Pro16 Finals: Friday Night Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As tournament play begins tomorrow for the remaining 8 teams in the 17U division of the NXTPRO circuit, several teams who missed the cut had the opportunity to showcase their talent Friday Night in Omaha. While there was a ton of talent in the gym, below are some of the guys that stood out with their respective teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1131119"],"_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":2084228,"_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='1131119' first='Rickey' last='Loftin'] had one of the best performances of the night in a very close win versus the KC Spurs. Loftin scored on all three levels, including 5 threes. He also found success scoring out of the mid post and attacking the rim. 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