5 Stock Risers From The Summer Challenge

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Hoops Circuit came strong once again with the Summer Challenge in Chicago. There were outstanding players at all levels, divisions and positions. I'm going to give you 5 players that saw their stock rise at the Summer Challenge that I think college coaches should have on their radars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1828444"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Johnson turned some heads with his play at the Summer Challenge with [program_tooltip program_id='2078449' first='[program_tooltip program_id='2076910' first='Meanstreets' last='']' last='']. 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