Bash in the Desert: 16U Superlatives

The Circuit came back to Arizona at the Phhacility in Phoenix/AZ for the <strong>Bash in the Desert. </strong> I focused primarily on the 16U Division and wanted to bring light to as many players as possible. I did watch some 15U on Sat-Sun and 17U on Friday night. There were 22 16U teams, which was 9 more then in Seal Beach/CA. So I made five All-16U Tournament teams featuring eight-nine players per team. <strong>MVP</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="1284157" first="Jerome" last="Williams Jr"]<em><b> Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> <b>Top Rebounders</b> Zyere Johnson-Curry<em><b> Rancho Elite 2024 </b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1123041" first="Bradey" last="Henige"]<em><b> D1 Nation AZ 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1284106" first="Chiang" last="Ring"] <em><b>Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> Milton Rice <b><em>Fresno Flyers Elite 2024</em></b> <b>Top Shot Blockers </b> [player_tooltip player_id="1123041" first="Bradey" last="Henige"]<em><b> D1 Nation AZ 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1284106" first="Chiang" last="Ring"] <em><b>Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> Daniel Jacobsen<em><b> New Mexico D1 2024-1</b></em> <b>Top Rim Runner </b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284106" first="Chiang" last="Ring"] <em><b>Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> Way Above the Rim Athletes [player_tooltip player_id="1253137" first="JJ" last="Buchanan"] <strong><em>Prominent Elite </em></strong> Aurelio Aguirre <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1421260" first="Ryan" last="Dixon"]<b></b><em><b> Team Revenge 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1253129" first="Mason" last="Abittan"]<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1284106" first="Chiang" last="Ring"] <em><b>Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> <b>10 Top Shooters</b> [player_tooltip player_id="1217315" first="TayVion" last="Wilson"]<b><em> Prominent Elite 2024</em> </b> [player_tooltip player_id="1253129" first="Mason" last="Abittan"] <b><em>Prominent Elite 2024</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284157" first="Jerome" last="Williams Jr"]<em><b> Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> Collin McCoy<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024</b></em> Andrew Florez <em><b>New Mexico D1 2024-1</b></em> Cian Phipps<em><b> Gamepoint Inland Empire 2024</b></em> Owen Bugas <b><em>Team Rampage Elite 2024</em></b> Jacob Casillas<em><b> Gamepoint Inland Empire 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1434066" first="John" last="Troolin"] <em><strong>Minnesota Spartans 2024 </strong></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1177823" first="Steven" last="Tippit"] <em><b>AZ Select Aby 2024</b></em> <b>Best feel for the game</b> Drew Pierce<b><em> IE Fire Elite 2024 </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1217315" first="TayVion" last="Wilson"]<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024 </b></em> <b>Most Versatile</b> Christian Harris <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024 </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1335934" first="Lantz" last="Stephenson"] <b><em>Prominent Elite 2024 </em></b> Milton Rice <em><strong>Fresno Flyers Elite 2024</strong></em> Aurelio Aguirre <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 </em></b> <b>Defensive Length </b> Christian Harris <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024 </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1335934" first="Lantz" last="Stephenson"] <b><em>Prominent Elite 2024 </em></b> Milton Rice <em><strong>Fresno Flyers Elite 2024</strong></em> Tyler Pitts<em><b> Rancho Elite 2024 </b></em> Daniel Jacobsen<em><b> New Mexico D1 2024-1</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1444593" first="Caprice" last="Brown"]<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024 </b></em> Maliq Thomas <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024</em></b> <b>Fastest End to End </b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284157" first="Jerome" last="Williams Jr"]<em><b> Minnesota Spartans 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1284125" first="De'Mari" last="Larkins"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1318383" first="Damarius" last="Taylor"]<b><em> Team Revenge 2024</em></b> <b>Best Passers </b> [player_tooltip player_id="1217315" first="TayVion" last="Wilson"]<b><em> Prominent Elite 2024 </em></b> Jaylen Wheeler<em><b> Team Rampage Elite 2024</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1318383" first="Damarius" last="Taylor"] <b><em>Team Revenge 2024 </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284125" first="De'Mari" last="Larkins"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284157" first="Jerome" last="Williams Jr"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024</em></b> <b>All Upside</b> Emiliano Barrantes <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024</em></b> These teams are based on the players performances plus their teams records. The top two teams are the players with only one loss or undefeated. 42 total players were mentioned. I obviously could not see every single game of every team, but when I watched them, most teams I watched them two different games, I based this list off of those performances. <span style="font-weight: 400;">1st team</span> [player_tooltip player_id="1284157" first="Jerome" last="Williams Jr"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1284106" first="Chiang" last="Ring"]<em><b> Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0) </b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1253129" first="Mason" last="Abittan"]<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024 (4-0)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1217315" first="TayVion" last="Wilson"]<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024 (4-0) (Pictured)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1318383" first="Damarius" last="Taylor"] <b><em>Team Revenge 2024 (4-0)</em></b> Jaylen Wheeler <strong><em>Team Rampage Elite 2024 <b>(4-0)</b></em></strong> Christian Harris<em><b> Rancho Elite 2024 (3-1)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1123041" first="Bradey" last="Henige"] <b><em>D1 Nation AZ 2024 (3-1)</em></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">2nd team</span> [player_tooltip player_id="1284125" first="De'Mari" last="Larkins"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0)</em></b> Aurelio Aguirre <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0)</em></b> Emiliano Barrantes<em><b> Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1335934" first="Lantz" last="Stephenson"] <b><em>Prominent Elite 2024 (4-0) </em></b> [player_tooltip player_id='1351364' first='Noah' last='Wilhelm'] <b><em>Team Revenge 2024 (4-0)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1194767" first="Jake" last="Miller"] <b><em>Hoop Society 2024 (5-0)</em></b> Zyere Johnson-Curry <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024 (3-1)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1177823" first="Steven" last="Tippit"] <em><b>AZ Select Aby 2024 (3-1)</b></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">3rd team</span> [player_tooltip player_id="1434066" first="John" last="Troolin"] <b><em>Minnesota Spartans 2024 (4-0)</em></b> Tyler Pitts <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024 (3-1)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1444279" first="Isaiah" last="Berg"]<em><b> AZ Premier 2024 (3-2)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1444280" first="Brandon" last="Nunez"]<em><b> AZ Select Jerrica 2024 (2-2)</b></em> Drew Pierce <b><em>IE Fire Elite 2024 (1-3)</em></b> Andrew Florez <em><b>New Mexico D1 2024-1 (1-3)</b></em> Milton Rice<em><b> Fresno Flyers Elite 2024 (1-4)</b></em> Charley Reado <b><em>Fresno Flyers Elite 2024 (1-4)</em></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">4th team</span> [player_tooltip player_id="1444617" first="Lucas" last="Gregg"] <strong><em>Hoop Society 2024 <b> (5-0)</b></em></strong> <em><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1421260" first="Ryan" last="Dixon"] Team Revenge 2024 (4-0)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1444593" first="Caprice" last="Brown"] <b><em>Prominent Elite 2024 (4-0)</em></b> Owen Bugas<em><b> Team Rampage Elite 2024 (4-0)</b></em> Maliq Thomas <b><em>Rancho Elite 2024 (3-1)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1135513" first="Nathan" last="Wanjohi"] <b><em>D1 Nation AZ 2024 (3-1)</em></b> Cian Phipps <b><em>Gamepoint Inland Empire 2024 (2-2)</em></b> Jacob Casillas <em><b>Gamepoint Inland Empire 2024 (2-2)</b></em> Logan De Marie <b><em>AZ Firestorm 2024-1 (1-3)</em></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">5th team </span> [player_tooltip player_id="1193881" first="Nic" last="Corbo"]<em><b> Hoop Society 2024 (5-0)</b></em> Faris Mucharbach<em><b> Prominent Elite 2024 (4-0)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1371094" first="Quincy" last="Kirk"] <b><em>AZ Firestorm 2024-2 (3-1)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1306025" first="Mason" last="Hunt"] <b><em>D1 Nation AZ 2024 (3-1)</em></b> Isaiah Waters<em><b> No Fear Elite 2024 (2-2)</b></em> [player_tooltip player_id="1178337" first="Gabriel" last="Emerson"]<b> AZ Select Jerrica 2024 <em>(2-2)</em></b> Daniel Jacobsen <b><em>New Mexico D1 2024-1 (1-3)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1444278" first="Hayden" last="Turberville"] <b><em>AZ Firestorm 2024-1 (1-3)</em></b> [player_tooltip player_id="1444282" first="Ryan" last="Calcaterra"]<em><b> AZ Firestorm 2024-1 (1-3)</b></em><b></b>