Nike EYBL Session III – Saturday 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 Saturday.</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'] 15u</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5'9" point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2956508' first='KJ' last='Buckley'] (Hamilton Southeastern H.S. 2029) put up 19 points, but [program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 15u fell 61-49 to JL3 15u on Saturday. [player_tooltip player_id='2955304' first='Ryan' last='Gold Jr']. (Cathedral H.S. 2029) added 11 points in the loss. Gus Sharp (Cathedral H.S. 2029), a 6'5" forward, had 5 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots.</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>In one of the most exciting games of the day, Jordan Mitchell (Louisville Male H.S. 2028) poured in 29 points, including the game-winning pull-up jump shot with two seconds left, to lift [program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 16u over JL3 16u 86-64. Mitchell also dished out 9 assists and posted impressive 10-13, 3-6, 6-9 shooting splits. [player_tooltip player_id='2560351' first='Chandon' last='Gilbert'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2028) added 15 points on 3-4 shooting three-point range. [player_tooltip player_id='2382148' first='Noah' last='Washington'] (New Albany H.S. 2028) finished with 11 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2617833' first='Ishmael' last='Kiteka'] (Cloverdale H.S. 2028) was solid posting 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 17u</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It has been tough sledding on the offensive end in Kansas City for [program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] 17u. [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'] (Pike H.S. 2027) led the way in Saturday's loss with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. He was 3-5 from deep, but just 5-14 overall in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Indiana Based Prospects</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3033269' first='Prentiss' last='Gates'] (Gary West Side H.S. 2029) finished with 12 points and 4 blocked shots on perfect 6-6 shooting from field in a loss for Meanstreets 15u.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2538892' first='Landon' last='Lampley'] (Pike H.S. 2028) put up 19 points and 7 rebounds in a loss for Meanstreets 16u. [player_tooltip player_id='2559521' first='Varschon' last='Clark'] (Hamilton Southeastern H.S. 2028) added 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2797660' first='Manu' last='Jackson'] (Anderson H.S. 2028) played well posting 9 points and 3 blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UNRNKD Hoops 17u won on a buzzer-beater in EYCL action defeating The Path GX 58-56. [player_tooltip player_id='2140417' first='Makale' last='Price'] (Penn H.S. 2027) hit the game-winner and finished with a double-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. [player_tooltip player_id='2140383' first='Jake' last='Grissom'] (Guerin Catholic 2027) added 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals for UNRNKD. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->