Pangos AA Festival: All-Showcase Team – First Five

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LONG BEACH — The Pangos All-American Festival featured four regional-based teams comprised mostly of players from those regions in a four-game bracketed style format. The event featured some highly-rated prospects from the West, South, Midwest and East regions of the United States. In this piece we highlight our Top Ten performers split into first and second team honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>First Five</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>G [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears'], Joliet West (IL)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fears leads the trend of the four Midwest players on the First Team as his game management and high IQ point guard play led the charge for a dominant Midwest run to a championship. The Michigan State-commit didn't have astoundingly high numbers, but his 12 points per game and 9.5 assists per game all while controlling the tempo of games was a huge advantage for the Midwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>G [player_tooltip player_id='1502768' first='Mercy' last='Miller'], Sherman Oaks Notre Dame</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We already knew Miller was a gifted scoring guard but he established himself as potentially one of the best in the country after averaging 31.5 points per game in leading the South to a championship game appearance. Miller hit an event-high 11 three-pointer over the course of his two games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>WF [player_tooltip player_id='1391463' first='Garwey' last='Dual'], Southern California Academy</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The overall camp MVP's selected by the event operator and select media members went to Fears and [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'], but Dual's two-way efforts had him right in that conversation. The 6-foot-4 wing was a menace of an on-ball defender and dropped 26 and 33 points in helping the Midwest to a title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>F [player_tooltip player_id='1547613' first='Andrew' last='Fielder'], Southern California Academy</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fielder's motor and all-around impact inside was rivaled only by Bidunga, a fellow first-team selection. By our count, the 6-foot-9 four man averaged 25 points and eight rebounds per game on the weekend, including a 24-point, 12-rebound effort in the championship game. Fielder had his versatile offensive game going all weekend long.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>C [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'], Kokomo (IN)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bidunga's combination of size, athleticism and motor were too much for other teams to handle. The 6-foot-9 lefty was the best defender on the floor by a long-shot with his ability to block and alter shots around the basket, switch and contain guards on the perimeter and he even blocked a handful of perimeter jumpers. Bidunga was named a co-MVP of the event alongside his Midwest teammate, [player_tooltip player_id='1562176' first='Jeremy' last='Fears']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->