WCE AZ Spring Preview: ’27 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On April 13th I attended the&nbsp;<strong>WCE AZ Spring Preview</strong>&nbsp;located at the Phhacility in Phoenix. I watched 15-17U and found some incoming talented freshmen plus some good unsigned seniors looking for college homes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the top freshmen I viewed:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1464983' first='Mick' last='Riordan'] Boulder Creek (Monstarz 17) (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A decent sized scoring guard has elite skill and real feel. He smartly changes speeds and he takes long strides to the basket. His best weapon is definitely his pure three point stroke with range and a quick trigger. He will be leaned on more this season for the Jaguars.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2297438' first='Oliver' last='Burbach'] Brophy Prep (AZ Select Ali 16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fluid combo guard played a lot of the point guard role. He uses his IQ and feel to make plays. He has deep three point range with one of the cleaner strokes in the class. He can euro step to the basket with a tighter handle and he had no trouble playing up.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2052370' first='Jackson' last='Harrison'] Scottsdale Christian Academy (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard can play on or off the ball. He has good size and can score with pull-ups off the dribble and he rebounds well with his size and will go up to score. He will be one of the leading scorers in all of 2A this upcoming year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412235' first='Matthew' last='Clark'] Boulder Creek (AZ Legacy 16 Elite)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized freshman combo guard is highly skilled and cerebral. He can shoot it with range from the three point line and handles the ball well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146268' first='Brock' last='Knee'] Arcadia (AZ Select Ali 16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A freshman scoring guard who was playing up has great size and skill. He can hit the catch three, he can post up a little and fall away from his defender. His shooting is pure and shows upside.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2282935' first='Parker' last='Counts'] Valley Vista (AZ Nets 15)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard who can play on or off the ball. He is a natural scorer with back downs in the paint, fall aways, off the dribble threes and catch. He handles the point guard spot as he can drive and kick it and is good off the pick and roll game.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412231' first='LT' last='Henley'] Valley Christian (Level up Sports Academy 16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A jet quick two-way point guard. He has a quick first step to get to the basket and will score around the traffic. He will cash in on his free throws and he will rip pockets of his opponents with his lateral quickness. length and speed. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2295696' first='Brandon' last='Mendoza'] Chaparral (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized point guard has a quick burst to get downhill and score. He can make plays and will drive and kick it to a shooter. He moves the ball like you should and can see a small window quickly and throw the pass. He is deceptively quick and will burst past you. He can get hot from the three and is good in the passing lanes on defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2133646' first='Myles' last='Godfrey'] Cactus Shadows (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pure point guard moves the ball well with up the court ropes and passes the ball with either hand. His change of speeds and tight handle makes his game go. He can pull-up off the dribble from mid-range and is very shifty and has a sudden euro step move to freeze the defense and will score. He has quick hands on defense and rebounds in his area.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412232' first='Terrell' last='Fair II'] Sandra Day (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough player is a two-way guard that is a physical on-ball defender and out of area rebounder. The lefty will get downhill and score in transition with either hand. He is a natural slasher to the basket. He is very good around the rim and a stud in transition. He will defend the best player on the other team and will collect steals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2280210' first='Joshua' last='Stewart'] Mesa (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring combo guard can dribble drive to the basket and will hesitate and get downhill and score with either hand. He will pull-up from mid-range and smartly cuts without the ball and has good body control in the air.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412234' first='Landri' last='Pinckney'] North Canyon (Hoop Code 15 National)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A point guard who rebounds well and will facilitate. He will drive and kick and look up the court to make a play perfectly in stride. He can hit the catch three plus he has a quick burst to get downhill. He played some on varsity and JV and should get more minutes this season.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->