West Coast Elite High Academic Camp: Top Prospects
Seal Beach, Ca. — Camp season is in full swing and few do it better than West Coast Elite’s Ryan Silver and California Stars program director Julius von Hanzlik.
Together, the duo produced another impressive turnout for the ever-popular High Academic/King of Kings camp Saturday at AIM Sports Group in Seal Beach.
This piece dives into the top prospects on display on Saturday.
Top Prospects
Devin Askew, 2021, Mater Dei
There was a five minute stretch in the second game that Askew played where he turned a non-call into motivation to dominate and that’s when the freshman is at his best. The 6-foot-3 point guard has plenty of tricks in his bag, put he put all of those away and just hooped. He used a nice first step, strength and body control to get into the paint and finish or create for others.
Lamont Butler, 2020, Riverside Poly
Butler didn’t have the best team around him, but his knack for making others better with the pass is why so many colleges have shown interest. The 5-foot-10 guard gets off the ball to a fault at times, but did use this setting to work on his biggest weakness: perimeter shooting. Butler took more shots Saturday than I’ve seen him take the last five times I’ve seen him play combined and the arc on his shot is much improved from a few months ago.
Nakial Cross, 2020, Bishop’s
Cross has all the physical and athletic attributes you’d want in a next level wing. He’s super long at 6-feet-7 and gets off the floor quickly and with ease. The part of his game that people are waiting to click is him trusting his own abilities. Cross showed flashes of that Saturday as he attacked the basket with confidence and purpose, resulting in numerous dunks, and he also showed an improved motor on the defensive glass.
P.J. Fuller, 2019, Mater Dei
Fuller is bouncing back from an injury suffered in late July, and after a slow start to the day, he absolutely dominated the camp in three of the four halves he played. As most know, Fuller is an elite athlete on the wing and didn’t
Dominguez guard Sean Harlston is benefitting from complete focus on basketball.disappoint in that manner, throwing down a handful of nasty dunks. The 6-foot-5 guard also displayed the strides he’s made as a playmaker, making sure to break down the perimeter defense and get into the paint to create drive-and-kick opportunities.
Sean Harlston, 2019, Compton Dominguez
Harlston’s improvement on the hardwood have been dramatic and that may have something to do with him trading in his football pads for 100 percent focus on basketball. The 6-foot-3 combo guard has transformed his game from an undersized small forward to a legitimate playmaking prospect. The biggest advancement in Harlston’s game has come by way of ball skills. He’s tightened up his handle dramatically and that’s opened up a whole new set of opportunities for him.