Capitol Hoops Summer League at DeMatha: Semifinals Notes

<p>The CHSL Playoffs Semifinals featured some intriguing matchups between high-academic private schools (Gonzaga and Bullis) and local rivals (DeMatha and Eleanor Roosevelt), with one of the main storylines being the young talent of each unit performing well in increased roles while teammates are competing in different AAU tournaments. Both games stayed within 10 for most of contest and included some of the best coaching in the area. </p> <p>I’ve loved what I’ve seen from ’23 CG <strong>Nick Viqueira</strong> (Pro Skills Basketball DMV) the last few weeks between DMV Live, Summer League, and AAU- he continues to showcase a versatile skillset that college coaches are beginning to notice. He is<span style="font-size: 1rem;"> always</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> in the right position for rebounds under the basket or on the perimeter, understands when to score and when to facilitate, and is deceptively quick while getting into passing lanes. He contributed 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals on the night while leading his team to the championship game despite missing three starters. ’25 6’2 G </span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Adrien Stevens</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> was pushed into the starting rotation and also impressed, contributing 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals for his Bullis team. Stevens has good size, can really shoot it, and showed flashes of versatility in the halfcourt- a name to watch moving forward. ’22 6’2 Gonzaga G </span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Cole Crosby</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> continued to stuff the stat sheet for the Purple Eagles with 13 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.</span></p> <p>’22 6’1 PG<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="904678" first="Ifanieye" last="Lewis"] </strong>(Team Takeover Orange) is one of the most underrated and youngest (still only 16 years old) rising senior prospects in the DMV. An absolute menace defensively, Fani shines in the halfcourt and in transition with remarkable vision whether it’s a skip pass, kick ahead, or pocket pass to a big in the pick n roll. The CHSL DPOY continued to shine in a deep Greenbelt (Eleanor Roosevelt) rotation with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 7 steals. A pair of ’23 6’4 DeMatha wings were instrumental in the close win:<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="957047" first="Kalen" last="Cobb"]</strong> (Team Melo) scored 9 points to go with 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals while <strong>Logan Lewis </strong>contributed 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 3 steals. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>