MLK Day Showcase – Senior Sleepers
Christian Coach Davion Famber has rapidly established the region’s top MLK Day basketball event in Year 2 of the MLK Day Showcase. The nine-game event – which featured great hospitality and media-friendliness – featured several squads knocking on the door…
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Continue ReadingChristian Coach Davion Famber has rapidly established the region’s top MLK Day basketball event in Year 2 of the MLK Day Showcase. The nine-game event – which featured great hospitality and media-friendliness – featured several squads knocking on the door of San Diego’s top 10, including Montgomery, Carlsbad, Sweetwater and Mater Dei Catholic.
We’ll break down the event in a series of reports, beginning a look at the senior sleepers. These are kids we’ve seen before and written about, but still hover under the radar.
MLK Day Showcase – Senior Sleepers
The long, crafty point guard had a solid game against Southwest EC
Tryston Trejo, Mission Vista
Trejo is a kid who caught my attention at my senior open run event in the fall. Seeing him for the first time with his high school team, I definitely feel he’s belongs in the “sleeper” category. A lanky point guard with good defensive instincts, Trejo can dribble, pass and shoot, and plays hard. He’s got solid grades and scores, too.
Sean Hernandez, Olympian
Hernandez appears to be bound for the military, but it doesn’t take away from his abilities as a ball player. Specifically, Hernandez’s potent catch and shoot ability, which he displayed in the rout of Hoover. The stock combo guard does a good job getting his shoulders and feet square to the basket and doesn’t need much space to get his shot off.
Brogan Pietrocini, Carlsbad
Pietrocini’s has that “YMCA” game- crafty, highly skilled and can score and make place despite pedestrian foot speed. Defensively and on the boards he did a good job of making Sweetwater’s interior players work for position.
Drew Cisse, Rancho Bernardo
There might not be a player with more physical upside than Cisse during the showcase’s first eight games. A long, lanky 6-9 with a quick second jump, Cisse blocks and alters shots all over the court, and is a threat to finish above the rim. He’s very raw still, and doesn’t have the best motor, but whatever junior college gets him is getting a player with things you can’t teach.
Sam Rex, Rancho Bernardo
Conversely, Rex, one of the three main seniors on the Broncos, doesn’t have the greatest physical metrics. But no one on the court outworks him. His motor is nonstop. Sometimes, that leads to questionable shot selection on the offensive end. If he can work that out, he could help a college program out, depending on the level.
Rahin Williams, Montgomery
If there’s a word to describe Williams, it’s reliable. In every game I’ve watched, he’ll always give you 15-18 points, will rebound bigger than his size, defend the other team’s best player and make tough baskets through contact. He did just that against Sage Creek. As he refines his ball handling and continues to find consistency behind the arc, he’s going to get even better. His best basketball is ahead of him.