Rocktop Academy’s Earle Greer Jr. seeks a college program to prosper at as a shooting guard

Before each practice session at Rocktop Academy, a preparatory school in King of Prussia, Earle Greer Jr. would put up between 400-500 shots.

Those practice habits have translated to offensive success this season, as he posted two 50-point performances, but it took the guard time and confidence to flourish on the floor.

Rocktop coach Daniel Coverdale saw that firsthand.

“It’s kind of like when a shark sees blood,” Coverdale said of Greer. “Once he saw he could do it, it was over. That’s all he wanted to do.”

Greer, who reclassified for the 2023 season in hopes of receiving more attention from college programs, is uncommitted, but has drawn offers from Florida International and New Jersey Institute of Technology. While Power 5 schools and HBCUs also have offered, the 6-foot-8 guard said he still is looking for the right fit.

“I am looking for a school that’s going to let me be able to play my main position, which is the two-guard,” said Greer, who is scheduled to play in the Philadelphia All-American Game on May 7 at Neumann University.

Greer was a standout player at Delaware County Christian School in Newtown Square before transferring to Rocktop ahead of his senior year in search of national competition. When he first arrived at practice, Rocktop’s staff was impressed by his tools.

“I saw a pro,” Coverdale said. “Just saw a kid — he may not have got the love that he needed to develop — I saw a kid, if he were able to push through the ceiling and push through to that next level, he would be a really good player.”

Wes Rines, the director of marketing and operations at Rocktop, believes that Greer is the best player to come out of the program and could be the face of a Division I team.

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He described Greer as an aggressive scorer, which opposing teams noticed. When he stepped on the court, Greer usually was fouled or face-guarded — to varying degrees of success.

“I just feel like nobody can really stop me out there,” Greer added.

During his first season at Rocktop, Greer was surrounded by experienced players, but he improved and became the team’s top option after those players graduated.

Coverdale praised Greer’s basketball IQ and said he doesn’t shy away from shooting in late-game situations.

“He is the first one in the gym and the last one out,” Coverdale said. “He’s always putting up shots. He’s always working on his movement. … I don’t want to make it seem like he is the perfect player. There are areas where he could improve, just conditioning-wise and kind of bulking up a little bit.”

Greer said, playing at a preparatory school for the last two years has helped him understand what college teams might expect.

His basketball background has also contributed to his growth. His sister, Logyn Greer, is a sophomore standout at Friends’ Central, and his parents also grew up playing basketball.

His mom, Reanie Greer, played in high school, and his dad, Earle Greer Sr., competed at East Stroudsburg, was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 2010, and is the program’s fifth all-time scorer (1,556 career points) and rebounder (752).

The elder Earle tries to stay involved in his son’s development. He would attend each of his son’s practices and road trips.

“He taught me my jump shot,” Greer said of his father. “That’s where I got my jump shot. I was able to shoot ever since I was little just because my dad put so much emphasis on shooting.”

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The Rocktop staff is confident college teams would benefit from Greer’s offensive talent, and, more importantly, his dedication to the game.

“He’s actually one of the kids that still love the game,” Coverdale said. “He loves dominating his opponents now. It’s back to being fun.”