Wichita Area: Early Season Spark Plugs

These guys can bring instant offense, bench production, playing with passion, or create plays that alter games in a big way. Today we look at the Wichita area kids that have been producing some big time plays and games that spark high school games.

Robert Basks Robert Basks 6'0" | SG Wichita West | 2024 State KS Jr., 6’1 SG, 2024, Wichita West: Has taken the city of Wichita by storm this season as a sophomore. Basks has an absolute cannon from 3 and is shooting it at an elite level and is creating a ton of separation on shots and drilling big time buckets. He has been fun to watch and his highlights back it up. A young name to check out this season. Can and has been getting extremely hot from 3 and can fill it up in a hurry.

Luke Grace Luke Grace 6'3" | SF Cheney | 2022 State KS , 6’3 W, 2022, Cheney: An absolute athlete, Grace can get up and make big time plays at the rim. Has had a couple of momentum swinging and sustaining dunks in transition this year and adds a highlight element to a loaded 5-0 Cheney team. He flies under the radar on the basketball court but is very well known in the football sphere, but Grace’s play early this season should get him on radars in hoops. 

Andrell Burton Andrell Burton 6'4" | SG Campus | 2024 State KS Jr., 6’5 W, 2024, Campus: Finally got to get on the court this season, and his elite athleticism and game changing length made an instant impact and is looking to turn around Campus’s slow start. His ability to use his length to hit tough shots, get steals that lead to transition opportunities, shot blocking ability, and ability to finish with electricity at the rim have sparked this Campus squad as of late.

Deshawne Titus, 6’1 G, 2022, Derby: Derby has battled some adversity to start the year and paired with a tough schedule they may not have started as strong as they’d liked to, but Titus has taken advantage of some more opportunities and provided them a scoring punch, including some really tough jumpers made, and consistency from the perimeter. Averaging roughly 11 points a game and 1.5 steals per game, Titus has sparked some in game moments for Derby and signs of better things to come for this group.

Davin Schmelzle, 6’4 Wing, 2022, Valley Center: Has provided a wing scoring and defensive punch to help pair with the big fella Noah Simmons Noah Simmons 6'8" | C Valley Center | 2022 State KS down low. Schmelzle has been a nice surprise this season and will be on our radar continuing throughout the season. Averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals per game this season, has had some big time gap jumping steals that lead to him finishing in transition, and has also hit 8 threes on the season. 

Chance Gulley, 6’1 G, 2023, Andover Central: Gulley is a energizer bunny and a nice complimentary fit to a really good Andover Central team that is loaded with talent. Is a defensive wizard and has the leaping and athletic ability to deflect and block a ton of shots and passes, creates a lot of extra possessions for Central, and can score it in a variety of ways as well. Averaging 9.5 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds, and a block per game.