Part 7 was held from June 21-23 at State Farm Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona. The occasion featured high Nationwide Prep groups and among the finest highschool groups, particularly from the West coast, taking part in one another to see how they at the moment stack up for the 2024-24 season. Over 160 groups participated with Millenium (Goodyear, AZ) defeating Archbishop Riordan within the extremely contested BHHS Legacy bracket and Owyhee defeating Oak Ridge within the different extremely rated Glendale bracket. Happening throughout a dwell interval, NCAA coached constantly talked about how properly organized and what number of proficient groups had been at this occasion. That is completely certainly one of my favourite occasions to attend because of the expertise and group of the occasion, subsequently kudos to Matt King and your complete Part 7 assist staff for making this an excellent occasion for expertise evaluators.
On this write up I’ve separated the gamers in three classes: Prime Nationwide Prospects, Prime Underclassmen and Prime Arizona Prospects (given this occasion is run by the AIA & ABCA).Lots of the Arizona and Prime Underclassmen might have been categorized within the high 10 general, nonetheless, to have the ability to communicate on a wider vary of gamers the choice was made as such.
Prime 10 Prospects
Shon Abaev 6’7 SF Calvary Christian Class of 2025 (Image offered by Greg Stein Media)
Calvary Christian had many underclassmen contributing main minutes for this squad, thus the staff not solely relied on Shon Abaev’s expertise but in addition veteran presence. The lefty showcased his scoring skill at Part 7. He has good capturing contact from the highschool three and performs off his capturing skill to attain in different methods. On a fast closeout, he’ll pump faux and put it on the ground, slithering by defenders to complete performs off with dunks on the rim or take a pair dribbles and fast out to his teammate after the assistance defender commits to him. He has a pure slim construct that has stuffed out some during the last 12 months. His positional dimension is nice for a wing, and he has the pure unorthodox of a left hander in his sport. He’s a thinker on the transfer and understands momentum and spacing at a excessive degree. There are some questions for him on the high degree. His shot shouldn’t be textbook excellent, so there are questions surrounding each if it will possibly lengthen out all the way in which to the NBA three-point line with consistency and with a fast sufficient launch. Whereas he is an efficient athlete for highschool and strong for school, he would have under common athleticism for the highest degree, thus it’s crucial for scouts that the questions on his shot be answered over the subsequent 24 months.
Toni Bryant 6’9 PF North Tampa Christian Class of 2026
Toni Bryant helped lead his North Tampa Christian staff to their bracket championship. Bryant has good size and athleticism. In a single sequence that I watched he’s pinning a shot on the sq. in opposition to the backboard then sprinting down the court docket and receiving a lob cross that he completed off with a two handed flush. He regularly made performs equivalent to these at Part 7. He confirmed the power to be a fluid mover with out the ball, nice vertical skill, and good lateral motion. His jumps look easy as he simply floats within the air grabbing rebounds, put backs, and block photographs alike. Nevertheless, he’s removed from a cultured participant and wishes polish each in his capturing and handles to make it to the highest degree. At 6’8/6’9 he’s most probably to play as a ahead on the subsequent degree. As he strikes up his athletic prowess will stand out and the development of his expertise shall be required for him to proceed to have success.
Brayden Burries 6’4 PG Roosevelt Class of 2025
Brayden Burries is a consensus high 15 participant within the nation and one of many favourite gamers of grassroots media based mostly on the Westcoast. Why? He has received at excessive degree for Roosevelt in Southern California and has proven the power to do what’s finest for the staff. For instance, once we noticed him at Pangos All American Camp, it appeared that his focus was to distribute the ball to teammates. At Part 7 for Roosevelt, it was clearly his staff, and he did all of it. That includes himself as a scorer, capturing the three, getting downhill and ending performs, and creating for his teammates with and with out the advantage of a decide and roll. Whereas at Pangos, some NBA scouts posed the query of whether or not he was a real level guard, so I rose this debate to each faculty coaches who had been and weren’t recruiting him and the response was unanimous: Sure, all of them imagine that he’s some extent guard on the NBA degree. it seems his sport continues to evolve. Given his top and dimension, this immediately makes him extra engaging as an NBA prospect.
Semetri Carr 6’0 PG Riordan Class of 2025
I’ve watched Semetri Carr in a number of consecutive periods, first at EYBL (KC, then at Pangos, and at last together with his Riordan staff at Part 7. This was by far the place he showcased himself the very best. Carr led Riordan to a 3-1 file and a championship sport versus Millennium. He showcased his spectacular athleticism first off a baseline, out of bounds, catching a 2 handed lob, then later catching a one handed lob off the quick break. All through the weekend, he made 3 pointers at a excessive fee, even making a number of on four-point performs. Lightning fast, Carr can get downhill and confirmed right here the power to soak up contact and end performs off. Each with the Oakland Troopers and right here, he appeared to prioritize becoming in and that includes different scorers, so this was a great change of tempo to remind scouts of his offensive potential. Together with his top, there may be little room for error for him to make it to the highest degree.
CJ Ingram 6’5 SG Oak Ridge Class of 2025
CJ Ingram and Oak Ridge had been essentially the most entertaining staff at Part 7 and made all of it the way in which to the championship of their bracket ultimately shedding to Owyhee. CJ is a high 1% wing athlete. For instance, whereas at Part 7 he had essentially the most spectacular play I witnessed in particular person all summer time. On the quick break a defender tried to take a cost when he jumped within the dotted line in the important thing for a right-handed dunk try. The defender was barely late, and CJ completed the play off with the and 1 flush (reminiscent to the dunk Kobe Bryant had on Steve Nash). In a half-court offense play the place he reduce from the suitable baseline Jalen Reece gave CJ an ideal lob cross and with each of his elbows at rim degree, he completed the play off with a 2 handed reverse flush. Together with his perfect wing size, he’s a real menace on the defensive finish getting steals, rebounds, and blocks. Offensively he confirmed nice shot mechanics and shot it properly from the free throw line and nice imaginative and prescient as a passer. His handles can get a bit free at instances and due to this he’s in all probability not going to be your first choice to create for others. As well as, there have been moments the place as a substitute of taking the leap shot, he would power issues and drive into contact which places him on the mercy of the referees making a positive name. Nevertheless, the ability 5 faculties from the west coast who knew little or no of him got here again very impressed and his talent set makes him have nice potential as a 3 and D participant on the high degree.
Jamier Jones 6’5 Wing Oak Ridge Class of 2025
With Windfall readily available to look at his each sport, Jamier Jones carried out properly for Oak Ridge. A wonderful athlete, he completed performs with lobs and ran the lanes properly on quick break alternatives, ending performs off with highly effective dunks. Expert with the ball in his fingers, he encompasses a euro step to keep away from prices when he goes down the lane. He additionally was in a position to get downhill with both hand and has a great first step to get previous defenders. He shot the ball properly from the nook, however general must develop consistency in his exterior shot, to make it to the highest degree. Defensively was a ball hawk and between him and Jalen Reece, and CJ Ingram opponents had a tough time bringing the ball up the court docket and their protection created many offensive alternatives. An important athlete, he and the remainder of the Oak Ridge staff had been essentially the most entertaining staff to look at at Part 7, on the offensive finish.
Nikolas Khamenia 6’8 Ahead Harvard Westlake Class of 2025
Nikolas Khamenia was coming off his gold medal efficiency with Staff USA on the FIBA U18 Americup. Right here he displayed his feathery capturing contact from the mid-range and from past the arc. Basically sound, he can face up or take you down within the publish. He’s an excellent flooring spacer and has nice imaginative and prescient. He’ll end performs off with dunks and take opponents off the dribble. He doesn’t possess perfect top or size for an influence ahead and can be a under common athlete as a small ahead. Nevertheless, he’s very bodily and properly rounded as a participant.
Chidi Nwigwe 6’6 Wing Dawn Christian Class of 2026
Chidi was a shock addition to the Dawn Christian roster at Part 7. He’s lengthy (final measured with a 7’2 wingspan on the 2024 Nike 100 Camp), athletic, and has wonderful positional top for a wing. His broad shoulders make it almost not possible for a defender to catch up as soon as Chidi is half a step forward with the ball in his fingers. As well as, he has a well-built body making him almost not possible to forestall from scoring when he’s across the basket. Robust with each his proper and left hand, he seeks contact and finds his means downhill. He has good kind on his shot, however continues to be inconsistent. Given he’s so dominant inside at the highschool degree it hasn’t been a talent set he has needed to lean on but, however might want to turn out to be extra environment friendly together with his leap shot at every degree of competitors he reaches.
Dean Rueckert 6’7 Wing Timpview Class of 2026
Dean Rueckert has nice dimension and athleticism for a wing. Usually efficient in a decide and roll scenario, he was the first offensive creator for the Timpview staff. He displayed the power to get downhill and might end performs off robust. Not some extent guard, he and the staff would have been higher off if he was the secondary ball handler on the staff, however sadly that was not the case. He’s an excellent cutter and might catch lobs on the dunker spot, when given the chance. A flexible defender because of his size and athleticism, he impacts opponents with closeouts and deflections. At Part 7, he took far too many long-distance threes on the finish of the shot clock as he waited for teammates and performs to materialize. Making a faster resolution with the ball in his fingers and turning into more adept from lengthy distance is the subsequent step of his improvement.
Tounde Yessoufou 6’5 SF St Joseph (Santa Maria, CA) Class of 2025
In entrance of a crowd of energy 5 coaches, Tounde Yessoufou showcased his full offensive sport. In opposition to Millennium he served as an offensive hub, swinging the ball round and getting assists for his teammates. In the identical half grabbing an offensive rebound and ending it with a thunderous dunk. On the defensive aspect of the ball together with his lengthy wingspan closing out arduous on Cam Holmes and forcing a rushed air ball shot. Tounde all through the weekend showcased his improved mid-range sport and the way tough it was to cease him from attending to the rim. On protection, he can shut the very best offensive opponent down or disrupt the stream of a play all by himself. As well as, he is a superb communicator each on offense and protection. He has labored on his shot a lot that when thought-about a legal responsibility, the query isn’t whether or not can he shoot it; however can he lengthen the vary to the professional line? Sure, his physique in all probability totally matured a pair years in the past, however his enchancment in his sport is such that scouts can inform that he works arduous on it and that he nonetheless has room so as to add layers in his improvement.
Honorable Point out
Kaiden Bailey 6’2 PG Calvary Chapel Class of 2026
Latimore Ford 6’6 SF Mount Si Class of 2026
Trent Maclean 6’9 PF Thousand Oaks Class of 2025
Brannon Martinsen 6’7 SF Mater Dei Class of 2026
Julius Value 6’3 PG St Joseph (Santa Maria, CA) Class of 2026
Jalen Reece 6’0 PG Oak Ridge Class of 2025
Xavier Staton 6’11 PF/C Sierra Vista Class of 2025
Jackson Rasmussen 6’7 SF Owyhee Class of 2025
Jasir Rencher 6’5 Wing Riordan Class of 2025
Keyshaun Tillery 6’0 PG New Hampton Class of 2025
Prime Underclassmen:
Dylan Betts 6’11 C Cherry Creek Class of 2028
Dylan Betts is what a extremely proficient publish participant his age often seems like, tall with an extended wingspan nonetheless ready for his muscle tissue to catch as much as the expansion spurt. He has nice dexterity and runs the ground properly. He strikes extraordinarily properly laterally and shows a excessive motor. He flashed good fingers and his shot in warmups and on the free throw line appeared fluid. He was very lively across the rim grabbing offensive rebounds that the majority don’t have any likelihood attending to. He displayed an excellent demeanor even when teammates missed him on quick break alternatives and appeared wanting to compete and enhance. He’s in no way a completed product as he will get pushed round within the publish and doesn’t end performs off properly after contact. Nevertheless, you’re taking one take a look at his physique and face and perceive that each one he wants is time. Together with his pure athleticism and work ethic, he’s a reputation to recollect down the street.
Bruce Department 6’6 SG Perry Class of 2027
Bruce Department was top-of-the-line scorers of your complete Part 7 occasion. After not taking part in a lot his freshman 12 months, it was a little bit of a showcasing occasion for him given the absence of Koa Peat, who was with the USA U17 staff. Bruce has an extended wingspan and appears like he might not be completed rising. His contact is phenomenal across the rim and within the mid-range. He and senior D’Andre Harrsion had been their two offensive cogs, and it was Bruce who was the higher choice to create for others. When he faces up, he actually is a triple risk possibility as a shooter, driver, or passer. He can simply end performs off with dunks together with his lengthy wingspan and is an efficient shooter. Already an excellent scorer, what he misses essentially the most at this stage is power. He can get pushed round a bit however appears to have extra combat on offense than on protection. Defensively he can have an effect on photographs together with his size and will get his share of deflections. He, nonetheless, must get stronger within the publish defensively and never get beat baseline for his coach to present him an extended leash when Koa Peat returns to the staff. As his physique matures, he ought to get higher on that finish.
Cayden Daughtry PG 5’11 Calvary Christian Class of 2027
Cayden Daughtery, after only one 12 months in highschool, is already a dependable flooring common. He runs the offense like a coach on the ground simply attending to his spots with both hand. He has excellent capturing kind and vary. With Shon Abaev typically operating the decide and roll in half court docket units, he was comfy off the ball, discovering open spots for catch and shoot alternatives. He flashed fast fingers and nice lateral quickness on protection. The issue in projecting him sooner or later is because of his lack of top. He’s brief and doesn’t seem to have an unusually tall wingspan to compensate for it. Each excessive main coach that was in attendance for his video games beloved how he performed.
Aden Diggs 6’4 SG Williams Discipline Class of 2028
Aden Diggs was a high 10 prospect at Part 7. Regardless of simply getting into his freshman 12 months in highschool his sport and physique is mature sufficient to compete with anybody at the highschool degree. Not like many underclassmen, he lets the sport come to him, hardly ever forcing photographs and all the time scanning the ground to see if there may be an offensive benefit for a teammate. He’s a superb athlete who finishes performs with lobs and dunks. He can end with both hand and might create for himself and get downhill. His shot is fluid, and he has a superb mid-range sport already at this early stage of his improvement. When he beats opponents off the dribble, he can cease on a dime and pull up for a easy mid-range jumper. At 6’4 with a strong wingspan he’s little question a participant that can proceed to construct a reputation for himself.
Darius Wabbington 6’10 C Sunnylsope Class of 2027
Darius Wabbington’s physique appeared improved since I final watched him play in April on the USA Minicamp. He’s misplaced some child fats and his pace going up and down the ground was noticeable. He took it upon himself to dash every time his staff had the ball on offense. Darius is powerful, a great passer out of the publish and high of the important thing, and an excellent screener. He’ll end performs off within the publish and might take up contact together with his thick physique. He nonetheless will get sped up at instances when he shoots it on offense however his shot kind seems strong and when the sport slows down, he’s simply getting into his sophomore 12 months in highschool, he ought to turn out to be extra of an offensive risk for Sunnyslope. Defensively he’s already a dominant presence. Together with his lack of physique fats, he was very efficient within the drop and stunting on decide and roll protection. His size and dexterity made it almost not possible for opponents to attain within the publish. He additionally was in a position to get to extra rebounds together with his new physique composition. A excessive IQ basketball participant each on offense and protection. This physique transformation will make it much more tough for opponents to attain.
Honorable Point out
Joshua Agbo Wing 6’4 Corona Centennial Class of 2028
Chris Brown 6’10 PF Dream Metropolis Christian PF Class of 2027
Jakyi Miles 6’2 PG AZ Compass Class of 2028
Gene Roebuck Wing 6’5 La Miranda Class of 2027
Evan Willis 6’6 Ahead Campbell Corridor Class of 2028
Prime Arizona Prospects:
Ikenna Alozie 6’3 CG Dream Metropolis Christian Class of 2026
Izenna Alozie is among the extra athletic gamers within the nation. His physique is totally matured, and he’s unlikely to develop in top and doesn’t have room to develop in athleticism as he’s already an elite athlete. The powerful half for him is that on the Elite One Hundred Camp he measured 6’0 with out Sneakers with a 6’4.5 wingspan. He could very properly have a 38+ vertical however these are level guard sizes not capturing guard or combo guard dimension. At Part 7 Alozie confirmed wonderful footwork when he was posting up opponents on the block. He was in a position to get some publish gamers to chunk on pump fakes and go up and beneath for the finger roll. Across the rim he wasn’t afraid to go toe to toe with 7 footers and use his elite vertical to complete off performs. His leap shot was falling within the mid-range on the occasion which stored opponents sincere, however he was at his finest utilizing his elite pace to run the lanes and end performs off on the quick break. Defensively he confirmed his skill to seize rebounds and to be an excellent assist aspect shot blocker. He was in a position to get rushed photographs on closeouts because of his elite pace and vertical. Given his dimension the subsequent step in his improvement can be a constant shot from lengthy distance and higher creation for others off the decide and roll.
Kaden Home 6’’3 CG AZ Compass Class of 2026
Kaden Home was taking part in for the primary time together with his new AZ Compass staff. He displayed an excellent restraint in not dominating the ball as he has completed on previous groups. He did an excellent job taking what the protection was giving him and passing or scoring off the stream of the sport. He measured at 6’2.5 with a 6’5 Wingspan at Nike 100 Camp his place of the long run is as a lead guard. Within the half court docket he nonetheless likes to assault the rim together with his signature transfer being when his opponent is on the assistance aspect getting the cross proper above the circle taking 1 to 2 dribbles and ending the play off with a one handed flush. He did that transfer a number of instances throughout Part 7. He could be a streak shooter and it’s a little bit of a push shot however general shot it properly and extra importantly he was dedicated to the staff each offensively and on the defensive aspect of the ball. He hates to lose and making him play on the nationwide degree ought to take his sport to a different degree.
Michael Simcoe 6’8 Ahead Sandra Day O’Connor Class of 2025
For those who haven’t heard of Michael Simcoe but you in all probability ought to. He seems each bit his 6’8 in top and was one of many names which buzzed at Part 7 by NCAA coaches. In actual fact, there have been a number of within the media who questioned if the nationally ranked Nicolas Khamenia was the higher long-term participant than the little-known Michael Simcoe. Simcoe as a hybrid ahead featured a pleasant repeatable capturing stroke, some publish up skill and a few face up skill. He confirmed the power to complete robust with dunks and to get downhill with both hand. He appeared to know his spots and was affected person to let performs develop. He flashed some athleticism which made coaches flock to his court docket all weekend lengthy.
Kingston Tosi 6’7 Ahead Millennium Class of 2025
Kingston Tosi is a hybrid Ahead who helped lead Millenium to a 4-0 file at Part 7. He had enormous video games together with a 39-point outburst to start out play out and a 31-point outburst within the championship sport of their bracket. An excellent vertical athlete Kingston will end performs off with dunks and have to be accounted for as an offensive rebounder. He is a good cutter and runs the lanes properly on the quick break. At Part 7 flashed some self-creation and a mid-range jumper that hasn’t all the time been there previously. These added expertise will assist him transition from extra of 4/3 and extra into the ¾ that’s extra perfect for him based mostly on his dimension. Very strong on the defensive finish in rebounding and as a weak aspect shot blocker. Kingston Tosi and Cam Holmes have turn out to be a fearsome duo within the state of Arizona making the Open AIA finals in March and now successful this powerful bracket at Part 7.
Cam Williams 6’9 PF Saint Mary’s Class of 2026
Cam Williams is as proficient a participant as any within the state of Arizona. His mixture of top, wingspan, and athleticism is what scouts are searching for. Nevertheless, regardless of turning into an upperclassman he’s very a lot nonetheless in a improvement stage as a participant. There have been indicators at Part 7 that every thing was beginning to come collectively. Usually seen as smooth by his critics and opponents, Cam stood his floor on the occasion. He was an enforcer within the publish blocking photographs and grabbing rebounds. He was getting deflections off passes and offensively he was scoring across the basket ending performs off with smooth contact. He even made a number of catch and shoot nook threes in half court docket units. If he could be a decide and pop risk along with the lob risk, he already has his inventory as an influence ahead will develop immensely. On the quick break he runs the ground extraordinarily properly. Whereas this was a small pattern dimension it was a really encouraging development, now he simply must comply with it up in his subsequent set of video games.
Honorable Point out:
Davis Fogle 6’7 Wing AZ Compass Class of 2025
Cam Holmes 6’5 Wing Millennium Class of 2026
D’Andre Harrsion 6’5 Ahead Perry Class of 2025
Mason Magee 6’0 PG Basha Class of 2026
Colten Watson CG 6’5 Sandra Day O’Connor Class of 2026
