Fortune Early Showcase 2025 Standouts
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Fortune Early College High School in Elk Grove, CA held its 3rd Annual Showcase event Saturday November 18. PH NorCal was there to take in the action. There was 6 games on the day. Most of the teams were from…
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Continue ReadingFortune Early College High School in Elk Grove, CA held its 3rd Annual Showcase event Saturday November 18. PH NorCal was there to take in the action. There was 6 games on the day. Most of the teams were from the Sacramento and Stockton Areas. We had Birmingham Charter from SoCal, and Lee from Huntsville Alabama. In this article we have NorCal 2025 Prospects from our updated rankings and some risers who played well.
Jones was the highest ranked prospect from the PH NorCal 2025 class. He has multiple DI offers. He has an improving set of guard skills, a college ready body standing around 6’4. He has the range to hit 3’s way beyond the high school line with some consistency. He showed he can readily or forcibly get into the paint using his body and balance to finish at the rim in different ways, from the top, and other angles, he has hang time to draw fouls. He hit paint jumpers.
Standing 6’6 Goodman has the tools to be a top notch defender in NorCal, while he polishes up his offensive skills away from the basket. He’s going to get his points working the post area with good footwork, filling lanes in transition and put back points, he’s got a paint jumper, and an improving mid-range game. He’s a good rebounder who can handle, and pass in open court.
White understands how to run the point guard position. He uses his speed, quality handles along with excellent vision and passing. He’s making good decisions whether to pass or get aggressive looking for points. He can readily get into the paint with his quickness, sometimes using pump fakes to get bigs off balance. He’s getting up court fast in transition with the dribble or passing up. He’s knocking down 3’s from the top. He’s a steady point guard
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He’s a physical forward with good leaping ability for rebounds and dunks. He’s one of the top rebounders in NorCal when he’s locked in. He’s good around the basket, and working from the high post area using his dribble and body to finish at the rim, or taking the paint jumper with good lift. He’s shown he can hit the corner 3.
He’s a 6’5 SG/SF prospect with a good offensive set of tools to work with. He had dribble drives into the paint for scores at the rim, he pulled up for mid-range and paint jumpers from his dribble. He hit several corner 3’s. He has the size to help work the boards, he got a couple of offensive rebounds for put back points, we had him with 6 rebounds. He’s a riser. He’s becoming more aggressive with increased playing time.
He makes his presence felt each time we see this rising prospect. We saw his contribution at the first Cali-Live. He’s a slick, quick handling guard with moves to freeze his defender, then free himself up for shots. He sees the court to get an assist. He has quick hands and feet for defense. He’s got a certain confidence he brings to the court. He’s a threat to knock down 2’s and 3’s anywhere along the perimeter. He had 4-3pts, during one stretch he hit 3 in a row. He’s a rising prospect in the 2025 class.