Nike EYBL Session III – Friday Indiana Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Indiana has boots on the ground in Kansas City this weekend at the beautiful Homefield facility for Nike EYBL Session III. This is an outstanding opportunity to evaluate many of the top prospects across the country, but of course we are specifically focusing on the Indiana based teams and the in-state prospects that play for other teams as well. Each day we will provide an Indiana recap here from Kansas City. Here is how the Hoosier state performed on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 17u</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 17u got off to a slow start shooting the basketball and then could never get over the hump. [player_tooltip player_id='2267048' first='Harper' last='Baker-Lands'] (Plainfield H.S. 2027), who earned a couple of mid-major offers following a 9-9 three-point shooting performance during the live period, hit a couple of triples going into the half that gave them some life. However, they ended up falling short to PSA Cardinals 17u 69-59.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baker-Lands finished with a team-leading 14 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2266896' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'] (Pike H.S. 2027), a recent Purdue commit, came on strong late finishing with 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'] (Pike H.S. 2027) rounded out those in double-figures with 10 points. Kam Mercer (Princeton H.S. 2027), who recently announced his commitment to Cincinnati and reclassification to 2027, added 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 16u</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This group built a sizeable early lead, but couldn't hold on eventually falling to the Oakland Soldiers 16u 85-80. Dylan Ziegler (Lutheran East H.S. 2028) was shooting it in for [program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 16u and finished with 24 points to lead the way. [player_tooltip player_id='2382148' first='Noah' last='Washington'] (New Albany H.S. 2028) was 3-6 from deep and finished with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Brady Orem (Great Crossing H.S. 2028) was excellent as well finishing with 21 points on 10-12 shooting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 15u</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sometimes you simply run into a buzzsaw and that is what [program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 15u did on Friday evening. They got beat by Oakland Soldiers 15u 85-60. Bryce Irby (Lutheran East H.S. 2029) was a bright spot in the loss finishing with 22 points and 7 assists. The athletic 6'5" wing shot 4-8 from three-point range. 6'7" center [player_tooltip player_id='2958507' first='Walker' last='Johnson'] (Delta H.S. 2029) scored 11 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2955304' first='Ryan' last='Gold Jr']. (Cathedral H.S. 2029) chipped in 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">UNRNKD Hoops 17u</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over in EYCL action, UNRNKD Hoops 17u fell to Rens United 17u 68-59. [player_tooltip player_id='2140383' first='Jake' last='Grissom'] (Guerin Catholic 2027) led the way with 14 points in the loss. [player_tooltip player_id='2445320' first='Isaiah' last='King'] (Garrett H.S. 2027) added 13 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2140417' first='Makale' last='Price'] (Penn H.S. 2027) finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='2140449' first='Trell' last='Hogue'] (Fort Wayne Snider H.S. 2027) rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Indiana Based Prospects</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2129321' first='Drew' last='Dixon'] (South Bend St. Joseph H.S. 2027) had 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in a win for The Family in 17u EYCL play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A short-handed Meanstreets 17u squad was led by [player_tooltip player_id='2266897' first='Kenneth' last='Lampley'] (Pike H.S. 2027) with 17 points and 6 rebounds in a loss to Team WhyNot 17u.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2538892' first='Landon' last='Lampley'] (Pike H.S. 2028) had a huge performance in a win for Meanstreets 16u finishing with 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists on 12-16 shooting from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meanstreets 15u fell by two points, but 6'7" center [player_tooltip player_id='3033269' first='Prentiss' last='Gates'] had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->