2 Cities 1 GASO - Houston Game Changers Part Two

Part two of this article will be talking about five more names that impressed me at the 2 Cities 1 GASO Tournament. These five prospects were vital for their respective teams throughout the tournament.    The 2026 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2557189' first='Tyler' last='Young'] excels at impacting the game offensively in many ways. First, he makes plays for himself and his teammates constantly with the ball in his hands making him a threat to defenses. Throughout the weekend he hit multiple perimeter shots spotting up and creating off the dribble. When driving to the rim he has crafty ways of finishing even with contact being drawn. Tyler has a knack for making the right passes to his teammates resulting in made field goals on all three levels. Defensively, he has active hands stripping the ball out of opposing players hands and being in passing lanes. I'm looking forward to seeing what Tyler has in store for his senior season coming up.     [player_tooltip player_id='2554946' first='Lukis' last='Simmons'] is an athletic 6'9 forward that is extremely active on both ends of the floor with a high motor. When teammates go downhill Lukis has a knack for finding holes in defenses using his athleticism to finish plays in the paint off passes or crashing the boards. In transition and half court possessions he is a huge lob threat as he runs the floor very well. Defensively, he challenges shots at the rim at a high level coming away with huge blocks. You can count on Lukis to secure possessions for you defensively as well showing he can grab rebounds at a high level. College coaches should definitely offer Lukis due to his impact on the floor!     [player_tooltip player_id='2556215' first='Armani' last='Theus'] is shot maker that can make shots on all three levels off the dribble or in catch & shoot situations. You don't want to leave him open anywhere as he can get on a run of his own making multiple shots in a row consistently. He has a good sense of finding his spots on the floor, capitalizing opportunities he creates for himself in the pick and roll or beating his opponents off the dribble. As TJ Ford Elites 17U guard he makes smart decisions offensively making IQ plays that greatly benefits the team. Defensively, he puts ball pressure on opposing ball handlers making it tough for them to create any sort of offense. Coming off a great season with Marshall High School, I expect him to make a huge impact again going into his senior season.     When watching Tywan play it's very evident that he is a great competitor on both ends of the floor willing to do anything to help his team win. Offensively he takes smart percentage shots on all three levels that he converts at a high level for HABC Hoops. He doesn't mind contact at all when challenged at the rim by defenders making tough layups around defenders. Defensively he can give opposing ball handlers a problem due to his intensity on that end of the floor. He is a player that will do the little things that don't show up in the stat sheet. While being a vocal leader on the team he will always make sure that he is doing his part to help the team win.     [player_tooltip player_id='2557328' first='Jesus' last='Valenzuela'] makes shots from the perimeter at a high clip as he can hit multiple in a game. He turned a few heads after his Friday night performance making a large number of three pointers mainly in catch & shoot situations. When passing the ball to his teammates he puts them in positions to score at times resulting in points. He isn't the type of player to stand around on offense either usually relocating on the perimeter when off the ball consistently. As a double team comes his way he makes good decisions usually, avoiding turning the ball over when pressure comes. When handling the ball, he handles bumps from defenders well taking contact quite often without losing the ball. Defensively he finds ways of getting steals from opposing bigs in the post and in passing lanes.

Part two of this article will be talking about five more names that impressed me at the 2 Cities 1 GASO Tournament. These five prospects were vital for their respective teams throughout the tournament.