Prospect Introduction: Caleb "CJ" Meredith

Who is he?:

CJ, a native of Huntington, West Virginia, just completed his final season playing with Spring Valley High School (Huntington, WV). They finished the year at 14-11 overall and were fighting for playoff birth in the Class AA state tournament before the season was canceled due to the coronavirus. Meredith averaged 25.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this year. He finished his high school career as the second leading scorer in Spring Valley history with 1,521 points.

He spent this past summer playing with the WV Mpact for former Logan HS standout Coach Paul Williamson. There he played alongside Jay Moore (WVU commit), Robertas Jonaitis (Gannon commit) and several other Division II prospects.

CJ Meredith is a 6'6" wing that can do a everything. He is capable of playing the 2 and the 3 and could even play as a stretch 4 if he can put on some more muscle. CJ has been one of the state's top scorers the last 2 years as he averaged nearly 26 this year and averaged 23 as a junior. He shoots it extremely well off of the catch, and is able to hit shots off the dribble too. CJ is a very good finisher, as he skies above defenders for his layups and dunks, and does a good job of getting himself to the free throw line. CJ is a good positional rebounder and is a good shot blocker. Defensively, CJ is capable of guarding the 2 and 3 at the collegiate level.

Watching him play this year, he reminded me of Gordon Hayward (pre-injury). Each are wing's who shoot it well off the catch, have sneaky athleticism and can create for themselves or others off the bounce.

Recruitment?:

CJ has committed to play basketball at Marshall University in Conference USA (CUSA). Although he committed there as a preferred walk on (PWO), I personally believe he will eventually earn his scholarship. He also held offers from Akron University (D1) (PWO), Fairmont State University (D2), Glenville State College (D2), Morehead State University (D1) (PWO), the University of Charleston (D2), the University of Rio Grande (NAIA), WVU Tech (NAIA) and West Virginia Wesleyan College (D2). Meredith was also receiving interest from Eastern Kentucky University (D1), Redford University (D1), the United States Air Force Academy (D1), Virginia Military Institute (D1), Western Kentucky University (D1) and Youngstown State University (D1).