All-Kansas City Holiday Tournament First Team

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri concludes its regional All-Holiday Tournament Teams with a look at the Kansas City First Team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/D073870D-48FF-45C1-9D45-F172FAF61DD8.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1221258" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/D073870D-48FF-45C1-9D45-F172FAF61DD8-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161814" first="Bennett" last="Stirtz"] (Liberty): The smooth 6’4 2022 point guard led the Bluejays to the championship of the William Jewell Classic in the Holley Division. He earned Most Valuable Player honors after averaging 16 points and eight rebounds in the tournament.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/FB_IMG_1621038777758.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1217872" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/FB_IMG_1621038777758-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1070094" first="Kyan" last="Evans"] (Staley): The 6’2 2023 point guard was the Most Valuable Player of xx Division at William Jewell after leading the Falcons to the championship. He averaged 14.6 points and six assists a game while controlling the pace of play all week.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ikenna Ezeogu (Blue Springs): The 6’6 2022 forward was a consistent double-double for the Wildcats at the William Jewell Classic. The Iowa State football recruit averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds for the tournament.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/Elful-Johnathan.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1022834" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/07/Elful-Johnathan-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="985420" first="John" last="Elful"] (North Kansas City): The 6’4 2022 wing was the Most Valuable Player of the Nelson Division after leading NKC to a championship at William Jewell. The explosive athlete averaged 12 points and five rebounds while impacting the game at both ends of the court.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/8D1D8F1E-AFDF-489D-87B5-44A201A7AB97.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1220167" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/8D1D8F1E-AFDF-489D-87B5-44A201A7AB97-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1045830" first="Alex" last="Benassi"] (Lee’s Summit): The 6’3 2022 point guard led the Tigers to the championship game of Nelson Division at William Jewell. He averaged 18 points a game, including a high of 24 points against Liberty North.</p>