#NEXTSouthwestKickoff: 2025 All-Tournament Third Team

Cypress, Texas — The Southwest Kick-Off presented by Prep Hoops Next brought out prospects and teams from all over the country to showcase their talents on one of the biggest up and coming circuits around. Talent oozed out of just about every team at this event, there were high-potential prospects involved in making this tournament so special. This particular group of 2025 players were loaded with skills, size, and the basketball mindset to become the basketball stars of the future. Let’s take a look at the most outstanding Third Team All-Tournament performers from the Class of 2025. 

Jayden Domino | Mansfield, Tx | Class of 2025

6-foot-3-inch, Jayden Domino is pure athlete with a solid combination of strength, length, speed, and leaping abilities. He’s not the biggest on the court as of yet, but Jayden is an absolute beast in the paint on the offensive end with the ball and a beast on the defensive boards where he’s proven to be a phenomenal rebounder. Big strong hands, Domino had times where he pulled down rebounds with ease over bigger opponents using just one hand. He showed explosiveness under the basket, scoring the bulk of his points by simply overpowering defenders down low. Domino came up big in clutch situations, making two buckets inside the post to come back and steal the lead. One of those calls being an and-one call where he went on to sink the free-throws and give his team the momentum as well. In overtime, Jayden proceeded to make an open corner 3-point shot to give BBSS the lead late, before HHBC went back down the court and nailed three straight free-throws pushing the game into double-overtime and eventually triple-overtime where the game was sudden death, the first basket wins. Again, Domino grabbed the board, got fouled, and went to the free-throw line where he knocked down his second shot, sealing the victory and winning the game for his team. Jayden Domino proved to be a high motor player with raw talent and skills, a very interesting prospect to keep track of going forward. 

Tee Bartlett | Los Angeles, CA | Class of 2025

Los Angeles native, Tee Bartlett was the biggest man in the gym as far as height and size. At 6-foot-9-inches, he was a complete physical mismatch for his opponents. Not only was he powerful and strong enough to throw down a standing dunk on anyone in the post, but Tee also displayed some stretch-forward potential and abilities when popping out and hitting shots from the deep corner. The Houston Blue Chips postman has sneaky ball skills for a player of his size and position that beat defenders in more ways than one. He showed off his basketball IQ when he caught the ball in the high post and looked for his cutting teammates. Bartlett had occasions where he put the ball on the floor and created a shot for himself when facing up and with his back to the basket. There were a few post moves he pulled out that worked effectively when creating space and getting him to his hot spots close to the hoop. Tee also seems very light on feet when jumping and sprinting. He ran the court great for a man his stature, getting out in transition and finishing by throwing it down. There was a play where he had a mean two-handed slam dunk on a fastbreak that energized his team and made the crowd go wild. This young hooper is a very enthusiastic player that will become extremely tough to stop as he continues to polish his game. His potential is off the charts, Tee Bartlett has a chance to become a special ballplayer, he’s already one of the best centers in the country for the class of 2025, remember the name.

Eian Lowe | Houston, Tx | [Class of 2025

Eian Lowe proved that it’s not all about height, it’s more about skills, and he has the skills to be effective despite the height difference. He may have been the smallest player on the court in each game, but he remained an outstanding ball-handler and true bucket getter. A stupendous dribbler, I can tell you now he will be breaking a lot of ankles in the near future. This deadly ball-handler made defenders look foolish as he put them in a blender with the low dribble crossover moves he pulled out of his bag. Lowe consistently displayed lethal blow-by speed, there were several times that he pushed the ball up the floor, blowing past the entire defense, before finishing at the hoop with a layup or floater. A trustworthy player with the ball in his hands, and very efficient, most kids on the smaller side tend to over dribble, force shots, and passes but not this young ma, Eian will do an unbelievably quick through the legs crossover then blow straight by his defender in a blink of an eye. He also came up big shooting the ball from all over the floor, this young baller was a sharpshooter for his team in all situations, spot-up, catch-and-shoot, and pull-up. Eian Lowe pulled up from deep range with an effortless release and no fear. He got his feet set extremely quickly and got the ball out of his when caching and shooting or stopping and popping in transition. This tremendous ability led to Lowe absolutely torching teams from outside on championship day, even knocking down 4 second-half 3-pointers in a game to help keep his team alive. Eian made big-time plays throughout the weekend, there was a possession where he got the ball on one end of the court with 7 seconds left on the clock. He then proceeded to crossover and break down the entire press defense by himself before shooting a one-handed floater from near the top of the key that swished through the net as the clock expired, tying the game headed into halftime. Defensively, he’s a tough, pesky defender that showed a knack for stealing the ball and taking off before his man even noticed he stole it. Lowe’s killer mentality always kicked into high gear when it mattered most, even coming up clutch on the defensive end by picking his man up full court, and stripping the ball before they could get to half-court, before finishing with a layup to tie the game in the closing minute. This point guard played with a lot of heart and a great competitive nature, he fought for everything, even when going for loose balls he was the first to the floor. This kid Eian Lowe has game and a motor that just won’t quit no matter what. 

Alejandro Aviles | The Woodlands, Tx  | Class of 2025

Aviles is a product of what the big man position has become in today’s game. A finesse postman that can handle the ball, shoot from distance, and pass out of the post and double teams. Alejandro is a very rare prospect, you’re not going to find many, if any, power forwards or centers that are the best and most reliable shooters on their team. His mechanics are terrific, textbook shooting form, nice follow-through, good elevation, great touch, and the ability to knock down shots from deep effortlessly and on a consistent basis. He has no trouble letting it fly from beyond college range, he showed up in clutch pressure moments of the championship game against Southern Assault when his team relied on him to make a tough a contested 3-pointer at the top of the key to keep the score tight in the closing seconds. Down in the paint, Aviles displayed the post moves to score on the block anytime he got the ball, showing pure outstanding scoring capabilities. Alejandro is already playing with a really good feel for the game, he’s unselfish and a solid passer with good court vision, someone the offense can be run through at times. Alejandro Aviles is on his to becoming a very prominent name in the class of 2025.

Braden Wathen | Fort Worth, Tx | Class of 2025

Braden Wathen was one of the most impressive bucket getters at the event. Wathen was ready to get after it as soon as the ball went into the air. It didn’t even take him many of any shots to heat up, nailing his first two 3-pointers from behind the arc within the first 2 minutes of play. This 3-point marksman destroyed defenders with a mean pullback crossover that created enough space to get his shot off and over taller and contesting defenders at all times, very under control but shifty as well. Braden played with a terrific feel for the game and the floor, he made high basketball IQ plays that most kids his age wouldn’t even think to do. Very impressive set of skills in this young man, there aren’t many things on the court that he can’t do, especially on the offensive side with the ball in his hands. 

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