The Finale: 17U Championship features Kansas stars
The 17U championship game of The Finale tournament in Kansas City featured a host of Kansas stars. CarrolGoL1ve 17U took the title, but MoKan Select 2021 made it close at the end and had plenty to be proud of. Perhaps…
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Continue ReadingThe 17U championship game of The Finale tournament in Kansas City featured a host of Kansas stars.
CarrolGoL1ve 17U took the title, but MoKan Select 2021 made it close at the end and had plenty to be proud of.
Perhaps the best player in the game was Cachao Gianquinto of Battle High School in Columbia, Missouri. He was deadly with his mid-range jumpshot. Tanner Hecht Tanner Hecht 6'5" | CG Wamego | 2021 State KS started CarrolGoL1ve off with three 3-pointers early in the contest. And giant Omar Stanley Omar Stanley 6'8" | PF Blue Valley West | 2020 State KS was dominant throughout, particularly bottling up the lane so Aidan Shaw Aidan Shaw 6'7" | SF Blue Valley | 2022 State #40 Nation KS couldn’t score at will. Jalen Hampton of University City High School in St Louis helped Stanley shut down the lane. Alston Mason Alston Mason 6'2" | CG Blue Valley Northwest | 2021 State KS was dynamite with the ball, but Giaquinto and Javon Grant Javon Grant 5'11" | PG Pittsburg | 2021 State KS made generating offense tough for the MoKan guard tandem of Mason and Harrison Braudis Harrison Braudis 6'1" | PG Stillwell | 2021 State KS .
Here’s how some of the Kansas players performed in the championship:
CarrolGoL1ve:
Omar Stanley Omar Stanley 6'8" | PF Blue Valley West | 2020 State KS , post, Link Year Prep (formerly Blue Valley West):
Several dunks, blocked shots, and a couple of midrange jumpers
Javon Grant Javon Grant 5'11" | PG Pittsburg | 2021 State KS , guard, Pittsburg:
7 points, numerous highlight-reel passes
Tanner Hecht Tanner Hecht 6'5" | CG Wamego | 2021 State KS , wing, Wamego:
9 points, three 3-pointers in the first half
Kansans for MoKan Select:
Isaac Patterson Isaac Patterson 6'6" | PF Overland Park | 2021 State KS , wing, Blue Valley North:
15 points, almost all on drives through the lane
Alston Mason Alston Mason 6'2" | CG Blue Valley Northwest | 2021 State KS , guard, Blue Valley Northwest:
14 points, a dizzying number of highlight assists
Aidan Shaw Aidan Shaw 6'7" | SF Blue Valley | 2022 State #40 Nation KS , wing, Blue Valley:
11 points, held down somewhat by the athletes on CarrolGoL1ve. Still was impressive sweeping across the lane from the wing for acrobatic finishes.
Harrison Braudis Harrison Braudis 6'1" | PG Stillwell | 2021 State KS , guard, Bishop Miege:
8 points, gritty defense and a numerous assists
CJ Powell, wing, Highland Park:
6 points, helped spark comeback late