Spokane Tournament: Top Standouts

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at some of the top standouts from the Spokane Tournament. There were some good under the radar players from the SWMO area in this tournament.</p> <p>Ash Grove defeated Blue Eye to take the championship. Reeds Spring defeated Blue Eye in the third place game.</p> <p>2022</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1180602" first="Jaden" last="McCoy"] (Spokane): The 6’3 wing is one of the most impressive bucket-getters in the SWMO area. He has excellent athleticism to go along with his three-level scoring ability. He scored 39 points in the first-round game against Cassville.</p> <p>Sam Moreland (Ash Grove): A 6’3 shooting guard with excellent range from downtown. He also gets good elevation on his jumper. He was named to the All-Tournament team after helping Ash Grove to the championship.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1167901" first="Ty" last="Cooper"] (Reeds Spring): A 6’2 guard who made the All-Tournament Team after leading Reeds Spring to a third-place finish. An excellent 3-point marksman, he also scored his 1,000th career point in the tournament.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1194096" first="Isaiah" last="Mitchell"] (Blue Eye): The 6’4 wing has good size on the perimeter and a nice shooting stroke from 3-point range to go along with it.</p> <p>Lance Clark (Blue Eye): A 6’2 wing who is very effective at slashing to the basket. He put up back to back 20-point games in leading Blue Eye to the championship game.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2023</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1161300" first="JD" last="Tate"] (Spokane): The 6’8 post player returned to action from an injury and put up a 33-spot in his first game back. He uses his big body well inside and he combines it with good footwork and a soft shooting touch.</p> <p>Aidan Cook (Cassville): A 5’9 guard who has solid handles and the ability to penetrate in the lane.  He can also hit the open 3-pointer.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2024</p> <p>Brady Nicholson (Ash Grove): The 6’3 guard was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament after leading Ash Grove to the championship. He’s an athletic kid who can shoot it from downtown and attack the basket off the dribble.</p> <p>John Dunbar (Cassville): A 6’4 forward who puts in a solid day of work inside. He moves well in the post and he can score through this contact as he displayed good concentration.</p>