasons. He also wants to make a deep run in the Northern California playoffs as well.
Coach Bragg adds, "The last thing I will mention is his ability to step up for the big games. With some players you will see them pad their statistics on lesser competition and see their stats go south against the really solid teams. Jud is quite the opposite. Some of his biggest games have come when everything is on the line. We have been fortunate enough to have made back to back section title games and state playoff appearances, which is something that rarely happens in Orland. I believe we have made four appearances in the state playoffs in our school's history, and Jud has played in two of those. His performance this year against Modesto Christian was fantastic. That was a game that no one gave us a chance to win, and Jud willed us to a win. For us to be able to compete with the private schools that are able to recruit, we need a special type of player, and Jud has been that guy the past two seasons. Fortunately for us, he helped lead us to our first ever state playoff win this season, and I hope there are more to come!"
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