Memorial Weekend Recap: 6 minute Evals Local Players Vol 1

<p>Memorial Day has always been a huge basketball weekend. After the events of last year, the pent-up demand for basketball in Sin City was real. Several organizations hosted events around the city, including West Coast Elite’s Vegas Memorial Day Classic, and Cal Elite Basketball’s West Coast Smoke. With the new rankings only a few months away, many players used these events as one last evaluation opportunity. Recently legendary scout Van Coleman educated me on the importance of the 6-minute evaluation, allowing scouts to quickly analyze players, athletic ability, skill, and fundamentals. In this article, we provide our 6-minute evals of local players from this weekend. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="986958" first="Anthony" last="Nwuli"] <em>6’5 PF Vegas Elite 2024 (#14PHN 2024)</em> </p> <p><strong>Athleticism:</strong> <em>C</em> Plays below the rim but runs the floor well.</p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>B</em> Does not get enough credit for his ability to pass the basketball and showed improved ball skills this weekend.</p> <p><strong>Fundamentals:</strong> <em>C+</em> Still developing but has decent footwork, and is willing to block out to go get a rebound.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="986959" first="Ryder" last="Elisaldez"] <em>6’1 SG Vegas Elite 2024 (#4PHN 2024)</em> <em>(featured image)</em></p> <p><strong>Athleticism:</strong> <em>A+</em> Elite R&amp;J athlete</p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>B-</em> RIght-hand dominate, but he impacts games with his slashing and playmaking ability. </p> <p><strong>Fundamentals:</strong> <em>C</em> No real strength, no real flaw. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1048706" first="Phoenix" last="Wortham"] <em>6’1 SG LV Shooters 2022 (#66PHN 2022)</em> </p> <p><strong>Athleticism:</strong> <em>C-</em> Below the rim athlete</p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>B+</em> Shooter with a hair-trigger. Has range out to NBA 3 </p> <p><strong>Fundamentals:</strong> <em>B </em>Has good shot prep, getting feet ready before shooting. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="928924" first="John" last="Derrick"] <em>6’6 PF Henderson Knights 2022 (#52PHN 2022)</em></p> <p><strong>Athleticism:</strong> <em>B-</em> Fluid runner, above-average R&amp;J athlete.</p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>C-</em> Positionless guy, needs to improve low post play and wing ball skills.</p> <p>Fundamentals: <em>C+</em> Does a good job of catching and facing and has decent footwork. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1020769" first="Dominic" last="Washington"] <em>5’8 PG LV Shooters 2022 (#76PHN 2022) </em></p> <p><strong>Athleticism:</strong> <em>B+</em> Big time foot speed and lateral quickness</p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>C-</em> Plays the position well, still working on spacing the floor. </p> <p><strong>Fundamentals:</strong> <em>C-</em> Learning process of the PG position on the offensive end. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="859648" first="Jamir" last="Stephens"] <em>6’1 CG Las Vegas Olympians 2022 (#12PHN 2022) </em></p> <p><strong>Athleticism: </strong><em>B-</em> Not an elite R&amp;J guy, but has good foot speed and agility. </p> <p><strong>Skill:</strong> <em>A-</em> His ballhandling is creeping up into the elite category. </p> <p><strong>Fundamentals:</strong> <em>B-</em> Not elite fundamentals, but very sound when it comes to playing off two feet, dribbling with his head up, and being in good help defense position. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/7outzbballclub1">Follow Prep Hoops</a></p>