Grind Region Finals: 16U Gamechangers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>This content series is sponsored by GameChanger-The Official Scorekeeping, Stats, Team Management &amp; Technology Partner of Prep Hoops.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops' <em>Grind Region Finals</em> was loaded with talent from the 15U division to the 17U division. Prospects were given the opportunity to showcase their ability to shoot the three-ball, facilitate, defend, handle the rock, dunk, and hit the boards, and many of them were very impressive in doing so. While those things were great to witness, I looked beyond them to see if I could find some prospects that influenced and changed the game through their play in some of those areas as well as others. Here are a few of the prospects that emerged as some of the Grind Region Finals' top GameChangers…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1961133"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2090917,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Despite playing with a hurt ankle, Hunter-Mack Nelms was able to showcase his game-changing determination and resilience as he shined on the court. 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