The Stage: The 55 Faces of 15u (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Circuit's The Stage was a terrific collection of talent. Over the weekend there were prospects that projected to every level of the game. The 15u pools were deep, talented and featured a variety of skill sets. Looking over my notes from The Stage, I narrowed it down to 55 15u prospects that stood out to me. Keep in mind that I can't see every team and every game, so there will be additional players that I'm sure deserve that accolades as well. All that being said, welcome to Part 1 of our look at the 55 Faces of 15u at The Stage!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2394088' first='Prescott' last='Horvath']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77245","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Mishawaka Marian","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Indiana Attack Basketball Club 2026 Blue","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The powerful post really played well on Saturday. 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