Grind Session: Superlatives

<p>The <em>Grind Session</em> concluded Saturday night with <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong> taking the title in a thrilling finish. </p> <p>https://twitter.com/EVision_AZ/status/1368445991322456066</p> <p>Let’s take a deeper look at who stood out at 25 different categories: (In this exercise I can only use a player once besides the 1st team)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most Valuable Player (MVP)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="703792" first="Tyrone" last="Washington"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1st team</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="703792" first="Tyrone" last="Washington"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="611182" first="Paolo" last="Banchero"] <strong>BFL Prep/WA</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="930932" first="Arthur" last="Kaluma"] <strong>Dream City Christian/AZ </strong></p> <p><strong>RJ Melendez SF 6'7 2021 Central Pointe/FL</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="530994" first="Javon" last="Ruffin"] <strong>Phhoenix Prep/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Senior Prospect</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="611182" first="Paolo" last="Banchero"] <strong>BFL Prep/WA (Pictured)  </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Junior Prospect </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1074744" first="Shaedon" last="Sharpe"] <strong>Dream City Christian/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Soph Prospect </p> <p><strong>Mookie Cook SF 6'7 US Basketball/OR</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Passer </p> <p><strong>Milos Uzan PG 6'3 2022 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Offensive Player</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="930932" first="Arthur" last="Kaluma"] <strong>Dream City Christian/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Pure Shooter</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="711278" first="John" last="Christofilis"] <strong>BFL Prep/WA</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Athlete </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="703805" first="Kiran" last="Oliver"] <strong>Phhoenix Prep/AZ</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most Underrated </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874188" first="Javon" last="Small"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Shot Blocker </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="826994" first="Adrame" last="Diongue"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best 6th Man</p> <p><strong>Jordan Pope PG 6'1 2022 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best 5 AZ Bench Players (not listed already) </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="809680" first="Ricardo" last="Sarmiento"] <strong>Phhoenix Prep/AZ</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1032938" first="AJ" last="Storr"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="809671" first="Isaiah" last="Broady"] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1078720" first="Trey" last="Pettigrew"] <strong>Eduprize/AZ </strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="993007" first="Tyler" last="Simon"] <strong>Dream City Christian/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best One game vs Top Ranked Team:</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="590836" first="Justus" last="Jackson"] <strong>Eduprize/AZ</strong> (Upsetting Prolific Prep)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most Versatile </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1041560" first="Darrion" last="Williams"] <strong>BFL Prep/WA</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="809672" first="Jason" last="Elder"] <strong>Phhoenix Prep/AZ</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Tough To Stop Getting Downhill</p> <p><strong>Tavion Banks SF 6’7 2022 Minnesota Prep</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Top Bucket Man</p> <p><strong>Malik Thomas SG 6'3 2021 Veritas Prep/CA </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Tough Players </p> <p><strong>Lamar Washington G 6'4 2022 US Basketball/OR</strong></p> <p><strong>Ahman Decker PF 6'5 2021 Minnesota Prep</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="994506" first="Rickey" last="Bradley"] <strong>Eduprize/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Top Pick and Pop Players</p> <p><strong>Nathan Bittle C 7'0 2021 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="855929" first="Dane" last="Erikstrup"] <strong>US Basketball/OR</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Rebounder </p> <p><strong>Adem Bona PF 6'10 2022 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Undersized Guard </p> <p><strong>Boopie Miller PG 5’11 2021 Victory Rock Prep/FL</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Flashiest and Fastest Guard </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="611407" first="Simon" last="Wheeler"] <strong>Bella Vista Prep/AZ</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ready to Start a Game Tomorrow in College</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="811095" first="Jayden" last="Nunn"] <strong>Dream City Christian/AZ </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most Unique Prospect </p> <p><strong>Mouhamed Gueye F 7’0 2022 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Junior Candidates to become a 1st team player for next year</p> <p><strong>Kamari Lands W 6'8 Prolific Prep/CA</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="933469" first="Devontes" last="Cobbs"] <strong>Eduprize/AZ </strong></p> <p><strong>DJ Jefferson SG 6'4 Minnesota Prep</strong></p> <p><strong>Jaquan Sanders CG 6'2 Our Savior Lutheran/NY </strong></p> <p><strong>Langston Reynolds CG 6'3 Colorado Prep</strong></p>