Hoophall West: 2024 Standouts: G/F’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>November 29th-December 2nd I attended the annual&nbsp;<strong>Hoophall Wes</strong>t at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale/AZ. Many teams around the West Coast plus team from NYC took part in the prestigious event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some of the senior G/F standouts:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1293439' first='Sabien' last='Cain'] Millennium (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the stars of the Day-2 games was Cain. He was easily the difference maker in the game. He hit six catch and shoot threes including one to send the game into OT. He also had a couple tough and-1's. His play in the passing lanes that led to steals was one of the main reasons that the Tigers stormed back late in the 4th quarter and eventually won.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1123040' first='Anthony' last='Batson Jr'] Notre Dame Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A high level athlete gets downhill admit heavy traffic. He dunks, cuts often for layups and hits catch threes. He collects steals and rebounds in and out of his area in bunches. He had a few highlight reel dunks and will go coast to coast with finger rolls. He can post up with a quick spin cycle move and he put up a Hoophall West week high of 39 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992829' first='Gabe' last='Pickens'] Dream City Chrisitan</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pure physical point guard had a good showing. His catch three keeps getting more comfortable for him and he can dissect a team with assists off the pick and roll, slip passes and up the court. He has enough speed to get downhill and plays physical on-ball defense. His stock is trending up.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1858998' first='Cam' last='Miles'] AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo point guard who is a good shooter and is quick in the passing lanes. He has a deceptive quick first step and can hesitate plus change speeds. He can crossover his man to the basket making him a tough cover to defend.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1064158' first='Christian' last='Warren'] Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong upper bodied wing who likes getting downhill. He makes perimeter jumpers from mid to the three. He defends bigger players and brings the grit for the Bears. He rebounds and blocks shots and scores it effectively in the post with counter moves and layups.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1131993' first='Izaih' last='Johnson'] Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A year removed from his ACL injury and he is back. He is tough and can shoot the three. He can get downhill and uses the floater game. He can slither to the basket and makes tough shots in traffic with either hand.&nbsp;Stock up!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1125963' first='Amier' last='Ali'] Canyon International Academy&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The <strong>Arizona State</strong> commit is a bigger wing forward with deep three point range. He has a high feel for the game and makes good passes with either hand plus will rebound the ball and push it up the court and make a play or score.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345369' first='Ben' last='Rosenberg'] Chaparral</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The scoring point guard for the Firebirds is Ben. He throws up the court passes on a rope to his teammates and handles the heavy pressure. He can get to the basket with a burst or hit the three off the catch.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->