Best of SoCal Fall Showcase: Top 40 Senior Standouts

Devin Ugland September 16, 2025 @ 01:39 PM

<p>LONG BEACH — Dinos Trigonis and his Pangos brand of events put on its annual Best of SoCal Fall Showcase for current junior and senior prospects to compete in an individual evaluation type setting Sunday at McBride high school. There were four games on the day with known and unknown prospects taking the floor. In this piece we take a closer look at the standouts from the “Top 40” Senior Game.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1961186' first='Bryce' last='Iwuoha'] | St. Monica</h4>   <p>Iwuoha's combination of size, strength and skill was far too much to handle and made him a dominant force in this game. The 6-foot-7 forward has soft touch with both hands when finishing around the basket, understands how to use his body, footwork and angles to create low post scoring opportunities and was aggressive on the offensive and defensive glass. Iwuoha is one of the more under-the-radar seniors in the region and finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Christopher Blakely | Bishop Amat</h4>   <p>Blakely put together an efficient offensive performance as he scored 12 points on 4-for-7 from the field, 1-for-1 from three and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. The long, wiry 6-foot-6 wing was a transition scoring threat with his combination of ground coverage, fluid athleticism and the ability to rebound and push the break himself. He was best as an at-rim finisher who asserted his will on the break and created contact to get to the free throw line.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2948288' first='Jakobi' last='Oware'] | (2028)* | Long Beach Poly</h4>   <p>Oware was the outlier in this game as the lone sophomore was used to fill an open spot in the game after attending the Kenny Smith Lead guard camp earlier in the day. Despite the two year age difference, the 6-foot-5 wing was one of the better players and prospects in the game and stood out due to his obvious physical and athletic gifts but also because of his jump shooting ability. Oware impacted every aspect of the game as he finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Justin Kayode | Wilson</h4>   <p>Kayode was extremely effective with his combination of size, physicality, athleticism and high motor. At 6-feet-6 with a well-built frame and quick pop of vertical athleticism, the senior stepped out onto the perimeter and used all of those tools to drive by bigger defenders or overpower smaller defenders en route to power finishes around the rim. Kayode scored 18 points on 8-for-12 from the field and pulled down seven rebounds.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Kai Alfa | Fresno</h4>   <p>This was our first look at Alfa and he impressed with his smooth perimeter offensive game. The 6-foot-3 combo guard used his smooth changes of speed and direction to create space from defenders in isolation and finished those moves off with a fluid transition into his jumper. Alfa's ability to elevate on his shot made it difficult for defenders to close out and disrupt his shot. Alfa scored 15 points and knocked down three of his five three-point shots.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Kameron Young | Orange Lutheran</h4>   <p>Young impacted the game as a high energy and effort player whose ability to slash, cut and drive his way to the rim resulted in getting 10 points on high percentage looks. Aside from his scoring, the 6-foot-3 guard was active on the boards and made a lot of simple drive and kick reads that generated open shots for teammates. Young added four rebounds and three assists to his stat-line.</p>

LONG BEACH — Dinos Trigonis and his Pangos brand of events put on its annual Best of SoCal Fall Showcase for current junior and senior prospects to compete in an individual evaluation type setting Sunday at McBride high school. There were four games on the day with known and unknown prospects taking the floor. In this piece we take a closer look at the standouts from the “Top 40” Senior Game.