WEST COAST
OAKLAND
SOLDIERS – THE 2014 6th GRADE DIVISION
1 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONS GARNERED A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT WINNING THE TITLE
GAME IN GRAND FASHION. SOON AFTER
LEAVING HAMPTON, THE SOLDIERS TRAVELLED TO ITALY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND LOGGED
SOME DOMINATING PERFORMANCES AGAINST FUTURE PROS FROM THE LEGENDARY BENNETON
TRAVESIO PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL ORGANIZATION’S JUNIOR SQUADS. THE SOLDIERS ALSO DOMINATED THE NYBL ONLY
LOSING AN EPIC BATTLE TO WEST COAST ALL-STARS BY A CLOSE MARGIN. LOADED WITH POTENTIAL DIVISION 1 COLLEGE
PROSPECTS HEADLINED BY 6’3 ULTRA-ATHLETIC PHENOM SHERMAR MORROW AND 6’3 DO IT
ALL PLAYMAKER/SCORER KYREE WALKER. THE
SOLDIERS ALSO FEATURE 6’1 WING FRED BURTON, 6’6 POST KENDALL MUNSON, 6’3 HIGHLY
SKILLED INSIDE/OUTSIDE THREAT DILLION DEPINA AND AN OUTSTANDING GUARD TRIO OF
DEVIN ASKEW, DEVIN HIGHTOWER AND JAMIR THOMAS WHO CAN ALL SHOOT, DISH AND PLAY
AT A HIGH LEVEL. WE MUST SALUTE THIS SQUAD!
WEST
COAST ALL STARS
– THE
2014 CHAMPIONS OF THE NYBL DOMINATED MANY TOURNAMENTS LAST SEASON INCLUDING
WINNING NEW ORLEANS SUPER 60 AND THE
WCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. 6’5 JASON HARRIS AND
6’10 BEN TODD LEAD A LOADED STABLE FOR THIS HIGH PROFILE PROGRAM THAT ALSO
FEATURES FUTRUE 2021 STAR PG 5’7 PARIS DAWSON.
JASON HARRIS DOES EVERYTHING WELL ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR AND IS ONE OF THE BETTER DEFENDERS IN THE 2020 CLASS. PARIS DAWSON IS A FLAT OUT BALLER. HE PLAYS AT A HIGH LEVEL AND PLAYS WITH ALOT OF SWAG. TYRONE WASHINGTON, NICK VELNZIA, WILL MCCLENDON AND JAYLEN CLARK GIVE
THIS TEAM LOADS OF EXPERIENCE, HIGH SKILL LEVEL ROLE PLAYERS AND A GROUP THAT
UNDERSTANDS HOW TO PLAY AS A TEAM AND WIN TOGETHER. WORD ON THE CIRCUIT, DILLION DEPINA MAY PLAY
WITH WEST COAST ALSO, WHICH WOULD BE SCARY FOR THE OPPOSITION.
SAN
DIEGO SELECT
– TALENTED
WEST COAST FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND AND WELL COACHED TEAM THAT HAS SOME HIGH PROFILE PROSPECTS IN PHYSICAL TWIN
TOWERS, 6’4 OBINNA ANYAWAU AND 6’4 CHIBUZO AGBO. THE FLOOR GENERAL IS ALEX
WADE, ONE OF THE MOST SAVY HIGH IQ PLAYES IN THE 2020 CLASS. HE RUNS THE PICK AND ROLL LIKE A YOUNG STEVE NASH. THOMAS
NOTARANNI IS A FLAT OUT STUD AND CAN DO IT ALL FOR THIS BALL CLUB.
THEY ALSO HAVE A PLETHORA OF SHOOTERS. REFRESHING TO SEE A TEAM THAT BEATS YOU WITH DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND EXECUTION. THIS TEAM CAN BE DEADLY IN THE HALFCOURT AND
HAS SOME HIGH PROFILE WINS ON THEIR RESUME FROM LAST SEASON. THEY ARE DOING IT ORGANICALLY AND IT’S EASY
TO SEE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GAMES OF EACH PLAYER IN THEIR SYSTEM.
EAST COAST
SLAM
CITY ELITE
– THIS
TEAM IS NEW TO THE 2020 CIRCUIT AND DOESN’T HAVE A MAJOR TEAM RESUME JUST YET,
BUT BOY ARE THEY LOADED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH HIGHLY REGARDED NATIONALLY
RANKED PLAYERS. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN
REPORTED 6’4 TERRANCE WILLIAMS HAS LEFT SLAM CITY TO PLAY FOR TEAM RIO 2019 AND
POSSIBLY TEAM TAKEOVER 2019, THE REMAINING PLAYERS INDIVIDUAL RESUMES &
EXPERIENCE LEVELS SPEAK VOLUMNS. THE
CATALYST FOR THE GROUP IS 6’0 DO IT ALL WING JORDAN TOLES. HIS SUPPORTING CAST IS ONE OF THE BEST
COLLECIONS OF INDIVIDUAL TALENT AT THIS AGE LEVEL IN THE COUNTRY. 5’9 PHYSICALLY GIFTED AND SKILLED AJ HOGGARD
JR, 5’6 TRUE PG TYLER BRELSFORD, 6’6 HUMAN SHOT ERASER ISAIAH TODD, 6’5 “CHARLES
BARLEY BUILT” CAMERON BYERS, EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE 6’5 MONTEZ MCNEIL AND #1 RANKED
2021 PG/SG ZION HARMON MAKE UP A DEEP AND TALENTED GROUP. WITH BIG GAME EXPERIENCE THIS GROUP COULD BE
DANGEROUS.
NEW
YORK GUACHOS – NEW YORK IS KNOW FOR HAVING OUTSTANDING
GUARD PLAY AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THIS TEAM UTILIZES TO DOMINATE MOST
GAMES. THEY PRESSURE YOU ON DEFENSE AND
UTILIZE DRIBBLE PENETRATION TO PRESSURE YOU ON THE OFFENSIVE END. RJ DAVIS AND CJ ROBINSON ARE UNBELIEVABLY
HIGHLY SKILLED, HIGH IQ GUARDS WHO CAN TAKE OVER ANY GAME WHEN THEY GET IT
GOING. THEIR BACKCOURT REMINDS YOU OF THE UCONN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BACKCOURT THAT CUT DOWN THE NETS IN 2014. RODNEY BAILEY IS A STANDOUT
PERFORMER FOR THIS CLUB AS WELL.
HE GETS BUCKETS AND MAKES PLAYS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE USUALLY AT A SIZE DISADVANTAGE IN THE FRONTCOURT
POSITIONS, THEIR HEART, TENACITY AND SHEER WILL USALLY GETS THEM TO THE WINNERS
CIRCLE MOST TIMES OUT. THEIR BEST ASSEST IS THEIR DISCIPLINE WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW WELL COACHED THEY HAVE BEEN BY THEIR MENTOR.
RIP
CITY –
THIS WELL COACHED AND DEVELOPED TEAM FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA HAS A COUPLE
POTENTIAL NATIONAL STARS ON ITS ROSTER.
5’11 KIEVES TURNER IS ONE OF THE BEST SCORERS IN THE 2020 CLASS AND DOES
A NUMBER OF THINGS WELL. RAHIR HICKS IS
A TRUE PASS FIRST POINT GUARD WHO LEADS A GROUP OF ATHLETIC AND FIERCE GUARDS
THAT PRESSURE ON DEFENSE 94 FEET. HICKS CAN ALSO FILL IT UP, BUT THIS TEAM IS WELL SCHOOLED IN OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES. THEY HAVE DEPTH IN THE BACKCOURT AND SIZE UP FRONT. 6’6
ANDREW KING IS THE ONE THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO THE BEST OUT OF THE GROUP. HIS COORDINATION IS CATCHING UP WITH HIS GROWTH
RATE AND HIS DEVELOPMENT IS PROGRESSING THANKS IN PART TO GREAT COACHING, HIGH
LEVEL COMPETITION AND TRAINING.
MIDWEST
WISCONSIN
UNITED
– BACK
TO BACK AAU CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING THEIR 4TH GRADE AND 5TH
GRADE SUMMERS. THIS TEAM IS WELL COACHED
AND LOADED WITH POTENTIAL DIVISION 1 PROSPECTS.
NOT ONLY DO THESE KIDS KNOW HOW TO PLAY AS A TEAM FOR ONE ANOTHER, THEY
EACH POSSESS HIGH SKILL LEVELS AND SACRIFICE INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE BETERMENT OF
THEIR TEAM. JALEN SUGGS IS THE CRÈME DE
LA CRÈME OF 2020 COMBO GUARDS AND WHEN TEAMING UP WITH ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST
BIG MEN, DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE, DONOVAN BILLINGS, THEY MAKE A TOUGH 1-2
PUNCH. THEIR PRESSURE DEFENSE AND BALL
MOVEMENT ARE SIGNATURES OF THIS TEAM.
WHEN THEIR SHOTS ARE DROPPING, THEY ARE TOUGH TO DEFEAT. STANDOUT REECE BEEKMAN IS HIGHLEY SKILLED AND
ONE OF THE BEST DEFENDERS IN THE MIDWEST FOR THIS GROUP.
ST
LOUIS WILDCATS
– COACH
BRANSON HAD ONE OF THE MOST WELL COACHED, CONDITIONED AND DISCIPLINED GROUPS TO
HIT THE 2020 CIRCUIT LAST SEASON. THE
WILDCATS IN ONE WEEK DEFEATED THE WELLINGTON WOLVES, TEAM IZON/SPORTS U AND THE
TENNESSEE LEGENDS EN ROUTE TO THE AAU NATIONALS FINAL FOUR. THEY PLAYED AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME AGAINST THE
2014 CHAMPION OAKLAND SOLDIERS FALLING 69-61 IN A GAME DECIDED AT THE END. THEN THEY SOLIDIFED THEIR ELITE STATUS BY
ALMOST PULLING ANOTHER UPSET OVER 2013 NATIONAL CHAMP WISCONSIN UNITED ONLY
LOSING BY A SINGLE POINT. THE CATALYST
IS SCORING MACHINE AND HUMAN HIGHIGHT REEL, 5’7 COMBO GUARD RASHAD
MCDANIELS. HE AND HIS TEAMMATES WERE
ELECTRIFYING AT BOO WILLIAMS SPORTS COMPLEX AT 6TH GRADE
NATIONALS. ONLY PLAYING WITH 6 PLAYERS,
THEY ALL MANAGED TO PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL AND PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT
WAY. THE COACHE’S SON DYLAN BRANSON IS
TREMENDOUSLY SKILLED AND ONE OF THE BEST SPOT UP SHOOTERS IN THE COUNTRY IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL PERIOD.
GEORGE
HILL RISING STARS – ELITE COACHING AND A COUPLE OF ELITE
PLAYERS AT THIS LEVEL MAKE ANY TEAM A WORTHY OPPONENT, BUT WHAT MAKES GEORGE
HILL SUCH A SPECIAL GROUP NOT ONLY DO THEY FIT THOSE DESCRIPTIVES, THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND WINNING HIGH LEVEL GAMES ON THE 2020 CIRCUIT
FOR A LONG TIME. MOST TEAMS WOULD BE IN
THE DUMPS AFTER LOSING THE NUMBER #1 PLAYER IN THE CLASS, BUT MIKE SAUNDERS JR
AND HUNTER JACKSON ARE DOMINANT ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR AND HAVE HIGH SKILL
LEVELS, A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND HIGH BASKETBALL IQ’S, WHICH MAKES THEM A
TOUGH OUT. HUNTER JACKSON IS AN X FACTOR TYPE PLAYER WHO DOES EVERYTHING FOR THIS SQUAD AND MAKES IT GO. 6’0 SABASTIN MURILLO AND 6’0
JAMARI LONDON ARE SOLID AND RAPIDLY IMPROVING WHILE JASON MORTON IS 6’6 NOW AND
GROWNING AND SHOULD DEVELOP INTO A NICE PROSPECT.
SOUTH
WE
ALL CAN GO (WACG) –
THIS TENNESSEE BASED ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RACKING UP AWARDS FOR THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS AND SHOWCASING AND DEVELOPING SOME OF THE NATION’S BEST GRADE
SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT. THE
2020 GROUP IS LOADED AND RESEMBLES A 2014-2015 KENTUCKY WILDCAT TEAM IN TERMS
OF TALENT FOR THIS LEVEL AND SHEER DEPTH.
5’10 JADEN SPRINGER IS THE PROSPECT WHOSE STOCK IS ON THE RISE THE
MOST. HE IS VERY SKILLED AND HIS MOTOR
IS A GIFT FROM ABOVE. 5’7 NIMARI BURNETT
IS THE CLOSEST THING TO A STEPH CURRY TYPE OF PLAYER IN THE 2020 CLASS, AND
COLTON FRALEY IS ONE OF THE TOP SHOOTERS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. JUWAN CARPENTER, MARCUS FITZGERALD, AND
LONNIE RAY TYLER ARE WINNERS WHO ARE SEASONED VETERANS ON THE 2020 CIRCUIT AND
GUYS WHO CONTRIBUTE IN SO MANY WAYS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL. 6’3 POST CHRIS MOORE IS VERY UNDERATED AS IS DO
IT ALL, LUCKY DIXON, BUT 6’0 VITO TISDALE IS THE BEST ATHLETE OF THE GROUP AND
ALL THREE FORM A TOUGH FRONTLINE. BTW 6
FOOT PLUS AND GROWING MACUS BAGLEY IS ANOTHER VERY SKILLED WEAPON WACG HAS IN
THE STABLE AND BARRING A HALF COURT BUZZER BEATER, THIS GROUP WOULD HAVE BEEN
NATIONAL CHAMPS LAST SEASON IN HAMPTON.
WORLDWIDE
WILDCATS – ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT GROUPS IN THE
SOUTHERN REGION, THIS TEAM BASED OUT OF GEORGIA IS STOCKPILED WITH
TALENT. THEY WERE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS
LAST SEASON IN THE NYBL AND IMPROVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEY HAD A GREAT SHOWING AT JOHN LUCAS ALL
STAR WEEKEND EARLY IN THE SEASON AND ENDED THE SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE DOING WELL
AT AAU NATIONALS. THEIR BACKCOURT OF
DEVION SMITH AND BROCK WILLIAMS IS TOUGH TO HANDLE FOR MOST TEAMS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY GET IT GOING IN UNISON. BOTH
ARE ENTERGETIC, HAVE ELITE HANDLES AND COURT VISION. 6’3 CHASE ELLIS WAS A BREAKOUT STAR IN THE
NYBL AND AT AAU NATIONALS LAST SEASON. HE
UTILIZES HIS BIG BODY AND SOFT TOUCH TO PUNISH DEFENDERS ON THE GLASS AND IN
THE PAINT. 5’11 JUSTIN POWELL IS A SHARP
SHOOTER FOR THIS GROUP BUT HIS GAME IS EXPANDING AND WHEN HE IS AGGRESSIVE THIS
TEAM IS TOUGH TO BEAT. THE SLEEPER IN
THIS GROUP COULD BE RAKIEA HERBIN A PROSPECT ON THE RISE.
GOD
FIRST CRUSADERS
- IN
TERMS OF MAXIMIZING THE MOST OUT OF THEIR PERSONAL, GOD FIRST’S COACHING STAFF
SEEMS TO DO A GREAT JOB OF TEACHING AND THE KIDS DO A GREAT JOB OF TRANSLATING
WHAT IS TAUGHT INTO GAMEPLAY. THIS
HOUSTON, TEXAS BASED ORGANIZATION FINISHINED IN THE TOP HALF OF THE TOUGH NYBL LAST YEAR. THE SEASON ENDED IN THE CLASSIC BRACKET
CHAMPIONSHIP AT NATIONALS BUT THEY HAVE RE-LOADED IN A MAJOR WAY. 6’1 ISAIAH LEBLANC IS A STAR IN THE 2020
CLASS NATIONALLY AND IS A HIGHLY SKILLED STAT SHEET STUFFER, 6’4 STAYVE THOMAS,
JR. IS A SOLID POST PLAYER AND 6’0 MARKUS DIGGS IS A WARRIOR ON THE COURT WHO
DOES THE DIRTY WORK. THEIR GUARD TRIO IS
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. 5’9 COMBO
GUARD TRAMON MARK IS A NAME ON THE RISE AND A MATCHUP NIGHTMARE FOR MOST
COACHES. MARK ALONG WITH TRUE PG DJ
STEWART, JR AND COMBO GUARD ANTWON NORMAN ARE LEGETIMATE DIVISION 1 PROSPECTS
WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THE RISE NATIONALLY.
WORD ON THE STREET, THEY HAVE ADDED A HUGE IMPORT AND SOME NEW HIGH
PROFILE PLAYERS, ONE OF WHICH APPEARS TO BE 6’1 JOHNATHAN JACKSON, LITTLE
BROTHER OF UNC FRESHMAN AND MC DONALAD’S ALL-AMERICAN 6’9 STAR JUSTIN JACKSON.
