Staying Hot In The Cold
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Temperatures are frigid in Michigan right now. Even with the cold weather there are players that are staying hot in the gym. They’re playing excellent basketball and putting up some great numbers. Let’s look at a few players that have…
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Continue ReadingTemperatures are frigid in Michigan right now. Even with the cold weather there are players that are staying hot in the gym. They’re playing excellent basketball and putting up some great numbers. Let’s look at a few players that have heated up in the cold weather.
Malik Neal
Malik Neal
Good timing for a great game from Neal seeing as he was just highlighted in a Prospect Spotlight article. He should be getting some looks from coaches at the next level. Neal stayed heated up last night in a tight Bendle win. He scorched the nets with 26 points and added 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Laizon Tooson Laizon Tooson 5'11" | CG Ypsilanti | 2026 State MI
Laizon Tooson Laizon Tooson 5'11" | CG Ypsilanti | 2026 State MI
Tooson is starting to turn some heads. He really stood out in a game against Pinckney during the freeze. Tooson finished the 54-53 win with 16 points, 4 steals, 3 assists and a rebound. He did a nice job showing 3 point range off a catch and shoot. Tooson caught and shot in rythm. He brought energy and effort to the defensive end and showed straight line speed with the ball in his hands.
Kuiper has had an excellent season so far and probably deserves more publicity for his play. He’s been an elite scorer and kept that trend up during the cold storm. While some were outside shivering, Kuiper was inside setting the nets on fire on his way to 22 points and a big Troy win against Clarkston.
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Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Brother Rice was a huge matchup between 2 powerhouse programs. OLSM came out on top by a score off 66-47. In order to pick up the win, they were paced by superstar guard Trey McKenney Trey McKenney 6’4″ | CG Orchard Lake St. Mary’s | 2025 State #27 Nation MI . He had a team high 16 points in the win.
Brighton picked up a huge win against Howell. Viau had himself a red hot game. He had an eye-popping 16 point and 13 rebound double-double. He wasn’t done there though. Viau also added 4 assists and 3 steals to his stat line. His all around game was critical to the win. Quick props to his teammate Brandon Lovejoy as well. He got hot from outside and buried 4 triples on his way to 20 points.