AAU Weekend Recap: Team Results and Top Performers (FREE)

Between Louisville and Indianapolis, most of Kentucky’s AAU programs were playing somewhere this weekend. Here’s a look at the team results and the top performers. These were all reported to our Prep Hoops twitter. If your favorite team or player is not included, it’s because no one reported results.

17u:

Kentucky Vision went 0-4 at the RL Hoops event in Kansas City while playing short handed. Loon Gaye and Amari Wales both performed well.

Griffin Elite went winless on the weekend in Louisville but dropped all 4 games by narrow margins. Muhlenberg’s [player_tooltip player_id="926914" first="Trey" last="Lovell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="926905" first="Danye" last="Frazier"] of Madisonville had strong weekends while Whitesville Trinity’s [player_tooltip player_id="1133845" first="Landon" last="Huff"] had a solid weekend also.

2022 Mucker Louisville Storm went 4-1 and lost in the Aqua Championship. [player_tooltip player_id="926931" first="Sam" last="Powell"] led the Storm while [player_tooltip player_id="926935" first="Cole" last="Davis"] was also solid all weekend.

Cave Gym Elite went 3-1 for the weekend. They were led by the Frederick Douglass duo of [player_tooltip player_id="1133838" first="Kai" last="Simpson"] and [player_tooltip player_id="801613" first="Tyson" last="Barrett"]. Simpson averaged 17 per game while Barrett averaged 15 and 10.

Kentucky Select Blue won 4 close games this weekend. [player_tooltip player_id="1009764" first="Brant" last="Smithers"] had a game winner in OT when he scored 25. Mekhi Wilson was consistent all weekend long and helped Select reach the finals.

Griffin Elite went 2-2 on the weekend with up and down performances. [player_tooltip player_id="801588" first="Justin" last="Becker"] was a star again while [player_tooltip player_id="926893" first="Darien" last="Lewis"] and [player_tooltip player_id="926888" first="Bryce" last="Riley"] both kicked in multiple double figure scoring games.

Kentucky Select White went 1-3 for the weekend but was competitive. [player_tooltip player_id="1022245" first="Quantez" last="Calloway"] led the team but they were balanced across the rest of the roster.

Kentucky Future Elite went 5-0 on the weekend in Louisville and won their bracket. Bless Kamuena, [player_tooltip player_id="926890" first="Colby" last="Fugate"] and [player_tooltip player_id="638866" first="Jaxon" last="Smith"] all played well over the weekend.

Louisville Storm went 2-2 at the Expo in Louisville. Jordan McClure had a weekend high of 14 points while averaging 9 per game.

16u:

Vision Elite went 3-1 at the RL Hoops event in Kansas City. Shelby Valley’s Chaz Brown had a triple double in the first game while Zack Otis of Bath County averaged 11 per game on the weekend.

Griffin Elite Bordas went 1-3 on the weekend with a [player_tooltip player_id="1126557" first="Jay" last="Rose"] buzzer beater giving them a win on Sunday. [player_tooltip player_id="1043602" first="Jaden" last="Biggers"] of Bryan Station was their top scorer for the weekend.

Griffin Elite Hardewig went 4-0. The roster has 5 Kentucky kids and 4 from Ohio. [player_tooltip player_id="1116655" first="Teagan" last="Moore"] averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds while Landon Hamilton added 10.5 points per game. Magoffin’s Aden Barnett averaged 11 points and 6 rebounds as well.

Griffin Elite Rogers was 3-1 on the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id="932793" first="Ondre" last="Wicks"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1118821" first="John" last="McCrear"] starred and [player_tooltip player_id="932769" first="Dallas" last="Roberts"] had a big scoring day on Sunday. 

Kentucky Select Blue went 3-1 on the weekend. Mason Guffey of Grant County led the way for Select while Highlands point guard Seth Ryan ran the team from the PG spot.

Kentucky Select White finished 2-3 and lost in the Silver Championship game. Conner’s Dalton Kramer and Ludlow’s Jaxson Rice led Select White all weekend long.

Kentucky Future Elite finished up 2-2 at the Expo in Louisville. [player_tooltip player_id="1126635" first="Barek" last="Williams"] and Josh Smith were top performers for the 16u group. 

15u:

Griffin Elite Hatton went 4-0 and knocked off Meanstreets out of Chicago in their biggest win of the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id="1110323" first="Vince" last="Dawson"] of Great Crossing was good all weekend while [player_tooltip player_id="1088805" first="Hudson" last="Blank"] of Dixie Heights and [player_tooltip player_id="1110315" first="Jasper" last="Johnson"] of Woodford County were both solid in all 4 wins.

[player_tooltip player_id="939117" first="Travis" last="Perry"] plays for Indiana Elite but averaged 26 points per game over the weekend. He hit 14 three pointers in 2 games on Sunday, scoring 34 points against the Atlanta Celtics and 38 against Garner Road.

Team Up Next out of Hopkinsville played in the Prep Hoops event in Kansas City. They went 4-0 with 4 big wins. [player_tooltip player_id="939119" first="Gavin" last="Grubbs"] and Jaysean Riley were the leaders for Up Next this weekend.

Kentucky Select Blue finished up 2-2 on the weekend. Fleming County’s Seth Hickerson and St. Henry’s Andrew Reis were the standouts for Select Blue.

Kentucky Select White went 1-3 on the weekend but were competitive in all 3 losses. Gallatin County’s Eli Newman and Cooper’s Ryan Hartman helped carry the scoring burden all weekend long.

14u:

Louisville Defenders were runners-up at the grassroots showcase. Duece Bailey, Ben Tshaka and Nate Richardson were top players.