Hustle Region Final: 16u Forward Sleepers

There were a plethora of outstanding bigs in the Hustle Region Final but there were a few great performances who slipped under the radar [player_tooltip player_id="1463540" first="Cole" last="Canino"] (2024) | 6-4 F | - | Team Revenge 2024 | Canino was a major piece of Revenge's championship appearance in this event. Canino makes great use of ball fakes and has a variety of post moves that he can go to when contributing on the scoring end. Canino boxes out well getting a lot of boards and was diving on all loose balls, he was also playing great disciplined defense both down low and on the wings. [player_tooltip player_id="1499797" first="Brandon" last="Kenhres"] (2024) | 6-6 F | - | [program_tooltip program_id='2075730' first='New' last='Mexico D1'] 2024 | Kenhres was a great glue guy for New Mexico when I got to see him in action as he cleaned up the boards and never gave up on plays coming up with some impressive chase-down blocks. He is always making things happen without the ball as he made hard cuts to the basket and set screens on and off the ball for his teammates freeing them for shots. Kehnhres brought a lot of energy to a tough [program_tooltip program_id='2075730' first='New' last='Mexico D1'] squad [player_tooltip player_id="1285136" first="Kyle" last="Blauch"] (2024) | 6-6 F |- | [program_tooltip program_id='2078368' first='Colorado' last='Titans'] 2024 Gold | Blauch impressed with his passing ability from the high and low post as well as a soft touch around the rim, his big frame allows him to defend the paint well and move defenders when he puts the ball on the floor. Blauch is also always keeping his head up allowing him to be a great target for outlet passes as he runs the floor well and gets open consistently Cooper Creamer (2024) | 6-3 F | - | IE Fire Elite 2024 | Creamer was a defensive anchor for IE Fire, always in the correct position in help defense contesting or blocking shots coming his way. He boxes out hard and controls the glass as well as contributing on the offensive end with the ability to put the ball and get to the rim with some finishes through contacts or floaters. Nate Wonjohi (2024) | 6-4 F | - | D-1 Nation AZ 2024 | Wonjohi was one of the more athletic forwards I got to see. He flies in for rebounds and takes advantage of the mismatches he gets down low. Due to him playing alongside a 6-11 big man he gets smaller defenders on him that he punishes down low with an arsenal of post moves. His long wingspan lets him cover a lot of ground on D and be a shot blocker. Wonjohi is definitely a prospect to keep an eye out for