Great Western Classic Preview
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Once again the annual Great Western Classic allows teams that are local and abroad get their feet under them and play some high quality games before high school tryouts in November. With about 70 teams in the Varsity division Utah…
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Continue ReadingOnce again the annual Great Western Classic allows teams that are local and abroad get their feet under them and play some high quality games before high school tryouts in November. With about 70 teams in the Varsity division Utah will be the place to be Thursday -Saturday.
Teams to Watch
Judge Memorial Catholic
Judge gets it going on Friday and Saturday at American Fork High School and they have a few new players that could be extremely electric. This team has a chance to continue to elevate their game. New comer to watch will be Solomon King Solomon King 6'4" | SF Judge Memorial | 2026 State UT , this kid can go and only a sophomore has a bright future ahead. Longar Alor Longar Alor 6'6" | SF Judge Memorial | 2025 State UT will be another player that will be poised to have a brekout season along with the solid play of Aayden Saucedo. Playing against Salem Hills and Snow Canyon should be solid games for them/
Wasatch Academy
Regardless who they play they will be playing at a high level and they have some solid players that will cause havoc. Isiah Harwell Isiah Harwell 6'5" | CG Wasatch Academy | 2025 State #7 Nation UT , Malick Diallo Malick Diallo 6'9" | C Wasatch Academy | 2024 State #131 Nation UT , Chris Nuwuli and John Mobley John Mobley 6'2" | PG Wasatch Academy | 2024 UT Jr. will headline the team but they have a deeper bench than they have in the past. This team is goingt o be a must watch.
Corner Canyon
Not sure Brody Kozlowski Brody Kozlowski 6'8" | SF Corner Canyon | 2024 State #103 Nation UT will suit up or if Noah Bendinger Noah Bendinger 6'4" | CG Corner Canyon | 2025 State UT is ready to suit up after an injury but it will be good to see who Corner has besides them. Taylor Feroah Taylor Feroah 6'7" | SG Corner Canyon | 2024 State UT should be a player that could step up his game. Derelle Desire is another new addition that should be a force along with new comer Hayden Gribble Hayden Gribble 6'6" | SF Corner Canyon | 2024 State UT . Excited to see how Tyler Mortensen Tyler Mortensen 6'3" | CG Corner Canyon | 2026 State UT and Bryton Valdes Bryton Valdes 5'10" | PG Corner Canyon | 2025 State UT fit in on this team. We expect them to all be on a split squad as they try to balance out the teams.
Team DC
This team is made up of players from Dvais County and they have some dudes. The big fella Jagger Francom Jagger Francom 6'8" | C Ridgeline | 2024 State UT will hold it down in the middle and the PG will be Hunter Jackson Hunter Jackson 6'3" | PG Woods Cross | 2025 State UT . You add some wing depth with Malachi Spencer Malachi Spencer 6'7" | CG Weber | 2024 State UT . Charlie Smith Charlie Smith 6'5" | SG Bountiful | 2025 State UT , Jaxon Slaugh Jaxon Slaugh 6'2" | CG Fremont | 2025 State UT and Bryson Watson Bryson Watson 6'3" | CG Woods Cross | 2026 State UT will be big time perimeter shot makers. This group of players is nice. Don’t sleep on Drake Darnell Drake Darnell 5'9" | CG Farmington | 2024 State UT and Kolton Asay Kolton Asay 6'3" | SG Morgan | 2025 State UT all of these guys are buckets.
Players to Watch
Cooper Lewis Cooper Lewis 6'1" | PG Lehi | 2024 State UT || Lehi || 2024 ||
Cooper took the summer and spring off and we are anxious to see how he looks heading into his senior year. He is going to have an opportunity to make a splash entering Lehi’s era in 6A.
Dean Ruckert || Timview || 2026 ||
One of the future bright stars in Utah should be fun to watch as Dean is an active lanky forward that has skills at all three levels of the offensive floor. Look for him to hit from deep, get a few chase down blocks and play above the rim.
Mekhi Martin Mekhi Martin 6'2" | PG Layton | 2024 State UT || Layton || 2024 ||
Mekhi has continued to improve his game and this season we expect him to come even better than last season and last season he was in his bag. Layton has a greta team, looking forward to watching them.