The Finale: 15U Honorable Mentions All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Finale took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this past weekend. It featured a lot of great teams and talent from a variety of states. There were 18 15U teams that participated in the event and these are the top players that ranked 16-20 from the event. Lets find out who the dominant players were.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2053545"],"_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_tooltip player_id='2053545' first='Reed' last='Hellman'] played well, utilizing his size to make an impact. He rebounded decently, coming up with some second-chance points in the process. 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