Arizona Top 250 Expo: 2026 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Saturday I attended the&nbsp;<em>Prep Hoops</em>&nbsp;<strong>Arizona Top 250 Expo</strong>&nbsp;at Inspire Courts in Gilbert. AZ</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were around 80 players who attended the camp from the 2023-2026 classes. Most players were from AZ but we had one from Cali, two from New Mexico and shockingly one from Maine looking for good competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Here were the 2026 standouts: </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1591734' first='TJ' last='Harris'] Paradise Honors (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A quick scoring point guard with an impressive first step. He is a three level scorer with floaters, runners, catch threes and has speed to burn in the open court. He is also has a high feel with good passing skills. He slides his feet with quick hands and feet to pester the opposing guards on defense.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1574517' first='Jaylin' last='Ideran'] Camelback&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic point guard has a scorers mentality. He can pull-up from mid-range, hit the three with range and he has a burst to get passed his defenders. He is also very competitve on defense.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633057' first='Zeshawn' last='Gould'] American Leadership Academy-West Foothills&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A confident guard brings good activity to the court. He will hit the catch three and pull-up from mid-range. He can create his own offense with his nice handle for class and has impressive open court speed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633050' first='Sebastian' last='Hatsakorzian'] Chaparral&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong wing with decent size. He plays with a high IQ and uses his body smartly in transiton. He is best scoring inside and can rip though and finish with contested layups. He can hit perimeter jumpers and is a smart passer.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633033' first='Jackson' last='Heim'] St. Mary's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean wing can shoot it in rhythm. He can rattle off triples off the catch. He uses his size to score inside on put backs and moves without the ball and relocates to open spots on the court.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633026' first='David' last='Onuh'] Liberty&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker wing is an out of area rebounder with a great motor. He uses his build and strength to get inside to score on offensive rebound put backs. He give a hard ball fake and will get to the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1629015' first='Drew' last='Dana'] McClintock&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized PG with a quick handle. He can hit the catch three or pull-up from mid-range. He can maneuver his way into the paint and likes using the floater game. Once he fills in, he will be a tougher handle.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1620346' first='Josh' last='McManaway'] McClintock&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josh and Drew will be teaming up a lot on the freshman team and should both be immediate producers and move up next year.<strong> </strong>Josh is more of the shooter of the two. He is a skilled player with a quicker release off the catch from the three point line. He does have a quick first step with good size for his class.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1596491' first='Justin' last='Rhodes'] Valley Vista</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized pure point guard sees the court well. He has a nice burst with quickness to get to the rim. He is very smart off the pick and roll and will throw the pass.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Davi Santistevan</strong> <strong>PG 5'7 Rio Rancho/NM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A diminutive point guard has a tighter handle and can score. He can pull-up from mid-range and hit the three plus moves the ball and will make the extra pass. He is one to watch from New Mexico. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->