Bash in the Desert 16U Standouts Viewed 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>May 3rd-5th I attended the annual&nbsp;<strong>Bash in the Desert</strong>&nbsp;at the Phhacility and Valley Vista HS locations. It had nearly 60 teams total and I watched 80% of all the teams to form a good opinion of the field.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I watched 10+ of the 15 16U teams and</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here are my 16U Standouts that I viewed: (42 Players)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will review these players in more detail in future articles over the next two weeks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>PG's</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150901' first='John' last='Mattingly'] Sunnyslope&nbsp;(AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Charlie Campbell Artesia/NM (New Mexico D1 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1900362' first='Colby' last='Jessup'] Valley Christian ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1893665' first='Cisco' last='Llamas'] Sahuaro (Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1938808' first='Justice' last='Hinds'] Saguaro (Peak 16 Prelude-Boyd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Matthew Lebron James Irwin/CO (7070 Athletics 2026 Elite Grant)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Dominguez Wylie/TX (Ballers Elite Academy 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2135689' first='Jordan' last='Porter'] Mica Mountain (Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1306040' first='Hayden' last='Maynard'] Phhoenix Prep (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2322554' first='Vinny' last='Rodriguez'] Fairfax ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1832786' first='Marcus' last='Murray'] Sunrise Mountain ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432555' first='Braylon' last='Tyson'] Highland Prep ([program_tooltip program_id='2432520' first='Team' last='Takeoff'] Tillman 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>SG's</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432554' first='Jared' last='Staple Jr'] Inspire Prep ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1893678' first='Chris' last='King'] AZ Compass Prep ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2423151' first='Ehikue' last='Asemota'] Dream City Christian (Peak 16 Prelude-Boyd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'marius Jones Mesa Ridge/CO (7070 Athletics 2026 Elite Grant)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146268' first='Brock' last='Knee'] Arcadia (AZ Select Ali 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gabe Royal West Mesa/NM (New Mexico D1 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Phillip Booker Murrieta Valley/CA (Gamepoint IE 16U)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2147251' first='Noah' last='Crouch'] Perry ([program_tooltip program_id='2415446' first='Arizona' last='Grind'] 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1464983' first='Mick' last='Riordan'] Boulder Creek (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1697292' first='Rylan' last='Parsley'] Sandra Day (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2147242' first='Isaac' last='McNair'] Premier Prep Tucson&nbsp;(Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>SF's</em>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1736170' first='Kareem' last='Alkhalifa'] Pinnacle (Peak 16 Prelude-Boyd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2367880' first='Saleem' last='Gakiza'] Pinnacle (Peak 16 Prelude-Boyd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1834154' first='Brock' last='Steele'] Seton Catholic (AZ Select Ali 2026)</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tarius Wilson Community/TX (Ballers Elite Academy 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2404558' first='Ray' last='Porter'] Tucson (Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2404559' first='Malaki' last='Cunningham-Hiadzi'] Tucson (Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sebastian Meraz Hanks/TX (D1 El Paso Matrix 2026)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1323295' first='Brayden' last='Barrett'] Millennium (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2297971' first='Hale' last='Hansen'] Brophy Prep (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633050' first='Sebastian' last='Hatsakorzian'] St. Mary's (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1890161' first='Deshaun' last='Johnson'] Corona del Sol (New Mexico D1 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>CG/PF's</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah Davis Riverside King/CA (Gamepoint 2026 IE)</strong> <strong>(Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Derrick Osobase James Bowie/TX (Heal Elite 16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432559' first='Aiden' last='Aniyah'] ALA West Foothills ([program_tooltip program_id='2432520' first='Team' last='Takeoff'] Tillman 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2404557' first='Tyson' last='Dobbins'] Desert Christian&nbsp;(Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2133645' first='Razin' last='Smith Jr'] The Gregory School (Tucson Spartans Rise UAA 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2275986' first='KJ' last='Fauske'] Seton Catholic (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1917869' first='Ethan' last='Sobik'] Notre Dame Prep (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412338' first='Carter' last='Maxwell'] Eduprize (AZ Select 16 UAA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->