NOR CAL ULTIMATE CHALLENGE STANDOUTS II

PH NorCal was at San Leandro High School for the NOR CAL Ultimate Challenge. NorCal is loaded with prospects who can play basketball at the next level. DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JUCO. Here are some of the players that stood out at this event.   [player_tooltip player_id='2137377' first='Terrance' last='Murphy Jr'] 6'4 2027 Forward, Clayton Valley Charter: He's a transfer that has found his way into the starting line up. He's a football player with a strong body, and improving basketball skills. He's good around the basket going high to get rebounds on both ends. He'll get put back points. He has a strong one-two dribble going to the rim. He has the body and strength to defend in the paint. His foot speed with lateral movement helps him defend on the perimeter. He's been working on his jump shot. He had 8 points, 9 rebounds.   Dj Stickman 6'1 2025 Guard, Clovis West: He's transformed his game from a high flying lob go getter to a quality guard with improving skills. He's headed to Fresno State to continue to build his guard skills. He's an athletic player who'll continue to add pieces to his game. He defends, finishes strong and above the rim in transition. He's a good rebounding guard. His ball handling, and passing are improved. 14 points, 7 rebounds.   Jace Kellogg 6'0 2026 Guard, Clovis West: He just knows how to play basketball. He can effect the game in different ways. He's a ball handling guard who can run the offense, along with good passing around the perimeter. He's a bucket getter working from the sides, with good drives into the paint. He can hit the mid-range, and drop a 3 if left unattended. He's a quality defender. 10 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2136794' first='Isaiah' last='Clendinen'] 6'0 2027 Combo Guard, Moreau Catholic: He's a proven point guard with the ability to run the teams offense. He can use his body, and dribble to get into the paint for kick out passes, dump offs, or challenge defenders going to get a bucket. We've seen him get aggressive working off ball using his thick body to go get a basket in traffic.   [player_tooltip player_id='2136793' first='Kareem' last='Jackson Jr'] 6'2 2027 Guard, Moreau Catholic: He's a quality guard in the class of 2027. He continues to show he has an expanding skill set. He's hard to stay in front of in transition with his attacking style, and speed going up court. He's showing the handles needed along the perimeter. He's got a burst going from perimeter to paint. He gets good lift on the paint jumper, he can handle contact. He has the foot speed, and lateral movement to lock in on defense. 14 point.   [player_tooltip player_id='1702937' first='Rashod' last='Cotton'] 6'1 2026 Guard, Dougherty Valley: He has all the guard skills you need to get buckets. He was named Player of the Game scoring 20 points within the flow of the offense. He's a guard that might use an extra dribble to get things done. He's a shot maker with plenty of moves, and patience to get his shot off in traffic. He has a clean pull-up jumper, and can hit the 3 point shot. He's underrated as a passer.   [player_tooltip player_id='2228014' first='Kenny' last='Cloud'] 6'1 2025 Shooting Guard, Dougherty Valley: He proved himself to be one of the better 3-point shooters in the gym at this event. He spots up well for the catch and shoot. He has a quick release around the perimeter. He made 4-3 pointers, one from deep. He ran the court for transition buckets. He's a legitimate 3 point threat that has to be accounted for. He finished with 17 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2215149' first='Trevor' last='Dickson'] 6'1 2026 Shooting Guard, Modesto Christian: It's early in the season. Dickson has established himself as one of the better 3-point shooters in the NorCal Class of 2027. At this event he dropped 5-3-pointers, some in the crunch when the team needed them most. He has work to do in other areas of developing his overall game. He can knock down 3's regularly if left unattended. He finished with 18 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2136797' first='Elijah' last='Payne'] 6'4 2027 Shooting Guard, Modesto Christian: He's establishing his identity as a prospect who can knock down the 3 point shot if left unattended. He had 3 early in the game for 9 points to get his team off to a good start. He's a long wing type player in the 2027 class still developing other parts of his game. We'll keep an eye on him.   [player_tooltip player_id='2137380' first='Jaiden' last='Miller'] 5'11 2027 Point Guard, Liberty, Brentwood: Beginning his second season on the Varsity. The rising Soph seems to be settling in. Miller has good guard skills. He has vision and good passing. He's a good shooter from behind the 3-point line. He doesn't hesitate to put up shots if he's open and in rhythm. He dropped a couple of big 3's throughout the game. He made 4-3's to end the game with 18 points. He can use his dribble for mid-range jumpers, and get in the paint.   [player_tooltip player_id='2089229' first='Andrew' last='Vixon'] 6'3 2025 Wing/Forward, Liberty, Brentwood: He's an athletic player with strength and hops. He's an undersized forward, but goes up high to get rebounds, and lobs. He's good in transition, racing up court with his dribble. He's hard to guard, he'll dunk it. He has improved his ball handling and can get a bucket using his body and dribble. He had good takes from the base line.   [player_tooltip player_id='1795384' first='Chriseanie' last='Nealy'] 6'1 2026 Guard, Vanden: He's a hard playing guard with speed pushing it up court. He has quality handles with a burst to get by defenders. He hit a couple of mid-range jumpers with a hand in the face. He has the ability to put points on the board. He's a decent passer who can feed the post, and move the ball around the perimeter.

PH NorCal was at San Leandro High School for the NOR CAL Ultimate Challenge. NorCal is loaded with prospects who can play basketball at the next level. DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JUCO. Here are some of the players that stood out at this event.