Bash in the Desert 15U All Tournament 3rd Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On May 3rd - 5th, I attended Bash in the Desert hosted by PrepHoops located at Valley Vista High School. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I watched exactly 19 15U teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some All-Tournament performances for the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These are based on ONE/TWO games I saw of each team. These are NOT prospect rankings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2422586' first='Aiden' last='Peiro'] <strong>Canyon Del Oro</strong> (<strong>Valley Elite 15U</strong>) <strong>Pictured - Middle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a couple of games I saw of Aiden this weekend, he was the focal point of his team. He was doing the distributing and scoring. Scoring wise he had tough finishes around the basket using either hand. He also utilizes floaters well when there's traffic in the lane. On the defensive side of the ball, he had active hands getting steals and even a couple of sneaky blocks. On the playmaking side, he had some nice dump-off passes off attacking downhill. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2422763' first='Camren' last='Hicks'] <strong>Canyon Del Oro</strong> (<strong>Valley Elite 15U</strong>) <strong>Pictured - Left</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A left-handed forward who is a great finisher around the basket. The interesting thing about Camren is that he seems ambidextrous; while he shoots left-handed, he excels at finishing on the right side. He can score down low off a post-up and is active on the offensive glass, getting putbacks off those rebounds. He also occasionally will shoot the three where he has the capability to knock it down. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2422556' first='Henry' last='Matus'] <strong>Canyon Del Oro</strong> (<strong>Valley Elite 15U</strong>) <strong>Pictured - Right</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A right-handed forward who is a 3&amp;D kind of player. Henry has a long reach that he uses to affect shots on the defensive end and shoot over defenders on the offensive end. Offensively, he's a good spot-up shooter from three and has the ability to make defenders pay by attacking downhill off hard closeouts where he has a good touch around the rim. If he doesn't get all the way to the rim, he also has a solid pull-up game from mid-range. He also has active hands on the defensive end. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2085714' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'] <strong>Cleveland</strong> (<strong>[program_tooltip program_id='2075730' first='New' last='Mexico D1'] 2027</strong>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ajay is a point guard that can make his presence felt from three. He looked comfortable from three in catch-and-shoot situations and pulling up in transition off the dribble. He passes the ball well and is solid at attacking downhill and finishing through contact. He also makes good reads out of the pick-and-roll. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2432565' first='Amaurie' last='Beausejor'] <strong>Desert Mountain</strong> (<strong>AZ Select 15U</strong>) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amaurie is a high-IQ player and is like an on-court coach on the floor. He excels at finishing through contact when attacking downhill and if he doesn't get a bucket out of it, he gets to the line where he showed to fill it up from the free-throw line. Overall, he is a coachable player and good at making in-game adjustments. Amaurie is a good player to have on your team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->