Top Newcomers in this 2027 Rankings Class

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PH NorCal has updated our 2027 rankings. This is a group we hadn't seen until Spring season. Most of the prospects were contributors on their JV high school team while a few logged some playing time on the Varsity or were brought up late season for the play-offs. They will have plenty of opportunities to raise their status as we'll see more of them at the Varsity level. Here's the top group of newcomers in this class. PH NorCal tries to see as many prospects as we can.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2440124"],"_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":"A long guard, maybe a wing type for now. 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He has the foot speed and determination to be a good on ball defender who can turn you, and generate steal, and turnovers.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["2441000"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"He's kind of a newcomer to us. He played up on the Varsity a team we've seen before. This time we saw a prospect that's a pretty good shooter from behind the 3pt line. He's got that lil hop with a good release, he knocks down catch 3's from the corners, along the perimeter. He comes down court ready to knock down rhythm 3's. He's a ball mover, good passer. He cuts, and looks for open shots using screens. 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He gives good effort on the defensive side.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["2443134"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"At 6'3 maybe, he's a bouncy, active prospect in the paint on both ends of the court. He's got the quick jump to snatch offensive rebounds, and take it right back up. He's an undersized post who'll get minutes because he plays with energy, and he's a good rebounder. He has the foot speed to defend multiple positions, but most of his work is done in the post. He has work to do offensively to expand his skill set.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["2441153"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"He's a strong quick guard with quality handles. He's still learning how to be a point guard, but he has the tools, a willing passer with vision. He's fast pushing the ball in transition, hard to contain when he changes direction with his dribble. He has the burst to go by defenders when he's working up top and off ball. He can get into the paint for kick-outs, dishes, and dump-off. He can stop on the dime for mid-range and paint jumpers, he'll challenge bigs in the paint, and hound ball handlers.","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":7,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-664e9f11ef758"} /-->