PH Top 250 Louisiana Preview & Players to Watch
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Prep Hoops (PH) has brought their Top 250 event back to Louisiana for the 2021-2022 academic year. The event on Saturday, August 21st will be a showcase of some of the best basketball talent around the state of Louisiana. Everyone from small guards to post players will get a chance to perform in front of Prep Hoops scouts and coaches in attendance. In this article, we preview the event and look at some of the players to watch when game play kicks off at the Baton Rouge SportsPlex.
Top 30 Player Participants
The classes of 2022 and 2023 have some of the top tier players participating in the PH Top 250. Three time Division V state champion
John-Paul Ricks
John-Paul
Ricks
6'0" | PG
Jehovah-Jireh | 2022
State
#206
Nation
LA
and two time Class 1A champion
Reginald Stoner
Reginald
Stoner
6'1" | CG
North Central | 2022
State
LA
head a list of top 15 players from the 2022 class who will be on the court this weekend. From the class of 2023,
Jakobe Dykes
Jakobe
Dykes
6'5" | SF
Shaun Dumas Academy | 2023
State
LA
is the lone top 15 player who will be in the building during the PH Top 250.
Other Top 30 players:
Jalen Bolden Jalen Bolden 6'5" | SG Zachary | 2022 State LA (6’4" - Zachary - 2022)
Donald Butler
Donald
Butler
6'5" | SF
Walker | 2022
State
LA
(6’5" - Walker - 2022)
Collin Coates
Collin
Coates
6'5" | SF
University Lab | 2022
State
LA
(6’6" - University Lab - 2022)
Jordan DeCuir
Jordan
DeCuir
6'3" | CG
Zachary | 2022
State
LA
(6’2" - Zachary - 2022)
De’Vion Lavergne
De’Vion
Lavergne
6'3" | CG
North Central | 2023
State
LA
(6’3" - North Central - 2023)
Joseph Manning
Joseph
Manning
6'3" | CG
Bossier | 2022
State
LA
(6’3" - Bossier - 2022)
Patrick McCraney
Patrick
McCraney
6'2" | CG
Neville | 2022
State
LA
(6’2" - Neville - 2022)
Adam Mercier
Adam
Mercier
6'0" | PG
Parkview Baptist | 2022
State
LA
(6’0" - Parkview Baptist - 2022)
Randarius Morris
Randarius
Morris
6'4" | SF
Northwood-Lena | 2023
State
LA
(6’4" - Northwood-Lena - 2023)
Jacob Wilson
Jacob
Wilson
6'5" | SF
Liberty | 2022
State
LA
(6’4" - Liberty - 2022)
Players to Watch
Some of the attendees of the PH Top 250 have had tremendous summer campaigns for their high school team during June, their grassroots team, or both. Here are a few players to watch when the Prep Hoops Top 250 streams on BallerTV.
Albert Shell
Albert
Shell
6'3" | SG
Wossman | 2022
State
LA
(6’3" - Wossman - 2022)
The Wildcat guard is a two-way player with a high ceiling. He gets to the rim against practically anyone and has consistent range to 20 feet. He is very hard to defend if his jumper is going.
Noah Brookter
Noah
Brookter
6'2" | CG
Southside | 2024
State
LA
(6’3" - Southside - 2024)
Brookter is one of the up-and-coming players from the 2024 class with a ton of potential. He is an active defender who creates turnovers with his on ball defense. Brookter also has a baseline jumper that is true most times as well.
Jai Johnson (5’10" - Hahnville - 2023)
Johnson was a pest on the Prep Hoops Circuit with his ability to turn defense into offense in such as quick fashion. His skill driving into the paint has really set him apart from others this summer.
Dakota Gasca
Dakota
Gasca
5'9" | CG
West Monroe | 2022
State
LA
(5’11" - West Monroe - 2022)
The shooting guard from West Monroe has the ability to shoot the ball from deep very well. He as been a backbreaker for teams for two seasons now in northeast Louisiana. It will be interesting to see him play more with the ball in his hands.
Wayne Randall-Bashay
Wayne
Randall-Bashay
6'4" | SF
New Iberia | 2024
State
LA
(6’4" - New Iberia - 2024)
One of the more versatile players in the Boot regardless of class. His combination of rebounding and ballhandling makes him dangerous from everywhere on the court. Randall-Bashay is a high IQ player as well.
Jordan Brooks
Jordan
Brooks
6'6" | SF
Port Allen | 2022
State
LA
(6’4" - Port Allen - 2022)
The state champion from Port Allen is another with a varied skill set that makes him dangerous from various spots on the floor. Brooks can score from outside and put it on the deck. His defense is top notch as well.
The 100-plus prospects in Baton Rouge will have plenty opportunity to play their best before coaches in attendance and those streaming on BallerTV. With rankings updates coming soon, this will be some preps last attempt to improve their rating until the season is in full swing. This exposure event begins at 11 with warmup drills before game play begins.
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