One of the top stories in the upcoming high school basketball season will be the inception of the Prolific Prep Crew basketball academy in Napa. The roster will be deep and noteworthy. One of the players to be on the team will be former Lick-Wilmerding point guard, Micah Elan.
Elan is the No. 28 player in the NCP 2016 basketball class as the point guard had been a two-year varsity starter for Lick-Wilmerding. Playing time was not an issue for Elan at his former Division 4 school, as his teams won 18 and 13 games respectively during his first two years. With a 3.81 GPA and being a high potential basketball player, Elan was invited to transfer to the invitation only Prolific Prep program, as his academic studies will be at nearby Justin-Siena High.
Elan says about the decision to transfer, "I decided to transfer to Prolific Prep for both training and competition reasons. Jeremy Russoti is one of the best trainers out there, and I believe the best way to maximize my high school basketball productivity would be to train with him every day of the year. The competition that I play against every day at practice, and against other teams in games is some of the best in the country, and will no doubt improve my abilities as a player, as well as prepare me for college. I also love the coaching style of Coach Doherty, and am extremely excited to play for him."
The 6-foot-3 and 165 pound point guard has good size and athleticism. He plays similar to former Santa Clara Bronco Steve Nash, as he is able to protect the ball and to play with control. Elan goes to the basket strong and is able to setup his teammates.
Elan played for Team Superstars 16U during this past summer. Team Superstars Coach Grady Dodson says, "Micah's strengths are getting to the rim to score and being a solid jump shooter. He knows where to insert himself and not force things. He is surprisingly athletic and has a high basketball IQ. He will be a low DI player mainly because of his size. He will be about a 6-foot-3 combo PG/SG. Now that HS school visits are open, he may have picked up more college interest."
A big, multi-skilled point guard is always in demand. Cal Poly (Coach Fortier), UC Irvine (Coach Tons), Montana (Coach Cobb), Portland (Coach Pfaff), and San Francisco (Coach Wicks) have been in contact. Elan wants to play in a system that is fast pace, pick and roll, and cutting / off ball screens. He cares more about the academic programs of the school than its geographical location.
Elan will be switching schools midway in his high school career. He measures his success for his final two years as such, "My measure of success for my final two years of high school basketball will be how coach Doherty and Russotti help me improve to become a contributor to start, and success of Prolific Prep, as well as if I am able to earn a scholarship to a competitive basketball school as well as high academics like I aspire to."
Prolific Prep will begin its journey in the upcoming season with a number of high profile transfers, some of whom had to journey from out of state. Elan, only had a journey across the Golden Gate Bridge, says it was a difficult decision nonetheless, "The opportunity was too good to pass up on, but it was hard leaving my friends, my high school team, and my home city to join the new academy." Watch for Elan this upcoming basketball season to help the Crew in Napa, Calif.
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