Hoop Circuit NW Live: 17U Preview
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The first live period of the spring takes place this weekend and a number of Oregon-based squads will be playing up in the Seattle area at the Hoop Circuit NW Live in Bellevue. Here’s a quick look at the programs…
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Continue ReadingThe first live period of the spring takes place this weekend and a number of Oregon-based squads will be playing up in the Seattle area at the Hoop Circuit NW Live in Bellevue. Here’s a quick look at the programs participating in the 18U/17U Gold division.
Oregon Prospects
The Prospects will have four teams in the field – three of which are comprised of largely players from Oregon. Oregon Prospects 2023 will be in Pool A and no fewer than five of the Top Ten ranked players in the PrepHoops Oregon Class of 2023 rankings are on the roster. The backcourt features the trio of Esyah Pippa-White Esyah Pippa-White 6'2" | PG Gresham | 2023 State OR (2023 Gresham), Jalen Childs Jalen Childs 6'3" | PG Beaverton | 2023 State OR (2023 Beaverton), and Kavon Bradford Kavon Bradford 6'2" | CG Benson | 2023 State OR (2023 Benson), three guys who can attack the hoops and finish at the rim. Twins Moroni Seely-Roberts Moroni Seely-Roberts 6'6" | SF Lincoln | 2023 State OR (2023 Lincoln) and Malachi Seely-Roberts Malachi Seely-Roberts 6'8" | SF Lincoln | 2023 State OR (2023 Lincoln) proved themselves at the 6A level and look to do the same in AAU play and Gray Thompson Gray Thompson 6'6" | SF Central Catholic | 2023 State OR (2023 Central Catholic) will turn some heads. Solomon Nice Solomon Nice 6'5" | SF South Eugene | 2023 State OR (2023 South Eugene) is a sleeper to watch out for.
The Prospects 18U roster is mostly unsigned seniors. 6-foot-10 big man Tane Prictor Tane Prictor 6'10" | C Mountain View | 2022 State OR (2022 Mountain View) is coming off a nice performance at WAVOR the Game and is making a final push to impress college coaches. Jacob LaBounty Jacob LaBounty 6'8" | PF Thurston | 2022 OR (2022 Prolific Prep) is a Eugene native who just finished playing with one of the top prep teams in the country. The Grant backcourt of Andre Lawrence Andre Lawrence 6'2" | CG Grant | 2022 State OR (2022 Grant) and Jaesean Pete (2022 Grant) will be joined by rising senior Maxim Wu Maxim Wu 6'0" | PG Wilsonville | 2023 State OR (2023 Wilsonville), who’s fresh off a 5A state title.
The third Prospects team in this division is 17U Select. The most well-known names on the squad may be swingman Amare Rolle Amare Rolle 6'4" | SF Westview | 2023 State OR (2023 Westview), Trask Peterson (2023 West Linn), and Marcus McKinney Marcus McKinney 6'0" | CG Gresham | 2023 State OR (2023 Grant), all of whom will have bigger roles with their high school squads in 2022-23. This will also be the case with Nathan Hoisington Nathan Hoisington 6'5" | SF Mountain View | 2023 State OR (2023 Mountain View) and Silas Wright (2023 Ashland). Two varsity newcomers next year to be aware of are Ryan Bierbrauer (2023 Barlow) and Nathan Arong (2023 Southridge).
Fly Select
The 17U roster of Fly Select is deep and has many of the other top players from the Class of 2023. There’s plenty of skill and athleticism with their guards as twins Malik Brown Malik Brown 6'0" | PG Tigard | 2023 State OR (2023 Tigard) and Kalim Brown Kalim Brown 6'0" | CG Tigard | 2023 State OR (2023 Tigard) lead the way along with HS teammates Christian Green Christian Green 6'1" | CG Cleveland | 2023 State OR (2023 Cleveland) and Sean Chris Tresvant Sean Chris Tresvant 5'11" | PG Cleveland | 2023 State OR (2023 Cleveland). Jared Sucher Jared Sucher 6'4" | SG Sherwood | 2023 State OR (2023 Sherwood) and Josiah Lake Josiah Lake 6'1" | PG Tualatin | 2023 State OR (2023 Tualatin) will fire away from the outside while Jackson Cooper Jackson Cooper 6'5" | SF Cleveland | 2023 State OR (2023 Cleveland) and Skyler Schmidt Skyler Schmidt 6'8" | SF Central Catholic | 2023 OR (2023 Scappoose) hold down the fort inside. Matthew Verkamp Matthew Verkamp 6'4" | SF Sherwood | 2023 State OR (2023 Sherwood) and Jahvari Martino Jahvari Martino 6'0" | CG Barlow | 2023 State OR (2023 Barlow) are two guys looking to burst out from under the radar.
OBC
Three familiar names from the Metro League will highlight JS Nash’s squad – sharp-shooting Blake Thune Blake Thune 6'3" | CG Mountainside | 2023 State OR (2023 Mountainside), his athletic frontcourt teammate Jaylin Ormond Jaylin Ormond 6'5" | SF Mountainside | 2023 State OR (2023 Mountainside) and versatile combo guard Carter Fortune (2023 Southridge). 6-foot-10 Chance Winter (2023 Glencoe) anchors the middle, especially on the defensive end – the big man led all of 6A in blocked shots this past season.
Rose City Basketball
Rose City Basketball has two teams in the 18U/17U Gold Division – “Red” and “Navy” – and the rosters are full of guys who played under the radar this past year. David Ghetie David Ghetie 5'11" | PG Lakeridge | 2023 State OR (2023 Lakeridge) led Lakeridge in scoring last year and others like Nick Vanzuylen (2023 Southridge) and Colby Ackerman (2023 Lakeridge) bot significant minutes for their teams.
EBC Elite
This relatively new squad headed up by Columbia Christian coach Joey Chapman is largely Portland city-area kids. Unsigned senior Kap Laila (2022 Franklin) leads the way along with Franklin teammates young brother Kwaje Laila Kwaje Laila 5'11" | SG Franklin | 2024 State OR (2024 Franklin) and Dominic Papworth Dominic Papworth 6'2" | CG Franklin | 2024 State OR (2024 Franklin).