Five Standouts from 212 Palestra Rising Stars Roundup Part 3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH LIBERTY, IA - </strong>Five prospects that stood out from the Rising Stars Roundup tournament at the 212 Palestra on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/05/five-standouts-from-212-palestra-rising-stars-roundup/">Five Standouts from 212 Palestra Rising Stars Roundup</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/05/five-standouts-from-212-palestra-rising-stars-roundup-part-2/">Five Standouts from 212 Palestra Rising Stars Roundup Part 2</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["3344412"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0a136ba7c6e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A teammate of [player_tooltip player_id='3632844' first='Mason' last='Curley'] on the NE Iowa Hustlers, [player_tooltip player_id='3344412' first='Issiah' last='Moudy'] is another prospect that stood out for the small summer ball club last week in Hiawatha. He showed up again on Saturday in North Liberty. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">While Curley was the most consistent form of offense for the Hustlers, Moudy showed some encouraging things offensively, particularly on inbound passes. One play stood out where he caught the rock, went up and finished through contact for a desperately needed and-one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Conor Keech","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Regina Catholic","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"Tri City Elite","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0a136ba7cea"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Playing alongside Aiden Gaffey, Conor Keech -- a Regina <em>and </em>Tri City Elite teammate -- the sophomore showed some positive signs in his ability to catch and shoot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">While a couple of his teammates handled the duties of on-ball creation, initiating the offense and getting down hill to the rim, Keech served as a shooter on the perimeter, spacing out the defense and knocking down triples. With a long, winding shot, his follow-through is high and tough for defenders to get a hand on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2439557"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0a136ba7d15"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A secondary ball-handler for his team at Palestra, [player_tooltip player_id='2439557' first='Justus' last='Rice'] hasn't played varsity yet for Linn-Mar, but one can see his potential to come off the bench and help the Lions' backcourt efforts on both sides of the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking to find one of his teammates for a score -- whether a shooter on the perimeter, a player that would attack off-the-dribble, or getting out in transition, Rice was one that looked to defer to one of his teammates to get on the scoreboard. One flash of scoring came when he faked a threee from the corner, drove baseline and lofted a floater for a score in transition. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jacob Fell","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Linn-Mar","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0a136ba7d54"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The share-shooter for Jersey Way in North Liberty, Jacob Fell came off the bench for the most part, serving as a sniper from deep that forced the defense to account for him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">With the ability to move off the ball, snag a pass and immediately go up with it, Fell would take the defense off guard with his ability to hit catch-and-shoot threes. He has a nice follow through and is slippery as an off-ball shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Akrum Mohammed","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cedar Rapids Prairie","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a0a136ba7d93"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A new name on my radar after this weekend, Akrum Mohammed played a reserve role for the state-qualifying Prairie Hawks this season, but he could take a step forward and play in a slasher role this coming winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a mixture of length and twitchiness, Mohammed is a good on-ball, perimeter defender that can serve as an irritant to a primary ball-handler, poking the ball away and getting into passing lanes. Even as an off-ball defender, Mohammed blitzed a ball-handler late in one of Hillside Hoopers' games over the weekend, forcing a turnover and getting a layup in transition to provide some cushion on their late lead. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the ball in his hands, his quickness gives him the abiltiy to get to the cup or to collapse the defense and dish the rock to an open shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->