Stock Risers – Scholar Roundball Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Scholar Roundball Classic featured teams from all over the northeast and mid-atlantic. While numerous prospects caught the eyes of coaches and talent evaluators on hand, these are a few that raised their stock in our eyes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1532436"],"_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":"Nash's Avon Old Farms team lost to a talented Phillips Exeter squad, but that didn't prevent the lead guard from standing out. Only a Sophomore, Nash showed poise as a decision maker. 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