Top 60 Players Of Summer

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June was a busy month of basketball coverage for yours truly. To start the month, I attended the Best In Basketball Summer Invitational at Mesquite and saw plenty of elite talent. That was a great appetizer for&nbsp;Section-7&nbsp;which took place in Mesa just a week later where the top west coast teams showed up. But that wasn't the end as at the end of June I attended the first ever&nbsp;Nevada Live Invitational<strong>&nbsp;</strong>at the Las Vegas Basketball Center.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With so many opportunities to see Arizona kids compete and chances to evaluate, I sat down and narrowed my list to these athletes. Across these three events, I watched nearly every Arizona team at least once to get a feel for where each team and player was at this summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This isn't a be-all, end-all list. Any player can have their moment whether it be a high or a low. Just because you didn't perform the best when I saw or the opposite does not mean you're not a good player or a college prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These players are not listed in any order in particular. To be on this list, that means you stood out when I had the chance to watch you play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Seniors (Class of 2027)</h1> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2140875' first='Demarcus' last='Henry'] - AZ Compass</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1546987' first='Adan' last='Diggs'] - Millennium</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1555179' first='Darius' last='Wabbington'] - Sunnyslope</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2173760' first='Keaundre' last='Morris'] - Dream City</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2146175' first='LJ' last='Diamond'] - Perry</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2345479' first='Milton' last='Phinnessee III'] - Liberty</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2146239' first='Carsyn' last='Dean'] - Verrado</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2295693' first='Maddox' last='Lazor'] - Basha</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1956217' first='PJ' last='Nowlin Jr'] - Canyon View</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2146269' first='Daijon' last='Grayson'] - Mesa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2337274' first='Brig' last='Bowden'] - Mesa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2717233' first='Travon' last='Darby'] - Red Mountain</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2332290' first='Amir' last='Kendrick'] - Cactus Canyon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2146268' first='Brock' last='Knee'] - Arcadia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2297438' first='Oliver' last='Burbach'] - Brophy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2407205' first='Ja'Mir' last='Smith'] - Chandler</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2266385' first='Braylen' last='Gray'] - Willow Canyon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2689934' first='Braden' last='Baldwin'] - Arcadia </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2136339' first='Adryan' last='Miller'] - Gilbert</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2574803' first='Joshua' last='Blevins'] - Mountain Pointe</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Juniors (Class of 2028)</h1> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2249943' first='Lleyton' last='Leonard'] - Basha</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2758274' first='Mateen' last='Cleaves Jr'] - Dream City</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2370259' first='Terry' last='McKinney III'] - Millennium</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2457665' first='Viktor' last='Babic'] - Perry</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2552733' first='Donovan' last='Palmer'] - Sunnyslope</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2276223' first='Kingston' last='Montague'] - Basha</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2386978' first='Jaydon' last='Hayes'] - Willow Canyon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2301235' first='Rhys' last='M. Robinson'] - Pinnacle</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2432574' first='Terrance' last='Byrd'] - O'Connor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2466738' first='Dewey' last='Henry'] - Ironwood (now at Elite Sports Academy)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2466075' first='Jayvein' last='Moody'] - Mountain Pointe</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2386977' first='Kyle' last='Speed Jr'] - Gilbert</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2194806' first='Zen' last='London'] - Mountain Pointe</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2386974' first='Nasir' last='Hailey'] - Deer Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2194803' first='Pierce' last='Harrington'] - Saguaro</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1873639' first='Grant' last='Mattingly'] - Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2466706' first='Mehki' last='Storkel'] - Desert Edge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2640544' first='King' last='Kalikilwa'] - West Point</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3259747' first='DJ' last='Charles'] - Canyon View</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2552765' first='David' last='Rossling'] - Basha</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Sophomores (Class of 2029)</h1> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2759176' first='Trevin' last='Davis'] - Liberty</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2639549' first='Mamadou' last='Issa Sow'] - Bella Vista</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2194805' first='Marquice' last='Pless'] - Higley<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2533594' first='CJ' last='Johnson'] - Desert Edge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2759167' first='Taylan' last='Owens'] - Canyon View</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2251690' first='Innocent' last='Onwo'] - Mesa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2759169' first='Kha'leal' last='Brown'] - Hamilton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2886380' first='Remy' last='Rose'] - Carl Hayden</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2949469' first='Zane' last='Graham'] - Paradise Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3226220' first='Linus' last='Turner'] - Sunnyslope</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2889279' first='Jace' last='Parris'] - Mesa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2825980' first='Brexton' last='Quinet'] - Deer Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2842403' first='Malik' last='Frazier'] - Gilbert</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2894935' first='Kendell' last='Stapleton'] - Chandler</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2947347' first='Braylon' last='Hartley'] - Verrado</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2912687' first='Ikenna' last='Epum'] - Saguaro</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3142053' first='Jesse' last='Onuh'] - Liberty</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3421209' first='Kamdon' last='Edwards'] - Canyon View</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3143404' first='Cash' last='Rogers'] - Verrado</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2639654' first='Kaden' last='Adams'] - Higley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->