2027 Rankings: Off The Radar Newcomers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With 210 players, there is bound to be some new talent that was eventually going to be discovered.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were 28 new players and here are some of the standouts that are not top-10 for position but are very good players in their own right.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here are 8 newcomers from the last three months that are off the radar:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2675181' first='Blake' last='Simms'] <strong>Mountain Pointe (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A southpaw had a nice showing at the beginning of the season. He has a nice pace to his game and can run the show when needed and find teammates in stride. He also scores with threes and transition buckets with some nice skill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2674271' first='Travis' last='Dean'] <strong>Maryvale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed power forward is highly skilled. He has a nice shooting stroke from the three point line and uses his girth and frame to score inside the paint plus rebound in his area with his frame and plus hands.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2689934' first='Braden' last='Baldwin'] <strong>Arcadia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A guard who can play on or off the ball. He really shoots the ball well from mid to the three off the catch or step backs off the dribble. He uses his length to play the passing lanes and will be a nice piece to the puzzle next season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2674677' first='Carter' last='Wells'] <strong>Cortez</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A three level scorer who can create his own offense with a nice handle and some shift. He will pull-up off the dribble from mid to the three, he uses the floater game and the team will lean on the sophomore during stretches of the game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2681054' first='Jude' last='Rose'] <strong>Mesa Mountain View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A very confident scoring guard is tough and a natural scorer. He is a confident ball handler and will score it from all levels with pull-ups from both perimeter levels with a pure stroke. He will also make a play for his teammates with a good feel.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2674153' first='Rohan' last='Setia']<strong> Paradise Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed post player has wider shoulders with strength and length to control the paint on defense. He will carve out some space and gain position and score closest to the basket plus set strong picks and then rolls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2674654' first='Julius' last='Carlisle'] <strong>San Tan Foothills</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fast and quick on quick point guard. He has a yo-yo handle and uses a burst to jet past his defenders. He has quick feet and hands on defense and collects steals in bunches. He will score it for them and he is one to watch for the smaller schools.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2677607' first='Tanner' last='Ivory'] <strong>AZ College Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed highly skilled wing forward is one of their top players on junior varsity. He is cerebral and can score inside with layups and put backs plus has a pretty stroke to the three point line showing some versatility.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->