Brawl For The Ball: 15U Superlatives

<p>On July 3rd-4th I attended the <strong>Brawl for the Ball</strong> <em>Prep Hoops Circuit</em> at Inspire Courts in Gilbert. AZ. The event featured 40 teams from the 15U-17U divisions. </p> <p>In this article we focus first on the youngest division on the players who stood out.</p> <p>Players shine at different times during these events and we can only comment on what we saw when they played in front of us. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Here were some 15U superlatives: </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most Outstanding Player:</span></p> <p><b>Cooper Carlson (West Academy 2024)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1st team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1066495" first="Aeramiah" last="Binford"] (PAL Elite 2024)</b></p> <p><b>Mazen Bissat (Coastal Elite 2024 Elite) </b></p> <p><b>Cooper Carlson (West Academy 2024)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1194200" first="Tim" last="Gorham"] (Uptempo Elite 2024)</b></p> <p><b>Kase Wynott (West Academy 2024) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2nd team:</span></p> <p><b>AJ Fournier (Coastal Elite 2024 Premier) </b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1194767" first="Jake" last="Miller"] (AZ Triple Threat 2024)</b></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1183406" first="EJ" last="Mills"] <b>(PAL Elite 2024)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1153399" first="Jaleel" last="Moore"] (Uptempo Elite 2024)</b></p> <p><strong>Deuce Sims </strong><b>(Coastal Elite 2024 Elite) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best athletes:</span></p> <p><b>Kase Wynott (West Academy 2024)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1066495" first="Aeramiah" last="Binford"] (PAL Elite 2024) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most versatile:</span></p> <p><b>Mazen Bissat (Coastal Elite 2024 Elite) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best feel for the game: </span></p> <p><b>Cooper Carlson (West Academy 2024)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Craftiest guard: </span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1194767" first="Jake" last="Miller"] (AZ Triple Threat 2024)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top glue player:</span></p> <p><b>Hunter Crane (AZ Triple Threat 2024)</b></p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top shooter:</span></p> <p><b>Aiden Segal (Coastal Elite 2024 Elite)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toughest guard in the post</span></p> <p><b>Darrell Gipson (West Academy 2024)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deepest 3pt range:</span></p> <p><b>Quincy Kirk (PAL Elite 2024) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slickest passer:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1153399" first="Jaleel" last="Moore"] (Uptempo Elite 2024)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On-ball defense </span></p> <p><b>Deuce Sims (Coastal Elite 2024 Elite)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tough inside/outside match-up</span></p> <p><b>AJ Fournier (Coastal Elite 2024 Premier) </b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top all-around defender</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1124549" first="Jaelen" last="Green"] (Uptempo Elite 2024)</b></p>