Freshmen Showcase: 1st Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday, September 6th&nbsp;<strong>Prep Hoops Arizona</strong>&nbsp;had the 3rd annual&nbsp;<strong>Freshman Showcase</strong>&nbsp;which was hosted at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale, AZ. We had right around 32 incoming freshmen who were competing in a few games of 3 on 3 followed by the regular 5 on 5 setting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This article is not a prospect ranking but how productive they were at the camp. (This is a combination of what I viewed with the two different settings.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here is the 1st Team</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2639654' first='Kaden' last='Adams'] Higley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized scoring guard is one of the best shooters from the three point line in the class. The ball comes off his hands like it should and gets squared very quickly. He can ball fake and blow by, use the floater or pull-up. He can also drive and kick it to a teammate.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2759169' first='Kha'leal' last='Brown'] McClintock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A two-way scoring lead guard has quick hands and feet on defense. He will score it from all three levels with threes off the dribble or catch, fall aways off the pull and will burst to the basket with his tighter handle and speed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2916091' first='Walter' last='Hennix III'] AZ Compass Prep (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A hyper athletic defensive scoring point guard. He is an incredible on ball defender and arguably the top one in the entire class. He is also a very good passer in traffic and will score. He can play above the rim on the break, get to the basket and loves playing from elbow and in.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2949118' first='Jayden' last='Hollie'] Deer Valley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean combo guard will hit threes off the catch one by one. He is also one of the better perimeter shooters in the class like Adams. He will score it with mid-range pull-ups off the dribble and can get to the basket with longer strides.&nbsp;He uses his long wingspan in the passing lanes. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2955337' first='Titus' last='McNair'] Perry</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and very fluid combo guard. He is a natural bucket who lights up the scoreboard in every way. He will hesitate to get downhill to the basket, he has a nasty mid-range pull-up and is very elusive to the basket. He is a quick second jumper and he can hit the three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2759167' first='Taylan' last='Owens'] Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring point guard has one of the tightest handles in the class. He is quick to jet past his defenders and will dime his teammates up the court. He will use the floater and has a super quick spin move to the rim. He is tough on the court and rebounds well for a PG.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2767903' first='Jacobi' last='Thompson II'] Arcadia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MVP of the 3rd annual freshman showcase is the top two-way forward in the class currently. He will score with threes, mid-range jumpers, dunks on the break and is super fluid with the ball in transition. His defense was on another level with out of area rebounds, steals and impressive blocks.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->