Oregon Top 250 Expo – Freshmen to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The PrepHoops Oregon Top 250 Expo takes place on Sunday and it will be a full house of prospects looking to make their mark in front of college coaches both in person and online. We are starting to build the database for the Class of 2026 and lucky for us, at least a dozen of freshman have signed up to be a part of the event. Here are some of the names we'll be watching at the Beaverton Hoop YMCA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582929' first='Keion' last='James Adell'], Grant</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adell is a 6-foot point guard with a quick dribble and great court vision that comes into high school with one of the highest reputations out of anyone in his class in the state. It will be interesting to see how he matches up against some of the top seniors at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582973' first='Jemai' last='Lake'], Tualatin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We saw Lake in summer league playing with the varsity squad and were immediately impressed by his skills, maturity level for his age, and willingness to take - and make - big shots. If his development curve is anything like older brother JoJo's, watch out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1582935' first='Jemel' last='Baker'], Grant</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baker - likely a top five player in the class - comes into high school with the reputation as a high-level scorer, really capable of creating his own shot and getting loose in transition. At 6-foot-2, he's already got solid size for a freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1585574' first='Ryan' last='Barone'], Jesuit</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While it takes awhile to move up to the varsity level at Jesuit, Barone is a lefty shooter who has the kind of game that fit in perfectly with their program and system.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591097' first='Diego' last='Garcia'], Central Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>According to Central Catholic head coach David Blue, Garcia played with the JV summer league squad and is a solid all-around player that is more physical than most others his age.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591096' first='Jayonni' last='Redbird'], Roosevelt</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roosevelt head coach Yusuf Leary isn't afraid of having freshman on his varsity roster so it wouldn't be surprising to see 5-foot-10 Redbird competing for minutes off of the bench behind the talented junior trio of Hill, Morris, and White.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1587908' first='Abraham' last='Taylor'], Summit</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor is currently listed at 6-foot-2 but we're guessing he's still got some growing left in him as older brother Miguel stands at 6-foot-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591098' first='Kingston' last='Marshall'], Westview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The younger brother of senior point guard Marchon at Westview, Marshall is looking to make a name for himself as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->