Pangos All-American: Second Five

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Devin Ugland June 6, 2024 @ 12:35 PM

<p>LAS VEGAS — Bishop Gorman high school is always the place to be in the first week of June for the Pangos All-American Camp. The event brings together more than 100 of the top players from across the country for three days of high level basketball.</p>   <p>Five-star guard Meleek Thomas took home overall camp MVP honors while Southern California product [player_tooltip player_id='1630616' first='Tounde' last='Yessoufou']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/tounde-yessoufou/"></a> and Jacob Lanier out of Arkansas earned Top 30 game MVP for their respective teams. In this piece we break down which players we would pick for our second five.</p>   <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/06/pangos-all-american-first-five/">Click here to view our First Five.</a></p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Guard: Jake West | 2025 | William Penn Charter (PA)</h4>   <p>West turned heads on the opening night of the event with his scoring feel and confidence. The 6-foot-1 point guard is a shifty creator off the bounce who uses his quickness and tight ball handling to create space from defenders for perimeter jumpers or get his defender off-balance and get into the lane where he can finish or kick out to an open teammate. West is a competitor who impacts winning.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Guard: Darius Adams | 2025 | La Lumiere (IN)</h4>   <p>Adams was one of the better shooters in the camp - both off the catch and off the bounce. At 6-feet-4, Adams possesses good positional size and a simplicity to his game that allows him to be effective without requiring a high volume of touches. Adams is, most notably, a floor stretching threat because of his consistency as a spot shooter but he can also attack closeouts and get to the rim or make a drive-and-kick pass to another shooter.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Guard/Wing: Jacob Lanier | 2026 | Maumelle (AR)</h4>   <p>We wrote about Lanier after Saturday's action because of his versatility and multiple category impact. The 6-foot-6 rising junior is a slashing transition finisher who is also an efficient scorer in half-court settings. Lanier can knock down the catch and shoot three or catch, rip through and drive his way to the paint where he uses his length and athleticism to nullify rim protectors and score at the cup. Lanier also stood out because of his knack for the ball on the offensive glass.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='1630616' first='Tounde' last='Yessoufou'] | 2025 | St. Joseph (CA)</h4>   <p>There weren't a lot of prospects in the gym who had the combination of size, strength and athleticism that Yessoufou has. The 6-foot-5 wing/forward is one of the more explosive finishers in the country and he did plenty of scoring above the rim or through contact during this event. What separates Yessoufou, at times, is his three-point shooting. The rising senior has continued to show strides as spot shooter and off-bounce shooter to open up the driving lanes that he covets.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Forward/Center: Xavion Staton | 2025 | Sierra Vista (NV)</h4>   <p>If it is a defensive anchor you're looking for, Staton has all the makings of becoming an elite rim protector at the college level. The 7-footer is a long, mobile and bouncy athlete whose instincts as a shot blocker and ability to stay vertical and contest without fouling are attributes that are difficult to teach. Staton's length and lateral mobility will allow him to execute multiple ball screen defensive coverages at the next level. While he's still raw on the offensive end, he is a viable lob threat and rim-runner.</p>

LAS VEGAS — Bishop Gorman high school is always the place to be in the first week of June for the Pangos All-American Camp. The event brings together more than 100 of the top players from across the country for three days of high level basketball.