PrepHoops Oregon 2023 Top 250 Expo Preview

Registration has been completed and the roster is set for the 2023 PrepHoops Oregon Top 250 Expo, which will take place on Sunday, September 17 at Hillsboro High School. For the second year in a row, the event sold out before the deadline and once again the talent level in the gym will be high. College coaches from the NCAA D-II, NCAA D-III, NAIA, and junior college ranks will be on hand to watch the action and others will be able to catch it live streaming on Baller TV. Here's a quick look at some of the general things to watch out for.

Top Talent Will Be In The House

Many of the top-ranked players in the Classes of 2024 and 2025 have signed up to participate, which should elevate the level of competition. In the senior class, Dylan Douangphrachanh Dylan Douangphrachanh 6'3" | SG Benson | 2024 State OR (#5), TJ Latu TJ Latu 6'3" | CG Jefferson | 2024 State OR (#6), Kayin Turner Kayin Turner 6'5" | SF Sunset | 2024 State OR (#11), and Jackson Owens Jackson Owens 6'3" | CG Cleveland | 2024 State OR (#21) are in from the Top 25 and you can expect each to bring their A-game to the table in every contest. The Top 25 of the Class of 2025 is well-represented by Owen Nathan Owen Nathan 6'2" | CG Roosevelt | 2025 State OR (#7), Cole Hammack Cole Hammack 5'10" | PG Wilsonville | 2025 State OR (#9), Nate Stiffler Nate Stiffler 6'4" | SF Thurston | 2025 State OR (#12), Gavin Inglish Gavin Inglish 6'3" | SG Pleasant Hill | 2025 State OR (#14), Peyton Reyes Peyton Reyes 5'9" | PG Mountainside | 2025 State OR (#16), Jason Grady Jason Grady 6'5" | SF Westview | 2025 State OR (#17), Brayden Barron Brayden Barron 6'6" | SF Barlow | 2025 State OR (#22), Landon Knox Landon Knox 5'10" | CG Cascade | 2025 State OR (#24), and Justin Han Justin Han 6'1" | SG Valley Catholic | 2025 State OR (#25).

Youth Will Be Served

With the Class of 2027 handled with the Freshman Expo, the youngest participants will be from the Class of 2026 and there are plenty of this year's sophomores who are signed up. Of these, Eli Vizconde Eli Vizconde 6'0" | CG Mountainside | 2026 State OR (#3) and Jemai Lake Jemai Lake 6'2" | CG Tualatin | 2026 State OR (#5) lead the way from the rankings and others such as JeMel Baker (#10), Ty Read Ty Read 6'9" | C Sheldon | 2026 ID (#12), Andwele Bridges Andwele Bridges 6'0" | PG/SG Forest Grove | 2026 State OR (#13), Diego Garcia Diego Garcia 6'2" | CG Barlow | 2026 State OR (#15), Ryan Barone Ryan Barone 6'1" | CG Jesuit | 2026 State OR (#16), Dache Acelar Dache Acelar 6'0" | CG Benson | 2026 State OR (#20), and Kareem Artharee Kareem Artharee 6'4" | CG Gresham | 2026 State OR (#24) are all hoping to make impressions of their own. As we continue to expand our 2026 rankings, many others currently on the watchlist are looking to make their debut in the numeric section.

Solid Size On the Court

As usual, the majority of guys who will be on the court will be guards but this year there are ten players listed at 6-foot-6 and higher, topped out by Ty Read Ty Read 6'9" | C Sheldon | 2026 ID at 6-foot-9. While quite a few of these guys are more perimeter-oriented players, there are several who will no doubt be making their mark in the paint on both ends of the floor. There should be no shortage of battles down low that will be worthy of watching.

It's a Team Game

Several high schools have sent multiple players to play in Sunday's Expo and some of them have even been assigned to play on the same team during the event. Topping them all with six participants is Mountainside, led by two of their starting guards from last year's state tournament team in Peyton Reyes Peyton Reyes 5'9" | PG Mountainside | 2025 State OR and Eli Vizconde Eli Vizconde 6'0" | CG Mountainside | 2026 State OR . Westview is also represented with experience with four players, including three projected starters in Alex Choi, Jason Grady Jason Grady 6'5" | SF Westview | 2025 State OR , and Kai Russell Kai Russell 5'10" | PG Westview | 2025 State OR . Central Catholic has five of their younger players registered, while Benson, West Linn, Valley Catholic all have four players each.

Road Tripping From Afar

As expected, most of the players in the gym are from the Portland Metro area with a number coming up from Salem. There are several guys making the drive from further distances and even some who may be flying in from out-of-state. Coming in from the south on I-5 include Joey Banry Joey Banry 5'9" | PG North Eugene | 2024 State OR and Jonas Spencer Jonas Spencer 6'5" | CG North Eugene | 2024 State OR from North Eugene, Peyton Bruner Peyton Bruner 6'3" | PG Grants Pass | 2025 State OR , and Zachary DeChenne from Grants Pass, Jullian Lopez and Asher Vredenberg from Roseburg, and Aiden Griess from Hidden Valley. Central Oregon will be repped by Matthew Tompkins Matthew Tompkins 6'4" | SF Summit | 2026 State OR , Abe Taylor, and Gavin Young Gavin Young 6'0" | CG Summit | 2025 State OR from Summit and Ian Pearson Ian Pearson 5'9" | PG Redmond Panthers | 2025 State OR from Redmond. And coming in from out-of-state include players from Washington, California, and Canada.

The event starts at 3 pm on Sunday afternoon and each of the 12 teams will play three games that run until 8 pm. Attendance is free for all spectators. PrepHoops Oregon will be providing full coverage of the event on Twitter and will have plenty of write-up coverage in the days and weeks after it concludes.