West Mania: Top Wings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — The MADE Hoops and EHA Circuit collaboration put together another strong event in the Southern California area this weekend. The event featured a collection of show company teams from the EYBL, 3SSB and Puma circuits in addition to many of the top independent teams out west. Below we break down the top wings we saw among the 17u programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Aidan Chronister | 2026 | AAO Flight (AR)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chronister was one of the better floor stretching wings on hand over the weekend. The 6-foot-7 junior is a sharpshooter off the catch with multiple spot and deep range consistency on his jumper. Chronister isn't only a shooting threat, however, as he showed the ability to attack the rim and score on straight-line drive opportunities.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1590876' first='Antoine' last='Almuttar'] | 2026 | Houston Hoops (TX)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Almuttar is a do-it-all wing prospect whose combination of motor, toughness and physicality allows him to impact the game in a variety of ways. The 6-foot-4 prospect out of Texas uses his broad shoulders to drive and finish through contact around the basket and can knock down open three's with consistency. Almuttar also possesses the ball skills, basketball IQ and vision to be a ball handler and creator for himself and teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1583467' first='Aziz' last='Olajuwon'] | 2026 | JL3 (TX)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olajuwon jumped out to a hot start with an impressive shooting performance Friday night. The 6-foot-5 junior is a fluid three-point shooter off the catch and can put the ball on the deck to attack closeouts, get into the lane, and play off of two feet for efficient finishes at the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Harris Reynolds | 2026 | Nightrydas (FL)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reynolds was one of the smoothest offensive prospects we watched on the weekend. The 6-foot-4 prospect out of Atlanta showed the ability to play both on or off the ball, knocked down off-catch and off-bounce jumpers with impressive lift off the floor and slashed his way to the rim in transition and half-court offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Manny Green | 2026 | Nightrydas (FL)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Green embodies what it means to be a "physical wing." The 6-foot-6, 190-pound wing had the most impressive combination of physical tools with his size, strength, length and vertical athleticism. The Cedar Grove (GA) high school product used those traits to get to the rim at-will where he finished through or above contact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1956526' first='SJ' last='Madison'] | 2026 | Team Why Not</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What makes Madison such a valuable prospect is his ability to impact the game without needing the ball in his hands. the 6-foot-4 wing out of Redondo Union (CA) is an elite slasher, cutter and finisher in transition and half-court offense. His basketball IQ shows in his off-ball movement and ability to find open space in the defense where he can use his soft-touch finishing to score in the lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->