The Best Scoring Guards at the Pangos Best of SoCal League

Devin Ugland March 10, 2026 @ 07:43 PM

<p>LONG BEACH — Dinos Trigonis' Pangos Best of SoCal League is the ideal way for high school prospects to bridge the gap between the end of their high school seasons and the start of spring club basketball. We were at McBride high school Sunday taking in the action. Below we break down the best scoring guards we saw.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2374347' first='Aaron' last='McMorran II'] | 2028 | Desert Pines (NV)</h4>   <p>McMorran is a smooth left-handed jump shooter whose biggest strength was his ability to knock down open catch-and-shoot three's with range and consistency. The 6-foot-3 sophomore is one of the best underclass guards in Nevada and added in some mid-range jumpers with his barrage of threes to tally 33 points on 13-for-19 from the field and 6-for-10 from three-point range in the game we watched.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2885391' first='Kavan' last='Bowden'] | 2027 | Rancho Cucamonga</h4>   <p>Bowden left no choice but to be included on this list as he exploded for 36 points on 14-for-24 from the field and 6-for-14 from three in the game we watched him play. Listed at 6-feet-3, the junior flashed elite feel as a shot creator with his combination of ball skills, ability to hunt his spots and elevate into mid-range and long distance jumpers. Bowden showed a lot of savvy in keeping defenders off-balance and a ton of confidence as a shot maker.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2893813' first='Noah' last='Zeola'] | 2028 | Orange Lutheran</h4>   <p>Zeola has established himself as one of the region's top three-point shooters with his quick release and deep range highlighting his ability to get his shot off cleanly when highly contested. The 6-foot-2 sophomore flashed the perimeter jumper Sunday but was more aggressive and confident putting the ball on the floor to get to the rim or into a mid-range jumper. Zeola finished with 21 points on 9-for-17 from the field and 3-for-7 from three-point range.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">RJ Ball | 2028 | Beverly Hills</h4>   <p>Ball is one of the more under-the-radar combo guards in Southern California but that secret might be out soon as he joins Team CPSA on the Puma circuit where his high level feel for the game with the ball in his hands will be on full display. The 6-foot-3 sophomore boasts a long, wiry frame, has ball skills to create in isolation but can also slide off the ball and impact the game as a secondary ball-handler. Ball scored 17 points on 8-for-16 from the field.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Shane Gloger | 2028 | Marina</h4>   <p>Gloger is known well for his ability to knock down open or contested threes off the catch, and, while he did that at a high level Sunday, he added value inside the three-point line as a driver and off-bounce shooter. Gloger has a strong 6-foot-4 frame that allowed him to stay on balance when met with contact and showed that he's more than a three-point specialist as he finished with 29 points on 12-for-21 from the field and 5-for-10 from distance.</p>   <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Xavier Foster | 2028 | Rancho Cucamonga</h4>   <p>Foster was a super-smooth shot creator off the bounce in half-court and transition offensive settings. The 6-foot-2 sophomore shot an effortless pull-up jumper from 15 to 17 feet, knocked down open threes when they came his way and used his change of speeds to get paint touches where he finished with floaters or crafty layups. Foster scored 17 points on 7-for-12 from the field and 2-for-6 from three-point range.</p>

LONG BEACH — Dinos Trigonis' Pangos Best of SoCal League is the ideal way for high school prospects to bridge the gap between the end of their high school seasons and the start of spring club basketball. We were at McBride high school Sunday taking in the action. Below we break down the best scoring guards we saw.