AAU Preview: STARS Basketball 15u

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2955842' first='Francis' last='Nwoye']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Entering your orbit...the stars of tomorrow wearing [program_tooltip program_id='2434055' first='STARS' last='Basketball Club'] jerseys. Check out the squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>The Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2822320' first='Decari' last='Parks'] (Columbia Academy): </strong>Tremendous downhill combo guard. Upside player. Decari won 2025 PrepHoopsTN Combine Young Player MVP. In addition, Decari earned placement on one of the PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star teams. His team won the All-Star game and Parks' squad captured the 4-man championship too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3583154,"width":"335px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/1000005082-crop-2533x1663-1775504820.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/1000005082-crop-2533x1663-1775504820.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-3583154" style="width:335px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2434729' first='Arden' last='Lewis'] (Rockvale): </strong>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2434729' first='Arden' last='Lewis'] (13.7 ppg) is the top returnee for the Rockvale High Rockets. In fact, he outpaced two really strong senior guards in 2025-2026 in the scoring column:<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1960529' first='Alijah' last='France'] </strong>(1.3) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1975489' first='Kaleb' last='Lewis']</strong> (3.5). Rockvale was coached by Wendell Ingram in 2025-2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3586581' first='Chase' last='Benham'] (Grace Christian):</strong> Only one Lion among the pride played for the 12-12 Grace Christian team and his name was and is [player_tooltip player_id='3586581' first='Chase' last='Benham']. He helped his team win eight district games. Benham (6.3 ppg, 3.0 rebounds) weighed in at 155 pounds during his now-finished freshman campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3586577' first='Noah' last='Owens'] (Middle Tennessee Christian): </strong>Sophomore-to-be [player_tooltip player_id='3586577' first='Noah' last='Owens'] plays for MTCS Head Coach Chris Lawson. The 15-year-old is comfortable playing either guard spot. Projects as a point guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hello, My name is [player_tooltip player_id='3586577' first='Noah' last='Owens'] and I am a point guard in the class of 2029. I love playing basketball, and my goal is to play in college. I am a hard worker both on and off the court. My dad has always taught me to never be satisfied where I currently am, always reach for something better. This motivates me to continue working and improving myself both on and off the court. I'm a strong ball handler, and facilitator but can also score at all 3 levels. I take pride in my defense and love representing the name on the front of my jersey.&nbsp; - [player_tooltip player_id='3586577' first='Noah' last='Owens'] on NCSA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/StarsNash_MBB/status/2041237796556361736?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/StarsNash_MBB/status/2041237796556361736?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2955842' first='Francis' last='Nwoye'] (Hume-Fogg): </strong>There will be many heads turning this summer as Francis nimbly traverses the lane in search of a post feed. Blocking shots will be common. Nwoye projects as a 3/4, maybe a power forward at the college level. Francis is the youngest brother of <strong>Michael Nwoye </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2373252' first='John' last='Nwoye']</strong>. In his first year of high school basketball, Francis managed 9.1 ppg and 4.7 rebounds per game. The team listed him as a point guard! Imagine a 6-foot-3 point guard that pulled down 4.7 rebounds among 18-year-olds. I think Francis played at 15 years of age this past winter. Incredible. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Coach</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reece Chamberlain leads the men into battle. You may remember his illustrious Belmont University career during which Chamberlain accumulated 497 points, 301 assists, 284 rebounds, and 99 assists. His senior year Reece's Belmont men qualified automatically for the NCAA Tournament (15) by virtue of winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Born Reece Adam Chamberlain in Hendersonville, Tennessee, he played for Beech High and exceled in the classroom and on the court. Coach Chamberlain listed Steve Nash, Chipper Jones and J.J. Redick as favorite athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3586586,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/image_b3c639.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/image_b3c639.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3586586" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reece played four years of college basketball. Realize that he played his final four years as a former redshirt, meaning he played four seasons in the five-year window.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->