Pure Sweat Spring Showcase Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pure Sweat Spring Showcase on Tuesday night was a great opportunity for PHI to check in on some talented prospects from southern Illinois.&nbsp; Here we dive into the prospects that caught our attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2831779' first='Myles' last='Guthman'] (Murphysboro – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Murphysboro 6'4” junior wing really made an impression with his play throughout the evening.&nbsp; He has good positional size on the wing with a skill set to match.&nbsp; Consistently knocked down three point shots all night long.&nbsp; He hit them spotting up along with creating on his own.&nbsp; Like his handles and ability to pass off a live dribble.&nbsp; Also rebounds well in his area.&nbsp; Worth continuing to monitor this spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2323319' first='Colton' last='Hawkins'] (Carterville – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hawkins continues to stand out each time we see him play.&nbsp; The 6'4” shooting guard has quality size and strength on the perimeter.&nbsp; He is a crisp ball handler that can get to the rack where he finishes very well through contact.&nbsp; Aggressive on straight line takes&nbsp; to the rack.&nbsp; Plus three point shooter from three.&nbsp; Solid secondary passer and rebounds well for a guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cayden Young (Harrisburg – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Young was one of the few unsigned seniors at the event.&nbsp; This is a prospect that had missed time due to injury and we had not seen.&nbsp; Definitely should be under consideration for JUCOs and small colleges.&nbsp; He stands at 6'4 with a frame to continue to add strength.&nbsp; Small forward that poured in threes throughout the evening along with a tough turnaround jumper.&nbsp; Also flashed defensively with his shot blocking and length.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1977254' first='Luke' last='Smith'] (Althoff – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith was a key member of the 2A state runner up team at Althoff his past season.&nbsp; He is a skilled utility guard that can do a little bit of everything.&nbsp; Crisp passer, quality shooter from mid-range along with three, and is a nifty scorer around the hoop.&nbsp; Made an array of tough layups throughout the evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2125643' first='Jaxson' last='Hancock'] (Centralia – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hancock is a rock solid point guard that makes sound decisions with the ball.&nbsp; Excellent feel for the game which was shown in this setting as he dished the rock with regularity.&nbsp; Advanced vision seeing the floor as the son of a college coach.&nbsp; Crafty scorer on scoop shots and layups in the paint.&nbsp; Active defender getting his hands on some steals and hit a top of the key three ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Will Lehman (Carbondale – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lehman is a 6'3” wing that has nice height early in the process.&nbsp; He made quite a few impactful plays on the defensive end in the up and down setting blocking shots along with crashing the offensive glass for second chance points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2383643' first='<strong>Lake</strong> J' last='<strong>Trovillion</strong>']</strong> <strong> (Vienna – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 6'0” shooting guard was seen consistently doing damage in transition.&nbsp; He scored quite a few times in the open floor along with flashing as a shot maker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Harper Lustenerger (Carterville – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like the potential with this 2028 6'2” wing.&nbsp; Has good bloodlines, projectability and a sweet looking jumper from 15 feet out to three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2831746' first='Austin' last='Swalley'] (Greenville – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 6'0” guard is a sophomore that was consistently attacking the rack throughout the night with strong takes on shot fakes and straight line drives to the rack.&nbsp; Also cut off the ball for a bucket and got his hands on steals defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2383364' first='Bryson' last='McClanahan'] (DuQuoin – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smaller guard at 5'9” that is crafty with the rock in his hands.&nbsp; Shot fakes for a score and put it on the deck with either hand.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kyler Willmore (Sesser-Valier – 2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willmore was the other unsigned senior in attendance.&nbsp; He stands at 6'0” with a thick frame as a combo guard with broad shoulders.&nbsp; Really shot the ball well from beyond the arc nailing and array of threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Braxton Dann (Herrin – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dann is a 6'1” two guard that flashed with his long strides and athleticism at the event.&nbsp; Capable shooter as well, but the athletic ability and developmental upside was what popped to me.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2423207' first='Kaeden' last='Bevolo'] (Salem – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bevolo is from my hometown and is a nice prospect to continue to track at 6'2”.&nbsp; The shooting guard proved to be a quality shooter knocking in a corner three along with crisp mid-range shots.&nbsp; Also had a sweet euro step for a bucket in the lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->