2023’s at the AAB Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The All-Academic Showcase at Foothill High School took place August 2-3. The event was hosted by WCE. There were 8 teams with 2 games a day. There were prospects from grades 9-12th who attended this high academic affair here's more of the 2023's we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1262377' first='Wyatt' last='Stassens'] 6'5 G/W of Summit HS Oregon, 4.1 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1537270,"width":266,"height":175,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3819-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1659715976.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/08/IMG_3819-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1659715976.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1537270" width="266" height="175" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stassens </strong>who made the trek from Oregon got off to a hot start knocking down open 3's, and taking it strong to the basket. He cooled off a bit, but continued to stay involved with his activity, court running, playing defense and helping on the boards. He had a couple of nice spin moves to the basket. He does a good job of finishing around the basket with either hand including reverses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matthew Aboujudom 6'2 SG of Valley Christian HS, 4.5 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A decent ball handler who uses his body to shield opponents, and take care of the ball. He's an involved prospect who tries to make things happen on both ends. He plays defense with good intensity, got a few steals. He can hit the paint, and baseline jumper, drop a 3 if left unattended.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aidan Gotch 6'2 SG of St. Ignatius College Prep , 4.2 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gotch </strong>did a good job of setting himself up for 3pt attempts at the top, in the corner, and on the perimeter. He'll have to be accounted, if left unattended he'll hit 3's at a good rate. He did a good job of filling lanes for transition points. He can hit the short corner jumper, he converted his opportunities in the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1497978' first='Edric' last='Dennis'] 6'7 W/F of Vanden HS, 3.3 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've seen <strong>Dennis </strong>a few times. He continues to upgrade his talents and show us he's a versatile prospect. He was comfortable getting his rebounds, then pushing the break, passing up and making good decisions. He dropped a couple of corner 3's, the lefty used his dribble drive to finish high off the glass. He's an improving prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AJ Tennathur 6'4 W/F of Saint Francis HS, 3.91 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He can be productive on the offensive side of the ball. He probably has a good field goal percentage. His movements on the court put him in position for scoring opportunities. He's long, wiry, and has a good touch, and shows patience to get his shot off in the paint area, and away from the basket. He can use his dribble to get into the paint, and along the baseline to finish. He'll knock down open shots in transition long, or short. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1380896' first='Colton' last='Cash'] 5'11 SG of Amador Valley HS, 3.9 GPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cash</strong> is money when he's locked in from behind the 3pt line. He's a shooting guard that has to be accounted for. He hits long 3's, short jumpers and he can go get a bucket on the drive using a floater. He's one you don't want to get into a rhythm. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matai Faiaipau 5'10 PG of Granada HS, 3.96 GPA.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A solid pass first point guard who does a good job off settling a team in the half-court. He sees the whole court, pushes and passes up in transition. He's a solid body who can handle contact on the penetration, he has a nice pull-up off the bounce and he'll hit open 3's. He can stay in front of ball handlers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notable 2023's:<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1381203' first='Gytis' last='Gervickas'] 6'1 SG of San Domenico HS, 4.2 GPA<br>Gabe Garcia 6'2 CG of Alameda HS, 4.3 GPA<br>Andrew Melara 5'6 PG of Lincoln HS Stockton 3.5 GPA<br>Joshua Clark 5'10 PG of Oakland HS 4.0 GPA</strong><br><strong>Skylar Strickland 6'0 PG of St. Mary's HS Stockton 2.9 GPA </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->