Wild West Shootout Recap: Top Bigs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The wild west shootout is Northern Nevada's premier basketball tournament that serves as a fundraiser for the Sierra kids foundation. The Sierra kids foundation provides educational scholarships to children and youth with developmental disabilities in Northern Nevada, specifically kids with autism spectrum disorder. The Sierra kids foundation helps families who are under insured, low-income, unemployed, or of low socioeconomic status pay for ABA therapy for their child who may not be able to afford a treatment program otherwise.  This year's event featured a Reno vs Northern California format, pitting schools from each area against each other. The event also featured several quality big men. In this article, we take a look at some of the top Bigs from the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1512083"],"_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":"Anderson is a face up four type that plays hard. He was at his best when he could attack in downhill situations, however he did try to use a little wiggle on some occasions. His competitive nature is what I liked most about him, as he was willing to use his power frame to bang. 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