Pangos All-American Camp: Superlative Shot Makers

<p>The Prep Hoops Maryland trio took the trip out to Las Vegas, NV to attend the 2021 Pangos All-American Camp. As usual, the camp was filled with some of the best high school prospects from around the country. You can expect a boatload of content throughout the next week as we reflect on our findings. I wanted to start with the standout shot makers from the event.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="781876" first="Keyonte" last="George"] | 6’4 | 2022</strong></span></p> <p>It was my first time seeing George in live action and it didn’t take long for me to see why many consider him the top scoring guard of his class. George boasts good size at 6-foot-4, but it’s his mature feel for the game and ability to create space for his shot that lifts him to that ’elite’ category in regarding high school prospects. George scored from all three levels and in a variety of ways. He tortured defenders in isolations, dissected defense in pick-and-rolls and scored with both hands around the basket. George didn’t post any crooked number in the scoring column this weekend, but the way he went about getting his buckets with an effortless manner gives plenty of reason to believe he’ll be and electric scorer at the college level. George recently completed an official visit at Texas and plans to visit Kentucky later this month.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="787610" first="Zion" last="Cruz"] | 6’5 | 2022</strong></span></p> <p>Cruz is a smooth operator who is a threat to score every time he touches the ball. The New Jersey native has that creative style to him off the bounce that a lot of guard from his area come equipped with. I’d also categorize him as a demoralizing shot maker due to the fact that on multiple occasions, his defender would guard him effectively only for Cruz to rise above or fadeaway and bury a jumper over their extended arms. Cruz put together multiple efforts of 15 or more points and did so at an efficient clip. Cruz has visited Auburn, who is prioritizing him along with Oregon, which he has yet to visit, but plans to.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2019/07/Alex-Karaban.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-792147" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2019/07/Alex-Karaban-300x298.png" alt="" width="300" height="298" /></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Alex Karaban | 6’7 | 2022</strong></span></p> <p>Karaban has witnessed his stock rise dramatically over the last couple of months. The 6-foot-7 wing hailing from New Hampshire was a sniper from deep throughout the duration of camp. His best shooting performance came in a one-point loss to Jalen Duren’s squad where he finished 7-of-10 from the field, 4-of-5 from three and a total of 22 points. His size and IQ as a shooter to make himself available in windows of the defense was impressive. Karban is set to take an official to Northwestern, an unofficial to UConn and visit to Penn State (yet to be known as an official or unofficial) later this month.</p> [caption id="attachment_1009005" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/DSC_0002.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1009005" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/DSC_0002-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> Photo Credit: Noah Weber (Prep Hoops)[/caption] <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="889585" first="Noah" last="Shelby"] | 6’3 | 2022</strong></span></p> <p>Shelby seemed to impress every time he took the floor by way of his shooting. He’s largely regarded as one of the top shooters in this class nationally, but also showed some growth in his game off the dribble by finishing a variety of soft-touching floaters. In the game that I saw Shelby be most effective was the same as Karaban. Both specialists played on the same team and greatly spaced the floor with their outside shooting. Shelby finished that game with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from deep. The Texas native is set to play for head coach Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt next season.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/Dick-Gradey.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1022779" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/Dick-Gradey-300x235.png" alt="" width="300" height="235" /></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="787613" first="Gradey" last="Dick"] | 6’7 | 2022</strong></span></p> <p>Dick was another already committed prospect that showed off his improved overall skill set, but the one steady strength of his has always been his shooting. The 6-foot-7 Kansas commit had his best outing in a winning effort where he led his team with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field. Dick was extremely impressive in open floor opportunities finishing around or above the rim. Once in the half court, it’s the threat of his three-point shot that opens up driving opportunists for himself and others. When he had a glimpse of daylight on those shots from deep, he made his defender pay.</p>