New Names on The Watch List

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout the spring and summer PH NorCal is always on the hunt looking to add new names to PH NorCal prospective players list. These are prospects who have played well and we haven’t had the opportunity to evaluate. PH NorCal has tried to cover as many events and new prospects as we can. Here are a few new prospects who played well while PH was in the gym.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1510686" first="Jake" last="Davis"] 2023 6’2 SG of Las Lomas HS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davis has put together a good spring and summer up to this point. He’s been a steady guard that’s active on the court. He’s a good court runner, he has good handles in open court, makes good passes and looks to put the ball in the net. He has the range to knock the 3ptr, he’s not afraid of contact on the drive. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kainoahuleia Marasco 2024 6’0 PG of Rocklin HS.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He brings good energy on the defensive side of the ball. His footspeed and quickness allows him to pick up and hound the ball full-court. He has good speed, and quickness with the ball showing himself to be a reliable guard up top who can run an offense and make good decisions along the way. He has a good pull-up jumper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1503630" first="David" last="Filipovas"] 2023 6’8 PF of Dublin HS.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He’s not going to stuff the stat box, but he is an experienced prospect that brings size to help inside. He’ll defend his man in the paint, and work for rebounds. He’s a solid passer from the high, and low post. He has a good understanding of what he can do, but needs to be more aggressive, and forceful working for points and rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1405469" first="Griffin" last="De Abreu"] 2023 6’5 SF of Ripon Christian HS.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He’s an active player keeping the ball live and going after rebounds on the defensive side, he has good awareness on the defensive side of the ball with lengthy arms to take up passing lanes and get a few steals with his active hands. He’ll use his size to get a bucket inside, but is comfortable handling and passing on the perimeter, he can hit the 3pt shot. We’ll see more of him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1405471" first="Eli" last="Terpsma"] 2023 6’3 SG of Ripon Christian HS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He’s shown himself to be a good all-around prospect. He’s a shooting guard that has the fundamental know how to get his shot off in different ways. He moves well to get open using screens for a catch and shoot. He has good enough handles to get points off the dribble drive, he has a good mid-range jumper. We’ll see more of him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1420890" first="Johnnie" last="Jones"] 2025 6’3 G/F of Fairfield HS.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has good size along with a certain amount of athleticism and toughness he brings to the court. He’s not afraid to mix it up inside, his length and strength works going for rebounds and put backs. He has good speed filling the lanes, and takes it strong to the rim. He has an improving set of skills. He has the strength to defend 16U in the paint, and the speed to defend out on the perimeter. He’ll be new to the varsity next season. He’s on the Wright’s watch List.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1510781" first="Larry" last="Lewis"] 6’6 2024 F of Vacaville HS.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lewis has good strength and bounce going up inside for rebounds, and is strong on the put backs. He has decent paint presence, and awareness looking like he can be a solid shot blocker and rim protector if he puts more work into it. He has work to do to improve his offensive skill set, but he has some tools to work with. He runs and jumps well with good energy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62d6f359bdede","name":"acf/evaluation-block","align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62d6f35cbdedf","name":"acf/evaluation-block","align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->