Hoopfest Standouts: Day 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This elite event has brought out fans in droves and there was a show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='969630' first='Bron' last='Roberts'] || Pleasant Grove High School ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'11 prospect was really good after taking some time off of hoops. Bron has such a pure shooting form. Really like how he catches the ball at the high post and makes a move to the basket to set up a fade away. He was finishing through contact and the other impressive aspect about his game is that he was rebounding and leading the break. In time he wis going to mesh even better with his new team. High academics and local school need to resume their recruitment as he is a next level talent that could be a game changer if he is used the right way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1039603' first='Zayden' last='High'] || AZ Compass ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The North Carolina commit was as solid as they come as he was defending bigger guys and holding his own in the post. He rarely had to front as he would use his lower body strength to stop bigger guys from getting to the rim. Rebounding was elite on both ends of the floor. Around the rim he was solid and his perimeter game was apparent as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1114374' first='Malick' last='Diallo'] || Wasatch Academy ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The new prospect at WA has hit the ground running and he showed some skills that will help the Tigers in the long run. Malick was taking charges and at 6'10 that is impressive. He was hitting the glass and getting second chance opportunities and almost finishing everything around the rim. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='969235' first='Ashton' last='Wallace'] || American Fork ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ashton was running all over the floor and as he was being chased down he created enough space through sets and his speed to get open and get some high quality looks off. There were players from all over the state rooting for AF and Ashton hit some big time shots. If he plays with that level of intensity he is going to continue to rise. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1057025' first='Diego' last='Mulford'] || Cyprus ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Having the assignment to chase down one of the speediest and high level shooters in the state has to be one of the worst assignments as Diego was hitting some big shots. The kid will light you up if you give him space. Game one was good for him as he proved he could hit jumpers over much bigger defenders as PG was switching a lot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kwame Evans || Montverde ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'9 wingman was different. He can stretch the floor with that 6'9 frame as he was the standout player on the MVA team. When he got the ball or the offense ran through him great things happened. He did not get enough looks at the end of the day. Oregon has a monster in him and with his shooting ability paired off with his other high quality skills he is a big time prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1576379' first='Jordan' last='Ross'] || AZ Compass ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan was the most effective player on the floor last night as he controlled the tempo better than we have ever seen him in the past. He was drawing fouls he was pushing when he needed to and he was slowing things down when they needed to. Jordan hit some shots and made some layups but he was the ultimate closer last night and knocking out the #1 team in the country had a lot to do with his play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->