July 10, 2011
The Bay Area Hoop Review concluded at CCSF on Saturday as players tried to leave their final marks before hitting the road starting next week. Many of the spring standouts continued to excel to kick off the evaluation period, while others made cases to move back into the post-summer Top 40. Also see which schools are showing early interest in one of the top 2013 prospects.
Jalen Dupree 6-foot-0 G Vallejo (Davis Wildcats White) 2012: Dupree is a quick guard who has the skill set to stay at point guard on the next level. He looks to dish off the double team and made a habit of making the easy pass to get his team a quality shot. He brought good energy to the floor and should build on his 14 points per game average as a senior.
Miguel French 6-foot-6 F Lindhurst (Play Hard Play Smart-Osborne) 2012: French is very long and athletic. He disrupts passing lanes and can defend various positions well. He has a quick first step and is a good leaper.
Kendall Jackson 5-foot-9 PG Bishop O'Dowd (Lakeshow 17s Black) 2012: With solid play throughout the spring and into the summer, Jackson is making a strong case to move into the post-summer Top 40 rankings. He has good handles and ball control and is always looking to make the big play. His play against the Oakland Soldiers 17 Blue was key in Lakeshow picking up the win.
Tajai Johnson 6-foot-2 G Vallejo (Oakland Soldiers 17 Blue) 2012: Johnson, rated No. 9 in the NCP Top 40 for the 2012 class, was solid in both of his games on Sunday as a playmaking guard. He gets into his offense quickly and while he has a scorer's mentality, he isn't afraid to kick the ball out to the perimeter or drop it inside for a layout. He has a quick, compact crossover and plays bigger than his 6-foot-2 size. His stock is on the rise.
Mitchell Love 6-foot-2 W Burbank (Play Hard Play Smart-Osborne) 2012: Love has a nice 10-15 foot pull up mid range shot. He communicates well with his teammates and shows some good basketball smarts.
Davion Mize 6-foot-0 G Salesian (NorCal Supreme 17) 2012: The Salesian guard was effective in working from isolation sets from the top of the floor and getting to the rim. He is able to use his dribble to navigate around defenders and finishes with touch at the rim. Creating some of his own offense is a nice addition to his game shown more since the end of the high school season.
Jarvis Watkins 6-foot-2 SG Antelope (E-Time Hoops 17U) 2012: Watkins is a candidate for breakout performer this summer in carrying forward the momentum from a nice junior season playoff run. He gets to the basket well from different areas on the floor and has a nice mid-range game to put pressure on a defender. He is most effective working off the baseline.
Jacqui Biggins 6-foot-0 PG Serra (Bay Area Warriors 16s) 2013: Biggins continues to impress this summer with his offensive skill set as a scoring point guard. He handles the ball well and gets into the defensive regularly. His jumper though is his best strength with range out to the three point line. If his defense can come along, the Padres will have a two-way threat leading the show the next two years.
Raymond Bowles 6-foot-5 W Modesto Christian (Lakeshow 16) 2013: Bowles is one of the better players in his class and showed many of the reasons why in a win over Roadrunners Elite. He is a playmaker with the ball in his hands and plays with an explosive quality going to the basket. He also has a developing step back mid-range game. He set the tempo for Lakeshow in the win.
Jermaine Edmonds 6-foot-3 W Salesian (NorCal Supreme 16U) 2013: Edmonds is a quality athlete who is always around the ball making plays in the paint., Overshadowed some at Salesian this past year, he has the physical tools as shown against Bay Area Warriors 16U to draw some early interest this summer. The key for him is putting the basketball skills together with his athleticism.
Darin Johnson 6-foot-4 CG Franklin-Elk Grove (Oakland Soldiers 17 Blue) 2013: Johnson brings a vast array of skills to the table with the ability to play three positions. He is a smooth athlete who handles the ball well with an emerging outside game. He has good hands on defense and as he bulks up, he will be a very tough match-up and one of the top four star prospects in the 2013 class.
Chris Mah 5-foot-11 G University (Bay Area Warriors 16s) 2013: He showed good floor general skills and had a consistent perimeter game while playing aggressive defense. He does need to get bigger to handle bigger players.
Cole Nordquist 6-foot-3 F Pleasant Grove (NorCal Pharaohs 16s) 2013: He was very effective as an on-ball defender in blocking a handful of shots in his two games on Saturday. Nordquist does a nice job of measuring his steps and judging the shooter's release. He is part of a Eagles' program which returns 13 of their 16 players this season.
Jud Salisbery 5-foot-10 PG Orland (E-Time Hoops 17U) 2013: Salisbery is a fundamentally sound point guard. He is good with the dribble and breaking down the press. He delivers very crisp and accurate passes as a table setter for E-Time Hoops.
Frankie Ferrari 5-foot-8 PG Burlingame (Lunardis) 2014: It is just fun to watch Ferrari run the point with his Burlingame squad. He plays with very good composure for a young player in seeing the floor and waiting for plays to develop before making his read. He is a pass first point guard who will need to expand his offensive game to take the next step during his high school career.
Jalen Canty 6-foot-6 F Berkeley (Oakland Soldiers 15) 2014: Similarly, Berkeley was lacking size in the interior as well. Canty would be a welcome addition and projects to be a power forward as he has bulk at this stage already. He can own the defensive boards and had a few tip dunks to showcase his vertical quickness.
Jawian Harrison 5-foot-9 PG Salesian (Oakland Soldiers 15) 2014: Harrision is a solid floor general. He had spot minutes on Salesian as a freshman. But with Dominic Artis' departure to Findlay Prep, Harrison will get more minutes in the next season.
Nathan Thomas 6-foot-6 F Bellarmine (Oakland Soldiers 15) 2014: Thomas is long and has good rebounding instincts and plays good post defense. Bellarmine lacked size this past season with the injury of Thomas' brother, Zac. But the addition of the younger Thomas could alleviate those woes.
News and Notes
The Bay Area Hoosiers boast a nice forward prospect out of San Joaquin Memorial in Chris Bailey. The 6-foot-6 class of 2013 prospect has a good frame with a high ceiling going forward.
A pair of 2013 prospects continued their stellar event play in De La Salle's Elliot Pitts and Antelope's Gabe Bealer. Pitts continues to push himself further up the 2013 charts with an expanding scoring and playmaking game while Bealer is a good athlete with developing skill set who should help make Antelope a team to watch next season.
Chris Carvin, a 2011 graduate out of Laguna Creek, was very good on Saturday in directing the Play Hard Play Smart Elite offense with his sharp passing and vision, especially in transition. He is looking into the prep school route, but could also end up at a four year university. Those that have shown interest are UC Irvine and Long Beach State.
Dupree is getting interest from Sacramento State and Occidental College.
Jackson has received interest from UC San Diego and Columbia thus far with more schools likely to follow.
Palma 2013 wing Noah Allen has attended camps at Stanford, UCLA and USC and is also hearing from Arizona State, Colorado, Notre Dame, UTEP and Washington State.
The two teams to finish the four game showcase undefeated were Lakeshow 17 Black and Knox Raiders out of Australia.
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