Bash in the Desert: 16U Superlatives

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This weekend I watched most of the 23 16U teams, and as I wish I saw them all, this is my 16U only tournament team.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These are not prospect rankings, they are how the players performed when I viewed them. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most Outstanding Player: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="831119" first="Jason" last="Fontenet Jr"] (Firestorm 2023-1) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1st team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1120889" first="Torin" last="Bosch"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1077598" first="Isaiah" last="Bronson"] (Factory 2023) </b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="814508" first="Andrew" last="Camacho"] (Firestorm 2023-1) </b></p> <p><b>Jordan Clark (Emerald City Basketball Academy 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Aliou Diallo (Colorado Titans 2023 Gold)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1060734" first="Andy" last="Mora"] (Legion of Hoops 2023 Navy) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2nd team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="814038" first="Noah" last="Amenhauser"] (Factory 2023) </b></p> <p><b>DeAndre Brown (The Force D1 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1183311" first="Vari" last="Hogan"] (AZ Phenoms 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Bennett Olujic (Emerald City Basketball Academy 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937182" first="Royce" last="Ramos"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Nate Simon (MultiLevel Basketball 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3rd team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937187" first="Carter" last="Gittens"] (Factory 2023) </b></p> <p><b>Collin Jessen (Wyoming Power 2023 Bryant)  </b></p> <p><strong>Talmage Stucki (Idaho Premier BST 2023)</strong></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1032530" first="Vincent" last="Tedeschi"] (Firestorm 2023-2) </b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="993647" first="AJ" last="Turner"] (UH Elite)  </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fun awards: </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top athlete:</span><b> Conner Ewens (The Force D1 2023) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Top passers: <b>Jordan Clark (Emerald City Basketball Academy 2023) and </b></p> <p><b>Aliou Diallo (Colorado Titans 2023 Gold)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best shot blocker: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="814038" first="Noah" last="Amenhauser"] (Factory 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best undersized shot blockers: </span><b>Quinton Johnson (All Vegas 2023) and [player_tooltip player_id="936906" first="Masaiah" last="Binford"] (PAL Elite 2023-1)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best clutch performance: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="814508" first="Andrew" last="Camacho"] (Firestorm 2023-1)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best forward shooter: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1183310" first="Corey" last="Wood"] (Team RHJ 2023) (Pictured) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best guard shooters: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1183311" first="Vari" last="Hogan"] (AZ Phenoms 2023) and</b></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="814516" first="Bryce" last="Ford"] </strong><b>(Firestorm 2023-1)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another top shooter:</span><b> [player_tooltip player_id="814515" first="Connor" last="Fitzgerald"] (Legion of Hoops 2023 Navy) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most versatile: <b>Bennett Olujic (Emerald City Basketball Academy 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best Rebounder:</span><b> [player_tooltip player_id="1032529" first="Nate" last="Parras"] (Firestorm 16 Elite) </b></p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best motor: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1035129" first="Adrien" last="Armstrong"] (PAL Elite 2023-1)</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best glue player: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937187" first="Carter" last="Gittens"] (Factory 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some of the slickest passes viewed: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="996161" first="Lashy" last="Perez"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack of all trades: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1120889" first="Torin" last="Bosch"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craftiest player:</span><b> [player_tooltip player_id="1060734" first="Andy" last="Mora"] (Legion of Hoops 2023 Navy) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fastest end to end:</span><b> [player_tooltip player_id="814518" first="Darayvion" last="Greer"] (AZ Phenoms 2023)  </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best dunk caught on video: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="814525" first="KJ" last="Perry"] (Firestorm 2023-1)</b></p> <p>https://twitter.com/EVision_AZ/status/1388904282464821251</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best shot caught on film: </span><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1032531" first="Jaydon" last="Cameron"] (Firestorm 2023-2) </b></p> <p>https://twitter.com/7outzbballclub1/status/1388979511606218753</p>