2027 WATCHLIST: Ryan Robertson | STM Lafayette | Louisiana Elite Puma

Ryan Robertson joins The Watchlist for a full basketball and recruiting conversation with The One-Eyed Scout.

At 6’5”, Robertson brings size, shooting ability, and positional versatility to the wing. The STM-Lafayette product has stacked production and accolades while continuing to grow into a complete two-way player.

In this interview we discuss:

His offensive approach
Playing as a SG/SF hybrid
Louisiana basketball culture
Defensive growth
AAU basketball with Louisiana Elite Puma Pro16
Recruiting mindset
Leadership and confidence
What separates good players from winning players

Accolades:
🏀 All District 1st Team
🏀 District MVP
🏀 All Metro 1st Team
🏀 All State 2nd Team

Player Info:
📍 Ryan Robertson
📏 6’5” | 191 lbs
🎓 Class of 2027
🏫 STM – Lafayette, Louisiana
🔥 Louisiana Elite Puma Pro16
📱 @RyanRobertson27

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:01

All right, you got it. You're in the right spot. The watch list, Ryan Robertson, straight out of St. Thomas, More and Lafayette, 6'5 wing, district MVP, all-state selection, Louisiana Elite Puma, Puma Pro 16. One of the more productive and skilled wings coming out of Louisiana in the class of 27. Hey man, you gotta be a boot boy now. You gotta give up your Dallas rights. But uh hey man, seriously, what part of your game do you think has improved the most over the last 12 months?

SPEAKER_00 0:37

Um I think my defense, I've been working a lot on my defense, like trying to get quicker laterally, and I just tried my best, like not let a man score on me at all, like the whole entire game.

SPEAKER_01 0:49

So yeah, you know, uh honestly, St. Thomas More is a very storied program uh in the state of Louisiana. Um being in from Central High School in Baton Rouge, we uh played in several tournaments up there. And uh so what was it like? I mean, you going from let's be honest, you went from Island High School, who's rich in tradition and a hell of a lot of people, to St. Thomas More and Lafayette, rich in tradition, but 1,500 students. What was that like?

SPEAKER_00 1:20

Um, it's a lot different, like just like the um the culture's different, and kind of like the play style is a lot different too, because I'm like Allen's like it was like really fast paced. I go to STM and it's more like slowed down, more system, and I kind of like it better. It fits how I play, so yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:42

You know, I mean that's that kind of leads us into where I want to go next. You know, you you put up big production at a high level, you know. Do you see yourself more as a scorer, shot maker, or or just a complete wing?

SPEAKER_00 1:54

Um, I think I'm more of just like a complete wing. Like I can create shots for other people, but I can also score the ball if like my team needs a bucket.

SPEAKER_01 2:04

Do uh is that I know I said we're gonna get off this list, but do you feel like you get more of a leadership role in that in that situation? I mean, you you got all district, you're all state.

SPEAKER_00 2:16

I mean, um, I think I do. I think my teammates like kind of like go to me, like if something's like not going the right way, and I kind of get us back on track.

SPEAKER_01 2:29

Yeah. You know, at 6'5 at your size, you know, what what advantages do you create naturally against defenders and how do you maximize that?

SPEAKER_00 2:40

Um, I can shoot over a lot of people, like it's hard for people to block my shot, and I always like to do like a dribble and pull a mid-range shot because I don't think I've ever had that shot blocked and at all my career.

SPEAKER_01 2:53

So yeah, mid-range is such an underrated skill, man. Yeah. So uh District MvP, you know, what did that mean to you personally?

SPEAKER_00 3:04

Um, it was a big comp confidence booster. It was one of my goals from the beginning of the season. Like, I wanted to get it, but like this year is my first year playing varsity too, because I wasn't eligible last year. Oh wow. I just didn't know how the season would go. And I started off um it was against Westgate, and I scored like 29, and I just was on a roll from there. And I thought I could get district MVP, and my next goal is all state. And yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 3:34

Check and check, man. Keep working, stay in the gym. Uh, you know, that's that's a crazy first time out the gate. You know, Westgate, they're always loaded with athletes. Yeah, um, so that's a big time. I don't think people understand just the big time environment that Louisiana basketball does have on the campuses, it's very intimate, you know. Um, football gets the the big stage, but man, there's there's some real battles in in the high school platform. All right, man. So like walk me through like your mentality when you catch it and and know what's going up. Like, how does that feel?

SPEAKER_00 4:11

Um, well, when I first catch, I always think like, can I score the ball? Um, I try not to take as much like a bunch of dribbles, like just like one move and go, but and if I don't have a shot, I'll just pass it to the open man. But yeah.

SPEAKER_01 4:29

You know, um, when you when you're on the wing and you're a guard and you're kind of shifting between a shooting guard, a small forward, depending upon matchups, uh, you know, obviously it's important, but how how important is that versatility to you like moving into uh positionless basketball almost?

SPEAKER_00 4:47

I think it's very important because like if I got a bigger guy on me, I can I'm quick enough, I can take him off the dribble and like get a layup or my pull-up shot. And if I have a smaller dude on me, I can like post him up and just back him down. And it's yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:03

Man, I don't I don't I want to, but I don't want to compare the two states. You know, when we're we're thinking like coming from Allen, I know the district they're coming from. Uh, I know the environment. Um, I also know what the environment is like in uh Louisiana. So Louisiana is a tough place, toughness, Dallas is toughness. Um, do you think that helped you uh as you transitioned uh growing up in that in that environment in both places?

SPEAKER_00 5:32

Um yeah, I think it helped me a lot. I've always played like high-level basketball, and it's always just like felt the same, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 5:41

Yeah. I mean, yeah, I mean, because both places are pretty powerful uh in their own right. Um both places are physical. Yeah, both places place a premium on defense. Um, so yeah, man, I I rolling right into defense, you know, the offense gets attention, but what are you trying to prove defensively?

SPEAKER_00 6:02

Um, I mean, like defense wins games, like don't let my man score and just try to contest every shot the best I can.

SPEAKER_01 6:12

Yeah, so I mean that's that's kind of like no nobody gets to score, you know, and and if everybody plays that way, that's why I love the rebounding. You know, uh it's always cool when you really think about the best blockouts, the ball should hit the floor, you know. Um, all right, man. So let's talk about IQ. You know, what's something you think you understand about the game that younger players usually don't and how it's helped you to become, I mean, let's say district MVP all state as a as a as a junior.

SPEAKER_00 6:43

Um, I think like being able to pass and like see the floor, like some people I like camps like I go to, all they think about is like scoring the ball. But there's more to basketball than just like being able to score, uh, you gotta be able to make the right play.

SPEAKER_01 6:59

Yeah, you know, and and and that defense, and you know, we're talking about your team looking to you for leadership, you know, as your profile grows, as as your story book gets written, you know, how are you handling the leadership duties with yourself and your teammates?

SPEAKER_00 7:20

Um, I mean, I think I handle it like trying to think.

SPEAKER_01 7:27

Um well, let's go a different way, like leadership style. You you quiet leader, vocal leader, rah.

SPEAKER_00 7:37

Working on my leadership skills, like I'm trying to be more vocal. That's what my coach like tells me to do. Yeah, last year, um, our leader was John Michael Charbonnet senior. But like he's gone now, so someone has to take his role, and I'm trying to fill that spot.

SPEAKER_01 7:53

So yeah, you know, it's funny, like just in our short time knowing each other, uh, you're such a laid-back personality, but I see you on the court, you're you're a controlled intensity, and um I I can see where your culture wants you to be a little bit more vocal. Um, but your your play speaks so loud. Um, so I think one thing, an easy transition, you know, on that vocal leadership is is probably on the defensive end, you know, calling switches and and then just let it grow from there. But uh all right, so let me ask you this. When you watch your own film, how would you stop you?

SPEAKER_00 8:33

Um I mean, my biggest thing, like whenever I watch myself, like defense, like if I let my guy score me, I kind of like get mad at myself a lot for it. But like if I miss a shot, like you're gonna miss shots, like you can't. But like I always try to get in the gym and work on my shot, but defense is like the main thing I'll get mad at myself for.

SPEAKER_01 8:58

Yeah, because you know, defense is all effort, and like you say, shots. I was telling like uh a young man in the gym the other day, and he's a shooter, he he's really working to become a shooter, and he would get upset, you know, six out of ten, seven, you know, seven of ten. I'm like, dude, you're still 70 with no one on you. That's a pretty good percentage, you know, and it's translated to 45, you know. But uh, you think about games, football, sports, everything's a game of failure, you know. Baseball, I guess football is is not as much, but basketball, you're gonna miss a ton of shots, you know. All right, man. So I want to roll two things in one. You know, what is a normal work week look for you? And how does that translate like um when you're getting accolades? All right, so I want to know about your work ethic, and I want to know how you're staying hungry.

SPEAKER_00 9:53

Um, so I play basketball every day. I train with um his name is Milan Mejia. He played at UL this past year. He's trying to go overseas now, but he's been training me since the offseason started, and um like the accolades part, like it's it's cool to get, but like I still like one more, like like the offer from Sun, and that was cool, but like my goal is to have like 10 by the end of summer. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 10:24

Alright, man. So um St. Thomas Moore, Lafayette, basketball, what's it meant to your growth as a as a player and a person?

SPEAKER_00 10:35

Um, it's helped me a lot, like be kind of like a better person, like a better like leader, and just helps me stay disciplined and like always it just helped me. It's helped me a lot ever since I got here.

SPEAKER_01 10:49

So all right, man. So one more time. Shout out to trainer again, and then we'll kind of wrap this up.

SPEAKER_00 10:58

My trainer, my mom.

SPEAKER_01 11:01

Yeah, just give a little props, man. Yeah, he's getting you right, getting you right, man. All right, for college coaches watching this interview, and and what do you want them to know about Ryan Robertson right now?

SPEAKER_00 11:17

Um, I think like I bring like cool vibes to like the team. Like, I'm not like a negative person. I always like to have fun and yeah, I like to work hard.

SPEAKER_01 11:30

So all right, folks. Another watch list wrapped up. Catch us on a podcast, catch us on the YouTube channel. And Ryan, thanks for joining us today. Thank you for having me.