Southwest Basketball Camp 2021 Superlatives

Gregg Rosenberg September 24, 2021 @ 01:32 PM

August 30th-31st Justin Vargas and I put on the 5th annual Southwest Basketball Camp at the Phhacility in Phx, AZ. 66 players from Arizona and Texas battled it out. 8 teams with 8-9 players each. Each team played 5 games with a possible All-Star game. The All-Star games lived up to the hype with many coaches walking away impressed with what they saw. The younger talent was pretty obvious.   Let’s take a deeper look at who stood out at 30 different categories: Co-MVP’s: [player_tooltip player_id="994006" first="Styles" last="Phipps"] St. Mary’s [player_tooltip player_id="1172137" first="Adam" last="Njie Jr"] Eduprize   Top-40 MVP: [player_tooltip player_id="1124550" first="Cohen" last="Ferguson"] Campo Verde   Best passer: [player_tooltip player_id="831121" first="Kota" last="Benson"] Mesa   Fastest end to end: [player_tooltip player_id="1275429" first="Yarell" last="Greer"] Higley   Top on-ball senior defender: [player_tooltip player_id="827051" first="Jamison" last="Crispin"] LFPA   Top on-ball junior defender: [player_tooltip player_id="1275429" first="Yarell" last="Greer"] Higley   Most versatile seniors: [player_tooltip player_id="1275621" first="Cade" last="Holzman"] Bella Vista Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1121053" first="Dwayne" last="Porter"] Valley Vista [player_tooltip player_id="1029812" first="Anderson" last="Wilson"] Mountain Pointe   Most versatile junior: [player_tooltip player_id="1183310" first="Corey" last="Wood"] ALA-Ironwood   Best upperclassman athletes: [player_tooltip player_id="1121053" first="Dwayne" last="Porter"] Valley Vista [player_tooltip player_id="1077530" first="Charles" last="Temple"] Bella Vista Prep   Best underclassman athletes: [player_tooltip player_id="1275052" first="Noah" last="Suwunmi"] Paradise Valley [player_tooltip player_id="1066495" first="Aeramiah" last="Binford"] South Mountain   Ranked too low: [player_tooltip player_id="1077530" first="Charles" last="Temple"] Bella Vista Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1030976" first="Anthony" last="Parise"] Desert Mountain [player_tooltip player_id="996163" first="Paul" last="Oscislawski"] Chaparral [player_tooltip player_id="1121053" first="Dwayne" last="Porter"] Valley Vista   Pleasant surprises: [player_tooltip player_id="1275428" first="Zander" last="Kamai"] Paradise Honors [player_tooltip player_id="1275429" first="Yarell" last="Greer"] Higley [player_tooltip player_id="1275430" first="Memphis" last="James"] Coconino   Best shooters for forwards: [player_tooltip player_id="1008612" first="Julian" last="Roberts"] Bella Vista Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1183310" first="Corey" last="Wood"] ALA-Ironwood   Best shooters for guards: [player_tooltip player_id="1030976" first="Anthony" last="Parise"] Desert Mountain [player_tooltip player_id="1275428" first="Zander" last="Kamai"] Paradise Honors [player_tooltip player_id="996163" first="Paul" last="Oscislawski"] Chaparral   Quickest shooting release: [player_tooltip player_id="1031363" first="McCoy" last="Kelly"] ALA-QC   Top “dogs” of the camp: [player_tooltip player_id="1077530" first="Charles" last="Temple"] Bella Vista Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1239575" first="Nate" last="Brown"] Phhoenix Prep   Best pull-up: [player_tooltip player_id="994006" first="Styles" last="Phipps"] St. Mary’s   Creates the biggest separation from defender: [player_tooltip player_id="1172137" first="Adam" last="Njie Jr"] Edupirze   Top newcomers to the state: [player_tooltip player_id="1275621" first="Cade" last="Holzman"] Bella Vista Prep [player_tooltip player_id="1275622" first="Keyon" last="Menifield"] Phhoenix Prep   Top rebounder: [player_tooltip player_id="1183400" first="KaShar" last="Benton"] AZ Compass Prep   Best motors: [player_tooltip player_id="1035129" first="Adrien" last="Armstrong"] Carl Hayden [player_tooltip player_id="1225986" first="Dwayne" last="Jones"] Valley Vista [player_tooltip player_id="1066516" first="Jordan" last="Voorhees"] Pusch Ridge   Best feel for the game: [player_tooltip player_id="994006" first="Styles" last="Phipps"] St Mary’s   Best fundamentals for a big: [player_tooltip player_id="827037" first="Michael" last="Saba"] Chaparral   Corner 3 specialist: [player_tooltip player_id="1033047" first="Eli" last="Fleming"] Dysart   Lone freshman in the Top-20 game: [player_tooltip player_id="1275632" first="Lex" last="Clontz"] Cesar Chavez   Best one game viewed for a senior: [player_tooltip player_id="1275621" first="Cade" last="Holzman"] Bella Vista Prep (Did it all from playing D to hitting shots from inside/out)   Best one game viewed for a junior: [player_tooltip player_id="1030976" first="Anthony" last="Parise"] Desert Mountain (Hit close to 10 3’s)   Best one game viewed for a soph: [player_tooltip player_id="1123041" first="Bradey" last="Henige"] Cactus (Did it all from playing D to hitting shots from inside/out)   Best teammate: [player_tooltip player_id="814533" first="Clayton" last="Werner"] Valley Vista   Effortless scorer: [player_tooltip player_id="1275622" first="Keyon" last="Menifield"] Phhoenix Prep