Fullcourt Press All-West Camp: Top Forwards/Centers
The Dinos Trigonis’ led All-West camp featured more than 100 players from various states across the Western U.S. The two-day event held at Cerritos College drew a strong mix of some of the best guards, wings and big men from…
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Continue ReadingThe Dinos Trigonis’ led All-West camp featured more than 100 players from various states across the Western U.S. The two-day event held at Cerritos College drew a strong mix of some of the best guards, wings and big men from the region.
Best Forwards/Centers (Part I)
Bradley Ezewiro, 2020, Bishop Montgomery
There’s no better setting to highlight Ezewiro’s game quite like a showcase-style event. The physical 6-foot-8 power forward was dunking everything in sight and protecting his own basket with timely shot blocking and defensive rebounding. Ezewiro floated out to the perimeter a little too much for our liking, but there was no denying his dominant presence in the paint.
Kijani Wright, 2022, Windward
Wright is one of the more skilled young big men in all of Southern California and he made that very clear on numerous occasions over the weekend. The 6-8 rising sophomore has the prototypical frame that projects to the next level and fluid athleticism to go along with it. Wright can face-up and knock down set shots to the 3-point line, he has soft hands and is light on his feet and also has some back to the basket ability when he chooses to operate on the block.
Rising sophomore Kijani Wright had his skill and soft touch on display at the Fullcourt Press All-West Camp.Isaiah Johnson, 2020, Bishop Montgomery
If there’s a player in SoCal who plays harder than Isaiah Johnson on a consistent basis, we haven’t seen him. The 6-foot-7 forward has the ability to guard 1-through-5 on the high school level and makes a living as a weak-side and help-side shot blocker which come in handy in any setting. The senior-to-be is an adept finisher with either hand around the basket and is active on the offensive glass.
Jabari Steward, 2020, Compton
There’s no doubting the skill when it comes to Steward. The 6-foot-7 power forward has soft hands and touch around the basket with either hand and can step out and sink a face-up set shot out to 17 feet. The rising senior showed the ability to turn bad passes into paint buckets because of his dexterity around the basket.
Jorge Ochoa, 2022, Orange Lutheran
If there’s one thing you can say about Ochoa it’s that he’s not afraid to go at anyone on the offensive end. The 6-foot-7 rising sophomore showed shooting range out to the 3-point line and the ability to beat bigger, slower defenders off the bounce either into a pull-up mid-range jumper or to the front of the rim for a layup.