Colorado Stock Up Showcase: Top Defenders/Hustle Players
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The Stock Up Showcase in Westminster on Sunday featured dozens of players with wide arrays of talent. As such, our evaluations have been broken down by specific skill sets exhibited by those in attendance.
We’ll have new evaluation pieces throughout the week. Next up, a look at the players who most impressed with their defensive ability.
Carlos Nolasco-Montes, Sr., Glenwood Springs: The 6-foot-3 seniors made the trip down from the mountains and made the most of it. He started the day doing to dirty work for his team, blocking shots and getting rebounds, but ended it among the top scorers on his unit.
Casey Pruitt, Sr., Alameda: This guy has a motor you just can’t teach and did whatever he could to fight his way into nearly every play throughout Saturday’s four-hour showcase event. He showed up ready to do a little bit of everything and did just that, demonstrating how and why he put up the stat line he did during the high school season – 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.3 steals per game.
Shyreef Robins, Jr., Abraham Lincoln: The thing that stuck out about Robins was his effort Sunday. He didn’t make every shot, but he was engaged on both ends, and his ability to stay with it on defense even as the games became increasingly up and down was noteworthy.
Anthony Guyton, Jr., Gateway: The 6-4 forward ran the floor well and has decent size. Displayed decent touch around the basket and was aggressive seeking the ball off the glass.
Chaz Duhart, Sr., Rangeview: The 5-8 unsigned senior demonstrated quick hands on the defensive end, picking the pockets of ball-handlers from the weak side and keying transition, where he was unselfish in finding open shooters.
Carter Sturgeon, So., Rifle: Already 6-foot-4 as a sophomore, he was all over the court. He showed a good feel for predicting the ball off the rim and collecting second-chance points, while also shooting the ball fairly well from the perimeter.