Preview: St. Louis Spring Showdown
I will be spending this weekend at the St. Louis Spring Showdown, which will be held at the Center of St. Louis (6727 Langley Ave.) in Affton, Mo. from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The tournament will feature many good players who are operating under-the-radar, but have good ability.
Here is a look at this weekend’s St. Louis Spring Showdown:
17U
Capital City TeamWork,
Machine Elite,
Midwest Crew,
Missouri Impact,
SEMO Bulls,
St. Louis Prophets,
Southern Ill Steelers,
STL Express,
TEM Select,
NETS
Players to Watch: Mitchell Fairless 6’4″ T.E.M Select 17U (2018); Amorey Womack 6’0″ Missouri Impact 17U (2019); Klay Barton 6’1″ SEMO Bulls 17U (2018); Colin Braun 6’8″ NETS 17U (2018); Jake Hampton 6’1″ T.E.M. Select 17U (2018); Avery Taggert 6’3″ STL Express 16U (2019); Tycen Gray 6’3″ STL Express 16U (2019); Morenke Bettis 6’4″ Midwest Crew 17U (2018);
16U
3D Nation
C4 STL Elite
LHBA
Machine Elite
SEMO Bulls
St. Louis Prophets
STL Hardwood Hunks
Southern Illinois Steelers
St. Louis Warriors
Team Isaiah
Team Spark (Illinois)
TEM Select
Players to Watch: Dominique Hardimon 6’2″ SEMO Bulls 16U (2019); Derez Tipler 5’10” SEMO Bulls 16U (2019); Trent Champagne 6’2″ T.E.M. Select 16U (2019); Moses Opkala 6’7″ STL Hardwood Hunks 16U (2019); Tyronne Bell 6’2″ STL Hardwood Hunks 16U (2019); Jaylen Boyd 5’9″ St. Louis Warriors 15U (2020); Will Elbert 6’7″ T.E.M. Select 16U (2019); J.J. Schwepker 6’4″ St. Louis Warriors 15U (2020); Dareon Graham 6’4″ Larry Hughes Basketball Academy 16U (2019); Bryson Bultman 6’4″ Team Spark 16U (2019)
15U
ACB Basketball
Brooklyn Bulls
Machine Elite
St. Louis Warriors
TEM Select
Team Isaiah
Many of the Missouri-based grassroots teams are headed out of town for tournaments this weekend.
*Brad Beal Elite and MoKan Elite are headed to Hampton, VA for the opening session of the Nike EYBL
*Ramey-Jets United, Gateway and Team Rush are headed to Dallas, TX for the opening session of the Adidas Uprising Series Gauntlet
*KC Run GMC is headed to New York City for the opening session of the Under Armor Association series.
*Yanders Law and Jets-Ramey United are headed to Mansfield, TX for the NY2LA Lone Star Invitational
*KC Pacers are headed to Washington D.C. for the opening session of the Powerade Platform
*MO Team Carroll and the SEMO Storm are headed to Dallas, TX for the Adidas Prospect Series