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April 8-10 brought us the first live period. there were a good number of grassroot organizations that made the trip from NorCal to Socal for the live event at Momentous Sports Arena. In this write up we’ll look at the…
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Continue ReadingApril 8-10 brought us the first live period. there were a good number of grassroot organizations that made the trip from NorCal to Socal for the live event at Momentous Sports Arena. In this write up we’ll look at the guards who we thought played well while we were there.
Josh Clark Josh Clark 5'7" | PG Oakland | 2023 State CA-N 5’9 2023 PG of Bay City Warriors 17 RB Oakland HS)
He’s a calm and confident player with some toughness, he’s capable of putting points on the board. At 5’9 he’s a point guard with good speed and experience to run a teams offense. His superb handles, and quickness allows him to play fast or slow. The pass first guard has good vision, he can play off the ball, he’s a bit underrated as a 3pt shooter. He has the quick hands and feet to disrupt on defense.
Isaiah Davis Isaiah Davis 6'3" | SG Lincoln, Stockton | 2025 State CA-N 6’3 2025 SG of Jalen Green Elite 15U 3SSB (Modesto Christian HS)
He’s a big guard with the ability to put points on the board, he knocked down 3ptrs and had a couple of nice mid-range pull up jumpers off the dribble, and in open space. With this age group he’s looking to get into a rhythm as a shooter or scorer with the ball in his hands. He did use his dribble to get into the paint. He’s making good progress defending and going after rebounds.
Nick Cubley Nick Cubley 6'3" | SG San Marin | 2024 State CA-N 6’3 2023 SG/SF of NBBA 16U Showcase (San Marin)
Cubley is a good all around player with an improving skill set at the guard position. He used his handles to get into the paint for spin moves, and other finishes at the rim. He plays with balance and has good lift on his jump shot. He runs the court well in transition, sometimes leading the break, but can finish in the rim on occasion. At 6’3 he’s a good rebounding guard, and can be effective in the post.
Anthony Moore Anthony Moore 6'5" | SF Lincoln, Stockton | 2025 State #368 Nation CA-N 6’5 2025 SF of WCEUA NorCal UAA (Lincoln HS, Stockton CA)
Moore is making good progress as he transitions his game away from only being a post area player. At this event he had some success with the ball in his hands, driving into the paint, putting up short jumpers, and handling in transition. With his athleticism, and length, he’ll get buckets in and around the basket.
Travis Flick 6’1 2024 PG of NBBA 16U Showcase (Novato HS)
He’s a speedy guard with decent handles and likes to play fast. He has good court vision pushing and passing up in transition. He’s always moving off the ball making him hard to keep up with on the perimeter. He runs the baseline pretty well and can knock down the corner 3 on the catch and in transition. He has long arms and active feet on the defensive side of the ball.
Mateo Jackson Mateo Jackson 5'11" | PG Castro Valley | 2023 State CA-N 6’0 PG 2023 of WCEUA 17U SV (Castro Valley HS)
A solid body point guard with quality handles and strength to get his shot off going inside, he can handle the contact and will challenge bigs in the paint. He has a good paint jumper. He shows good patience running half-court sets, and good vision in the open court. He plays good on ball defense. He’s on Wright’s Watch List.