Nor Cal Weekend Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thanksgiving weekend Saturday Nov 26 PH NorCal was at the NorCal Tip Off in Dublin, CA. A group of talented prospects, and teams were opening the season playing at this event . There were 8 games on the day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1381206"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"He'll be counted on as this team looks to make a run in the tough EBAL. At this event he was a steady performer throughout the game. Playing well on both ends of the court. He came up big in the 4th qtr as his team held on for the victory. He's a solid ball handler with good passing. 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