Colorado Top 250 Expo: Top Big Men

<p>The Prep Hoops Top 250 Expo in Lakewood, Colorado brought a ton of talented prospects to the floor. With that came lots of height. While there were some big wings in this article we will be focusing on the big men. These are our top choices of big men from the event. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1284551" first="James" last="Shiers"]- Mead</strong></p> <p>The 7 footer [player_tooltip player_id="1284551" first="James" last="Shiers"] showed us once again his a player who is not afraid of any competition. James had all the big men in the camp going at him hard as he is a big target being the only 7 footer in the gym. He more than held his own down low and used his long arms and quick footwork to block multiple shots. On the offensive end, he used that good footwork and athleticism to get past other players to throw down some big dunks. James brought great energy onto the court for his team even at times changing the game’s momentum. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1047501" first="Boubacar" last="Mboup"]- Colorado Prep</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1047501" first="Boubacar" last="Mboup"] was most definitely the biggest player in the gym in terms of pure mass, this made it very challenging for defenders to slow him down around the rim. His size allows him to be a beast on the boards on both sides of the court as he can be found doing dirty work on the offensive end grabbing boards for easy putbacks. While he may not look fast there were a few times he got downhill surprisingly fast to finish at the rim, and no one wanted to get in his way. Also from the high post, he showed a few flashes of nice assist to open teammates. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1284436" first="Carey" last="Booth"]- Cherry Creek</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1284436" first="Carey" last="Booth"] showed much more confidence this past weekend than I have seen before which makes him a problem on the court. For a 6’8 big Carey is quite fast, this allowed him to run the fastbreak well and finish with some exhilarating dunks. He also showed his ability to stretch the floor as he can knock down three-point shots with ease. Carey was able to take advantage of smaller matchups down low finishing easy shots above them. Also, Carey just seemed to be in the right spot very often to pull down a ton of rebounds. Carey has proved himself to be one of the most interesting prospects in the class of 2023.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1284415" first="Asher" last="Nofziger"]- Cherry Creek</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1284415" first="Asher" last="Nofziger"] is a senior who is starting to get that senior swagger. At the showcase Asher was playing more confident than we have seen in the past, throwing down some big two-hand dunks, shifting momentum to his team’s favor. Asher is a guy who does not mind doing the dirty work, he is great at boxing out, blocking shots, and is a general hustler. He can be found battling for boards on the offensive end and creates points by grabbing a few offensive boards a game. Asher has great height for a forward, at 6’7, is the type of role/hustle guy any team needs.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1284500" first="Andrew" last="Reichart"]- Doherty</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1285156" first="Andrew" last="Reichart"] is a 6’6 high IQ forward who always comes to the court to battle. On the offensive end, he is a great pick and roll/pick and pop option. With him having a good mid-range game this translates to his post-game as it allows him to take and make tough fade-aways over defenders. Then low post he showed off great footwork, moving defenders out of his way with his strength and smart ball fakes.  Also, Andrew showed off his pure hustle slowing down bigger bigs and grabbing a ton of rebounds. On the defensive end, he impressed us with his ability to block shots on the inside while also being able to switch onto smaller defenders on the outside. </p>