BCAM Reaching Higher: Super Seven for 2029 and Beyond

Let me be clear, a huge tip of the cap goes out to the BCAM staff for simply getting an event completed. Between a facility renovation limiting court space, to a Sunday power outage. It was challenging weekend to say the least. When you combine the seemingly unusually high level of transfer portal activity. It was kind of a puzzle to find where a team or who was even playing on what team throughout the weekend.   Full disclosure, I did not even see close to everyone I wanted to see. It's hard to do at an event like this. That being said, I plan and I try to get pretty darn close. With all the schedule changes and teams dropping out on Sunday. I came up well short. If you follow this space, you know I write only about what I see with my two eyes.   Nevertheless, below is a pretty comprehensive and geographically diverse list of eight standouts from the deep and talented 2029 and 2030 classes.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of 2029 </h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='2844038' first='Jace' last='Opoku-Agyeman'] 6-1 Rockford Arguably one of the hottest players in in the state of Michigan, Has accomplished quite a bit in the last six months. You might expect a bit of entitlement back within Michigan's borders. No whiff of that at all. Showed all the winning intangibles running the point for the defending state champions. Moved into a primary ball handling role as the Rams are still missing a key player to injury. Didn't care who the opponent was. A shorthanded one, or the top senior point guard in Michigan. Opoku-Agyeman attacked the opposing ball handler at the point of attack. Scored when needed but was far from selfish. Ran the offense efficiently and with poise. Cemented his place near the top of the incredibly deep 2029 class.   [player_tooltip player_id='3627527' first='Aiden' last='Lindsey'] 6-1 Saginaw Heritage I seem to catch this player late in events. Late in Fort Wayne, on my way out the door in Dearborn just a few weekends ago. So I'm glad I made a point to stick around late on Sunday to watch him take on Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Not the most complex scout, and I don't mean this in a bad way. Might have been the most explosive guard to the rim I saw all weekend, regardless of class. Gets off the ground quickly and with force. I didn't see much on the perimeter, because frankly he didn't need to. Got to the basket at will. Like Opoku-Agyyeman, playing up an age group on a shoe circuit. When you see the physicality in person you understand why.   [player_tooltip player_id='3627530' first='Damani' last='Oliver'] 5-11 Detroit Douglass (pictured) Coming off a successful run with [program_tooltip program_id='2077030' first='The' last='Family'] Oliver moved to a more on ball role with his high school squad. Does this with elite change of direction ability that keeps defenders off balance. Has plenty of quickness but seems to have the knack for playing at his own pace. Keeps his dribble alive and has a sense for attacking the basket. Keeps defenders honest with deep range from the perimeter Arguably the top overall prospect in Division IV as only a sophomore.   [player_tooltip player_id='2792101' first='Miles' last='Burgin'] 5-10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central It's a small pleasure in my strange job. But I enjoy finding to opposing fans at Burgin's games. Be they AAU or June ball. Then simply wait for Burgin to explode to the rim for dunk. The audible disbelief is interesting to behold. Floopy haired, rail thin, and in a sub six-foot package. You just don't expect it. Beyond the aerial fireworks. He also uses his elite athleticism on penetration. Gets from zero to sixty in a blink. Attacks the rim without fear despite a slender build. Can get knocked off his spot in the air. Will need to add weight to change that. Apeared much improved as a ball handler from the regular season. Didn't have to run point last year. Looks more than capable of moving into that role this year.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of 2030 </h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='2886509' first='Braylan' last='Davis'] 6-0 Detroit Catholic Central One of the more enjoyable things about this emerging and deep group upcoming guards is the diversity in style of play. From small penetrators to tall scoring savants. Davis doesn't really fit into either category. Davis is well built tank of playmaker in the Cassius Winston mold. Appeared to be a pass first point guard with a deep Catholic Central roster. That was nice to see with his accolades and national attention. Also seemed to be all about winning. Was locked in highly completive in two Saturday contests (Catholic did not play Sunday) Looking forward to catching more of this player. But I saw enough to know the hype is real and deserved.   [player_tooltip player_id='3665206' first='Austin' last='Ockerman'] 6-7 Detroit Catholic Central Unlike Davis, Ockerman came off the bench Shamrocks. Consequently, it took him a bit to get going. Once he did you saw the mixture of size, maturity, and footwork that has so many excited early. Competed hard against an East Kentwood squad that featured on of the bigger frontlines in the state. Competed hard and did not back down at all. Showed a soft touch around the basket. Good athlete who ran the court the well. Catholic has deep rotation but not a lot of size along the frontline. Ockerman looked more than capable of filling it as freshman on Saturday.   Kamani Moore-Walker 5-10 Muskegon Did not catch the diminutive playmaker until Sunday. Unlike to two players above him on this list. Looked like a middle schooler... until the ball tipped. Then he showed the maturity, speed, and advanced ability to handle pressure. Appeared to be a crafty scorer around the basket. As he did not have ideal size or explosion yet, with yet being the key word in that sentence. It was a shortened Sunday contest, so I would have liked to have seen a little more. That being said, I saw more than enough. Surprisingly the number of freshmen players that have been key contributors at a storied program like Muskegon is shorter than you think. If Moore-Walker can pull it off next year you are looking at a special prospect. If he can't and dominates JV ball, this could still be a special prospect.

Let me be clear, a huge tip of the cap goes out to the BCAM staff for simply getting an event completed. Between a facility renovation limiting court space, to a Sunday power outage. It was challenging weekend to say the least. When you combine the seemingly unusually high level of transfer portal activity. It was kind of a puzzle to find where a team or who was even playing on what team throughout the weekend.