Chi-Town Tip Off: Steve’s Rim Rattlers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After an exciting weekend we take a look back at some of the better athletes from Chi-Town Tip-Off who played above the rim!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2045301' first='Vaughn' last='Karvala'] (Tyler Herro) 2026 6'4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karvala was an attention-stealer all weekend. The uber athletic forward had several windmills and two-handed momentum-changing dunks. He started with four in the Sunday afternoon matchup. Vaughn relies heavily on his athleticism and that's not a bad thing as he excites the crowd.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2105166' first='Vincas' last='Buzelis'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2078374' first='Full' last='Package']) 2025 6'5&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were many times this weekend when we saw Vincas rattling the rims. He's a stocky forward who doesn't have an issue with trying to dunk on a defender who's in front of him. Buzelis is skilled and has shown the ability to stretch a defense with shooting but he will grab coaches' attention with his two-handed slams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2326966' first='Moses' last='Wilson'] (M14Hoops) 2025 6'4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As a 6'4 wing Moses surprised me with two things. How well he can handle the ball and how effortlessly he gets off the ground when attacking the rim. Wilson is a long wiry player who had several highlights as I watched him this weekend. He is very deceptive when getting downhill. The minute you think he's going to finish with a layup he dunks it. Moses is becoming a very underrated prospect.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1766460' first='Al' last='Brooks'] Jr. ([program_tooltip program_id='2075515' first='Hoops' last='4 Health']) 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A name we have been accustomed to talking about is this Hansberry wing. Brooks is a long and active forward who at times plays at the guard spot. He's another long and agile player who had several dunks after getting on ball steals and turning them into one-handed fastbreak dunks. Al is a top 5 prospect who makes a lot of plays below and above the rim.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1432910' first='Oskar' last='Kangas'] ([program_tooltip program_id='2076029' first='Wisconsin' last='Crusaders']) 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kangas had a big weekend in Chicago. At 6'7 he displayed some versatile moments from the perimeter and out of pick-and-roll plays where he had several dunks. Oskar is a low-post player who will try to dunk on you in an instant if you try to rotate over to him. Kangas has inserted himself in that group of players who have a chance to play D1 basketball if he continues to perform.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2105191' first='Hunter' last='Gawron'] (Powerhouse Hoops) 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the very first game of the event Hunter started with an alley-oop and followed it with another one later in the game. Gawron is a prospect who can sneak onto some D2 coaches' list. At 6'5 he plays hard with toughness around the rim and is a workhorse on the boards. I think with the physical finishes around the rim, a consistent shooting stroke, and catching lobs it will be soon before coaches start setting eyes on Hunter.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->