Kings of July

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July is an extremely fun month for young hoopers. Basketball games. Flying. Driving. Joking with teammates. At the end of the day the purpose is to impress life-changing coaches, men who serve as gatekeepers to that dream of playing college basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thousands of guys played in a dozen different states. Who made the most of the month of July?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1195250"],"_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":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64c4ae27c7787"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1195250' first='Jett' last='Montgomery'] was consistently great. He scored constantly and won games for a strong team, STARS 17u.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Las Vegas Ultimate Club Championship UA vs Adidas</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs Team Lillard 24p 4a 4r 4s. Game 2 20p 8r 5a 2s.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs #1 pg in nation and #75 player in nation. 41p 7r 3a Game #4 20p 4a 5r 2s. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game #5 14p 3a 3r</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1236529"],"_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":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64c4ae27c77d6"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1236529' first='Christian' last='Alston']</strong> earned more offers than anyone else in Tennessee in the last 30 days: Troy, Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, Murray State. Alongside #4 Emerson Kenner, #5 Alston is the highest ranked uncommitted player in Tennessee. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1549096"],"_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":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64c4ae27c7819"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1549096' first='MJ' last='Hayes']</strong> ran with Pro Skills out of Dallas, and played so well that we, Courtney Smith and I, are contemplating moving him up to #1 in 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Royal Court</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Surely less regal though impressive nonetheless these players sparkled in July. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273545' first='Jacob' last='Amonett']</strong> (Pickett County) averaged 4 made three-pointers per game for Pro One Select.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1858693' first='Nathan' last='Russell']</strong> (Powell) continued to make steady improvements. In his final game of the summer he scored 17 points along with 15 rebounds at the Grassroots Showcase. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1666922' first='Reese' last='Hunsinger']</strong> (Ravenwood) played well. "The first Sunday game I had 18 points (5 3s) and in the championship game I had 19 points (4 threes). We won the championship on a 5-0 weekend."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During a mid-July weekend, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1452348' first='Giovanni' last='Harris']</strong> (Montgomery Central) averaged:12 PPG 5 RPG 4 APG 2.5 SPG.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1328856' first='Cameron' last='Hudson']</strong> (Memphis Central) wrapped with </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>901 ballstars vs d1 new mexico<br>21 pts 8 rbs 2 ast<br>901 ballstars vs colorado vice<br>20 pts 5 rbs 2 stl</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->