AAU State Tournament Preview: Kentucky Supreme 17u

Steve Quattrocchi May 6, 2023 @ 11:20 AM

The annual State Tournament hosted by Kentucky Basketball Commission starts on Saturday the 13th and the field is shaping up to be a good one. Leading up to the event, we'll be previewing teams that will be competing for the title. These rosters were all submitted through Twitter DMs. If your favorite team is not represented, it's because no one submitted information.   Roster:   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Number</td><td>Name</td><td>Height</td><td>High School</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1288933' first='Gage' last='Phelps']</td><td>6'2</td><td>Daviess County</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Jamir Ford</td><td>6'3</td><td>Iroquois</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1232261' first='Dallas' last='Mercer']</td><td>6'4</td><td>Shelby County</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Damon Howard Jr.</td><td>6'4</td><td>Fairdale</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Ben Kalonji</td><td>6'8</td><td>Jeffersonville (IN)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1845741' first='Mike' last='Loftis']</td><td>5'11</td><td>Holy Cross</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Cam Edwards</td><td>6'5</td><td>Kentucky Country Day</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1287891' first='Keaton' last='Baird']</td><td>6'4</td><td>Spencer County</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1288983' first='Dillon' last='Ritchey']</td><td>6'0</td><td>Shelby County</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   Player to Watch -   [player_tooltip player_id='1845741' first='Mike' last='Loftis'] - Thus far in the AAU season, Loftis has garnered the most headlines for the Supreme squad. Coming off a season where he averaged 16 points per game, Mike has continued to score the ball at a high level through the first month of the AAU season.   X Factor -   Cam Edwards - Edwards is a long and athletic wing who can do a lot of impressive stuff on the court when his motor is running. Look for him to potentially lead the team in rebounding as well as play the role of lockdown defender on that end of the floor.   Mystery Man -   Ben Kalonji - He's from Indiana so it's obvious why we haven't seen him but there won't be too many 6'8 kids walking around the gym in Wilder next weekend. If Kalonji can provide rim protection and get some easy transition buckets, Supreme could make a deep run.

The annual State Tournament hosted by Kentucky Basketball Commission starts on Saturday the 13th and the field is shaping up to be a good one. Leading up to the event, we'll be previewing teams that will be competing for the title. These rosters were all submitted through Twitter DMs. If your favorite team is not represented, it's because no one submitted information.