LV Big Time: Best Passers on Day 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LAS VEGAS — Bishop Gorman was the place to be Thursday afternoon and evening as the annual Las Vegas Big Time Tournament tipped off one day prior to the start of the second live viewing period of July. The event drew a collection of circuit and independent programs from across the country. Below are the best passers we saw on the opening day of action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2389267' first='David' last='Clayton'] | 2025 | FYN All-Stars (TX)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clayton was one of the fastest and quickest players with the ball in his hands on the first day of the event. The 5-foot-10 guard pushed the pace in transition and had the defense on its heels which allowed him to get deep paint touches, collapse the defense and find open teammates. Clayton showed that he had every pass in the book and, at times, delivered them in flashy fashion. Nevertheless, Clayton always had his eyes up the floor looking to make a play for someone else.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Jaxon Allensworth | 2027 | Gamepoint 16 3SSB (CA)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Allensworth has always had a knack for making the right play at the right time and it goes back to last season when, as a freshman, he hit a buzzer-beating half-court shot to help Great Oak high school upset Crespi in a playoff game. Fast forward to this spring and summer and the 5-foot-9 lefty is showing his value as a signal calling point guard. What stood out about Allensworth on Thursday was he didn't over-handle the ball and always looked to move it whether it was a hit-ahead in transition or an extra pass in half-court offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Markus Maxwell-Grimes | 2026 | NY Rens</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maxwell-Grimes is a smooth and patient operator with the ball in his hands. The 6-foot point guard is known for his ability to fill up the scoring column, and while he showed flashed of that, he stood out because of his snappy passing and unselfishness in looking for open teammates. Maxwell-Grimes is one of those prospects who sees the game a step or two ahead of the opponent which allows him to make smart reads in various actions and situations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Matthew Lindblom | 2025 | Washington Supreme 17 Dean (WA)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lindblom is one of those players you think of when the term "True Point Guard" is used. The 6-foot-2 rising senior is as steady as they come with the ball in his hands and consistently snaps advance passes up the court to initiate early offense in transition. In the half-court setting he makes the right reads out of ball screen action, delivers on-time and on-target passes to shooters and has a knack for taking care of the basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Oliver Luebkert | 2026 | Players Only 16 (OR)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luebkert is an intriguing long-term prospect not only because of his long, wiry 6-foot-2 frame combined with fluid athleticism and deceptive change of direction but because he's a high IQ pass-first style point guard. The rising junior showed his feel for the game in slot ball screen action where he was patient and allowed plays to develop before making smart decisions and setting up teammates for open looks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->