Week Three Fresh Faces

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In Week Three, there were some new faces we hadn't really seen before or since last season that aren't currently ranked and should be added in the next iteration of rankings for each class. Here's a look a the top ones we saw (listed in order of class).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mac Bledsoe (2024 Summit)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bledsoe isn't a total newcomer to Oregon - he just happened to move to Idaho the last couple of years. The 6-foot-4 athlete is back in the state now though and getting major minutes for Summit. Against McNary, the lefty hit some jumpers and showed some physicality getting to the basket and on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Gray (2024 Reynolds)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gray didn't start for Reynolds but came up big time off of the bench. The 5-foot-11 combo guard capably handled the point, hit some open shots, and really got after it on the defensive end. He ended up leading the team in scoring but is more of a classic scrappy glue guy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matthew Nguyen (2024 Pleasant Hill)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a big night for [player_tooltip player_id='1591755' first='Gavin' last='Inglish'] for the Billies and the presence of Nguyen played a major part of that. The 5-foot-8 point guard found Inglish early and often for buckets, and also did a nice job of making some jumpers to keep the defense honest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Chao (2025 Reynolds)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An initial look at Chao and you may immediately notice his youthful looks and lack of size. Don't be fooled though as that didn't hamper the sophomore guard one bit as he didn't play afraid and confidently looked for opportunities to utilize his smooth stroke. He hit three from distance and finished with 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1671255' first='Eddie' last='Szabatin'] (2026 Reynolds)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big men take a while to develop but you can tell that Szabatin has some things to work with. He's got good size at 6-foot-5, moves fairly well, and isn't afraid to get physical. There's quite a ways to go before he'll be the next Drew Eubanks - something we overheard from the coaching staff - but after seeing the lefty hit a couple of shots and grab 8 rebounds, we are on alert to watch him going forward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1625267' first='Anden' last='Augustus'] (2026 Aloha)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Augustus didn't hit a lot of shots but as a freshman, he played aggressively and with confidence. He started the game against Reynolds for Aloha and his pull-up jumper appears to be his strength at this early stage of his development.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->