USBA Chase 55 Memorial Tournament Standouts

Charles Clark April 20, 2021 @ 04:28 PM

On Saturday we had the opportunity to drop in and check out some talent at the USBA Chase 55 Memorial Tournament. Teams from NC, VA and SC all came in to compete for a championship and bragging rights while players looked to play their way on to the radar of the Prephoops Staff. Team Equal 2024 Guard Chase Evans: Played up a division but didn’t seem to have much of an issue getting where he wanted. He scored the ball at a high level, constantly attacking the basket and knocking down the outside shot with consistency. Team Equal 2024 Kenny Vera: Another player that competed on the older age division and played well. We know he can score the ball at a nice rate but his facilitating ability was just as impressive. He set teammates up for easy buckets and passed up some good open shots to get even better shots for teammates. DCBC 2023 Wing Kaleb James: A prospect to keep a close eye on, he has plenty of upside, with his athleticism, height and wingspan being the attributes that catch your attention almost immediately. It took him some time to get going in the early games but as the day went on he only got better and led the way for his team in their final game of the day. DCBC 2023 Guard [player_tooltip player_id="854900" first="Jalen" last="James"]: Has a smooth overall game, can score the ball on multiple levels and plays the game with a high level of toughness. He was easily one of the better rebounding guards that we saw throughout the entire event, mixing it up inside with bigs to battle for rebounds. Team DOLO 2023 Forward Jermari Hawk: A raw talent that still has a ways to go but does plenty of the small things that you like to see from a player with his size at about 6’6. He rebounded the ball at a very high level, blocked shots without fouling, knocked down the elbow jumper and displayed a soft touch around the basket in the paint.