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<p>May 2nd-4th I attended the annual <strong>Bash in the Desert</strong> at the Phhacility and Cortez HS locations. It had exactly 60 teams total and I watched almost every team in 17U and 16U and some of the 15U teams to form a good opinion of the field. </p>
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<p>I watched 14 of the 18 16U teams and</p>
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<p>Here are my <strong>All-Individual Teams</strong> for 16U:</p>
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<p>These are a combination of teams performance combined with how the individual played.</p>
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<p>(As you see most players came from winning teams like the 17U division, but some performances were just too good.)</p>
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<p>(40 players with 6-7 on each team) </p>
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<p>I will review these players in more detail in future articles over the next two weeks.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Co-MVP's </em></strong> </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146267' first='Micah' last='Andrews'] Deer Valley (Peak National 16) (4-0) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2407206' first='Cameron' last='Hurt'] Pinnacle (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 1st Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856000' first='Akino' last='Drake'] Dobson (AZ Select 16 Dev 16 Silver) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2430652' first='Kendyn' last='Grant'] Dream City Christian (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2295694' first='Ben' last='Gruver'] Casteel (AZ Select 16 Dev 16 Silver) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146237' first='Jeremiah' last='Haslerig'] Centennial ([program_tooltip program_id='2144495' first='Team' last='Elevate'] 16) (3-1)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2574812' first='Sadeek' last='Noah'] Bella Vista Prep (Team Supreme 16) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 2nd Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2674654' first='Julius' last='Carlisle'] San Tan Foothills (AZ Unity 16 Silver) (3-1) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2423061' first='King' last='Fields'] Pinnacle (Peak 16 Regional) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2853933' first='Trey' last='McClure'] Chandler (AZ Unity 16 Silver) (3-1)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2837153' first='Jackson' last='Murray'] Laramie/CO ([program_tooltip program_id='2075812' first='Rocky' last='Mountain Fever'] 16 Black) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2398189' first='Jaimeson' last='Peterson'] Fossil Ridge/CO ([program_tooltip program_id='2076181' first='State' last='38 Basketball'] 16) (3-1)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146238' first='Victor' last='Vu'] Apollo ([program_tooltip program_id='2144495' first='Team' last='Elevate'] 16) (3-1)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292817' first='Kadin' last='Williams'] Sunnyslope (Peak 16 Regional) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 3rd Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2052368' first='Makhi' last='Anthony'] Bella Vista Prep (Team Supreme 16) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839257' first='Caleb' last='Camping'] Fossil Ridge/CO ([program_tooltip program_id='2076181' first='State' last='38 Basketball'] 16) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>Tristan Coleman Lincoln/CA (Stockton Bulls 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2107084' first='Adam' last='Medina'] Williams Field (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2674153' first='Rohan' last='Setia'] Paradise Valley (Peak 16 Regional) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2149166' first='Elisha' last='Smith'] Paradise Honors ([program_tooltip program_id='2144495' first='Team' last='Elevate'] 16) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2848790' first='Jaseer' last='Willis'] La Joya (AZ Legacy 16) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 4th Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Treydyn Cornelison Battle Ground/WA (Pro Tech 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2848587' first='Ethan' last='Garber'] Horizon (Peak 16 Regional) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292818' first='O'mari' last='Gilbert'] Paradise Valley (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2391125' first='Trey' last='Hall'] Montezuma-Cortez/CO ([program_tooltip program_id='2833629' first='The' last='Valley'] 16-1) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2434650' first='Ashton' last='Havvard'] Dysart ([program_tooltip program_id='2144495' first='Team' last='Elevate'] 16) (4-0) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2423049' first='Ben' last='Petrick'] Pinnacle (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2407205' first='Ja'Mir' last='Smith'] Chandler (Peak National 16) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 5th Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856082' first='Obama' last='Dau'] Bella Vista Prep (Team Supreme 16) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Marshawn Dixon Bear Creek/CA (Stockton Bulls 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2674681' first='Cassius' last='Henderson'] Cortez (AZ Legacy 16) (1-3)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856344' first='Seth' last='Myagaka'] Williams Field (AZ Select 16 Dev 16 Silver) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2149101' first='Jose' last='Saucedo'] Deer Valley (AV EVO Elite 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2848293' first='Jamir' last='Skiver'] Centennial (AV EVO Elite 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Bash in the Desert 17U 6th Team </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Eduardo Andeola Bear Creek/CA (Stockton Bulls 16) (2-2)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2837540' first='Avery' last='Lamar'] Mountain View/CO ([program_tooltip program_id='2075812' first='Rocky' last='Mountain Fever'] 16 Black) (1-3) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856083' first='Braiden' last='Luna'] Phhoenix Prep (AZ Select 16 Dev 16 Silver) (4-0)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856037' first='Brady' last='McGirt'] Desert Mountain (AZ Select Bronze 16) (0-4)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2849977' first='Aiden' last='Piero'] Canyon del Oro (Valley Elite 16) (0-4)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856345' first='Moses' last='Woinewala'] Centennial (AZ Select Bronze 16) (0-4)</strong></p>
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May 2nd-4th I attended the annual Bash in the Desert at the Phhacility and Cortez HS locations. It had exactly 60 teams total and I watched almost every team in 17U and 16U and some of the 15U teams to form a good opinion of the field.
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