Prephoops Live Recap: Middle School Evals
Spring is here and that can only mean one thing. It’s Circuit Season! The Prep Hoops Circuit is upon us. I will be covering and providing exposure for the Hustle Region Circuit. The Hustle Region Circuit consists of AAU Programs…
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Continue ReadingSpring is here and that can only mean one thing. It’s Circuit Season! The Prep Hoops Circuit is upon us. I will be covering and providing exposure for the Hustle Region Circuit. The Hustle Region Circuit consists of AAU Programs from California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and New Mexico. The circuit features 10 stops including the Hustle Region Final in Irvine July 15th – 17th. Stop 3 is a big one, as the circuit pulls up in Kansas City for the NCAA Certified Prephoops Live Event. This event featured teams from all 5 circuit regions. It also featured several middle school players making an impact while playing up. In this article, we provide evals for some of the top middle school players at the event.
Jeremiah Profit 6’6 SF Gamepoint IE 2027 – One look at Profit and you can see why he’s such a promising prospect. He has size and length, but he also has a good perimeter game. There is going to come a point when he is going to figure out that he’s the best player on the floor, and then he’s going to be scary. What I was most impressed about him this weekend, was his ability to move without the ball, a trait rarely seen in young players. Gamepoint ran a ton of sets, that allowed him to get free and he came off screens for scores. He has a good-looking stroke from the outside and is developing into a nice wing player.
Keandre Harrison 6’7 PF 865 Elite 2026 (featured image) – Harrison is a monster, there’s no other way to describe him. The hulking 8th grader put the power in Power Forward. He’s a physical specimen that ran the floor well and dominated the boards. Harrison was able to play above the rim and scored around the basket. He finished with a hard-earned 20 points in the game I saw.
Liam Hodgkinson 6’2 PF Gamepoint IE 2026 – Hodgkinson impressed me with his skill and toughness. He suffered an ankle injury in the game, but to his credit, he was able to tough it out and return. His injury did not slow him down one bit. He was the most skilled middle school post player I saw, using a combination of drop steps and jump hooks to score the basketball. His skills were not limited to the block, as the 6’2 PF also took opponents out on the perimeter, using ball fakes to lift defenders for buckets. Hodgkinson is a below-the-rim guy, however, he has the type of skills to be extremely effective in that role.
Aaron Banks 5’11 PG Gamepoint IE 2026 – This was my second time seeing Banks on the circuit. He wasn’t as dominant as he was in California, however his defense was still there. The PG was good when defending on-ball, harassing opposing ballhandlers into turnovers. Offensively, when he took good shots he was effective. He was at his best on the offensive end when he attacked the cup to score.
Cade Murphy 6’4 PF 865 Elite 2026 – Murphy is one of the up-and-coming 8th graders in the country. The 6’4 wing showed why this weekend. He was able to get to the bucket seemingly at will, forming a dynamic 1-2 combo with Harrison. He slashed his way to the bucket to finish with 13 in the game I saw.