West Mania: 2026 Standouts 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>April 19-21 I attended the <strong>West Mania</strong> powered by <strong>EHA Circuit</strong> and <strong>Made Hoops</strong>. They teamed up together to form a top notch event of multiple circuit teams (EYBL. UAA. 3SSB. NxtPro, NB) plus top independents. A lot of local standouts were spread around on various teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Here were the 2026 Standouts Viewed</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2418885' first='Devan' last='Christion'] Lee Williams (Prominent Elite 2026) (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A newcomer for me way out in Kingman is an intriguing power forward who runs well with fluidity and he is a plus athlete. He has a good frame and can shoot it from elbow and in plus work inside to score. He works fast and he is a quick second jumper and impressively snatches balls high above the ground. He has strong hands to collect steals, rebound and block shots. He had multiple alley-oops and thunderous dunks on the break.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1490241' first='Elijah' last='Summers-Livingston'] Basha (Vegas Elite 16 EYBL)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bouncy power forward is a true rim runner in the dunkers spot. He catches alley-oops on the norm. He moves his feet well on the perimeter and will rebound and block shots with ease. He runs the floor well and finishes off tough layups and scores on put backs.&nbsp;High motor guy for the next level. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1490240' first='Colton' last='Watson'] Sandra Day (Oakland Soldiers 16 EYBL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the better passing point forwards on the West Coast. He has next level feel and will make the up the court passes and drive and kicks. He always plays the right way to a fault giving the ball up early. He can dribble drive to score and shoot the catch three. He is a multiple positional defender and he is a plus athlete.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591733' first='Nico' last='Wright'] Ben Franklin (Oakland Soldiers 16 EYBL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A top of the food chain shot blocker. He is slowly coming out of his shell. He is now dribbling the ball more and can even handle it somewhat down the court. He blocks everything near him, rebounds the ball at a high level and will dunk it easily and score on put backs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150822' first='Cameron' last='Holmes'] Millennium (AZ Unity 17 EYBL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A play-making defensive wing with plus athleticism. He scores with alley-oops, his deep three point shot was clicking off the dribble, he can post up with counter moves patiently and he can thread the needle to a teammate.&nbsp;One of the better all-around players in the AIA showed why. He does a lot of the little things with defending from inside the paint to out on the perimeter and then rebound, score and make plays.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1612468' first='Cameron' last='Williams'] St. Mary's (Vegas Elite 16 EYBL)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The long and lean power forward moves gracefully around the court with a high skill level. He is an easy shot blocker with timing, athleticism and length. He scores from all levels with catch threes, mid-range pull-ups and inside hook shots or dunks. He is also starting to rebound out of his area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1323290' first='Mason' last='Magee'] Basha (Vegas Elite 16 EYBL)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A super quick pure PG is a facilitating guard who will defend you the length of the court and score. He throws the lob pass about as well as you can and will slither passes into teammates. He will hit the catch three, dunk the ball on the break and his hesitation speed dribble is nearly impossible to defend. His mid-range pull-up is slowly becoming his sweet spot and he is scoring more as he ages.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150823' first='Kalek' last='House'] Desert Mountain (AZ Unity 17 EYBL)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard who is a very good defender. He consistently slows down his opponents in every game as he is a phenomenal on-ball defender. He has a good feel for the game to make plays for his teammates with great timing on his passes and will make the extra pass. He scores with mid-range pull-ups off the dribble, dribble drives and catch threes when he gets hot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->