Big Shots King of the Hill: Youngsters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops was taking in the action this past weekend at the King of the Hill Tourney hosted by Big Shots in Rock Hill. Let's dive into the coverage right now with some of the Youngsters we were able to see while in attendance.<strong><em> SUBSCRIBE</em></strong> to get ahead of all the action right here in the Palmetto State all year long. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Team USC 2030 Premier Prevails:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team USC Premier defeated Twelve Time in a close one here from the Rock Hill Sports &amp; Event Center. These two programs show you what the talent in the Palmetto State looks like for many years down the road.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419380,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-41-16-7660PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-41-16-7660PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419380" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team USC Premier received strong performances from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2419237' first='Jayden' last='Lewis']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2419236' first='Jackson' last='Ware'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2419234' first='Treyvon' last='Smith']</strong>. This trio led the way in the win for the squad. Lewis and Ware controlled the backcourt while Smith roamed the middle inside the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MJ Bain</strong> and <strong>Ethan Porter</strong> led the charge for Twelve Two a team sponsored by Ja Morant. Bain plays in the post while Porter hails from Augusta, GA. Bain who attends J.N. Fries M.S in Concord, NC was very active around the bucket and had good length already for his age. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Twelve Two Defeats Premier Elite:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419334,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-01-33-7440PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-01-33-7440PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419334" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Twelve Time 2029 group won on Sunday morning over Premier Elite. 7th grade Guard <strong>Ashton Smith</strong> from Langford M.S. in Augusta, GA led the charge. Smith was able to get to the bucket on a regular basis and finish buckets here today. Point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2419233' first='Kai' last='Lowery'] </strong>from Rock Hill is a home-schooled kid. Lowery saw the floor well all day long while connecting on some shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419335,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-01-20-2380PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-01-20-2380PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419335" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2419229' first='Jovani' last='Spencer'] </strong>6'4 attends Springfield M.S. in Fort Mill. Spencer already has good size for his age and really can play inside-out on the floor. He was able to rebound on both ends of the floor and bring the ball up. Teammate <strong>Kamryn Taylor</strong> was able to leak out in transition and score some buckets. Taylor played active in the passing lanes picking up some steals along the way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>SC Elite Family Big Shots Wins: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2418936,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_03-39-43-6140AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_03-39-43-6140AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2418936" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The SC Elite Family Big Shots defeated the Savannah Greyhounds to start the morning. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418911' first='Jamerion' last='Williams']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418912' first='Syncere' last='Williams']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418913' first='Gibson' last='Askew']</strong> all stood out here for the Upstate based squad. Jamerion attends Wright M.S in Abbeville. He was able to connect on some three-pointers here today when he wasn't racing to the rack to score the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418912' first='Syncere' last='Williams']</strong> piled up some points here today for his team. Williams attends Southside Christian where he averaged 10.1 ppg this past season for the Sabres. He finished with 23 points in the win today. Williams scored the ball from all 3-levels. He made himself available on both ends of the floor to be extremely efficient with his play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419368,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_03-39-30-0480AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_03-39-30-0480AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419368" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Askew really likes to set up shop out on the perimeter. Gibson played at Southside Christian also this season as an 8th grader.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419323,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-02-18-9110PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-02-18-9110PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419323" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anderson Clemons</strong> made his presence felt for the Savannah Greyhound. Clemons attends Hendricks M.S. in Cummings, GA. He was able to post up with his back to the basket and finish with either hand. Clemons had soft hands to catch anything thrown in his direction on the floor. He was very effective around the basket scoring the ball. He finished with 14 points today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Kuminga Moonlighting: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2419325,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-02-05-0300PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/eZy-Watermark_22-04-2024_01-02-05-0300PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2419325" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Flory Kuminga</strong> is already a physical specimen for his age. Kuminga was playing here today with Smith Elite. He is the younger brother NBA player Jonathan Kuminga with the Golden State Warriors. Flory brought the ball up the floor in transition, handled the rock in the front court and slashed to the basket here at times today. He connected on some perimeter jumpers. Flory is also running with Upward Stars Southeast 3SSB on the Adidas Grassroots Circuit </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->