Class of 2023: End of Summer Recruiting Updates (II)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The AAU season has now completed and we thought we would check in with some of the top seniors in the state to see where their college recruitment currently stands. Here are some more of the updates we have received:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='861087' first='Esyah' last='Pippa-White'], Gresham</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After starting out in the spring playing with Oregon Prospects, Pippa-White finished out AAU play with Elite 24. The senior point guard notes that he's been it the most contact with Colorado State, Idaho State, Morehead State, Pepperdine, Portland, and Oregon State while others such as Boise State, Butler, Weber State, and San Francisco have also reached out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='861096' first='Kavon' last='Bradford'], Benson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bradford finished out the AAU campaign with the Oregon Prospects as one of the main ball-handlers. The Benson senior recently received his first scholarship offer from Southern Oregon and notes that he's been in touch with Western Oregon and Cornell. He's hoping to make visits to Southern Oregon and Western Oregon this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1256645' first='Josiah' last='Lake'], Tualatin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the high risers in the next update of the Class of 2023 rankings, Lake completed AAU ball playing for his father with Fly Select. The main schools that are talking to him at this point are Lewis-Clark State, Central Washington, Whitworth, and Seattle Pacific. He notes that Lewis-Clark State and Central Washington in particular are showing heavy interest. The senior guard will be participating in Portland State Elite Camp next Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='962928' first='Moroni' last='Seely-Roberts'], Lincoln and [player_tooltip player_id='962929' first='Malachi' last='Seely-Roberts'], Lincoln</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After starting the AAU campaign with Oregon Prospects, both Seely-Roberts brothers split off to play for their coach/mom, Heather Seely-Roberts, for a team comprised mostly of Lincoln players. He currently holds three offers from OIT, Southern Oregon, and Eastern Arizona and a whole host of schools from Division I (Air Force, Seattle, Idaho State, and Wright State) to D-II/NAIA (Northwest Nazarene, Embry-Riddle, Oklahoma Baptist, Western Oregon). Visits are planned to OIT and Southern Oregon this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1310064' first='Egan' last='Shields'], Ashland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were talks about Shields leaving the state for his senior season but the big man will be staying put at Ashland. He holds an offer from Southern Oregon and indicates that he's also been taling to Arizona Christian, Chico State, Western Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Air Force, Liberty, and Columbia. He's aiming to take some official visits this season and make a decision in the spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->