2024 Rankings: Top Newcomers

<p>The PH 2024 Rankings have been updated. The shutdown prevented us from getting looks at this young group. Since we’ve opened up PH has been able to get into the gym and upgrade this list to 70 players, we’ve added 45 new players to this class. We’ll dive into the top newcomers we saw during the short high school season, and the 3 Live periods in July.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253235" first="Manasse" last="Itete"] 6’5 Forward of Modesto Christian HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Itete</strong> </em>a long armed solid body prospect who’s already attracting attention with his play. He has work to do in the post polishing up his footwork and moves, nevertheless he’s a productive player. He has good strength, and length going up off two finishing with dunks. He has good hands, and good upper body strength to hold his own in the post, defending, and rebounding.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1256520" first="Ty" last="Virgil"] 6’4 PG of Modesto Christian HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Virgil</strong> </em>established himself as one of the top 2024’s coming into high school in NorCal. He left the area, and has returned. He’s a long wiry lefty with a good skill set. He can be a scorer, or he can effectively run a teams offense, as long as he’s on the court he’ll be productive. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him but he did go for 56 in one game, and average 33pts, 8 assist at the Vegas Big Time Tournament in July.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253212" first="Jordy" last="McKenzie"] 6’3 Guard of Pinole Valley HS.</strong></em></p> <p>A good size guard who brings a versatile skill set to the court. He can play positions 1-3 at this point. He’s a good handler, who see’s the court, he’s effective on the perimeter and he’s solid in the open court. He’s aggressive with the ball no matter which angle he’s coming from. He can score with his mid-range, defend multiple positions and will help on the boards. He’s on the Watch List.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253223" first="DeUndre" last="Perteete"] 6’5 G/W of Skyline HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Perteete</strong> </em>is a good ball handler with size. With head up he see’s the court well in transition, and half court sets. He’ll push, or make the long pass up court. He often initiates the offense up top, and looks to involve teammates first. He can get his own buckets attacking the paint from the wings and baseline. He has a good pull-up jumper, and guards bigger players in the post.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253218" first="Quinton" last="Bundage"] 5’9 PG of Archbishop Riordan HS</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Bundage</strong> </em>is strong, fast with handles, and is hard to contain when he’s pushing the ball up court. He doesn’t mind the physical contact, and will challenge bigs in the paint. He’s got a quick first step, and a solid pull-up jumper. He can be a disruptor guarding the ball handlers.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253213" first="Zion" last="Wilburn"] 6’5 Forward of Salesian College Prep HS.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Wilburn</strong> is long and wiry, probably still growing. He’s active in and around the basket going after rebounds, and trying to convert inside. He’ll defend, rebound, and change some shots. He showed some versatility by playing the wings and handling it a bit in the open court. He’ll run the court and finish above the rim.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1256639" first="Wesley" last="Payne"] 6’5 Post of Central Catholic HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Payne</strong> </em>caught our attention in the short high school season where he was productive, with good activity as a post player. He was an active rebounder 5.9 per game (18 games). He could finish shots around the basket, made good passes, and ran the court pretty well. He’s on the Watch List.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253220" first="James" last="Moore"] 6’1 CG of Clayton Valley HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Moore</strong> </em>is an athlete player with good hops. He plays with balance and has a good shot from the 3 point line. He’s a threat to knock down a 3 in transition. He passes well, and showed he could to get to the basket for strong finishes including dunks at 6’1. </p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253214" first="Mateen" last="Rafiq"] 6’0 PG of El Camino HS.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Rafiq</strong> </em>is effective at either guard spot. He has the patience and the IQ to be a good facilitator who can effectively run a team. He makes good decisions with the ball. He can move over to the off guard spot where he can knock down 3’s at a high percentage. He has to be accounted for behind the three line.</p> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1253241" first="Cole" last="Boake"] 6’2 CG of University HS</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Boake</strong> </em>is a scrappy competitor who’ll give you his best effort on the court. He can shoot it from 3, and has a good stop, and pop jumper at mid-range. He can weave his way inside with good balance, and seldom is out of control. His ball handling and passing allows him to spend time at the point on occasion.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>