Braggin Rights Recap: Local Evals

<p>Bragging Rights is Here! The event, hosted by the Las Vegas Knicks featured teams from the border states of Nevada including, Utah, California, and Arizona. The event took place Friday, May 20th, and concluded Sunday, May 22nd. The Showcase event featured over 60 teams. The event provided us with an opportunity to evaluate several local prospects. Here’s a look at evals of some Local players from the event. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="986965" first="Robert" last="Blandanburg"] <em>6’6 PF Las Vegas Knicks 2024 (#33PHN 2024)</em> - Size and length. Moves well for a player of his size. Best skill is his ability to rebound. Needs to be consistent with his motor and energy. Could be a productive glue guy at the high school level. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1006753" first="Demitrius" last="Howard"] <em>6’7 PF Legacy Elite 2022 (#86PHN 2022)</em> - Unsigned senior prospect, I was impressed with what I saw from Howard. He played with a higher motor and showed improved athleticism. He had a nice tip dunk that highlighted those two skills. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1336295" first="Gerald" last="Patterson"] <em>6’1 PF Las Vegas Knicks 2025 (#44PHN 2025)</em> - Undersized forward with a unique ability to score the basketball in the paint. The Lefty has good footwork and knows how to use his body to carve out space. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="986960" first="Nick" last="Jefferson"] <em>6’1 PG Vegas Elite 2025 (#11PHN 2025</em>) - Potential stockriser, Jefferson’s production vs the level of competition has him poised to move up the rankings. Plays with good ball speed, and has some wiggle. Two-way guy who was able to dominate opposing ballhandlers with his on-ball defense. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1235060" first="Kevan" last="Wilkins"] <em>6’4 SG Vegas Elite 2025 (#6PHN 2025)</em> - Big-time shooter who has improved that skill even more. Gets his shot off quickly, and with textbook mechanics. Showed improved willingness to move off the ball. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1148000" first="Ifok" last="Peter"] <em>6’6 PF Legacy Elite 2023 (#93PHN 2023)</em> - Big body brusier. Best skill, along with his motor was his screen setting. He was also able to use his size to control the interior and collect rebounds. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1177252" first="RJ" last="Nance"] <em>6’0 CG Las Vegas Knicks 2024 (#12PHN 2024)</em> - Talented 1 v 1 player. Nance had the best wiggle I saw of any player at the event. The lefty has several CODs and showed the ability to break down defenders and create for teammates. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="856637" first="Sebastian" last="Mack"] <em>6’2 SG Las Vegas Shooters 2023 (#1PHN 2023)</em> - Elite scorer who is now starting to develop athletically. In addition to his scoring, he’s getting to the cup and finishing above the rim in both transition and half-court sets. One of the most electrifying scorers in high school basketball. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bruceprephoops/?hl=en">For Exclusive Content With Top Prospects</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NGKFRgaIKZ8" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>