{"id":79247,"date":"2025-08-13T09:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79247\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:02:11","slug":"tide-hoops-set-to-host-4-star-guard-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/79247\/","title":{"rendered":"Tide Hoops Set to Host 4-Star Guard Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nate Oats and his staff are set to host a top-50 prospect in the 2026 class next month, with Tarris Bouie, a four-star shooting guard from Geneva, Ohio, announcing on his X profile<\/a> that he would be in Tuscaloosa on September 6th.<\/p>\n

\"Tide<\/p>\n

The Tide is one of Bouie\u2019s top eight schools in his recruitment and the only one so far to have a visit scheduled. Bouie\u2019s eight schools include Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, NC State, Marquette, Texas, Cincinnati, and Georgetown.<\/p>\n

Bouie is a 6-foot-6, 170-pound shooting guard who is considered the No.4 shooting guard, No.4 player out of Ohio, and the No.43 prospect in the 2026 class according to 247 Sports Composite ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The four-star prospect out of SPIRE Academy has a very high upside and has made some real improvement to his game in the last year, but still has a lot of room to grow, according to 247 Sports director of recruiting Adam Finkelstein<\/a> in Bouie\u2019s scouting report.<\/p>\n

\u201cBouie is undeniably gifted and a bit of a late-bloomer. While he averaged 15 points and nearly 6 rebounds per game this year in the EYBL, his best basketball is still in front of him with some glaring tools. He measured at 6-foot-4 in June of his sophomore year, but had sprouted up almost two inches in the next 12 months and now has a 6-foot-10 wingspan to match. There are some dynamic flashes in the open floor as he can cover the court with long strides and then rise quickly for explosive finishes. When he gets rolling, he can also string together some intriguing moments in the half-court as well with glimpses of shot-making, a quick first-step, and even an occasional cut off the ball. The biggest problem right now is consistency, and much of this comes down to strength, physicality, and decision-making. His lanky frame needs a significant amount of muscle mass to play through contact. He gets bumped off the line of his drives and is displayed defensively as well. While he has a good left hand, he tries to do too much with the ball at times and needs to simplify his attack to be more reliable (1.9 assists vs. 3.2 turnovers per game). Similarly, while there is long-term shooting potential, he converted just 23% his attempts from behind the arc and is probably even farther away in terms of shooting off the dribble. The bottom line is that Bouie has a very high upside, has made some strides within the last year, and still has a lot of room for future growth that could potentially take his game to new levels.”<\/p>\n

This would be a huge addition to the Tide who will be losing a lot of guards in the upcoming year with Latrell Wrightsell Jr<\/a>.,\u00a0 and Houston Mallette<\/a> both are Graduate students who are in their last season of eligibility with Aden Holloway still having two seasons of eligibility\u2019s and Labaron Philon who was rumored to go to the draft this season elected top come back and compete for Oats, but if he is to put together a season that outperforms his play last season there is a good chance that the Tide loses him to the draft.<\/p>\n

Bouie also brings height, which is something the Tide needed last season, especially with their guards, and it seems that Bouie won\u2019t only be a threat on the offensive side of the ball, but he can also make a difference in rebounds.<\/p>\n

The No.4 guard in the class will be in town when the Tide\u2019s football team faces off against Louisiana Monroe in Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 6th.<\/p>\n

Follow @Micahnichols0<\/a> on X (formerly known as Twitter) and tune into Tide100.9 for all of your Alabama football, baseball, and basketball coverage.<\/p>\n

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