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Fall camp season continues to heat up. On Saturday, Oklahoma and regional prospects descended on 94 Feet Exposure’s RUN Showcase at the Boys and Girls Club in Oklahoma City. With a packed house of regional Junior College, NAIA and other…
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Continue ReadingFall camp season continues to heat up. On Saturday, Oklahoma and regional prospects descended on 94 Feet Exposure’s RUN Showcase at the Boys and Girls Club in Oklahoma City. With a packed house of regional Junior College, NAIA and other small college coaches, many Oklahoma prospects shined on the court. Here’s a quick look at 5 standouts from the event, with more to come throughout the week.
The Lawton Wolverine looks ready to take his game to the next level. A solid 6 foot 4, with a strong frame, Vaisagote is becoming a terror off the bounce thanks to his college level explosiveness and athleticism. On drives he blends a quick first step and improving power to get to the rim. While also having the ability to finish above the rim, as evident by a nasty putback dunk during an afternoon game. He was one of the best athletes at the camp, even while battling through some soreness during football season. Vaisagote continued to be a consistent shooter from beyond the arc, converting from off the dribble and catch and shoot opportunities.
The drumbeat on Vaisagote looks likely to only grow this winter, as he positions himself as one of the best prospects in Oklahoma’s Class of 2025.
Wilson looks like he plays on a trampoline. He doesn’t need a runway to explode, and frequently showed that as he made the paint a “no fly zone” for the opposition. The openness of the camp setting allowed him to often pin shots off the glass, and clean the boards on both ends of the court. Offensively, his game remain raw. He’s clearly working on his perimeter shooter but right now he’s at his best as an aggressive rim runner. And has the potential to a monster in pick and roll situations thanks to his verticality.
The 6 foot 6 bouncy forward has often caught the eye at AAU tournaments the last two years, but has lacked a high school resume. That will be changing as he’ll be playing with new OKC program, Grind Prep. Which will be an opportunity for Wilson to showcase his natural gifts as a game changing defensive performer, while attempting to develop and unlock his offensive skillset.
Over the last year, Hancuff has been one of the most intriguing prospects in Oklahoma thanks to the potential of what he could become. Saturday was a great viewing in that regard as it showed why college coaches should like him, why they could love him, and what he needs to improve on.
Let’s start with what remains the hallmarks of the 2025 wing’s game. Athleticism and motor. He’s one of the best athletes in the class. He closed out the camp with a smooth, between the leg “Eastbay” slam. But he doesn’t just hunt for dunks, which he does have a hammer, he was active as a rim protector and on the glass.
Offensively, Hancuff appears to be focused on improving his jumper. Which the shot is starting to look more fluid and his motions off the dribble are looking cleaner. When putting the ball on the floor, his results were a little more mixed. At times he has good vision as a passer, but seemed to get caught up in the chaotic nature of camp basketball with some questionable turnovers. As a driver despite his vertical explosiveness, he didn’t create a ton of space, often relaying on his strength and size in attempt to finish through players.
The production aspect of Hancuff’s game is continuing to improve, and he looks to be a step closer to starting to match his potential.
The tempo the eastern Oklahoma standout plays with has never been a disappointment. And that was true today as the speedy guard excelled in the end to end play of the camp setting. Along with constantly finding his way into the paint, he shot it at a good clip from beyond the arc. Especially as an off the dribble weapon.
An added plus to his game for college coaches, he has experience playing with bigs and knows how to get them involved. In the first game today, he made to sure to feed his post players, while also throughout the camp showed good chemistry with them in ball screen situations.
Scott, also a standout in football, will likely have his choice of regional small college programs in both basketball and football.
Highlights
Tramble looks to be in great shape headed into his final high school season. He still has a strong frame, but it looks like in recent months there has been a focus to improve his body, quickness and overall movement. The heady PG remains a crafty scorer off the bounce, while looking fluid on pull ups. Offensively he has always done a good job at dictating tempo and playing the game at his own pace. But the improvements physically should pay more dividends on the defensive end, enhancing his already heady instincts at reading the game.
The new Edmond North Husky has been on recent visits to schools like University of Colorado Springs, and today picked up an offer from the new coaching staff in Independence Community College (KS). Tramble will likely have his pick of the top JuCos in the region, with the potential to be priority target for four year programs as well.