SoCal’s Best Wing Prospects Regardless of Class (II)

<p>Over the last few months, the SoCal staff has updated its class rankings and provided tons of in-depth coverage on each of those lists. Now it’s time we combine all of the classes to come up with master list of the regions prospects regardless of class. In this piece we take a look at the best combo guard and shooting guard prospects the region has to offer from the classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023.</p> <p>6. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="943436" first="Jalen" last="Pitre"]</strong>, 2021, Long Beach Poly: Pitre is the age of most prospects in the 2022 class and that, to go along with his combination of size, length and athleticism, should immediately pique the interest of Division 1 college coaches. The 6-foot-8 senior-to-be has plenty of skill to go along with those measureables with his rebounding, ball handling and ability to attack the rim in transition standing out as his best traits.</p> <p>7. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="943442" first="Josh" last="O’Garro"]</strong>, 2021, Santa Clarita Christian: O’Garro continued to improve throughout his junior season, going from a guy who defenses sagged off of and dared to shoot, to a guy who became confident pulling from the perimeter in the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA title victory. The rangy 6-foot-5 wing has plenty of upside to go along with his versatile skill-set.</p> <p>8. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="954228" first="Christian" last="Moore"]</strong>, 2022, Brentwood: Moore is one of the most consistent and reliable prospects regardless of class. The 6-foot-5 rising junior is good for a near double-double (points and rebounds or points and assists) each time he takes the floor and the reason he is able to do that is because of his high basketball IQ and motor. Moore is a skilled ball handler and passer who can also score in a variety of ways.</p> <p>9. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="748777" first="RJ" last="Smith"]</strong>, 2022, Damien: Smith epitomizes versatility on the basketball court. The 6-foot-3 rising junior can guard nearly every position on the floor, is one of the better rebounders regardless of size or position in the region, and showed great progress with his scoring arsenal. Smith has always been a physical and strong finisher around the basket, but improved his perimeter shooting during his sophomore year.</p> <p>10. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="748766" first="Randi" last="Ovalle"]</strong>, 2022, St. John Bosco: Ovalle has all the tools of a Division 1 caliber wing and stands 6-feet-7, to boot. The junior-to-be never truly got into a rhythm with his new team in his sophomore season, but there were still some flashes of brilliance throughout the season. Ovalle has the ball skills and fluidity to break down defenders in isolation or hit an open jumper.</p>