Fullcourt Press All-West Camp: Top Guards (Part III)

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Dinos Trigonis' led All-West camp featured more than 100 players from various states across the Western U.S. The two-day event held at Cerritos College drew a strong mix of some of the best guards, wings and big men from the region.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Top Guards</strong> (Part III)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Zay Freeney</strong>, 2021, South Mountain (AZ)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Freeney plays with an endless supply of energy and is unafraid of pulling up from and letting fly from any distance. The rising junior has a quick and confident release on his 3-point shot and showed that he can knock them down at a high clip. One of the things that stood out most with the Arizona-based guard is his competitiveness and tendency to make winning plays.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Drew Carter</strong>, 2021, Tigard (OR)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Carter is as smooth as they come with the ball in his hands. He plays with good pace and a high IQ which results in him making the correct decision more often than not. The 6-foot-3 rising junior is efficient with his dribbles, always hits the open man, and has fluid mechanics on his jumper.</span></p> [caption id="attachment_784191" align="alignright" width="300"] Tigard's Drew Carter brought his smooth shooting and high IQ play down to the All-West Camp.[/caption] <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Justin Williams</strong>, 2020, JSerra</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Williams is as quick and shifty as they come both in transition and in the half-court setting. The first thing that jumped off the court when we saw him as a rising sophomore two years ago was his passing and finishing abilities, which have only gotten better with time. Williams has improved as an on-ball defender and with his instincts as a help-side defender.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Mikey Williams</strong>, 2023, San Ysidro</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Williams is one of the more hyped incoming ninth graders we've seen in quite some time, and while it's easy to sit back and nitpick his skill-set, the 6-foot-2 off-guard has a whole lot of game for a prospect his age. Williams is well-known for powerful athleticism in the open court and in traffic, but when you watch him at length, you see flashes of a high IQ playmaker in the making.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>AJ Johnson</strong>, 2023, San Joaquin Memorial</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Johnson's extremely thin frame at 5-feet-10 could make one mistake him for a 6th grader (not kidding), but the Fresno product has an endless amount of basketball tools and upside to work with. Johnson has an advanced feel in high ball-screen action. He has impeccable timing when finding a rolling big man or kicking to an open 3-point shooter. Johnson is also a better finisher than you'd expect someone his size to be and that's because he knows how to create space with his body to nullify a potential shot blocker.</span></p>