WCE Portland Spring Preview – Quick Look
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Club basketball kicks off in full force this weekend in the Portland Metro Area. West Coast Elite’s Portland Spring Preview will take place at the Beaverton Hoop YMCA and a number of Oregon-based squads will be in the field. Here’s…
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Continue ReadingClub basketball kicks off in full force this weekend in the Portland Metro Area. West Coast Elite’s Portland Spring Preview will take place at the Beaverton Hoop YMCA and a number of Oregon-based squads will be in the field. Here’s a quick look at who’s in 17U.
More Than Hoop makes their season debut at the Portland Spring Preview and head coach Allan Brown has a roster with a number of proven players. Marley Zeller Marley Zeller 6'5" | SF Central Catholic | 2024 State OR (2024 Central Catholic) leads the way after coming off a big junior campaign. His ability to score inside and out, as well as his experience from having played on the EYBL circuit, will be big for MTH. Sharp-shooting RJ Alexander (2024 Gresham) will line up on the wing and the team also has plenty of size with unsigned senior Skyler Schmidt Skyler Schmidt 6'8" | SF Central Catholic | 2023 OR (2023 Central Catholic), versatile big man Liam Slattum Liam Slattum 6'8" | PF Woodburn | 2024 State OR (2024 Woodburn), and shot-blocking threat Nate Gilkey Nate Gilkey 6'9" | PF Gresham | 2024 State OR (2024 Gresham).
Dynasty has a group that will be a mixture of unsigned seniors and Class of 2024 standouts. Among the unsigned seniors will be Isaiah Crane Isaiah Crane 6'1" | CG Jesuit | 2023 State OR (2023 Jesuit) and Marcus McKinney Marcus McKinney 6'0" | CG Gresham | 2023 State OR (2023 Gresham), two productive guards that are looking for opportunities at the next level. There is strength at guard among the rising seniors with plenty of perimeter shooting, led by Dylan Douangphrachanh Dylan Douangphrachanh 6'3" | SG Benson | 2024 State OR (2024 Benson), Max Elmgren Max Elmgren 6'0" | CG Beaverton | 2024 State OR (2024 Beaverton), and Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson 6'1" | CG Century | 2024 State OR (2024 Century). Miguel Taylor Miguel Taylor 6'6" | CG Summit | 2024 State ID (2024 Summit) and Sawyer Clemett Sawyer Clemett 6'5" | SF Hood River Valley | 2024 State OR (2024 Hood River) will prove to be inside-outside threats.
Elite 24 has two entries in the 17U division, with their UA Rise squad as Elite 24 17U Elite. One of the top unsigned seniors in the state, Kavon Bradford Kavon Bradford 6'2" | CG Benson | 2023 State OR (2023 Benson) will lead the charge and he’ll be flanked in the backcourt by shifty playmakers and shooters such as Jackson Leach Jackson Leach 5'10" | PG West Salem | 2024 State OR (2024 West Salem) and Beckett Currie (2025 Camas). Boston Walker (2025 La Center) is a rising junior that will be one to watch. The other squad, Elite 24 17U, features a number of top guards such as Braydon Ace Long Braydon Ace Long 6'0" | CG Willamette | 2024 State OR (2024 Willamette), Nick Ghetie Nick Ghetie 5'11" | PG Lakeridge | 2024 State OR (2024 Lakeridge), and Paolo Flores Paolo Flores 5'8" | PG North Bend | 2024 State OR (2024 North Bend).
Players Only is in 17U with a squad that’s playing up in age. James Kefgen James Kefgen 6'2" | SG Liberty | 2025 State OR (2025 Liberty) was one of the state’s leading scorers but he won’t have to do too much heavy lifting as there are other guys who can put the ball in the hole, especially from the outside. Kai Russell Kai Russell 5'10" | PG Westview | 2025 State OR (2025 Westview) and Keenan Reckamp Keenan Reckamp 6'1" | PG Southridge | 2025 State OR (2025 Southridge) will man the point and versatile swingmen like Nolan Keeney Nolan Keeney 6'4" | PF Tualatin | 2025 State OR (2025 Tualatin), Alonzo Hoff Alonzo Hoff 6'6" | SF Southridge | 2025 State OR (2025 Southridge), Quincy Scott Quincy Scott 6'5" | SG Grant | 2025 State OR (2025 Central Catholic), and Jason Grady Jason Grady 6'5" | SF Westview | 2025 State OR (2025 Westview) can do damage both in the paint and outside of the three-point line.
Fly Select is back with a brand new group. Chance White Chance White 6'0" | CG Roosevelt | 2024 State OR (2024 Roosevelt) leads the way with his explosive offensive ability and one of 6A’s assist leaders in Marcos Ramirez Marcos Ramirez 6'0" | PG Sandy | 2024 State OR (2024 Sandy) will help get him the ball. Coven Rotter Coven Rotter 6'4" | SF Dallas | 2024 State OR (2024 Dallas) and Hunter Dunham (2024 Sandy) are emerging wings with size to keep an eye out for as well.
A team cobbled together of unsigned seniors just for this weekend will be playing under the name SC Panthers. Graham Eikenberry Graham Eikenberry 6'10" | PF St Andrew’s RI | 2023 State OR (2023 Lincoln), Christian Green Christian Green 6'1" | CG Cleveland | 2023 State OR (2023 Grant), JahAllah Van JahAllah Van 5'10" | PG Lincoln | 2023 State OR (2023 Lincoln), and Beya Kim Beya Kim 6'3" | SF Roosevelt | 2023 State OR (2023 Roosevelt) are some of the former PIL standouts on the roster.
Other Oregon-based teams include Portland Reign and The Program. Action all starts at 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoon.