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With seven courts to cover there was a lot of action to keep up with at the Premier Shootout in the Auburn Fieldhouse. The weekend was filled with the top players and teams from all over the state, Idaho, and…
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Continue ReadingWith seven courts to cover there was a lot of action to keep up with at the Premier Shootout in the Auburn Fieldhouse. The weekend was filled with the top players and teams from all over the state, Idaho, and our Canadian neighbors. It’s now time to dive into the best of the best I saw from last weekend – best shooters, defenders, scorers, passers, and so forth. Have fun with it, I know I did.
Co-MVP’s
Blake Buchanan Blake Buchanan 6'10" | PF Lake City | 2023 State #172 Nation ID Hooptown Elite 17u Red
Isaiah Watts Isaiah Watts 6'4" | SG West Seattle | 2022 State WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Best Shooters
Most Reliable
Blake Forrest Blake Forrest 6'0" | PG Mt Si | 2024 State WA Elite 16UA (pictured)
Luke Navarre Luke Navarre 6'5" | SG Zillah | 2023 State WA Hooptown Elite 17u Black
Kelson Gebbers Kelson Gebbers 6'6" | SF Brewster | 2023 State WA FOH Seattle 2023
Quickest Release
Dylan Jay Dylan Jay 6'4" | SG Phhoenix Prep | 2024 State AZ Hooptown Elite 16u White
Jaedyn Brown Jaedyn Brown 6'3" | CG Pullman | 2023 State WA Hooptown Elite 17u Red (pictured)
Prettiest Shot
Ian Hillman Hooptown Elite 16u White (pictured)
Jaymon Wright Jaymon Wright 6'4" | SG Meadowdale | 2024 State WA Seattle Select High Academic 2024
Mason Williams Mason Williams 6'4" | PG O'Dea | 2023 State WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Best Under Pressure
Quinn Swanson Quinn Swanson 6'2" | SG Mount Vernon | 2024 State WA D1 Elite (pictured)
Carter Rupp Built4Ball Flight
Jaedyn Brown Jaedyn Brown 6'3" | CG Pullman | 2023 State WA Hooptown Elite 17u Red
Best Passers
Davis Fogle Seattle Select High Academic 2025
Tyce Paulsen Tyce Paulsen 6'5" | SG Curtis | 2023 State WA Team Stuck 17u (pictured)
Noel Davis Noel Davis 5'11" | PG O'Dea | 2024 State WA Seattle Rotary 16u EYBL
Paint Beasts
Kase Wynott Kase Wynott 6'6" | SF Lapwai | 2024 State ID Hooptown Elite 16u White
Luke Westerfield Luke Westerfield 6'10" | PF Richland | 2024 State WA Seattle Rotary 16u EYBL
Brady Ackerman Hoop Vision 15u (pictured)
Langston Ford Elite 16UA
Nate Schiavo Nate Schiavo 6'4" | SF West Seattle | 2024 VA Seattle Rotary 16u
Rim Protectors
Jacob Cofie Jacob Cofie 6'10" | PF Eastside Catholic | 2024 State #97 Nation WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Miles Goodman Miles Goodman 6'10" | PF Southern California Academy | 2024 CA-S Seattle Rotary 16u EYBL
Blake Buchanan Blake Buchanan 6'10" | PF Lake City | 2023 State #172 Nation ID Hooptown Elite 17u Red
Freight Train (Transition O)
Payton Stewart Payton Stewart 6'7" | PF Kelso | 2024 State WA PNW Sixers Black (pictured)
Cade Orness Cade Orness 6'5" | PG North Kitsap | 2024 State WA Team Stuck 16u
Miles Goodman Miles Goodman 6'10" | PF Southern California Academy | 2024 CA-S Seattle Rotary 16u EYBL
Tennessee Rainwater Tennessee Rainwater 6'6" | CG Davenport | 2023 State WA Hooptown Elite 17u Red
Jaylin Stewart Jaylin Stewart 6'7" | SG Garfield | 2023 State #71 Nation WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Best On-Ball Defenders
Brooklyn Hicks Brooklyn Hicks 6'3" | CG Timberline | 2023 State #168 Nation WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Isaiah Afework Isaiah Afework 6'5" | SF Federal Way | 2023 State WA Team Stuck 17u
On Floor Coach
Noel Davis Noel Davis 5'11" | PG O'Dea | 2024 State WA Seattle Rotary 16u EYBL
Jeremiah Harshman Jeremiah Harshman 6'1" | PG Annie Wright | 2025 State WA Team Stuck 16u
Rayshaun Connor Team Dean 1 (pictured)
Biggest Bounce
Jamil Miller Jamil Miller 6'6" | SG Gonzaga Prep | 2023 State WA Hooptown Elite 17u Red (pictured)
Isaiah Watts Isaiah Watts 6'4" | SG West Seattle | 2022 State WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Jackson Reijonen Built4Ball Ignite
Langston Ford Elite 16UA
Kase Wynott Kase Wynott 6'6" | SF Lapwai | 2024 State ID Hooptown Elite 16u White
Toughest
Vaughn Weems Vaughn Weems 6'5" | SF Federal Way | 2023 State WA FOH Seattle 2023
Grant Lanier Grant Lanier 6'2" | SG Eastside Catholic | 2025 WA FOH Seattle 2025 (pictured)
Jaxon Dubiel Jaxon Dubiel 6'3" | CG Mountlake Terrace | 2024 State WA North City 2023 & North City 2024
Jaylin Stewart Jaylin Stewart 6'7" | SG Garfield | 2023 State #71 Nation WA Seattle Rotary 17u EYBL
Kolton Mitchell Kolton Mitchell 6'1" | PG Lake City | 2023 State ID Hooptown Elite 17u Red