Summer Standouts: Memorial Day Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Summer AAU circuit is in full swing as we reach Memorial Day. Numerous prospects from New Mexico have excelled against competition from all over the country. Here's our latest installment on who's been doing well (players listed in alphabetical order):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'], Logan</strong>: Bruhn, a rising senior, has been flashing the physical and decision-making skills for D1 New Mexico that boosted Logan to the Class 1A state championship in March. He has been described as “a good decision maker who has solid vision for his teammates and can score in the post.” Bruhn is also a very good rebounder and has the ability to bring the ball up the court. The 6-foot-7 Bruhn averaged 19.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game for the Longhorns in 2024-25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaac Dinning, Farmington</strong>: The 6-foot-2 Dinning was a major contributor to Farmington in 2024-25 as a junior. He's preparing for his senior campaign by playing on the summer AAU circuit. Impressed scouts and onlookers at the recent RecruitLook event in Dallas. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jawaan Jackson, Taos</strong>: In one three-game span at a tournament in Fort Collins, the 6-foot-10 Jackson scored 35 points, grabbed 30 rebounds and blocked 25 shots. Jackson has long arms and does a great job putting pressure eon the offense in the lane and around the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'], Cibola</strong>: Martinez, a rising junior, is spending the summer playing for ABC Spotlight. He recently starred at the RecruitLook event in Kansas City. Martinez is one of the top 2027 prospects in the Albuquerque Metro Region and led Cibola to one of its best seasons in years in 2024-25. He averaged 23.5 points per game as a sophomore for the Cougars and enters the 2025-26 campaign on pace to score over 2,500 points in his career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2026076' first='Brandon' last='Mason Jr']., ABC Prep</strong>: The top 2027 prospect in our latest rankings has, not surprisingly, played very well this summer. He holds more than a dozen D1 offers, including New Mexico. And he still has two more years on the prep stage remaining.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2313549' first='Evan' last='Nanez'], Cleveland</strong>: One of the top young dynamic two-sport standouts in the Albuquerque Metro Region. Over four games at a recent RecruitLook event in Kansas City, Nanez averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals per game &nbsp;Also expected to be a major contributor for the Cleveland football team in the fall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2313546' first='Darius' last='Steverson'], ABC Prep</strong>: The 6-foot-2 Steverson is one of the top prospects in the 2028 class. He was one of the best scoring guards at the recent RecruitLook AAU event in Kansas City. Earned a spot on the All Kansas City 16U First-Team. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Benjamin Walton, Las Cruces</strong>: The 6-foot-5 rising senior is playing for ABC spotlight this summer. All signs point to a stellar senior season for the Bulldawgs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Player of the Game [player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn']: He is a great rebounder down low for D1 New Mexico 17u. Hayden is comfortable with the ball in his hands and is a good decision maker who has solid vision for his teammates and can score in the post. He took over late on the boards and scored… <a href="https://t.co/Wr1wbjmZv2">pic.twitter.com/Wr1wbjmZv2</a></p>&mdash; Corey Musil (@Corey_156) <a href="https://twitter.com/Corey_156/status/1926670218241138800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Taos High&#039;s Jawaan Jackson at 6&#039;10&quot; showing some nice offense and defense. <a href="https://twitter.com/JawaanJackson32?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JawaanJackson32</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hsbasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hsbasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/VCp4WWnJaD">pic.twitter.com/VCp4WWnJaD</a></p>&mdash; Russell Lee Gurule&#039; (@RussellGurule) <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule/status/1926711452657647991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qam" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/AbcSpotlightNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbcSpotlightNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachzcole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachzcole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SebastianNoel47</a> <a href="https://t.co/AO4FRrt4Kl">https://t.co/AO4FRrt4Kl</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2313546' first='Darius' last='Steverson'] (@Dar_Steveson21) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dar_Steveson21/status/1923925180390179127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RL_Hoops</a> Kansas City Live session highlights. PG mode 🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DaireseG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DaireseG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AbcSpotlightNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbcSpotlightNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KJ_Ford4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KJ_Ford4</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/eb_ericb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eb_ericb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJamesJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJamesJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/oe160cHjWq">pic.twitter.com/oe160cHjWq</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'] (@ElijahMtz2027) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahMtz2027/status/1924554302284308833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RecruitLook Dallas Showcase Highlights <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDSteen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDSteen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RecruitLook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RecruitLook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsscorpionsbbb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fhsscorpionsbbb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/oYw5oSAH46">pic.twitter.com/oYw5oSAH46</a></p>&mdash; Isaac Dinning (@idinning15) <a href="https://twitter.com/idinning15/status/1922875130864075241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highlights from Recruit Look Live Period. 4 game avg: Pts: 15 Ast: 4 Reb: 5 Stl: 6 <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jmichaelnanez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jmichaelnanez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_murph10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mike_murph10</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RL_Hoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thegrindsession?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thegrindsession</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AbcSpotlightNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbcSpotlightNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbuquerquePrep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlbuquerquePrep</a> <a href="https://t.co/JNfQmZuZa7">pic.twitter.com/JNfQmZuZa7</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2313549' first='Evan' last='Nanez'] (@EvanNanez5245) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanNanez5245/status/1925638531499643141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kansas City live period #1 ✅<a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RL_Hoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DaireseG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DaireseG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AbcSpotlightNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbcSpotlightNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/trigonis30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@trigonis30</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thegrindsession?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thegrindsession</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathonmines?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonathonmines</a> <a href="https://t.co/tfkmks6eiZ">pic.twitter.com/tfkmks6eiZ</a></p>&mdash; Brandon Mason J.R (@BrandonMasonJR1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonMasonJR1/status/1924946253919772878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some Highlights from the Recruit Looks KC live period. <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AbcSpotlightNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbcSpotlightNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RL_Hoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/b_keys11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@b_keys11</a> <a href="https://t.co/dGZtf6g5g8">pic.twitter.com/dGZtf6g5g8</a></p>&mdash; Benjamin Walton (@theebenwalton) <a href="https://twitter.com/theebenwalton/status/1925378736083599632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->