BIBSI: 3rd team All-Invitational

Gregg Rosenberg June 16, 2022 @ 12:27 PM

On June 9th-11th I attended the 15th annual Best in Basketball Summer Invitational at Mesquite HS. 24 teams from around the state competed for the three days. There were 22 AIA teams with two prep teams.   In this article we look at the 3rd team All-Invitational from the weekend. [player_tooltip player_id="1124722" first="Jaden" last="Acuna"] Gilbert A highly skilled scorer has made huge strides since last year. The lefty shooter is very patient getting to his spots and rises up from the post or to the three point line. He is very strong to take contact and can euro his way to the cup. He will be the Robin to Bronson’s Batman. [player_tooltip player_id="1150843" first="Andrew" last="Bhesenia"] Boulder Creek A versatile forward has a lot to like. He can handle like a guard, post up like a big plus pass and shoot it with range. He can also flush it down with some space way above the rim. He covers a lot of ground on defense and is strong versus the paint scorers and defend on the perimeter. He rips through well and is turning into a point forward type. [player_tooltip player_id="1482207" first="Justin" last="Daniels"] St. Mary’s A newcomer missed the first day but picked it up on Friday and Saturday. He is a scorer with great size. He can hit the catch-3 plus handle it to create his own shot. He scores it in traffic using his length and size. He loves the runner/floater game. He can step back off the dribble from mid to the three point line but best from mid-range. He will play the passing lanes and collect steals. He can flush it down on the break and he will definitely take a lot of pressure off of Styles. [player_tooltip player_id="1401314" first="Mekhi" last="Grant"] Phhoenix Prep (Pictured) A versatile guard can get downhill with his thicker frame and hit the catch three. He can surprisingly post his opponents up and he will guard bigger players with his strength and length. He has good awareness on defense and he is a physical rebounder and defender. [player_tooltip player_id="1275429" first="Yarell" last="Greer"] Higley A quick on quick guard is a pit bull on-ball defender. He has supreme lateral quickness and gets to the rim with his speed. He loves the floater and he is best from mid-range off the pull. He is tough rebounder, despite his size, and a high level competitor. [player_tooltip player_id="1135514" first="Treyvion" last="Curry"] Phhoenix Prep One of the top athletes at the event was Curry. The sophomore is a quick-twitched athlete with speed and easy bounce. He rises up quickly to dunk it and has become a lock down defender. He can shoot it from the three point line and get to the rim with his speed and quick first step. [player_tooltip player_id="1482208" first="Dylan" last="Spilde"] Boulder Creek One of the more underrated guards at the event. He is a tough kid who was a full time soccer player and switched sports right before high school started. He has just kept improving every year and showed off what he can do over the three days. He can hit the catch-3, create his own shot in the post and has a cerebral approach to the game. He has range on his jumper and always seems to make the correct read. [player_tooltip player_id="1066514" first="King" last="Turner"] North Canyon A long and leaner rangy bigger point guard. He can hit the three plus post up his man. He is reading the court better than last year to make plays for his teammates and is a tough defender from inside and out with his long limbs and athleticism. He doesn’t force the issue but will go on streaks from downtown and is very good in transition. He will lead the Rattlers back into the playoffs again.   (I will talk about the 4th team All-Invitational in the next article.)