Friday concluded pool play in Las Vegas and several Northern California teams went undefeated. As bracket play starts on Saturday, here are some players and teams of note on Day 3:
Noah Stapes 6-foot-5 SF Lakeshow 17s Elite (St Francis) 2016: Stapes hit three 3-point shots in the second half of their second game in pool play to increase the margin to double digits. Stapes has a good frame to rebound but his lateral movement and quickness will determine if he can compete at the Division I level. According to his club coach, several Division II schools are interested but Boston University and Colgate from Division I have been in contact recently.
Peter Hewitt 6-foot-10 PF Lakeshow 17s Elite (St Francis) 2016: The major change week over week for Hewitt is according to his club coach that Utah State is very interested in the post prospect. Hewitt helped anchor the post in Lakeshow's undefeated pool play results.
Aidan Green 6-foot-1 Wing BFS Blackout Elite 16s (Tokay) 2017: Green is an athletic wing who can score inside and outside. He has good ball handling and defends well laterally. He is a bit undersized currently but is a tenacious defender and can rebound well for his size. Per his club coach, CSU Bakersfield and UC Santa Barbara are in contact.
Trevor Drake 6-foot-7 F NorCal Pharaohs 16s (Del Oro) 2017: Drake is a versatile player who has a good shooting range and can handle the ball well for his size. He rebounds well but will need more perimeter skills to be recruited at the Division I level. He complements his teammates well by doing the little, hustle plays and fits the glue guy role well.
Christian Terrell 6-foot-5 SG Oakland Soldiers 17 Elite (Sacramento) 2016: Terrell played several minutes, as his versatility is evident by his athleticism and size. He has enough length to guard forwards while he has enough lateral movement to defend guards. On a loaded Soldiers team, he did not look for his offense like some of his other teammates but will be the main perimeter offensive facilitator and scorer on his Sacramento High program.
Anthony Booker 6-foot-8 PF BFS Blackout Elite 16s (Weston Ranch) 2016: The senior is a mobile post player who runs the court well. His frame is good in blocking shots and rebounding. Per his club coach, Pacific is in contact.
Matt Manning 6-foot-6 Wing Lakeshow 17s Elite (Sheldon) 2016: Manning competed on Thursday but was not available for the Friday morning game. Per his club coach, Manning had to make a trip to San Diego as there was a baseball AAU scouting event being viewed by MLB scouts. Manning is an elite baseball prospect as well.
Yamori Derouen 6-foot-7 PG NorCal Pharaohs 17s (Burbank) 2016: Derouen is a face up, athletic forward with a respectable mid-range game. He has good jumping abilities and has long arms to be effective and disruptive on defense. The Pharaohs 17s went undefeated in pool play with his assistance.
Thomas Avent 5-foot-10 PG Oakland Soldiers 17 Blue (Vanden) 2016: Avent is a low to the ground point guard who is built like a running back. He takes and initiates contact well and is also aggressive in his rebounding. Per his club coach, Division II interest includes CSU East Bay, CSU Maritime, and Holy Names.
Emeka Udenyi 6-foot-5 F Greenline (De La Salle) 2017: Udenyi displayed soft hands in his shooting touch and passing. He goes hard to the basket with his size. If his size does not change, he is a tweener as he is too short to play the post and would need to add to his perimeter skills. His brother, Amadi, is on the Pepperdine roster.
Some of the teams (with Northern California players) that won all three games in their pool play (Team Name and tournament):
E-Time Hoops 17U, Las Vegas Classic 17U Platinum
Greenline, Las Vegas Classic 17U Platinum Elite
Lakeshow Elite 17U, Fab 48 17U Invitational
NorCal Pharaohs 16s, Fab 48 16U Diamond
NorCal Pharaohs 17s, Fab 48 17U Platinum
Oakland Soldiers Elite 17U, Las Vegas Classic 17U Platinum Elite
Team Select 17U, Las Vegas Classic 17U Silver
Team Superstar 16U Elite, Fab 48 16U Invitational
Notes
New De La Salle coach AJ Kuhle was with the Greenline team in the stands. He did not coach on the sidelines but did give the post game review with his team. Kuhle is a former De La Salle alum and was previously an assistant coach for eight years with the University of Denver.
The Las Vegas Classic is holding a separate eight-team sub-tournament called "The 8" in the main gym's court at Rancho High. Last year, it was called the Chris Paul Jordan 8 Tournament and usually is composed of Nike sponsored teams. The Northern California based Oakland Soldiers participated last year and also is participating this year. They lost both of their first two games and will be playing in the 7th place game on Saturday.
Per one club coach's explanation, players can play for two teams during the event. One player who normally was on the 16s had the opportunity to play on the 17s team due to a player injury in the Fab 48. Another player played for his regular club at the Fab 48 event but hurriedly went to play for his high school summer club at the Las Vegas Classic event.
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