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Thursday, October 28, 2010

WCFS "Super Pools" Awards/MVP's


West Coast Fall Showcase "SUPER POOLS" Individual Awards, MVP's & All Tournament Teams.

By: Jeff Meadows

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

The “SUPER POOLS” were full of talented players, good teams, big crowds & great match ups. With all of the great basketball that was played you know I had to give out my Hoops Report, West Coast Fall Showcase “SUPER POOL” INDIVIDUAL AWARDS.



TOP OUTSIDE SHOOTER: Austin West 6’3 (W) True Ballerz (2014)

TOP REBOUNDER/POST PLAYER: Chaz Mack 6’6 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2014)

TOP DEFENDER: Rolando Rhymes 5’10 (PG) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Dorian Pickens 6’5 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

TOP PLAYMAKER: Alasan Turay 5’9 (PG) SWS Academy (2014)

SURPRISE PLAYER: Pablo Rivas 6’6 (F) AZ Stars 15U (2014)

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Will Donovan 6’1 (CG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2014)


THE “SUPER POOLS” MVP’s.

Each of the four (4) pools was very competitive & because of that, I decided to award an MVP to the top player(s) in each pool. Below are the MVP’s for each of the four (4) pools in the 1st Annual Hoops Report West Coast Fall Showcase, enjoy!

POOL A MVP(s): Rolando Rhymes 5’10 (PG) AZ STARS 15U (2014), Roberto Reyes 6’3 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014) & Dorian Pickens 6’5 (W) AZ Stars 15U (2014)

POOL B MVP: Eddie Little 5’10 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U

POOL C MVP(s): Travis Jefferies 6’4 (G) Tucson Heat #3 (2012), Alec Sonderman 6’4 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2012) & Brendon Sharky 6’4 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

POOL D MVP(s): Khari Holloway 6’2 (CG) True Ballerz (2013), Marcus Ramirez 6’3 (W) True Ballerz (2012) & Chris Davis 6’6 (F) True Ballerz (2014)



HOOPS REPORT WEST COAST FALL SHOWCASE “SUPER POOLS” ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM/TOP 40.

Alright everyone, what you’ve all been waiting for the West Coast Fall showcase “SUPER POOLS” All-Tournament team/Top 40, enjoy! (In height order).

Chris IIunga 5'4 (PG) K-9 UNIT (2012)

DeQwandre Jones 5’8 (PG) K-9 UNIT (2013)

Alasan Turay 5’9 (PG) SWS Academy (2014)

Rolando Rhymes 5’10 (PG) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Eddie Little 5’10 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2013)

Cole Sterns 5’10 (PG) Tucson Heat #4 (2014)

Alex Irke 5’11 (G) BTB Thunder #2 (2014)

Devante Walker 5’11 (G) Blue Devils (Free Agent Team) 2013

Max Melder 6’0 (G) Tucson Heat #4 (2014)

Khalid O’Neal 6’0 (G) K-9 UNIT (2013)

Will Donovan 6’1 (G) AZ FUTURE 16U (2014)

Dominique Branscumb 6’1 (CG) True Ballerz (2011)

Dalton Groenewold 6’1 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2014)

Romano Bottini 6’1 (G) Oregon St. (Free Agent Team) (2014)

Terrence Johnson 6’1 (G) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Conor Triplett 6’2 (F) Orgeon St. (Free Agent Team) (2014)

Dakota Kordsieman 6’2 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Antonio Romero 6’2 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2014)

Richard Palmer 6'2 (F) K-9 UNIT (2013)

Frankie Trujillo 6’2 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Khari Holloway 6’2 (CG) True Ballerz (2013)

Roberto Reyes 6’3 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Marcus Ramirez 6'3 (W) True Ballerz (2013)

Jaylyn Juan 6’3 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Austin West 6’3 (W) True Ballerz (2014)

Ahmad Levon 6’4 (F) AZ STARS 15U (2013)

Travis Jefferies 6’4 (G) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Koa Chi DU 6’4 (F) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Alec Sonderman 6’4 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Amadou Gueye 6’4 (F) SWS Academy (2014)

Brendon Sharky 6’4 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Cody March 6’4 (F) AZ FUTURE 16U (2013)

Dorian Pickens 6’5 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Zylan Cheetman 6’6 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Pablo Rivas 6’6 (F) AZ Stars 15U (2014)

Chaz Mack 6’6 (F) Tucson Heat #3 (2014)

Chris Davis 6’6 (F) True Ballerz (2014)

Mark Andrews 6’6 (F) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Connor McDougal 6’6 (F) BTB Thunder #2 (2014)

Sam Jones 6'6 (W) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

KJ Hoffman 6’8 (PF) BTB Thunder #2 (2012)



There was our 1st Annual West Coast Fall Showcase “SUPER POOLS” All-Tournament team. Below is a listing of our West Coast Fall Showcase “SUPER POOLS” Best of the Rest (30 players in height order).



Conner Stark 5’2 (PG) Blue Devils (Free Agent Team) (2014)

Brandon Kimber 5’5 (G) K-9 UNIT (2013)

Logan Dubek 5’5 (PG) Oregon St. (Free Agent Team) (2014)

Thomas Wabaunsee 5’6 (PG) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2016)

Nick Tamponi 5’8 (PG) BTB Thunder #2 (2011)

Diquan Hubbard 5’8 (PG) K-9 Unit (2013)

Deron Kyle 5’8 (PG) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Gino Littles 5’8 (PG) AZ STARS 15U (2014)

Jacob Allenspach 5’8 (PG) BTB Thunder #2 (2013)

Justin Dombrowski 5’8 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2013)

Ronnie Ramirez 5’9 (PG) SWS Academy (2014)

Adam Zubakoff 5’9 (PG) True Ballerz (2013)

Kaleb Maguet 5’9 (PG) Oregon St. (Free Agent Team) (2013)

Corbin Smith 6’1 (W) Oregon St (Free Agent Team) (2011)

Trey Ingram 5’9 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2014)

Mike Duffy 5’10 (PG) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Jordan Gorman 5’10 (PG) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Daniel Lugo 5’10 (G) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Andrew Dohm 5’10 (G) Tucson Heat #3 (2012)

Tyler Dilyard 5’10 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2012)

Uno Ekpoh 5’10 (PG) AZ FUTURE 16U (2014)

Juan Rascon 5’11 (W) TEAM P.R.E.P. (2015)

Jonathan Panfil 5’11 (G) Blue Devils (Free Agent Team) (2014)

Bailey Harn 6’0 (G) Tucson Heat #5 (2014)

Tyler Perlberg 6’0 (G) Tucson Heat #5 (2014)

Josh Shell 6’0 (G) Tucson Heat #5 (2014)

Joshua Isaacs 6’1 (G) Blue Devils (Free Agent Team) (2013)

Amon Schenk 6'2 (G) Blue Devils (Free Agent Team) (2012)

Adonis Railing 6’4 (F) True Ballerz (2013)

Bryce Frintner 6’4 (F) AZ FUTURE 16U (2013)



West Coast Fall Showcase “SUPER POOLS” OUTRO

The West Coast Fall Showcase was an excellent event; it was full of talented players & very good, competitive teams that came ready to play all weekend long. This event which had 28 teams & over 280 players, is sure to grow even more next year so for all of you talented prospects out there that feel the need to play with & against top level competition & receive NATIONAL EXPOSURE make sure you get registered up for this one, you don’t want to miss out of this TOP LEVEL EVENT. I had given thought to providing you, the fan, prospect & or parent with my unique PLAYER PROFILES but I decided not to for the simple fact that the second week of November, I will be posting my nationally renown Arizona Preseason All-State Teams in the following classes: 2011-2014, regardless of class & a top 100 regardless class rankings. I HOPE ALL OF OUR WWW.HOOPSREPORT.COM frequent readers enjoyed my SECOND TO NONE EVENT REPORTS & PLAYER LISTINGS, INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & OUR POST GAME RECAPS just as I promised. Make sure you stay logged on to www.hoopsreport.com for the recap to the West Coast Fall Showcase “PLATINUM BRACKET”, believe me, YOU DEFINITELY DON’T WANT TO MISS THAT.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

AZEA Fall Feature/ASN Web TV

By James Parker, talent scout/evaluator



What a fun event for players and spectators alike. This weekends event was hosted by AZ Elite Athletics @ Premier Courts and sponsored by Game Time DVD and Amateaur Sports Network (AZ) Web TV. Can't say enough good things about Derrick Warford and AZEA, for being such good hosts and genuine people. Also Thanks to Ron Hayes of Arizona Premier Courts for their accommodations. AZEA, still in it's infant stages hosted an event with a lot of potential and much upside. Thanks to the crew, hosts, camera men and women of Game Time DVD and ASN for making this a memorable event for the kids, programs and fans. Special thanks goes out to Switch Marketing Company. Also a special thanks to Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Powerade for the VIP Accommodations.

If you didn't get a chance to come out to Premier this weekend, what made it very unique to other tournaments this year was the web tv. Where ever you were in the world by laptop, pc, Ipod, Ipad, Iphone or other cellular device via Internet you were able to see live action and interviews streamed live from the event. So family members,friends, fans who couldn't make it for whatever reason could watch from wherever. Take a look now also to see what you missed http://www.ustream.tv/channel/asn-oct-15th-tournament or http://www.ustream.tv/channel/asn-preview

12u Magic took the chip in their division, Cagers won the 14u division, and CR Suns won the high school varsity division.


Top Performers: (high school division)


Sam Jones (CR Suns) - 6'6 (SG/SF) from Gilbert Christian. Sam is the best shooter in the class of 2014. This was the first tournament for Sam since breaking his arms in a game before the summer. If he was able to participate in the Frosh/Soph combine and any other fall showcase he would have been on the top of their lists. He has decent athleticism and shows ability to score the ball from all over. Need to see more to evaluate his ability to defend.


Ben Cuevas (CR Suns) - 6' (G) . Quick explosive guard with range who can score in a variety of ways, also finds the open player on the take. Ben is capable of running an offense from the point position as well as off the ball. Needs to find mid-range game, either takes the open three or drives. Struggles against teams with good big man and good help. Take the ability to drive to the cup away and the defense is much harder on him on the perimeter to get open.


Sam Sprout (AZEA) - 6'3 (F) from Tempe Prep. Tough strong competitor on the defensive end and under the basket. Sam competes the same whether down by 20 or up by 20. Undersized forward which is where I saw him play most, but plays with a lot of energy and heart. He attacks the boards and never gives in.


Sammy Cabrera (AZEA) - 5'11 (PG) Sammy has one of the most explosive steps and he does not look to go around defenders, he blows by them, sometimes right at them. He sees the smallest of lanes but is so quick it's hard to get a charge on him. Hard to get to a spot and get your feet set. Before you know it his is already there. Can seem to be a little eratic at times.


Alasan Turray (NFL YET) - 5'9 (G) from St. Mary's. Has great freeze moves, stutter stall step, can pull up or put it back on the ground for drive. Alasan finds open players on the take and can finish with a variety of moves. Being a smaller guard he shows a lot of poise. Alasan has been playing great basketball as of late.


Other high school notables:

Michael Garcia (CR Suns)

Derek Rojas (CR Suns)

Travis Meener (CR Suns)

Zylan Cheetman (NFL Yet)


14u Notables:

Cole Kepler (Cagers) Runs lanes in transition very well. Makes great cuts and slashes to the basket with authority. Show athletic ability to finish and can pull-up for outside shot. Rebounds the ball well.

Chris Cordova (Cagers) Chris has a mature physic for his age, is aggressive and powerful driving to the basket. He also is physical great rebounding guard. Explosive off the dribble.

Chandler Solis (Dream) (6'W) Has great form on his shot, is money in that 10-15ft range. Has good body build for a shooting guard. Will be around in years to come for more evaluation. Has solid well rounded game already. Great rebounding guard.

Isaiah Wilson (Dream) (6'3/W-P) Already has great size and length. Has good hands, soft touch around the rim. Can use both hands equally, loves the left. Is a great shot blocker and presence underneath. A lot of upside with this kid as he has a lot of growing potential and is still very raw.

Devon White (Dream) Is a great match-up defender. Very active on the court. Gets loose balls.

Tyra Eull Long (NFL Yet) This young lady is a gem. She is only 11 and is locking down 14u guards in the boys division. She plays aggressive and without fear. Can beat her defender off the dribble and is great running the floor and in transition.

Johnathan Harris (NFL Yet) Has a smooth looking stroke from outside. Plays very patient. Has a great shot fake that he waits till his defender comes out or relaxes puts it on the floor for the 15ftr. Owns the mid-range shot. Knows how to keep the floor balanced and spaced.

Ronnie Ramirez (NFl Yet)

Armondo Ruiz (NFL Yet)

Sklar Lane (Cagers)

Xavier Smith (Cagers)

Sean Wood (Cagers)